DLMUNC VI 2026

Topic

"Combating the Use of Cryptocurrency in Transnational Organized Crime."

About the committee

The rise of cryptocurrency has transformed global finance, but it has also created new opportunities for transnational organized crime. Criminal networks increasingly exploit digital assets for money laundering, ransomware payments, drug trafficking profits, and illicit arms transactions due to their speed, pseudonymity, and cross-border nature. Many states lack the technical expertise or legal frameworks necessary to track and regulate these financial flows, allowing criminal activity to expand faster than enforcement capabilities. In this committee, delegates must navigate the tension between financial innovation and security. Solutions may involve international regulatory cooperation, enhanced blockchain analytics, capacity-building for law enforcement, and collaboration with private technology firms. However, overregulation risks stifling innovation and infringing on privacy rights, making balanced, enforceable, and internationally coordinated policies essential to effectively disrupt criminal networks without harming legitimate economic development.

Chair

• YeonWoo(Emma) Shin

Countries

Topic

"Regulating the Global Spread of Antibiotic Resistance."

About the committee

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rapidly emerging as one of the most serious global health threats, undermining decades of medical progress. The overuse and misuse of antibiotics in human medicine, agriculture, and livestock production have accelerated the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria. As infections become harder to treat, routine medical procedures such as surgeries, chemotherapy, and organ transplants face increasing risks, particularly in regions with limited healthcare access. Delegates must address AMR through coordinated international regulation while respecting differences in national healthcare systems. Policy options include restricting non-prescription antibiotic sales, strengthening global surveillance systems, incentivizing pharmaceutical research for new antibiotics, and promoting public education campaigns. The WHO faces the challenge of enforcing global standards without binding authority, making cooperation, funding mechanisms, and data transparency central to effective solutions.

Chairs

• Sharanya Manoj
• Raghav Urmalia
• Rael Lee

Countries

Topic

"Preventing the Militarization of Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict."

About the committee

Artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into military systems, ranging from autonomous drones to algorithm-based targeting and surveillance technologies. While AI offers strategic advantages, its use in warfare raises serious ethical, legal, and security concerns, particularly regarding accountability, civilian protection, and escalation risks. The absence of clear international regulations has led to an arms race in AI-driven military innovation among major powers. This committee must consider whether existing international humanitarian law is sufficient to regulate AI-based weapons or if new legal frameworks are required. Delegates are expected to debate limitations on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), transparency measures, confidence-building mechanisms, and international norms governing military AI research. Balancing national security interests with global stability will be central to crafting viable resolutions.

Chair

• anshu jude

Countries

Topic

"Managing the Environmental Consequences of Deep-Sea Mining."

About the committee

As demand for rare earth minerals increases, deep-sea mining has emerged as a potential solution for securing resources essential to renewable energy technologies. However, mining activities on the ocean floor pose severe risks to fragile and largely unexplored marine ecosystems. Sediment plumes, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss could have irreversible consequences, while scientific understanding of deep-sea environments remains limited. Delegates must navigate the trade-off between economic development and environmental preservation. Policy discussions may include temporary moratoriums, environmental impact assessments, international licensing systems, and expanded marine research funding. UNEP plays a crucial role in shaping precautionary global standards, ensuring that economic interests do not permanently damage ecosystems beyond national jurisdiction.

Chairs

• Minseo (Annie) Kim
• Chloe Son

Countries

Topic

"Bridging the Global Artificial Intelligence Divide Between Developed and Developing States."

About the committee

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have the potential to accelerate economic growth, improve public services, and address complex global challenges. However, access to AI infrastructure, skilled human capital, and high-quality data remains heavily concentrated in developed countries. Many developing states lack the technological capacity, regulatory frameworks, and investment necessary to participate meaningfully in the AI-driven global economy, risking a widening digital and economic divide. Delegates in UNCSTD must explore strategies to ensure that AI development is inclusive and sustainable. Policy discussions may include technology transfer mechanisms, capacity-building programs, international research partnerships, and ethical AI governance frameworks tailored to developing contexts. The committee must balance innovation with equity, ensuring that AI serves as a tool for global development rather than a force that deepens structural inequalities.

