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2009 Fall Conference

Arkansas State University-Model United Nations
Annual Fall High School Conference
October 10 and 11, 2008

The Arkansas State University-Model United Nations will host its annual Fall High School Conference on Friday October 10th and Saturday October 11th, 2008 in historic Wilson Hall on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

This year's conference will include three Security Councils, two of which will be working from the same topic list, but acting independently of each other. The third Security Council will be an Historical one set in 1990-1991. Having three Security Councils will allow more students to participate in these elite bodies. Topics for the Security Councils are:

Security Council Topics

I. The Situation in Georgia

II. Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic - UN Security Council action on the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic and how conflict in neighboring Darfur affects the two countries.

III. Iran

Historical Security Council: 1990-1991

[including Liberian civil war and Iraq invasion of Kuwait]

ICJ cases:

· Argentina v. Uruguay (Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay)
· Republic of Guinea v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ahmadou Sadio Diallo)

Fees will be $10.00 per delegation and $7.00 per delegate; Friday night dinner fee $7.00.

FALL 2008 COUNTRIES

1. Regular Security Council (* with veto power)

Belgium

*China

Burkina Faso

*France

Costa Rica

Indonesia

Italy

Panama

Croatia

Libya

*Russian Federation

Vietnam

South Africa

*United Kingdom

*United States

2. Reformed Security Council (# with modified veto power; TWO vetoes necessary to kill a resolution)

Algeria

Belgium

#Brazil

Burkina Faso

#China

Costa Rica

Croatia

#France

Germany

#India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Libya

Mexico

Morocco

Panama

#Russian Federation

#South Africa

#United Kingdom

#United States

Venezuela

Vietnam

3. Historical Security Council [1990] (* with veto power)

Canada

*China

Colombia

Cote d'Ivoire

Cuba

Ethiopia

Finland

* France

Malaysia

Romania

*Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

* United Kingdom

* United States of America

Yemen

Zaire

Country assignments:

Email your preferences [ranked] to Under Secretary-General Basia Combs, at barbara.combs@smail.astate.edu , using the above list as a guide.

Another aspect of this year's conference will be the International Press Delegation which will allow students with an interest in journalism and photojournalism to work with college students to cover the activities of the conference and produce two newsletters while in attendance. Openings are available for at least four journalists and one photo journalist to participate. Cost will be $7.00 per journalist.

Conference Location:

Regular Security Council (15 members) - Wilson Hall 406

Reformed Security Council (24 members) - Wilson Hall 412

Historic Security Council (15 members) - Wilson Hall 404

International Court of Justice - Wilson Hall 426

Resolutions
Do not bring any resolutions with you, as they will be written during the conference.