Updates on Legal Status of Women

Hey guys! I'm Jessica Liu and I'm part of the dias staff for SOCHUM. This is my first year in both university and the HSMUN Council and I'm currently in General Arts with plans to apply for Business. Uni life is turning out to be awesome and I'm sure that the conference will too!

To make this easier and more fun for you guys, here's a couple links that give the latest news reports on some major issues in the legal status of women: The Right to Life (dealing with abortions and sexuality) and the Legal Rights of Divorce in Islamic countries.

Remember to check back every week for updates! We encourage you to do your own research outside of the blog as well so that you can get an idea of your country's stances and who your allies are. Good luck!

WORLD FOOD SECURITY: THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIOENERGY

This is the Declaration adopted by the High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the
Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, on 5 June 2008. It reaffirms the conclusions made at the World Food Summit in 1996, but specifically seek ways of achieving world food security and, in this context, to address challenges of higher food prices, climate change and bioenergy.

In addition to the World Food Summit in 1996, another summit occurred in 2002 (a summit occurs every 5 years). Here is the conclusions that came out.

Bioenergy and genetically modifed foods are big topics for this issue. Be sure to recognize what your countries stand is in relation to these two issues.

Hello

My name is Aggar Frias. I am from Puebla, Mexico, and I am in my second year of BSc Agriculture. I am an intervention staff attache in SOCHUM. Below is an interesting piece on food shortages in Mexico:

Global Food Security Crisis Link

A good place to look for issues pertinent to sustainable solutions to global food shortages is the High Level Task-Force on the Global Food Security Crisis.