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CASI MAHA MUN

Model United Nations 28th and 29th February 2020 Venue Partner; Mumbai University, Kalina Campus What is MAHA MUN?

 Maharashtra Model United Nations  A student led simulation of United Nations  Participants play role of delegates from different countries and attempt to solve real global issues with policy and perspective of the assigned country  Its all about international diplomacy, International relationships and international issues  Participants are encouraged to voice their opinion & provide solutions to global issues while at the same balancing national issues.  Faculty and Delegates are encouraged to submit research papers for the compendium to be released post event. (optional) Presented by

Government of Maharashtra;  Public Works Department;  Environment Department  Pollution Control Board  Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department  Forest Department  Tribal Development Department  CASI Global  CSR Diary Maha MUN Logo University Circulars:

The following Universities have issued circulars addressing their affiliated colleges to participate in CASI MAHA MUN:  University of Mumbai  Savitribai Phule Pune University  Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University Jalgaon  SNDT Women’s University  Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University  RashtrasantTukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University, Kolhapur University Circulars:

 Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh KrishiVidyapeeth  Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University  Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Pune  Vishwakarma University  Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University  Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University  Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik Who can participate?

 Delegates  Students of any College / School / University (Students below the age of 18 cannot participate without Parent / Legal Guardian / Faculty / Management Advisor)  Faculty Advisors  Academicians, Professors and part time faculty  Corporate advisors  Working professionals  Observers  Parents / Guardians Why Should you (students) Participate?

 Participating Students & professors will learn international diplomacy & international issues  Largest platform to voice your opinion  Felicitation for Institute and participating professors  Understand global issues and policy making  Leadership skills  Opportunity for Students & Professors to participate at Maharashtra Government CASI Model United Nations  Certificate from Government of Maharashtra and CASI  International Exposure Why Should Professors Participate?

 Chance to present paper on international diplomacy & international issues  Separate Felicitation for Institute and participating professors  Certificate from Government of Maharashtra and CASI  Largest event to present your research paper on global policies  Lead & Teach your students on a global platform  International Exposure  Submit your research paper for the compendium to be published post event. Role of Colleges / Schools / Institutes

 Take advantage of the largest such platform and encourage students and professors to learn International Diplomacy, International Issues, Policy Matters and Policy making  Publish research in the compendium  Get recognized & felicitated at the event  International Exposure for Students and Professors

 Nominate 2 to 4 professors  With a team of 2 to 10 students under each professor to participate as delegates  Encourage non participating professors to send in research papers Role of Corporates

 Nominate a team of 3 to 10 professionals  Encourage employees to promote industry knowledge amongst students  Encourage your employees to publish research /white papers  Encourage your employees to help students understand policy making and international diplomacy  Reach out to academicians and promote research in your field Advantage for Corporates

 Take advantage of the largest such platform and encourage your employees to learn International Diplomacy, International Issues, Policy Matters and Policy making  Encourage your employees to publish research /white papers  Opportunity for your employees to understand how policies / global policies affect business  Branding opportunity  Networking  Get recognized & felicitated at the event Fees and associated costs

 Delegates | Faculty Advisors | Observers  INR 3,500/-  Corporate advisors  INR 5,000/-

 Includes  Morning tea and Breakfast  Lunch on both days  Evening Tea and snacks  Official MAHA MUN Kit  Certificate

 Does not include  Accommodation  Travel How to Participate?

 Write to [email protected]  Call / Whatsapp on: 7045651220 | 8390363540 | 9833570282  Fill in the application form (available on www.maha-mun.com)  Pay the requisite fees  Select a committee  Select a topic  Prepare with your faculty and friends  Make a mark at the event

Terms and Conditions apply Liability release form mandatory for all participants What Really Happens at MUN?

