Provisional Agenda DSAMUN 2023

Last Updated: Monday, 18 September 2023 20:43

GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)

Disarmament and International Security Committee (GA1) 

• Re-evaluating the effectiveness of nuclear free weapon zones
• Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region
• Addressing the financing of paramilitary groups

Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (GA3)

• The question of ownership and possession of foreign cultural artefacts
• The situation of human rights in Haiti
• Tackling the issue of child marriages 

Special Political and Decolonization Committee (GA4)

• Discussing the Israeli practices and settlement activities affecting the rights of other ethnic groups of the occupied territories
• The issue of South Ossetia
• Combating the manipulation of mass and social media to the election process

Legal Committee (GA6)

• Establishing an international legal framework concerning political immunity
• Reviewing the case of non-jus soli (stateless people)
• Creating legal guidelines on the definition of war crime

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)

• The role of diamonds in fueling conflict
• The consequences of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
• Cooperating with NGO’s to improve the infrastructure of refugee camps
• Ensuring transparency and equality in health care systems 

Environmental Committee (EC)

• The issue of mercury use in gold mines
• Ensuring safe transport of potentially destructive chemicals
• Coping with the effects of the return to the use of fossil fuels

SECURITY COUNCIL (SC)

• The crisis in the Central African Republic
• The social outbreaks in Chile
• The situation in Pakistan

SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON ETHICS

• Introducing ethical codes for the development of AI tools
• Establishing ethical standards in modern journalism
• The question of medical ethics in accordance with the procedure of euthanasia
• Measures to prevent the application of enhanced interrogation techniques

YOUTH ASSEMBLY

• Action Paper I on Sport as a means to prevent youth crime
• Action Paper II on quality education for all

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

• Application of the convention on the prevention and punishment od the crime of genocide (Croatia vs. Serbia)

Programme

Last Updated: Thursday, 09 March 2023 08:07

Invitation Secretariat

Last Updated: Saturday, 01 April 2023 20:09

Dear MUN Director, Advisor, Colleague,

We cordially invite you to the 26th DSAMUN Conference (Deutsche Schule Athen Model United Nations Conference) to be held from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 October 2023 at Deutsche Schule Athen, under the auspices of the German Embassy. This year’s Special Conference is on Ethics.

Why would a modern code of ethics be a suitable stance toward the conflicts and crises of 2022 and 2023? After the conduction of so many collisions, it is our responsibility to rebuild after conflict and implement aware, ethical decisions. Such an action could be implemented through the reconsideration of the existing ethical code: by finding more common grounds, more people will be able to take less impulsive actions. Instead of using adjectives like “immoral” and “inhumane” without considering their weight and impact, one will be able to reflect and shape a logical opinion. Therefore, it is essential to form ethics that apply to our everyday life: of course, no one follows the same ethical guidelines but still, boundaries should be developed on specific issues like war, humanitarian crises, fake news, and crimes. Such boundaries can only be formed with the help of collective attempts and a turn into ethics, a factor that has a catalytic role in our life, without one fully realizing it.

DSA-MUN is a three-day-long simulation of the work of the United Nations. It is designed for secondary school students (Greek Lykeion/grades 10-12) and is intended to provide an occasion for the delegates to discuss world issues in an international environment. The delegates discuss vital issues of international importance, preparing declarations and resolutions and learning to negotiate and cooperate under the UN regulations. The DSAMUN Conference allows participants to come into direct contact with the work of the United Nations and to experience the world of diplomacy. Furthermore, for students from schools where the first language is not English, a participation in a MUN conference offers them the opportunity to develop and practice their English, as the official language of DSAMUN (preparing resolutions, lobbying, debating) is English.

DSAMUN has 4 General Assembly Committees (Disarmament and International Security Committee, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee, Special Political and Decolonization Committee and Legal Committee) and 6 specialized committees (Security Council, ECOSOC, Environmental Committee, Special Conference on Ethics, Youth Assembly and International Court of Justice). The delegates should research, prepare draft resolutions and policy statements on the various issues and learn to negotiate and debate in the formal way of the United Nations.

Our main goal is to continue to develop and maintain our DSAMUN experience available to all those familiar with MUN conferences and provide students and teachers the opportunity to remain connected to the world of diplomacy through MUN conferences and enhance their MUN experience.

Finally, we strongly believe that the controversial and highly interesting topics on the agenda will contribute to the success of the conference by inspiring all participants to look out for constructive solutions and, thus, to improve the current situation in the world.

The DSAMUN official website (https://www.dsamun.gr) provides you with all the necessary detailed information. You can register online (https://dsamun.website). If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact our team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sincerely,

The Secretary General                                  The Deputy Secretary General

Melina-Eleni Alexiou                                        George Levantis

The President of the General Assembly       The Deputy President of the General Assembly        

Katerina-Aristea Georgopoulou                         Konstantina Alexandrou