The solutions to this issue should aim to resolve who should administer the territory, which stakeholders need to be included to bring this about, and propose incentives for maintaining peace on a longer term. The resolution should also show an understanding if why the conflict has been so difficult to solve thus far. Interactive Link: Interactive Conflict Tracker of the Region
3. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) Farming for the future: As four out of five Europeans are expected to live in urban areas by 2020, how should Europe’s food supply be secured, given rising standards for sustainable food production and climate smart agriculture? Urban sprawl is progressing in Europe, creating a downward spiral of decreasing attractiveness of living in rural areas. Particularly in Eastern Europe and some Southern European states, this comes with problems of land abandonment and an under-supply of locally produced food. Solutions should cover achieving access to high-quality and climate friendly agricultural production for those in urban areas. It should also be a consideration how Europe’s rural areas can be prevented from growing poorer and leaving behind a vulnerable population with few opportunities. Video Link: Urbanisation and the future of cities
4. Committee on Development (DEVE) Beyond economic poverty: After the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, what approach should Europe promote and which stakeholders should it prioritise collaborating with, in order to effectively end poverty in all its forms in Africa? In 2015, the United Nations drafted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were meant to provide a leap forward in development cooperation. The first goal is to eradicate poverty in all its forms, which sets higher targets than previous goals of halving the world population at risk of extreme poverty. The aim of ending poverty refers only to eradicating extreme poverty, meaning living
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