LEVEL: beginner
The General Assembly is the principal deliberative organ of the United Nations, composed of all member states. Its main function is to serve as a global forum for member countries to discuss and make decisions on a wide range of international issues.
More specifically, the General Assembly plays several important roles. First, it acts as a venue for the 193 Member States to express their various views and concerns on global, regional and national issues, providing a platform for the exchange of ideas and the presentation of diverse perspectives. In addition, the General Assembly participates in the adoption of resolutions and decisions that may cover areas such as peace and international security, sustainable development , human rights, and economic and cultural cooperation.
Topics
Reform of the United Nations funding system to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of multilateralism.
Strengthening global health security and international governance in health emergency preparedness and response.
Sergio Fernández
Vice President
Topics
Regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and Establishing Meaningful Human Control over the Use of Force.
Strengthening International Regulation and Accountability Mechanisms for Private Military and Security Companies in Contemporary Armed Conflicts.
Level: Beginner
The Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) is the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, established under Article 11 of the UN Charter to deliberate on global security, arms control, and disarmament. With universal representation from all 193 UN member states, DISEC serves as the principal multilateral platform for negotiating international peace standards and addressing emerging security risks. Its thematic mandate covers nuclear nonproliferation, the ban on weapons of mass destruction, outer space security, the illicit trade in small arms, autonomous weapons systems, and cyber warfare.
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), established in 1997 and headquartered in Vienna, is the principal UN agency tasked with combating transnational organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, political corruption, and international terrorism. Serving as the guardian of key international legal frameworks, including the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), UNODC works to strengthen criminal justice systems, secure borders, and disrupt illegal networks involved in human trafficking, cybercrime, and money laundering.
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Addressing the Financial and Operational Convergence Between Transnational Organized Crime and International Terrorism.
Strengthening International Cooperation on the Production and Trafficking of Synthetic Opioids and the Public Health Response.
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The Press Corps offers delegates a unique opportunity to gain experience internship by reporting on the proceedings of committee and producing breaking news and feature stories. In this role, each delegate will assume the identity of a different media outlet, such as the BBC, the New York Times or Al Jazeera. Their task will be to convey the perspectives and viewpoints of their respective publications. Using a variety of tools, including social media, delegates will disseminate their journalistic work to the general public.
Over the course of the weekend, delegates will conduct a journalistic work to develop articles that will become part of the UNMUN press, representing the critical role of the media in documenting and shaping the news as we understand it today. As journalists, they will be held to rigorous standards of professionalism and serve as a vital bridge between those in positions of authority and the general public. In the case of press conferences, delegates will be challenged to formulate relevant and concise questions for the participants of committee, contributing to the creation of well-informed reports.
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Democratic safeguards, strengthening of institutions, and protection of the right to political civil service examination in the Americas.
Challenges in Implementing the 2016 Peace Accords in Colombia and Their Implications for Regional Security.
Level: Intermediate
The Organization of American States (OAS) was founded in 1948 with its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and brings together the 35 independent states of the Americas to promote promote solidarity and inter-American cooperation. Guided by four fundamental pillars—democracy, human rights, and security—the OAS serves as the region’s primary political forum for the peaceful resolution of disputes, conflict prevention, and the strengthening of democratic institutions through electoral observation missions. It also houses the Inter-American Human Rights System (comprising the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights), which ensures the protection of the fundamental rights of the continent’s citizens and holds states accountable for potential violations.
Vice President
Level: Intermediate
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, which was established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations. It has the responsibility of promoting international cooperation and development in economic and social grounds globally. With the organ being made up of 54 member states that are elected by the General Assembly for a rotating period of three years, the ECOSOC was a pivotal platform to address multifaceted challenges on the global scale, with the aim of achieving world peace and stability.
In order to successfully fulfill their mission of working for economic and social development, the ECOSOC works with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to maintain a deep connection and knowledge of the reality and perspective of civil society. The essence of the ECOSOC cannot be exaggerated. It is the anchor of the United Nations' development structure, fostering the involvement of various specialized agencies, programs, and funding mechanisms in developing policies for the partner-economic challenges being addressed, and the monitoring of the advancement of member nations towards the implementation of the 2030 diary for Sustainable Development, which covers the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in marginalized and economically-challenged communities.
Topics
The Securitization of Sustainable Development: Balancing National Security and Global Development Priorities.
Ensuring Energy Security and a Just Energy Transition for Emerging and Developing Economies.
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The Exploitation of Migration Flows in North Africa.
The Application of “Safe Third Country Agreements” in the Management of International Migration.
