IASAS MUN 2015 International School Bangkok

November 12-14  

Letter from the Secretary General

Advisors, Delegates,  

In November, ISB will have the pleasure of hosting all of you for the 2015 incarnation of IASAS Model United Nations. This year, we have the opportunity of conducting IASAS MUN at a United Nations facility in the heart of Bangkok (pictured on the cover page). In this packet, you will find the finalized list of committee topics, as well as the country matrix organized by committee, and by school. This year, we will be introducing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) to IASAS, entertaining 4 cases over the course of the two days before General Assembly. On behalf of the ISB MUN team, I look forward to meeting all of you come November.

Kind Regards,

Tobias Wertime, Secretary General

Committee Topics

Cases Before the International Court of Justice:

- Territorial Dispute concerning the Liancourt Rocks (Japan vs. Republic of Korea)

- Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia Vs. Chile)

- Obligations concerning Negotiations Relating to Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race (Marshall Islands vs. United States)

- Territorial Dispute concerning Nagorno Karabakh (Armenia vs. Azerbaijan)

Security Council (SC): - The question of combatting Boko Haram - The question of the situation of Rohingya in Myanmar

- The question of restoring stability in Yemen Disarmament and International Security

Committee (DISEC): - The question of the use of unmanned mobile machines

in conflict situations - The question of regulating the militarisation of space

- The question of the use of Private Military Companies (PMCs) by member state governments

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): - The question of transitioning from fossil fuels to

renewable energy sources - The question of the protection and preservation of

cultural and religious sites in conflict areas - The question of increasing response capability in

epidemic endangered regions

Human Rights Council (HRC): - The question of freedom of the press and the fostering

of extremist views - The question of increasing the economic, social and

political inclusion of women - The question of treatment of protesters by security

forces

Special Polit ical Committee (SPECPOL): - The question of combatting transnational drug

trafficking - The question of the political representation of minority

populations - The question of national sovereignty when dealing with

terrorist groups

Country Matrix West Middle East Asia-Pacific Eastern Europe Africa Latin America

International Court of Justice (ICJ)- 16 Armenia- ISM Azerbaijan- SAS Bolivia- JIS Chile- ISB Japan- TAS Marshall Islands- BPS Republic of Korea- HKIS United States of America- ISKL

Security Council (SC)- 15 Angola- AES Chad- UWCD Chile- ISB China- ISM France- SAS Jordan- AISD Lithuania- HIS Malaysia- ISB

New Zealand- YIS Nigeria- ASIJ Russia- JIS Spain- UWCE United Kingdom- TAS United States of America- ISKL Venezuela- NIST

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)- 38

Afghanistan- SAS Albania- TAS Belgium- ASIJ Canada- SAS China- ISM Colombia - CISS Cuba- TAS Dominican Republic- AES Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- SAS Ecuador- HKIS Egypt- ISKL Ethiopia- ISM Germany- JIS India- ASIJ Iraq- HIS Israel- NIST Italy- AES Jordan- AISD Lebanon- BPS

Libya- NIST Mali- HIS Mexico- YIS Morocco- UWCE Myanmar- ISKL Peru- AISD Republic of Korea- HKIS Russia- JIS South Africa- UWCE Sudan- ASB Switzerland- UWCD Syria- YIS Thailand- YIS Turkey- ISM Ukraine- ISB United States of America- ISKL Venezuela- NIST Vietnam- ASIJ Yemen-AES

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- 39 Albania- TAS Angola- AES Argentina- ISKL Australia- BPS Bahrain- SAS Brazil- HKIS Canada- SAS Democratic Republic of Congo- TAS France- SAS Greece- ISM Guinea- ISKL Haiti- JIS Hungary- UWCE Iceland- ASB Indonesia- AISD Iran- JIS Iraq- HIS Kenya- BPS Liberia- ISB Nepal- JIS

Nicaragua- ASB Nigeria- ASIJ Pakistan- UWCD Panama- HIS Papua New Guinea- AISD Philippines- AES Poland- CISS Saudi Arabia- ISB Sierra Leone- YIS Spain- UWCE Sri Lanka- HIS Sweden- NIST Thailand- YIS Turkey- ISM United Arab Emirates- TAS Ukraine- ISB Uzbekistan- CISS Vietnam- ASIJ Zimbabwe- HKIS

