Economic and Social Council & Regional Bodies

The Economic and Social Council at HMUN China 2013 includes the medium-sized commissions and programmes of the UN, which tackle issues of development, human rights, culture, economics, and trade. The Regional Bodies include both UN and non-UN committees that are made up of countries from specific regions, and discuss topics more specifically pertinent to those regions.

Economic and Social Council

UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Topic A: Future of Foreign Aid to Haiti

Topic B: HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Topic A: HIV-TB Co-Infections

Topic B: Generic Production of AIDS Medications

Global Health Cluster

Topic A: Health Relief in the Libyan Crisis

Topic B: Pandemic Influenza in South Asia

Regional Bodies

European Union (EU)

Topic A: The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism

Topic B: Small Arms and Light Weapons Trafficking

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Topic A: Sustaining Economic Dynamism of Asia & the Pacific: Competition & Collaboration

Topic B: Call of the New Age: Political Development Through Information & Communications Technology

Congress of Vienna, 1814

Topic: State Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Europe