2009 Model Organization of American States Committees and Topics

Each country is expected to have at least one and no more than two delegates per committee. Prior to the start of the conference, each country will submit at least one and no more than three preliminary resolutions per committee that addresses the topics listed below. All preliminary resolutions should be electronically submitted, through your Faculty Advisor, to MOAS@stmarytx.edu. The due date for preliminary resolutions is noon on Wednesday, October 28.

Use this template to write your preliminary resolutions.

1. General Committee (GC)-Comprised of Head Delegates
   1. Using Technology to Improve Education in the Hemisphere
   2. Raising Hemispheric Public Health Standards
   3. Preventing and Mitigating Damages Resulting from Global Climate Change
2. Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs (CJPA)
   1. Enhancing Citizen Participation in, and Monitoring of, Elections
   2. Ensuring Health and Sanitation Security of Travelers and Migrants
   3. Establishing Hemispheric Standards for Freedom of the Press and the Protection of Journalists
3. Committee on Hemispheric Security (CHS)
   1. Ensuring Food and Water Security
      
   2. Improving Access to Basic Human Services in Order to Promote Internal Security
   3. Promoting a Culture of Non-Violence (Alternative Methods of Fighting Drugs and Gangs)
4. Department of Trade and Tourism (DTT, under the SEDI)
   1. Promoting Sustainable Tourism
   2. Diversification and Improvement of Energy and Water Resources
   3. Increasing Trade Capacity and Micro Business Enterprises
5. Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA, under the IICA)
   1. Hemispheric Cooperation on Agricultural Subsidies
   2. Improving the Rights of Migrant Farm Workers
   3. Diversification and Sustainable Development of Crops