Brothers in Exile

• Questions:
• What topics in diplomacy are addressed in the film?
• How would this situation be different today?
• Research Assignment:
• What is the relationship between the Organization of American States (OAS) and Cuba? How has it changed over the course of history of the OAS?
• How will the changes in the relationship between the United States and Cuba impact relationships in the committee you have chosen?
• How will other countries perceive the changes in diplomatic relations?
• You and your partner will perform research and present your information to the class. You must have a visual outlining your information complete with graphics and citations. How you choose to present is up to you. Be creative and informative.

Draft Agenda and Committee Assignments

DRAFT AGENDA

XV North Country High School MODEL OAS

Plattsburgh State University, June 7-9, 2015

GENERAL COMMITTEE- Ryan and Nzoni (PIO)

1. Strategies for the Development of Social, Economic, and Political Inclusion in the Americas.

2. Hemispheric Cooperation to Regulate the Movement of Unaccompanied Minors across National Borders.

3. Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Search for New Approaches to the Problem of Drugs.

First Committee: Juridical and Political Affairs- Conor and Chase

1. Promotion of Autonomy for, and Strengthening of, Official Public Defenders and Criminal/Civil Legal Aid Providers to Guarantee Access to Justice.

2. Strategies for the Protection of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and the Stateless.

3. Draft Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons.

4. Promotion of the Right to Truth.

Second Committee: Hemispheric Security- Elena and Taylor

1. Cooperation with PAHO on a Hemispheric System to Prevent and Manage Global Health Threats and Communicable Diseases.

2. Strategies for Executing the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime and Gang Activities.

3. Multilateral Cooperation on Energy Security in the Americas.

4. Inter-American Mechanisms for Cooperation in the Promotion of Border Security.

Third Committee: Integral Development- Briana and Glenice

1. Implementation of a Regional Program to Support Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses in the Hemisphere.

2. Promotion of Gender Equality at all Levels of the Educational System.

3. Promotion of Growth and Socio-Economic Equality through Integral Development.

4. Promoting the Progressive Formalization of Informal labor Throughout the Hemisphere as a Tool for Equality and Development.

Special Committee: Environmental Issues in the Americas- Cody and Miles

1. Strategies to Promote Urban Ecology and Sustainable Cities in the Hemisphere.

2. Strengthening Hemispheric Cooperation to Protect Scarce Water Resources.

3. Coordination of Volunteers in the Hemisphere to Assist in Environmental Emergencies and Collaborate in the Protection of Natural Resources.