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Committees of the General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA/GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations, appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council, receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions.

First Committee (Disarmament and International Security Committee)

Chair: Francesco Filippucci (francescofilippucci@rimun.com)
Deputy-Chair: Livia Siclari (liviasiclari@rimun.com)

Topic:

  • The IAEA report of November 8, 2011 and the charges against Iran;
  • The denuclearization program of North Korea after the death of Kim Jong Li;
  • The disarmament situation in Libya after Muammar Gheddafi.

Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee)

Chair: Marco Ostillio (marcoostilio@rimun.com)
Deputy-Chair: Susanna Pagnotta (susannapagnotta@rimun.com)

Topic:

  • Measures to help developing countries during the economic crisis;
  • The economic crisis in Europe: actions to help countries like Italy, Spain and Greece;
  • Measures to guarantee the economic stability in North African countries.

Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee)

Chair: Francesca Grilli (francescagrilli@rimun.com)
Deputy-Chair: Bremerskov Zielinski (bremerskovzielinski@rimun.com)

Topic:

  • Measures to guarantee the right to food in developing countries especially during war time;
  • Action to ensure the protection of human rights and the fundamental freedom of countries, such as Nigeria, that are suffering due to terrorism;
  • Cooperation between the UN and the High Commission for Refugees to effect the re-establishment of refugees in Sudan and neighbor countries.

Fourth Committee (Decolonization and Special Political Committee)

Chair: Lukas Walter (lukaswalter@rimun.com)
Deputy-Chair: Valeria Rossi Puentes (valeriarossipuentes@rimun.com)

Topic:

  • The situation of Algeria regarding conflicts between the standing army and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic part of Magreb (AQMI);
  • New economical and political organization in Colombia after the death of the FARC;
  • Western Sahara: the struggles of the Polisario Front against the occupation of Morocco.

Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee)

Chair: Benedetta Manca (benedettamanca@rimun.com)
Deputy-Chair: Andrea Pimpinella (andreapimpinella@rimun.com)

Topic:

  • Financial help in order to decrease Senegal\'s deficit by considering a possible cooperation with the International Monetary Found (IMF);
  • Economical support for Christians persecuted in Nigeria;
  • The entrance of Palestine in Unesco and the embargo of the USA funds .

Sixth Committee (Legal Committee)

Chair: Johannes Bobrowski (johannesbobrowski@rimun.com)
Deputy-Chair: Maria Vittoria Bianchini (mariavittoriabianchini@rimun.com)

Topic:

  • The introduction of limitations for diplomatic immunity;
  • Measures to better cybernetic security on a governmental level with reference to the wikileaks problem.
  • Possible action plans in the USA-Pakistan conflict after the death of Bin Laden .