Ameera Nasiru 2026

Topic

Addressing the Humanitarian and Security Crisis in Sudan: Ceasefire, Foreign Intervention, and Civilian Protection.

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Committee: United Nations Security Council Topic: Addressing the Humanitarian and Security Crisis in Sudan: Ceasefire, Foreign Intervention, and Civilian Protection --- Topic Description: Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). What began as a power struggle in Khartoum has spiraled into a nationwide humanitarian catastrophe, with mass atrocities, ethnic violence, widespread famine, and the largest internal displacement crisis in the world. This conflict is no longer contained within Sudan’s borders—it has become a geopolitical battleground. Foreign states, mercenary groups, and regional actors are fueling the violence through arms shipments, economic interests, and proxy support, complicating peace efforts and intensifying human suffering. The United Nations Security Council now faces one of its most urgent and complex tests. This body must move beyond statements and secure a binding ceasefire, ensure unfettered humanitarian access to millions on the brink of starvation, and confront the role of external actors who are profiting from Sudan’s collapse. Delegates will grapple with hard questions: How can the Council enforce a ceasefire when both sides refuse to lay down arms? Should sanctions target foreign governments enabling the war economy? Can a UN or AU peacekeeping mission be deployed amid active combat? And how does the international community protect civilians when warring parties use hunger and terror as weapons? The world is watching. The people of Sudan cannot wait. --- Key Sub-Topics for Resolution & Debate: 1. Enforcing a Binding Ceasefire & Monitoring Mechanism · Deployment of international monitors, use of satellite technology, consequences for violations. 2. Humanitarian Access & Famine Prevention · Securing aid corridors, protecting humanitarian workers, releasing seized infrastructure (ports, airports). 3. Sanctions & Accountability · Targeting RSF/SAF leadership, foreign arms suppliers, Wagner Group, and entities financing the conflict. 4. Foreign Intervention & Regional Stability · Addressing roles of UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other external actors; regulating mercenary activities. 5. Civilian Protection & Atrocity Prevention · Establishing safe zones, preventing ethnic violence in Darfur, engaging ICC for war crimes investigations. 6. Pathways to Political Dialogue · Supporting AU/IGAD-led peace initiatives, ensuring inclusive civil society representation in talks. --- Why This Topic Matters for the UNSC: · Direct threat to international peace and security (regional spillover already affecting Chad, South Sudan, CAR). · Tests the credibility of multilateralism and the Council’s ability to act in a polarized geopolitical climate. · Involves P5 strategic interests (US, Russia, China all have stakes), making negotiation both challenging and instructive. · Centers on R2P (Responsibility to Protect) and international humanitarian law. --- Style of Debate: · Crisis-driven — expect breaking updates on battlefield shifts, humanitarian access denials, foreign intervention reveals. · High-stakes negotiation — delegates balance national interests with moral imperative. · Multilateral diplomacy under pressure — bridging divides between Western, African, Arab, and Global South positions. ---

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Topic

A Movement Adrift: Redefining Non-Alignment After the Cold War

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Committee: Historical Crisis Summit — The 10th Non-Aligned Movement Summit, 1992 Topic: “A Movement Adrift: Redefining Non-Alignment After the Cold War” --- Topic Description: Cartagena, Indonesia, September 1992. The Berlin Wall has fallen. The Soviet Union has dissolved. The United States stands unchallenged as the world’s sole superpower. In this new, unipolar world, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)—the great political project of the decolonized world, founded to navigate between East and West—faces an existential crisis. You are the Foreign Ministers of NAM member states, gathered for what may be the most critical summit in the Movement’s history. The official agenda is to “redefine non-alignment for a new era.” But beneath the diplomatic pleasantries, the summit is a cauldron of fracture and desperation. Pro-Western states, seduced by promises of aid and integration into the global market, push for a pragmatic pivot toward Washington. Anti-imperialist hardliners warn that such a move would be a betrayal of everything NAM stands for—they call for a new, militant “Global South Front” to resist American hegemony. Meanwhile, moderates struggle to hold the center, arguing that the Movement must reinvent itself around development, climate, and UN reform—or fade into irrelevance. And the crises won’t wait. Yugoslavia, a founding member, is disintegrating into brutal ethnic war at this very moment, begging for support against Western recognition of its breakaway republics. Libya is accused of shopping for nuclear scientists in the ruins of the Soviet nuclear program. Egypt is negotiating a monumental, secret aid deal with the United States that could shatter Arab unity. The host nation, Indonesia, is battling a violent secessionist movement that threatens to derail the summit itself. The world is watching. History is turning. Will you salvage the unity and purpose of the Global South, or will this be the moment the Non-Aligned Movement collapses under the weight of a new world order? --- Key Issues for Debate & Crisis Response: 1. The Ideological Soul of NAM: Should the Movement pivot toward the West for economic survival, or double down on anti-hegemonism in a unipolar world? 2. The Yugoslav Crisis: Will NAM uphold its principle of non-interference and support Yugoslavia's sovereignty, or endorse self-determination for its breaking republics? 3. Economic Survival: How does the Global South secure investment and debt relief without becoming subordinate to Western financial institutions? 4. Security in a Unipolar World: How does NAM address regional conflicts (Iraq, Libya, Somalia) when the UN Security Council is dominated by a single power? 5. Internal Fractures: Managing the divide between monarchies, socialist republics, democracies, and military regimes within the Movement. --- Style of Committee: · Crisis-Driven Summit Diplomacy: Less formal than a UN committee. Expect urgent closed-door "Green Room" negotiations, dramatic walk-out threats, and live press conferences. · Dual-Loyalty Dynamics: Each delegate must balance their country’s national interest with a secret personal/political agenda (e.g., a military leader seeking to consolidate power back home). · Output-Oriented: The goal is not a UN resolution, but a "Cartagena Consensus"—a collective declaration on NAM's future. Factions can issue scathing minority statements if consensus fails. --- This Committee is For Delegates Who: · Thrive in ideological debate and strategic alliance-building. · Enjoy historical nuance and moral ambiguity. · Can handle multiple, simultaneous crises while advancing a core national agenda. · Want to experience diplomacy outside the standard UN protocol, in a setting where charisma, persuasion, and backroom deals decide everything. The Cold War is over. A new world is being born. Where will you stand? ---

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