Level: Intermediate
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), founded in 1951 and designated a specialized agency of the United Nations in 2016, is the leading intergovernmental organization dedicated to promote humane, orderly, and regular migration for the benefit of all. Headquartered in Geneva, the IOM works partnership with governments, communities, and migrants to address the practical challenges of migration management, respond to humanitarian emergencies, and protect the rights of displaced persons, refugees, and vulnerable migrants. Through the collection of global data , technical attendance to States, and direct support on the ground—ranging from attendance for voluntary return to community integration—the organization seeks to maximize the positive impact of human mobility while addressing its root causes.
Level: Intermediate
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international organization dedicated to promoting cooperation among key stakeholders from the business, government, academic, and civil society sectors to address the most pressing economic, social, and global challenges. Through dialogue and collaboration among its participants, the WEF seeks to generate proposals and foster initiatives aimed at building a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future.
As part of UNMUN, the World Economic Forum committee offers participants the opportunity to represent various private-sector actors and other relevant institutions, analyzing global challenges from an economic and strategic perspective. The committee aims to create a multisectoral space for dialogue where participants can discussion, negotiate, and develop joint proposals to address issues that transcend national borders.
Topics
AI Governance and the Digitalization of the Global Economy.
Addressing Sovereign Debt Crises and Commodity Price Shocks.
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The Conflict in Lebanon.
Addressing the Conflict Between State and Non-State Actors in the Great Lakes Region (DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi).
Level: Expert
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) stands as one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, uniquely entrusted with maintaining global peace and security. This committee plays a pivotal role in decision-making on matters ranging from armed conflicts and humanitarian crises to emerging threats in today's complex geopolitical landscape.
The UNSC's founding in 1945 was a direct response to the grueling lessons of World War II. Its formation, along with the broader United Nations, aimed to prevent future catastrophes by creating a forum for diplomatic dialogue and collective security. The inaugural session of the Security Council on January 17, 1946, marked a historic milestone in international diplomacy and international relations globally.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance formed in 1949 by the Washington Treaty to guarantee the freedom, common security, and territorial integrity of its member states across Europe and North America. At the core of the alliance lies the principle of collective defense, enshrined in Article 5, which stipulates that an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all. Originally established during the Cold War to deter Soviet expansionism, NATO has evolved into a 32-nation organization that addresses modern security challenges, including cyber defense, counterterrorism, crisis management, and regional instability along its eastern flank. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the alliance operates on the basis of consensus, using a combination of diplomatic channels and integrated military command structures to preserve peace and transatlantic stability.
Topics
NATO Cohesion and Strategy in the Increasingly Contested Arctic.
Defense Cooperation Against Hybrid Threats.
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LEVEL: EXPERT
Conceived specifically as an organ destined to resolve disputes between States that accept its jurisdiction (either through the signature of its Statute or through other methods such as compromise, forum prorogatum, etc.), the ICJ's jurisprudence has come to form an important source of International Public Law, as well established in article 38 of its Statute.
Beyond the famous Lotus case decided by its predecessor in 1927, the International Court has issued judgments both in contentious proceedings, binding the parties to the trial (such as the Nicaragua case in 1986 or Nottebohm in 1955) and in advisory proceedings (The Palestinian Wall in 2004 or Nuclear Weapons in 1996), which, despite their obvious limitations (focusing only on States, limited jurisdiction, impossibility of enforcing judgments by force) continue to be widely cited in all international law rule .
With 15 judges elected by both the General Assembly and the committee Security Council, judging or considering a case before the ICJ means being before the most prestigious court in the world, which only judges after passing strict admissibility criteria, and whose rulings are closely followed by the entire world.
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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).
Implementation of the International agreement on for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International agreement on on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation).
LEVEL: EXPERT
The crisis committee is a special modality of the United Nations model that is distinguished from the rest of the committees by an important particularity: the urgency that characterizes the topic to be dealt with. In modality of crisis, we observe changes both to the parliamentary procedure , which is considerably expedited, as well as to the capacity of the delegates to impact the resolution of the conflict. In crises, it is not only the value of words that matters, but also that they are backed up by actions.
This year, the historic Crisis committee will focus on the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. Over the course of three days, delegates will represent various factions and their interests within the turbulent political and social landscape that radically transformed the Persian nation in the late 1970s. At stake will be the power to rewrite the country’s future—not only a potentially different outcome for the overthrow of the Shah and the consolidation of power, but also defining how Iran would fit into the chessboard of international politics, in the midst of the Cold War and in the face of the impending reconfiguration of the Middle East.