After over two months of consultation and with the approval of the 25-membered Scientific Committee of Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation, we are glad to announce the agenda of RhodesMRC 2017. A crisis expanding to four committees will be simulated and topics including cyber-security, children trafficking, biomedicine, the fight against organized crime and corruption, tourism development, market access, sustainable use of maritime ecosystems, protection of refugees and women’s rights, along with the Arab-Israeli conflict and the situation in Venezuela, will be thoroughly discussed and hopefully resolved during 5 exciting days in Rhodes, next October.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Topic area A: Tackling trafficking in children: challenges presented by the refugee and migratory movements, in particular, unaccompanied minors.
Topic area B: Crisis
NATO’s North Atlantic Council
Topic area A: Upgrading NATO’s Cyber defence policy: increasing capacity and developing capability.
Topic area B: Crisis
Council of Europe
Topic area A: Biomedicine & human rights: ethical challenges in the quest for scientific research promotion.
Middle East Peace Conference
Topic area A: Crisis
Black Sea Economic Co-operation
Topic area A: 25 years of Black Sea Economic Cooperation: Reaffirming the legal and political framework of the BSEC member states on combating Organized Crime and Corruption.
Topic area B: BSEC Economic Agenda Towards and Enhanced BSEC Partnership: Promoting Black Sea Region’s Tourism Development.
League of Arab States
Topic area A: Contemplating a political settlement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Modern Challenges and Prospects.
Topic area B: Crisis
Organization of American States
Topic area A: The situation in Venezuela in light of the recent events
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Topic area A: The elimination of barriers in the market access in cooperation with international and regional economic organizations.
Topic area B: Development of focused regional settings for the conservation and sustainable use of marine ecosystems.
African Union
Topic area A: Protecting forcibly displaced persons, refugees, returnees, and IDPs.
Topic area B: Women’s rights under agenda 2063: assuring the participation of women in all aspects of society.
