MUNUSAL 2023

Topics

1. Impacto social y económico del bloqueo económico a Cuba
2. Tratado de no proliferación, ¿necesita que se redacte uno nuevo o que mantengamos el actual?

About the committee

Siendo parte de los seis órganos principales de las ONU, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (AGNU) es el principal organismo de formulación de políticas de la organización. Entre sus muchas funciones estan el aprobar el presupuesto de la ONU, elegir a los miembros no permanentes del Consejo de Seguridad y formular recomendaciones en forma de resoluciones con el apoyo de sus diversos órganos subsidiarios. La AGNU incluye a los 193 Estados miembros y es el único órgano de la ONU en el que todos ellos tienen igual representación. La AGNU tiene 6 comisiones principales, de las cuales las cuatro primeras son relevantes para esta conferencia: La Primera Comisión se ocupa del tema del desarme y su papel en la seguridad internacional, especialmente en lo que se refiere a las armas de destrucción masiva. La Segunda Comisión delibera sobre asuntos financieros y económicos mundiales, como la globalización y la interdependencia, el desarrollo agrícola y las políticas macroeconómicas. La Tercera Comisión se ocupa de cuestiones de importancia humanitaria y social, como el trato a los refugiados, la protección de los derechos de los niños y la defensa de los derechos humanos. Por último, la Cuarta Comisión se ocupa de una gran variedad de temas, como la descolonización, el mantenimiento de la paz y los efectos de la radiación atómica.

Chair

• Sebastián Cuevas

Countries

Topics

1. Moving forward - The implementation and development of electric vehicles
2. Looking to the future - Rethinking policies on genetically modified organisms

About the committee

As a subsidiary of the Economic and Social Council, the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development hosts a variety of discussions on science and technology, and their implications for development in their yearly forum. Its membership consists of 43 Member States selected by ECOSOC, but civil bodies have also been welcomed to the forum. These discussions result in high level advice for the UNGA and ECOSOC including analysis of the technological and scientific developments in question as well as specific policy recommendations to allow these bodies to make informed decisions. The topics considered include questions pertaining research efforts to address future pandemics and health crises, the implications of frontier technologies such as big data, genome editing and artificial intelligence, as well as addressing the ever-expanding gap that technology and science are leaving in the world.

Chairs

• Tomás Branco
• Koen Kockx

Countries

Topics

1. Tigray war: reconstructing a war-torn nation
2. The situation in Haiti

About the committee

The Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, with its primary responsibility being the maintenance of international peace and security. Within the UN, it is tasked to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression, call upon the parties to settle a dispute by peaceful means, recommend methods of adjustment or terms of settlement, and in some cases, impose sanctions or authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security. The Council is composed of five permanent and ten non-permanent Member States, with each of the latter being elected for two-year terms. It is the only UN organ that can adopt binding resolutions. ​ In MUNUSAL 2023, we aim to simulate the committee with double delegation format as an additional special feature! In this format, each Member State can be represented by two delegates as a team (popularly known in MUN colloquialism as “power couples”), which would allow them to coordinate and make better decisions as well as more efficient multitasking. In return, this should reduce workload at certain points in time, which leads to a better flow of debate and a better Resolution to each topic. Additionally, if you are a first-time or newer delegate, you should have more confidence in joining the (often perceived as advanced) committee, as you will be able to enjoy the experience with someone more experienced beside you!

Chairs

• Christine Langman
• Wendy Dewit

Countries

About the committee

As per every edition of MUNUSAL, the press work will be conducted through MUNUSAL’s own press agency simulation under “The Globe”. The Globe consists of a team of journalists under the leadership of two Editors-In-Chief, who will coordinate the works and operations of Press in the conference. ​ The members of the Globe seek to use a varied repertoire of novel and creative ways of presenting the events of the world as well as the debates and narratives within the conference, allowing you to practice and hone your journalistic skills.

Chair

• Aitor Anseeuw

Countries