Villanova's participation in the National Model Arab League is made possible by financial support from the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, the Office of International Studies, and the Departments of Political Science and History.

Resources

The list of other universities and the countries that they will represent can be accessed at:
http://www.ncusar.org/modelarableague/unationals/country.html 

Information for research on the countries is available at
http://www.nsucar.org/modelarableague/resources.html 

The 2002 Handbook for the Model Arab League is available on line at:
http://www.ncusar.org/modelarableague/uhandbook.html

The Charter of the League of Arab States and information from its official website are available online at :
http://www.ncusar.org/modelarableague/charter.html

The agenda is available online at
http://www.ncusar.org/modelarableague/agenda.html

The Provisional Agenda

Joint Defense Council:

• Collective security: joint training exercises, interoperability of weapons systems, and weapons procurement
   
• Establishing a Joint Defense Command staff and infrastructure
   
• Forming a permanent Joint Deterrence Force for peace-keeping in the Arab region
   

Council on Palestinian Affairs:

• Establishing strategies to implement existing UN resolutions and Palestinian-Israeli agreements
   
• Defining compensation for losses, reintegration, and the right of return as part of the final peace agreements
   
• Assisting in the development of infrastructure and the economy in Palestine
   
• Optional topic: addressing illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories
   
• Optional topic: the future of Jerusalem as part of the peace negotiations
   

Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers:

• Rights of the child and the problem of child labor
   
• The role of women and women's rights in the Arab world
   
• Enhancing the international image of Arabs

Council of Arab Ministers of the Interior:

• Collectivizing efforts to combat organized crime: prostitution, organ selling, slave trading, etc.
   
• Coordinating efforts and policies to combat drug trafficking
   
• Cooperating on anti-terrorism strategies and policies
   

Council of Arab Environmental Affairs Ministers:

• Addressing the environmental effects of population growth and urbanization
   
• Development of quality controls for water supply, land use, and air pollution
   
• Addressing the severe shortage of fresh water resources and seeking long-term alternative solutions
   
• Optional topic: addressing the problems of limited available lands and the deterioration of land resources
   
• Optional topic: establishing control measures on the unsustainable consumption of natural resources
   
• Optional topic: establishing an emergency plan of action for environmental disasters

Arab Economic Unity Council:

• Promoting intra-Arab investment
   
• Arab Customs Union: establishing an agreement on covered commodities and tariffs
   

Gulf Cooperation Council: [Villanova will not serve on this Council, since the Sudan is not a member of the GCC]
 

• Establishing common initiatives and policies on immigration and customs
   
• Coordinating financial, monetary and banking policies, and establishing a common currency