Chair

• Sanghyeok Yun

Countries

Topic

"Preventing Escalation in the South China Sea: Maritime Security, Freedom of Navigation, and Regional Stability"

About the committee

The South China Sea remains one of the world's most strategically significant and contested maritime regions, serving as a vital trade route through which nearly one-third of global maritime commerce passes. Overlapping territorial claims involving multiple coastal states, combined with increased military deployments, island construction, naval exercises, and encounters between military and civilian vessels, have heightened tensions and raised concerns over the potential for regional conflict. These developments challenge the principles of international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), while placing increasing pressure on diplomatic mechanisms intended to preserve peace and stability. The United Nations Security Council must consider how the international community can reduce the risk of military escalation while safeguarding freedom of navigation, protecting maritime resources, and encouraging peaceful dispute resolution. Delegates will debate the role of preventive diplomacy, confidence-building measures, regional organizations, sanctions, peacekeeping alternatives, and international legal frameworks in addressing maritime disputes. The committee must balance the competing interests of sovereignty, security, economic development, and international cooperation while seeking practical solutions to prevent conflict in one of the world's most volatile geopolitical flashpoints.

Chair

• Hyeona (Stella) Shin

Countries

Topic

"Creating Rules for Safe Space Traffic Management."

About the committee

With more private companies and countries launching rockets than ever before, Earth's orbit is getting incredibly crowded. Without clear rules, the risk of satellites crashing into each other is rising rapidly. These crashes could destroy vital communication networks that the whole world relies on. Delegates need to design a global traffic system for space that works for everyone. Policy options include setting standard flight paths, sharing tracking data, and managing launch schedules. Because UNOOSA cannot enforce laws, success relies entirely on international teamwork.

Chairs

• Hafiz Muhammad Hanzala Baz
• María Monserrath Rodríguez Mendoza

Countries

Topic

"Developing International Standards for Artificial Intelligence Governance and Digital Infrastructure."

About the committee

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming economies, governments, and societies, creating unprecedented opportunities alongside complex global challenges. As AI systems become increasingly integrated into critical sectors such as healthcare, finance, transportation, education, and communications, the absence of internationally recognized standards has led to fragmented regulatory approaches, unequal technological development, and growing concerns regarding transparency, cybersecurity, data governance, and cross-border interoperability. As the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) plays a vital role in fostering international cooperation to ensure that AI technologies are developed and deployed in a safe, inclusive, and sustainable manner. Delegates in the ITU will examine how the international community can establish harmonized standards for artificial intelligence governance while promoting secure and resilient digital infrastructure worldwide. Discussions may include issues such as ethical AI development, technical interoperability, digital inclusion, cybersecurity, algorithmic accountability, international data governance, and support for developing nations in narrowing the global digital divide. Through collaboration and consensus-building, delegates will work to develop practical recommendations that encourage innovation while ensuring AI remains trustworthy, accessible, and beneficial for all Member States.

Chair

• Darren Choi

Countries

Topic

"Safeguarding Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies."

About the committee

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging digital technologies has transformed societies, economies, and governments around the world. While these innovations have created unprecedented opportunities for economic growth, healthcare, education, and communication, they have also introduced complex human rights challenges. Concerns surrounding mass surveillance, algorithmic bias, misinformation, data privacy, facial recognition, and the use of AI in law enforcement and military operations have raised important questions regarding the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in the digital age. As technological capabilities continue to evolve, the international community must work collectively to establish ethical standards and effective governance frameworks that ensure innovation remains consistent with international human rights law. In this committee, delegates will examine the responsibilities of governments, international organizations, and private technology companies in safeguarding human dignity while promoting technological advancement. Through diplomacy and multilateral cooperation, delegates will seek practical solutions that balance security, innovation, privacy, accountability, and the protection of universal human rights.

Countries