Topics and Background Guides

Topics for 2026

When the background guide is available, the topic listed below will have a link. Research is provided by members of IUNAFAC.

Delegates represent the positions of different UN Member States in each committee.

• Economic: Targeting of energy resources during conflict (e.g., Iran, Ukraine)

• Political: Security Council action on situations that threaten international peace and security (e.g. War in Iran)

• Scientific: Developing an international framework for managing transboundary aquifers and river basins (e.g. Nile, Mekong, Indus)

• Social: Addressing the rise of the organ trafficking market

• Technological: Establishing international guidelines for regulating state use of internet shutdowns during civil unrest (e.g., Arab Spring, Iran, Ukraine)