Topic 1: Overcrowding in Prisons

Prisons around the world are being stretched beyond their capacity, raising concerns about human rights, rehabilitation, and justice. Overcrowding leads to inhumane living conditions, violence, limited access to rehabilitation, and the perpetuation of cycles of crime and incarceration.

As governments face pressure to balance public safety with fair sentencing, citizens must remain politically engaged. In SOCHUM, delegates will examine how incarceration systems function globally and how changemakers can help address the problem of overcrowded prisons.

Topic 2: Modern Slavery: Prison Labor

Across the world, millions of people are trapped in systems of forced labor within prisons. Incarcerated individuals are often required to work under exploitative conditions for little or no pay. While some argue that prison labor provides rehabilitation and skill-building opportunities, others highlight its resemblance to modern slavery.

As global citizens, we must understand how these systems operate and who truly benefits from them. In SOCHUM, delegates will explore how prison labor functions worldwide and discuss how to promote ethical and humane alternatives.

Topic 1: Upward Mobility and the Prevention of Intergenerational Poverty

A fair game means more than chance. In real life—just like in Chutes and Ladders or Monopoly—we have an obligation to reduce the “chutes” (systemic barriers) and add “ladders” (opportunities for advancement) where the falls are steepest.

With at least one-fifth of the EU population at risk of poverty or social exclusion, discussions about mitigating hardship are more relevant than ever. On October 20, 2025, a conference in Milan prepared for the first European Anti-Poverty Strategy, addressing issues such as unequal access to education, regional disparities, discrimination based on ethnicity or gender, healthcare inequities, and homelessness.

Studies show a strong association between childhood poverty and lifelong disadvantage, underscoring the urgency for a comprehensive and inclusive approach that ensures no one is left behind. Delegates must use Sustainable Development Goal #17 to foster partnerships and develop fair, inclusive policies that promote upward mobility for all.

Topic 2: Preserving European Agriculture in the Face of Compounding Pressures

Who will feed the next generation?

Since the 1950s, farmers have protested to make their voices heard—and today, they are louder than ever. Beginning in late 2023, Europe has witnessed widespread revolts tied to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Motivations include rising production costs, foreign competition, falling incomes, and stricter environmental regulations.

Amid a declining agricultural workforce, the demand for sustainable solutions raises critical questions about technology’s role in revolutionizing food production. In this Special Session on the SDGs, delegates must act as both investors (policymakers and agencies) and founders (farmers and consumers) to craft balanced solutions that ensure agricultural sustainability, strengthen European integration, and safeguard food security for future generations.

Topic 1: Green Technology

As fossil fuel sources are depleted and climate change accelerates, green technologies have emerged as a key strategy to reduce human impact on the environment while driving economic growth and innovation. Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power have lowered emissions and energy costs, while sustainable business practices have spurred job growth and reduced carbon footprints.

However, green technologies face significant challenges. They are often costly to develop and implement, placing them out of reach for many developing nations and smaller businesses. The industry also faces geopolitical obstacles, such as China’s leveraging of its control over rare earth minerals in trade negotiations.

Delegates will evaluate how best to achieve UNEP’s goal of transitioning to a “Green Economy,” considering the economic opportunities, challenges, and geopolitical implications of green technology, as well as its feasibility and equity across diverse societies.

Topic 2: Climate Migration

The World Bank’s Groundswell report predicts that by 2050, climate change could displace 216 million people, with some estimates reaching as high as 1.2 billion. Because climate migration is a relatively new phenomenon, there is a lack of adequate policies to address this crisis—raising unprecedented challenges for communities worldwide.

The absence of clearly defined laws and legal statuses places climate migrants in a legal vacuum, particularly when crossing borders. Additionally, climate migration threatens national and cultural identities, epitomized by the gradual sinking of entire island nations. This crisis will reshape the geopolitical landscape, disproportionately affecting nations as millions are displaced internally or across borders.

Delegates will discuss the driving forces behind climate migration, propose policies to address the crisis, and debate its implications for geopolitics, equity, and human rights.

Topic 1: Safeguarding the Rights of Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in the European Union

Although founded on the principles of freedom, solidarity, and equality, the European Union’s current migration and refugee crisis has exemplified its inability to safeguard the essential rights of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. With unprecedented migration flows fueled by global geopolitical and humanitarian conflicts, socioeconomic instability, and environmental or climate-based crises, the EU faces human rights violations at borders, inconsistent asylum procedures, labor discrimination, and broader migrant persecution. The continent-wide rise of anti-immigrant sentiment, compounded by political polarization, has further complicated the EU’s ability to uphold its legal and moral commitments to international law.

