CANIMUN 2008 COMMITTEE TOPICS

(Background Guides will be e-mailed directly to Head Delegates)

ECOSOC and Summits

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
Topic 1: Refugees in Burma / Myanmar
Topic 2: Reviewing the Durable Solutions Framework

UNHCR Background Guide (PDF)
**English Only

World Health Organization (WHO)

Topic 1:The Right to Water

Topic 2: A Potential Pandemic: Antibiotic-Resistant TB

WHO Background Guide (PDF)

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Topic 1:Food Security

Topic 2: Agricultural Development and Tied Aid

FAO Background Guide (PDF)

**English Only

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Topic 1: Arctic Security

Topic 2: Environmental Sustainability in Developing Nations

**English Only

(**ECOSOC Committees will take place in English and French with simultaneous interpretation unless otherwise indicated)