Human Rights Council (HRC)- 39 Argentina- ISKL Australia- BPS Bosnia- ISKL Brazil- HKIS Costa Rica- UWCD Croatia- UWCD Cuba- TAS Czech Republic- AISD Dominican Republic- AES Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- SAS Ecuador- HKIS Egypt- ISKL Ethiopia- ISM France- SAS Germany- JIS Greece- ISM Hungary- UWCE India- ASIJ Ireland- ISB

Israel- NIST Japan- TAS Kazakhstan- UWCE Lebanon- BPS Liberia- ISB Morocco- UWCE Nigeria- ASIJ Panama- HIS Papua New Guinea-AISD Qatar- NIST Russia- JIS Saudi Arabia- ISB Sierra Leone- YIS Sri Lanka- HIS Sudan- ASB Sweden- NIST Switzerland- UWCD Syria- YIS Uganda- ASB United Kingdom- TAS

Special Political Committee (SPECPOL)- 40 Afghanistan- SAS Belgium- ASIJ Brazil- HKIS Chad- UWCD China- ISM Colombia- CISS Croatia- UWCD Czech Republic- AISD Democratic Republic of Congo- TAS Germany- JIS Haiti- JIS Iceland- ASB India- ASIJ Indonesia- AISD Iran- JIS Italy- AES Jamaica- SAS Kazakhstan- UWCE Kenya- BPS Kuwait- ISM

Libya- NIST Lithuania- HIS Mali- HIS Mexico- YIS Myanmar- ISKL New Zealand- YIS Nicaragua- ASB Pakistan- UWCD Peru- AISD Poland- CISS Qatar- NIST Saudi Arabia- ISB Slovenia- BPS South Africa- UWCE Turkey- ISM Uganda- ASB United Kingdom- TAS Uzbekistan- CISS Yemen-AES Zimbabwe- HKIS

Country Allocations International School Bangkok (ISB)- 16 Secretary General- Tobias Wertime Parliamentarian- Austin Gallagher President of ICJ- Kun Woo Song; GA- Ireland Chair of DISEC- Benjamin Eales; GA- Malaysia Chile- SC, ICJ (2) Ireland- HRC Liberia- ECOSOC, HRC Malaysia- SC Saudi Arabia- ECOSOC, HRC, SPECPOL Ukraine- DISEC, ECOSOC DISEC (1), ECOSOC (3), HRC (3), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (1), SC (2)

Singapore American School (SAS)- 16 Deputy Secretary General- Aditi Mahesh SC Chair- Ashley Shin; GA- Jamaica HRC Chair- Alexis Mountcastle; GA- Bahrain Afghanistan- DISEC, SPECPOL Azerbaijan- ICJ (2) Bahrain- ECOSOC Canada- DISEC, ECOSOC Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- DISEC, HRC France- ECOSOC, HRC, SC Jamaica- SPECPOL DISEC (3), ECOSOC (3), HRC (2), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

International School Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)-14 SPECPOL Chair- Sonja English; GA- Guinea DISEC Chair- Min Woo Ji; GA- Bosnia Argentina- ECOSOC, HRC Bosnia- HRC Egypt- DISEC, HRC Guinea- ECOSOC Myanmar- DISEC, SPECPOL United States of America- DISEC, ICJ (2), SC DISEC (3), ECOSOC (2), HRC (3), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (1), SC (1)

International School Manila (ISM)- 14 ECOSOC Chair- Devesh Rai; GA- Kuwait Armenia- ICJ (2) China- DISEC, SC, SPECPOL Ethiopia- DISEC, HRC Greece- ECOSOC, HRC Kuwait- SPECPOL Turkey- DISEC, ECOSOC, SPECPOL DISEC (3), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (3), SC (1)

Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS)- 14 HRC Chair- Joshua Zabin; GA- Nepal Bolivia- ICJ (2) Germany- DISEC, HRC, SPECPOL Haiti- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Iran- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Nepal- ECOSOC Russia- DISEC, HRC, SC DISEC (2), ECOSOC (3), HRC (2), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (3), SC (1)

