1.
23rd
Cairo
International
Model
United
Nations
Listed
below
are
the
councils
that
will
be
simulated
for
CIMUN
2011.
Posts
available
are
highlighted
after
each
council
description.
Councils
of
CIMUN
2011
Security
Council
(SC)
Under
the
UN
Charter,
the
Security
Council
has
the
responsibility
of
maintaining
international
peace.
It
is
the
most
powerful
body
of
the
United
Nations;
while
other
committees
can
only
make
recommendations
for
action,
the
Security
Council
makes
decisions
that
its
member
bodies
must
implement.
The
Security
Council
meets
throughout
the
year
to
address
the
most
serious
security
issues
facing
the
UN
and
the
world.
Posts
Available:
President,
Director,
Rapporteur
and
Crisis
Coordinator
Human
Rights
Council
(HRC)
The
Human
Rights
Council
is
an
inter-­‐governmental
body
within
the
UN
system
made
up
of
47
States
responsible
for
strengthening
the
promotion
and
protection
of
human
rights
around
the
globe.
The
Council
was
created
by
the
UN
General
Assembly
on
15
March
2006
with
the
main
purpose
of
addressing
situations
of
human
rights
violations
and
make
recommendations
on
them.
Posts
Available:
President,
Director
and
Rapporteur
International
Court
of
Justice
(ICJ)
The
International
Court
of
Justice
is
the
principal
judicial
organ
of
the
United
Nations.
It
was
established
in
June
1945
by
the
Charter
of
the
United
Nations
and
began
work
in
April
1946.
The
Court’s
role
is
to
settle,
in
accordance
with
international
law,
legal
disputes
submitted
to
it
by
States
and
to
give
advisory
opinions
on
legal
questions
referred
to
it
by
authorized
United
Nations
organs
and
specialized
agencies.
Posts
Available:
President,
Director,
Rapporteur
and
Advocates’
Coach
CIMUN
2011
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2. The
Economic
and
Social
Council
(ECOSOC)
ECOSOC
was
established
under
the
United
Nations
Charter
as
the
principal
organ
to
coordinate
economic,
social,
and
related
work
of
the
14
UN
specialized
agencies,
functional
commissions
and
five
regional
commissions.
The
Economic
and
Social
Council
(ECOSOC)
serves
as
the
central
forum
for
discussing
international
economic
and
social
issues,
and
for
formulating
policy
recommendations
addressed
to
Member
States
and
the
United
Nations
system
Posts
Available:
President,
Director
and
Rapporteur
General
Assembly
Plenary
(GA
Plen)
The
General
Assembly
(GA)
is
the
main
decision-­‐making
body
of
the
United
Nations.
It
includes
all
192
member
states;
each
member
state
has
one
vote.
It
is
empowered
through
Article
11
of
the
UN
Charter
to
“consider
the
general
principles
of
cooperation
in
the
maintenance
of
international
peace
and
security.”
The
GA
addresses
issues
involving
all
aspects
of
the
UN’s
work,
including
humanitarian,
peace
and
security,
and
human
rights
matters.
It
refers
threats
to
peace
to
the
Security
Council
for
discussion.
The
GA’s
decisions
have
a
lot
of
clout
as
they
are
supported
by
a
majority
of
countries
in
the
world;
they
are
important
international
documents.
Posts
Available:
President,
Director
and
Rapporteur
International
Atomic
Energy
Agency
(IAEA)
The
IAEA
is
the
world’s
center
of
cooperation
in
the
nuclear
field.
It
was
set
up
as
the
world’s
"Atoms
for
Peace"
organization
in
1957
within
the
United
Nations
family.
The
Agency
works
with
its
Member
States
and
multiple
partners
worldwide
to
promote
safe,
secure
and
peaceful
nuclear
technologies.
Posts
Available:
President,
Director
and
Rapporteur
European
Union
(EU)
The
European
Union
(EU)
is
an
economic
and
political
union
of
27
member
states,
located
primarily
in
Europe.
Committed
to
regional
integration,
the
EU
was
established
by
the
Treaty
of
Maastricht
on
1
November
1993
upon
the
foundations
of
the
European
Communities.
With
over
500
million
citizens,
the
European
Union
is
an
alliance
that
encompasses
a
considerable
part
of
the
Western
Hemisphere.
The
EU
has
developed
a
single
market
through
a
standardized
system
of
laws
that
apply
in
all
member
states,
ensuring
the
free
movement
of
people,
goods
and
capital.
Posts
Available:
President,
Director
and
Rapporteur
CIMUN
2011
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3.
Plan
Requirements
Secretariat
Plans
should
cover
the
following
points:
• Why
are
you
applying
a
secretariat
for
CIMUN
2011?
(150
words)
• What
have
you
learned
from
your
past
experiences
in
CIMUN?
(150
words)
• What
is
the
vision
you
have
for
your
council?
Is
there
anything
you
would
like
to
change?
(150
words)
• Finally,
please
outline
2
proposed
topics
for
the
council
of
first
choice
and
1
for
the
council
of
second
preference.
Also
attach
a
paragraph
after
each
topic
discussing
how
you
see
this
topic
will
spark
delegates’
interest
and
how
do
you
foresee
the
debate
playing
out?
Other
Requirements:
• Previous
MUN/MAL
experience
• Other
activities
• Contact
Info
• Major,
Minor
and
GPA
• 3
Council
Preferences,
listed
in
order
of
priority
Your
plan
should
not
exceed
6
pages,
double-­spaced.
Plans
in
point
form
will
not
be
accepted.
Applications
are
due
by
TH
SUNDAY
25
OF
APRIL
Please
send
a
soft
copy
to
cium2011@gmail.com
and
a
hard
copy
to
be
submitted
in
the
MUN
office
by
the
end
of
assembly
hour
(2PM)
CIMUN
2011
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