 Each Delegate represents a country  Delegates are assigned to a committee  Each committee has specific topics  Delegates have to prepare on their topics;  Based on their country’s stand; they take a for or an against position  Each delegate may be given a chance to speak / present paper / position paper on the topic  For Three / Five Minutes  And further 3 to 5 minutes may be given for Q&A  It is not compulsory for every delegate to present FAQs

1. Is it compulsory for every delegate to present a paper? a) No, it is optional. 2. Can parents come to see the event? a) Yes, they can come as observers by paying the requisite fee. b) Observers cannot present or intervene at the event. c) Working Professionals can attend as a corporate advisor 3. Is it compulsory for every delegate to be accompanied by a faculty advisor? a) Delegate below the age of 18 has to be accompanied by anyone: Parent / Guardian (Observer), Faculty advisor or Corporate advisor. 4. I am a professor / academician, how do I participate? a) Academicians can participate as Faculty advisors. b) It is recommended that they bring a team of student delegates and train / manage them c) It is also recommended that Faculty advisors should submit or present a paper in personal capacity. FAQs continued

5. Can I submit a research paper in absentia? Will it be a part of the compendium to be released post event?  Yes, Professors, Academicians and Research scholars may submit a research paper in absentia. The cost towards such submission in absentia is INR. 1000/-  If a professor is attending the event then he / she need not pay this cost. It is covered in the event fee of INR 3500/- 6. Please note;  All submitted papers are property of the organizers  Organizers may decide not to publish certain papers; such decision of the organizers is final and binding and no queries will be entertained.  Papers submitted for the compendium have to be less than four A4 size papers.  Papers submitted have to be related to a topic approved for the MAHA MUN event. FAQ’s Continued 7. I work for an NGO, How do I participate?  You may attend as a Corporate Advisor or Observer  You may submit a research paper which will be included in the compendium to be released at the award function  You also have an option to submit research papers /position papers in absentia

8. I am a member of a Youth club / wing / Rotaract, But I am a student, how do I participate?  Since you are a student, you may attend as a delegate.

9. I am a working professional / Entrepreneur, how do I participate?  You may attend as a Corporate Advisor or Observer  You may submit a research paper which will be included in the compendium to be released at the award function  You also have an option to submit research papers /position papers in absentia Committees & Topics at MAHA MUN

 There are 31 committees  Each committee has multiple topics  Details on following pages

 Select any one committee  Select your topic (1 to 2 topics within the same committee) Committees for Development & Topics  Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)  Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic among Young Women  United Nations Development Program (UNDP)  Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Water and Ocean Governance  Closing the Energy Gap for All People  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)  Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Post-Conflict Areas  Promoting Open Access to Scientific Information and Research  Harnessing Emerging Technologies for the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals  United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)  Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework  Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production  Mitigation of and Adaptation to Desertification and Drought  Implementing Education Systems in Recycling and Reuse Across the Globe  Protecting Against Deforestation and Global Forest Degradation  United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)  Accelerating Industrial Development in Africa  Promoting Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship and Businesses  Achieving Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Committees for General Assembly & Topics

 General Assembly First Committee  Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East  Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace in the Context of International Security  The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects  General Assembly Second Committee  Financing for Development  Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Sustainable Development  General Assembly Third Committee  Rights of Indigenous People  Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)  Building Partnerships to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  Ending Abuse, Exploitation, Trafficking and All Forms of Violence against and Torture of Children Committees for Peace & Security & Topics

 Peace Building Commission (PBC)  Empowering Youth as Agents of Peace building  Sustaining Peace through Partnerships  Security Council (SC)  The Situation in Yemen  Women, Peace, and Security  Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict  Use of chemical weapon  Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference (NPT)  Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy  Strengthening Measures towards General and Complete Nuclear Disarmament ECOSOC Committee & Topics  Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)  Improving Vulnerable Persons' Access to Justice including a Fair Trial  Combating Organized Cybercrime  Combating Illicit Organ Trafficking  Commission on Population and Development (CPD)  Improving Accessibility and the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Urban Areas  Supporting a Growing Population of Older Persons in Rural Areas  Population, Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainable Development  Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)  Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship  Promoting the Involvement of Women in Political Participation  Protecting Women in Migration from Human Trafficking, Sexual Slavery, and Sexual Exploitation  Increasing Involvement of Women in Political Participation  Economic and Social Council Plenary (ECOSOC)  20-Year Review: UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues  Program of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020  Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective into All Policies and Program in the United Nations System  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)  Promoting the Development of Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure  Supporting Emerging Economies through Technical Cooperation  Strengthening Regional Cooperation to Ensure Sustainable Energy Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs & Topics