In this committee, delegates will explore how the EU should balance border security with humanitarian responsibility, promoting equitable, transparent, and rights-based migration processes across its member states. Delegates should consider both short-term humanitarian mechanisms and long-term structural reforms of asylum systems to safeguard the fundamental rights of all individuals seeking refuge within the European Union.

Topic 2: The Future of Space Policy in the European Union

Amid intensifying global competition in space exploration, the European Union faces mounting pressure to strengthen its strategic autonomy and capacity across satellite technology, public and private sector innovation, and sustainable space missions. Alongside the EU Space Programme, initiatives such as Galileo, Copernicus, and the newly launched IRIS2 have positioned Europe as a key stakeholder in navigation, Earth observation, and secure communications.

However, growing threats of space militarization, dependence on non-EU launch providers, and the emerging environmental challenges of space and orbital debris threaten Europe’s long-term interests and security beyond Earth. These challenges are further aggravated by diverging national priorities and limited coordination among EU member states in independent space endeavors.

In this committee, delegates will explore how the EU can develop a coherent, forward-looking space policy—building on the pre-existing European Space Policy and EU Space Programme—to promote sustainability and responsible governance in space capabilities. While simultaneously advancing the EU’s competitive edge, delegates should seek to balance economic competitiveness, environmental stewardship, and international cooperation, ultimately shaping the European Union’s role in future eras of space activity.

Topic 1: Developing a Unified African Policy on Migration and Refugee Protection

Migration in Africa remains one of the most complex and influential policy issues shaping the continent’s political and socioeconomic landscape. War, food insecurity, and economic inequality continue to drive large-scale movement across national borders. While the African Union has attempted to standardize migration and refugee policy through the Kampala Convention and the Migration Policy Framework for Africa, a systematic policy has yet to take hold. The absence of a cohesive and widely recognized framework hinders the protection of migrants and refugees.

Delegates should consider how to navigate pressing transcontinental debates and examine how the African Union can harmonize migration governance to uphold human rights, strengthen state ties, and support sustainable development.



Topic 2: Reforming Trade and Investment to Secure Africa’s Economic Independence

African nations have long sought to transform their economic systems and reduce reliance on foreign investment. However, many post-colonial economies remain dependent on the export of raw materials and the import of manufactured goods, creating unequal trade relationships. External powers often prioritize short-term resource extraction over long-term industrial development, leaving African economies vulnerable to global market volatility and disproportionate trade arrangements that limit domestic value creation.

Delegates must explore how the African Union can develop strategies that balance openness to global commerce with sustainable, self-reliant economic development.

Topic 1: Data Privacy in the Age of Digital Surveillance

With every health-related search, every app download, and every doctor’s visit, technology companies quietly track highly sensitive data. When this tracking involves information such as reproductive health, the consequences can quickly become dangerous. Around the world, governments have accessed reproductive health data from menstrual-tracking apps, law enforcement agencies use search histories as evidence, and private companies or data brokers have sold location data revealing visits to medical clinics.

What originally began as tools for empowerment and convenience have become instruments of surveillance, exposing patients, healthcare workers, and families to unprecedented risks. This committee will challenge delegates to design international frameworks that protect personal confidentiality, define the limits of government access to sensitive health data, and hold corporations accountable for misuse. In an era where your phone can predict your most private decisions before anyone else, how can the global community protect the right to seek healthcare without fear of digital exposure? 

Topic 2: Migrant Women and the Invisible Economy of Care

Millions of women cross borders each year to work in domestic roles—cooking, raising children, and caring for the elderly in homes far from their own. Migrant workers sustain a global care economy that remains undervalued and largely invisible in policy discussions. While their wages and remittances support families and stabilize economies, many work without fair pay or labor protections.

This inequitable system highlights tensions between nations that rely on migrant care labor and those that supply it. This committee will challenge delegates to examine how international labor frameworks, immigration policies, and social attitudes toward care work intersect to shape the lived experiences of migrant women. In a society so dependent on migrant labor, how can the global community ensure that these workers are protected, recognized, and fairly compensated?

Topic 1: The State and the Economy

Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy and President of the European Central Bank, once called on governments to pursue “sound economic and financial policies.” This broad piece of advice reflects various definitions of fiscal pragmatism from Italy’s history. During the 1930s, Benito Mussolini saw efficiency in establishing state-sponsored corporations and repressing workers’ right to organize. But that was fascism, and the Italian people have since expressed their desire for a constitutional republic.

