UCLMUN 2023

Topic

The question of tackling accessibility of public health systems in the Indian subcontinent

About the committee

The WHO is a UN agency responsible for international public health. Its objectives are to improve health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable through leadership, research, setting norms, articulating policy, providing technical support and monitoring health situations. It aims to promote health cooperation among countries. The WHO has achieved successes in eradicating diseases and coordinates responses to health emergencies. Though it lacks enforcement powers, it coordinates the global health agenda and promotes international health cooperation, with many considering it the leading authority on global public health.

Chairs

• manaal tariq
• Mohammed Sheikh
• Diana Son

Countries

Topic

Gender-Specific Implications and Approaches to Climate Change:

About the committee

The UNCSW is a commission dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It sets global standards, creates policies and shapes international norms and legal instruments to promote gender equality and women's rights. The UNCSW works to bring women to the center of efforts to achieve development, peace and human rights. Though its recommendations are not binding, the UNCSW helps place women's issues and gender perspectives on the global agenda.

Chairs

• Yi-Hsuan Yen
• Lakshya Chaudhary
• Sophia Engelen

Countries

Topic

Addressing Refugees access to jobs and financial services

About the committee

** This committee is organised in conjunction with UNHCR’s MUN Refugee Challenge UNHCR is a UN agency mandated to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. It protects and supports refugees through activities like emergency relief, resettlement in third countries, advocacy and policy development. Though not an enforcement body, UNHCR's work brings attention to refugee issues and coordinates international action to provide protection and assistance.

Chairs

• Danila Kozlov
• Rhea Rambocus
• Anika Nusrat

Countries

Topic

Addressing the Militarisation of the Arctic

About the committee

[This committee is a simulation of the actual UNSC, with a few additional states representing various stakeholders across the world.] The UNSC is charged with maintaining international peace and security within the UN. It has 15 members - 5 permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, and US) and 10 elected members. The UNSC authorizes actions like military interventions, economic sanctions and peacekeeping missions to respond to threats. While it can make binding resolutions, permanent members have veto power. The UNSC addresses issues like armed conflict, terrorism and weapons proliferation.

Chairs

• Lilliana Fan
• Abhinav Poludasu

Countries

Topics

1. New Agenda for Peace
2. Declaration for Future Generations

About the committee

** This committee is organised with the aid of the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UN), and resolutions will be channelled back to the actual United Nations Assembly This committee is based off of the actual Summit of the Future conference, where it discusses emerging trends and potential solutions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Resolutions produced will be submitted to our partner ThinkTank in Washington DC, and will be presented in UN Assemblies.

Chairs

• Hilla Br
• Nilton Aranda Neto
• Caldwell (Cal) Kinoshita

Countries

Topic

Faire face aux flux migratoires sur la route de la Méditerranée

About the committee

[Tenu en français et réservé aux francophones]. La Commission européenne est l'organe exécutif de l'Union européenne, responsable de la proposition de la législation et de son application. Ses principales responsabilités comprennent la représentation des intérêts de l'UE, la mise en œuvre des politiques et la gestion du budget de l'UE. La Commission propose des lois, tandis que le Parlement européen les vote et que le Conseil de l'UE les adopte. De plus, la Commission assure que le droit de l'UE est correctement appliqué dans les États membres. [Held in French and only open to advanced or native French speakers] The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing and enforcing legislation. Its responsibilities include representing the interests of the EU, implementing policies and managing the EU budget. The Commission proposes laws while the European Parliament passes laws and the Council of the EU adopts them. The Commission ensures EU law is applied in member states.

Chairs

• Amelie Ye
• Adélaïde Veyrier
• Manon Ring

Countries