ECOSOC Agenda Brief

The Economic and Social Council

Agenda: The Economic and Social instability and insecurity of the “Global
South”.

The “Global South” is a term commonly used to refer to the widely known ““North- South” divide
that came into prominence soon after the second world war. It encompasses nearly 157 nations
but is not differentiated wholly on geography. The “Global South” comprises of Central and South
America, Africa, Middle East, Central , South and South East Asia (Japan, Australia, South Korea,
Singapore, and New Zealand are not included in the south). The traditional divide is used to highlight
the difference socio-economic and political conditions between the developed and developing nations.

One key criteria used to classify a developing nation as the same is that though often wrought with
social and political upheaval they possess great potential for economic and cultural growth in an
ever globalising world. The main challenges faced by these countries is the lack of consistency in a
political and social stiructure due to corruption, civil war, ethnic and religious tensions, tranditional
values etc. This inconsistency and its secondary ripples out in to a prevalent state of instability.

The chief aim of this conference is to discuss in detail the instability and insecurity that is present
in the “Global South” and what are their causes and effects- including but not limited to –money
laundering and corruption, human rights violations, transnational crime etc. The final objectives
however, is to draw from these discussions and reach a plausible and constructive solution to these
issues and pass a resolution on the same. Delegates are requested to be mindful of current issues
such as the global recession, the Afghanistan War etc. which closely involve the Global “North”.
Though the discussion will be south centric, the main purpose is to deliberate the actions of the entire
world community and suggest ways to remove this divide.

Questions to Consider:

1. What are the major conflicts and trends in the “Global South” that leads to instability and
insecurity?

2. How have these trends effected the global stage and how intricately are they linked
to the “North”? What are the chef challenges in this regard faced by your country?

3. Is the structure of the institutions and the way in which South-South Cooperation has been
promoted and developed until now is an effective one?

4. How to use the experiences of successful developing countries and transfer tacit knowledge
to improve the situation?

5. How to improve financing of projects? Is aid effective or, alternatively, should FDI of
the “North” in developing countries be promoted?


Useful Resources:

The Brandt Report- that really popularized the term Global South: http://www.stwr.org/special-
features/the-brandt-report.html
Centre for Global South- American University: http://www1.american.edu/academic.depts/
acainst/cgs/links.html
United Nations Civil Society: http://www.un.org/en/civilsociety/
UNA- USA:
Economics for Development: http://www.economics4development.com/

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THE CHRIST UNIVERSITY
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
2010

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

DATE: 28th - 29th AUGUST
VENUE: CHRIST UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE 560029

ORIENTATION: 28th AUGUST 9 AM - 12 AM

SESSION BEGINS 28TH AUGUST 1 PM - 6 PM
SESSIONS ENDS 29TH AUGUST 6: 30 PM


INVITATION
The Christ University Debate Society proudly welcomes you to the first ever Model United Nations held at Christ University. The MUN, which will be held from the 28th -29th August, 2010 seeks to incorporate the strategies and techniques used in the real United Nations World Assembly to familiarise participants with global issues and diplomatic ties. P.S. This mess will be off the chiz-ain.

ABOUT MODEL UNITED NATIONS

A Model United Nations replicates the diplomatic dealings amongst member nations in the United Nations Organization in the form of a simulator which provides the participants with an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the political structure, alliances and foreign policy of the nation they choose to represent as delegates. Apart from that the participants learn to discuss global issues, pass resolutions and involve themselves in international affairs.
The Christ University MUN seeks to enrich the participant’s database and knowledge about concerns that are global in nature and provide the participant with the know-how of the workings of a body like the U.N.O.

● Each participant represents his/her nation as a delegate in either the Security Council or Economic and Social council.
● Each participant is acquainted with the process of forming international ties with other delegates.
● Participants are also allowed to register to represent the World Press which chronicles the events of the day.

Useful Resources
http://www.unausa.org/Page.aspx?pid=220
http://www.cyberschoolbus.com/
http://www.rotomun.blogspot.com/
http://overcompensating.com/

COMMITTEES

There will be two committees all up ins the Christ Model United Nations

ECOSOC- (The Economic and Social Council )

Agenda: The Economic and Social instability and insecurity of the “Global
South”

SECURITY COUNCIL (The Security Council)

Agenda: Terrrrorrrrissssmm! Measures to Prevent Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction

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LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS

1. Christ University Model United Nations - Aug 28th - Aug 29th
2. IIT Guwahati Parliamentary Debate - Sep 2nd - Sep 5th
3. Loyola College, Chennai - Sep 10th - Sep 12th
Parliamentary Debate
4. VIT MUN - Sep 17th - Sep 19th
5. IIT Bombay - Oct 15th - Oct 17th

6. CBS MUN - Oct 22nd - Oct 24th
7. Hong kong Debate Open - Oct 22nd - Oct 25th

Victory lap

The members of the Debate Society; veterans and newcomers alike took no time in bagging prizes post-Bangalore Circuit Debate. We'd like to extend our congratulations to Tanmoy Chakroborty, who won the Darpan Debate competition. Also to Jake Mercer who
was the best delegate at the recently held Bangalore Circuit Model United Nation and finally to Pooja who won the BBM debate fest.