In 1946, you—as an elected deputy of the Italian Constituent Assembly—must determine what “sound economic policy” should look like in the Italian context. What should the new government’s role in the economy be? Should the state be granted the power to intervene once again in the interest of protecting Italy’s workers, or is that too reminiscent of Mussolini’s totalitarian leadership? Perhaps the government’s authority should be limited to preserve private property and the free market. Regardless, it is up to the Constituent Assembly’s diverse coalition of anti-fascists to define the new Italian state’s relationship with the economy.

Topic 2: The State and the Church

The Catholic Church has held significant influence over Italian society for nearly two millennia. Even under Mussolini’s totalitarian regime, the Church enjoyed considerable autonomy from the state under the Lateran Pacts. This agreement granted independent statehood to Vatican City in exchange for the Church’s recognition of Mussolini’s leadership.

However, in 1946, debate regarding the continuation of the Lateran Pacts has emerged. As members of the Italian Constituent Assembly, you must determine the relationship between the government and the Catholic Church. Should the Lateran Pacts be preserved and incorporated into the new constitution, or do they uphold a privileged Catholicism that should be replaced with staunch secularism? Is it possible to modify the Pacts to appease a majority of the Assembly’s anti-fascist coalition? Answering these questions about the role of the Catholic Church will be essential to forming the next Italian state.

Topic 1: Shadows of Rebellion — The Fate of the New Republic

A decade after the fall of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy stands divided between hope and fear. The New Republic struggles to unite star systems scarred by war while imperial remnants regroup in the shadows, plotting revenge. Corruption and distrust erode the fragile government as distant worlds question its legitimacy, and whispers of a new power rising in the Unknown Regions threaten to ignite another galactic conflict. Delegates in this committee must navigate fragile alliances, moral dilemmas, and the high stakes of rebuilding a fractured democracy. The fate of the New Republic—and the future of peace in the galaxy—rests in their hands.

Topic 2: The Outer Rim Rebellion — Rise of the Forgotten Worlds

As the Core Worlds prosper under the New Republic, the distant planets of the Outer Rim are left to fend for themselves. Years of neglect, economic exploitation, and broken promises have sown resentment among frontier systems once loyal to the Rebellion. Now, a coalition of smugglers, miners, and planetary militias has begun to unite under a single banner—demanding autonomy, justice, and recognition. What began as scattered protests has erupted into organized resistance, threatening to fracture the Republic from within. Are these rebels fighting for fairness or fanning the flames of another civil war? Delegates must weigh diplomacy against force, idealism against pragmatism, and decide whether the Republic can survive the rebellion of those it left behind.

Topic 1 : The Flames of Rebellion

Across Panem, the rebellion surges forward as districts unite to overthrow the Capitol and destroy the Hunger Games once and for all. The arena lies in ruins, but questions of vengeance, justice, and leadership threaten to divide the movement from within. Rebels must decide whether to replicate the Capitol’s methods or forge a new vision for freedom. Delegates will face the moral and strategic challenges of dismantling a system built on fear while ensuring that the revolution does not devour itself.

Topic 2: Rewriting the Panem Constitution

The war has ended, but the real work is just beginning. With the Capitol defeated, the people of Panem must come together to write a new constitution that guarantees equality, fair representation, and lasting peace. Delegates will face the challenge of balancing the voices of former rebels, Capitol citizens, and the outer districts while deciding what true democracy should look like after years of oppression. The choices made now will determine whether Panem finally heals or repeats the same mistakes that led to its fall.

Salvete in Commissione Ad Hoc Secretarii Generalis—verba quae metum in corda legatorum toto orbe incutiunt. Vos, coetus hominum quos nondum decrevi, modo nuntium accepistis aliquid magni momenti intra tempus historicum accidisse. Huic coetui hominum, quem numquam convenistis, incumbit problema solvere antequam omnia nimis sero sint ad corrigendum, aut res vere pessimae fiant quas impedire potuistis.

Coniungens disputationem rigorosam Conventuum Generalium et fluidam, celerem solutionem problematum commissionum crisium, Ad Hoc certe inter experientias difficillimas, exhilarantes, et defatigantissimas cursus vestri in Exemplari Nationum Unitarum erit. Argumenta et positiones commissionum secretissimae manebunt donec optimi legati, quos YMUNE offerre potest, conclave commissionum die XIII mensis Martii intrabunt. Parati estis ad provocationem Exemplaris Nationum Unitarum ultimam?

Nobiscum iunge. In Ad Hoc.