 Human Rights Council (HRC)  The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age  Combating Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance  Business and Human Rights  Promoting legal equality and freedom from discrimination of gays, lesbians and transgendered persons  Protecting the rights of children and preventing exploitation  Violence against women; special reference to Australia and India #metoo  Situation of human rights in Somalia  Extreme poverty and human rights  Coherence on International Policy Making on Preventing Violent Extremism, Radicalisation, Intolerance, & Incitement  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the (UNHCR)  Improving Employment Opportunities for Refugees and Displaced Persons (DPs)  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)  Promoting Access to Family Planning in Developing States  Increasing Youth Leadership and Participation in Society  World Food Program (WFP)  Smallholder Agriculture Market Support to Achieve Zero Hunger  Improving Food Assistance for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)  World Health Organization (WHO)  Universal Health Coverage: Leaving No One Behind  Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Special Committees & Topics

 Road Safety & No Honking  Tribal Development  Policy  Tribal Development through corporate actions  Sustainable Development Goals  Local region action and importance of country level laws supporting SDGs  Cyber Threats and Cyber crimes  Financial Inclusion using technology, corporate actions and government policies Delegates may also …

….Choose to be a part of  Press and Journalism  Crisis  Photography  Organizing and Coordinating

Please mention the same on your application form. Selecting a Committee and Topic

 Delegates can list their preference for 3 committees (final decision will be made by Selection committee)

 Delegates may select one or two topics to present a paper on.

 Delegates are requested to read on other topics also, this will help improve participation. They need to form an opinion on other topics since other delegates may present on those topics and you will have to vote for or against. Faculty Advisors

 Faculty Advisors are requested to  Form a team of 2 to 10 students from their institute and lead the delegation.  In case your institute does not support the same, we will provide you an opportunity to manage delegations at the venue.  Guide and help delegates form an opinion on topics based on country they represent and global requirements.  Faculty advisors are further requested to abstain from active debates and prompt their students at scheduled times. Post Event Certificates & Recognition 1

 For Every Delegate  Official Maharashtra MUN certificates  Cash / Gift Hamper prizes  For Student Leaders coordinating at Institutes  Leadership certificates  For Coordinating Professors / Academicians  Community Leader award  For Principals / Deans of participating Institutes  Community Leader award at official event

 Felicitation & Community Leader Awards will be conferred at an Event held at YB Chavan Audi, Opposite Mantralaya** Scheduled for April / May Post Event Certificates & Recognition 2

 For Institutes / Universities  Felicitation and Trophy  For Faculty Advisors / Corporate Advisors  Felicitation and Trophy  For Heads / Coordinators at NGO partners  Felicitation and Trophy

 Felicitation & Community Leader Awards will be conferred at an Event held at YB Chavan Audi, opposite Mantralaya** Scheduled for April / May Research Papers Compendium; Post event

 A Compendium of research papers / position papers will be released at the Felicitation & Community Leader Awards function scheduled 3 months after the event.  The Felicitation event will be held in Mumbai

 This book will also contain highlights of the event with photographs, award winners, participating universities, colleges, schools, institutes, NGOs and corporates.

 Any Faculty advisor / corporate advisor may submit papers  Fees in absentia are INR 1,000/-  Any professor / academician across any university may submit papers.  Fees for Faculty / corporate advisors present at the event is nil/- since this is covered in their event fees (INR 3,500/- or INR 5,000/-) CASI MAHA MUN In case of any queries on how to make a position paper or how to select your topic / country, please discuss with Prof. Paresh Sheth: 9820602787 Contact Us

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Venue: Mumbai University Campus, Kalina 28th and 29th February 2020