Taipei American School (TAS)- 14 SC Chair- Justin Rhee; GA- UAE Albania- DISEC, ECOSOC Cuba- DISEC, HRC Democratic Republic of Congo- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Japan- HRC, ICJ (2) United Arab Emirates- ECOSOC, United Kingdom- HRC, SC, SPECPOL DISEC (2), ECOSOC (3), HRC (3), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (2), SC (1

American Embassy School New Delhi (AES)- 10 SPECPOL Chair- Ankit Prasad; GA- Philippines Angola- ECOSOC, SC Dominican Republic- DISEC, HRC Italy- DISEC, SPECPOL Philippines- ECOSOC Yemen- DISEC, SPECPOL DISEC (3), ECOSOC (2), HRC (1), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

American International School Dhaka (AISD)- 10) Czech Republic- HRC, SPECPOL Indonesia- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Jordan- DISEC, SC Papua New Guinea- ECOSOC, HRC Peru- DISEC, SPECPOL DISEC (2), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), SPECPOL (3), SC (1)

American School Bangkok (ASB)- 8 Iceland- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Nicaragua- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Sudan- DISEC, HRC Uganda- HRC, SPECPOL DISEC (1), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), SPECPOL (3)

American School in Japan (ASIJ)- 10 Belgium- DISEC, SPECPOL India- DISEC, HRC, SPECPOL Nigeria- ECOSOC, HRC, SC Vietnam- DISEC, ECOSOC DISEC (3), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

Bangkok Patana School (BPS)- 10 President of ICJ- Sebastian Walter Young; GA- Slovenia Australia- ECOSOC, HRC Kenya- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Lebanon- DISEC, HRC Marshall Islands- ICJ (2) Slovenia- SPECPOL DISEC (1), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (2)

Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS)- 6

Colombia- DISEC, SPECPOL Poland- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Uzbekistan- ECOSOC, SPECPOL DISEC (1), ECOSOC (2), SPECPOL (3)

Harrow International School (HIS)- 10 Iraq- DISEC, ECOSOC Lithuania- SC, SPECPOL Mali-DISEC, SPECPOL Panama- ECOSOC, HRC Sri Lanka- ECOSOC, HRC DISEC (2), ECOSOC (3), HRC (2), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

Hong Kong International School (HKIS)- 10 Brazil- ECOSOC, HRC, SPECPOL Ecuador- DISEC, HRC Republic of Korea- DISEC, ICJ (2) Zimbabwe- ECOSOC, SPECPOL DISEC (2), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), ICJ (2), SPECPOL (2)

NIST International School Thailand (NIST) -10 Israel- DISEC, HRC Libya- DISEC, SPECPOL Qatar- HRC, SPECPOL Sweden- ECOSOC, HRC Venezuela- DISEC, SC DISEC (3), ECOSOC (1), HRC (3), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

United World College Dover (UWCD)- 10 ECOSOC Chair- Jacklin Kwan; GA- Costa Rica Chad- SC, SPECPOL Costa Rica- HRC Croatia- HRC, SPECPOL Pakistan- ECOSOC, SPECPOL Switzerland- DISEC, HRC DISEC (1), ECOSOC (1), HRC (3), SPECPOL (3), SC (1)

United World College East (UWCE)- 10 Hungary- ECOSOC, HRC Kazakhstan- HRC, SPECPOL Morocco- DISEC, HRC South Africa- DISEC, SPECPOL Spain- ECOSOC, SC DISEC (2), ECOSOC (2), HRC (3), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

Yokohama International School (YIS)- 10 Mexico- DISEC, SPECPOL New Zealand- SC, SPECPOL Sierra Leone- ECOSOC, HRC Syria- DISEC, HRC Thailand- DISEC, ECOSOC DISEC (3), ECOSOC (2), HRC (2), SPECPOL (2), SC (1)

Regional Distribution by Committee

West

Middle East

Asia-Pacific

Eastern Europe

Africa

Latin America

Total

DISEC

8

6

7

3

7

7

38

ECOSOC

8

5

9

4

8

5

39

HRC

9

4

6

5

8

7

39

SPECPOL

7

6

7

5

8

7

40