VJ MUN 2026

Topic

Bridging Inequality Through Sustainable Economic Transformation: Accelerating Green Technology Adoption in Developing Nations.

About the committee

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. It is responsible for promoting higher standards of living, full employment, and economic and social progress; identifying solutions to international economic, social and health problems; facilitating international cultural and educational cooperation; and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It has the power to make or initiate studies and reports on these issues. It also has the power to assist the preparations and organization of major international conferences in the economic and social and related fields and to facilitate a coordinated follow-up to these conferences. With its broad mandate the Council's purview extends to over 70 percent of the human and financial resources of the entire UN system.

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Topic

Addressing Regulatory Gaps in Cross-Border E-Commerce and Digital Services to Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth.

About the committee

Established by the Uruguay Round’s Marrakesh Agreement (signed April 1994, effective Jan 1, 1995), the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a member-driven intergovernmental body that provides the legal and institutional framework for the global trading system. It now comprises 166 members (as of August 2024) covering about 98% of world trade and GDP. Its core purposes are to liberalize trade through negotiated rules and commitments, increase predictability and transparency in trade relations, facilitate the integration of developing economies, and provide a forum for ongoing negotiations and policy review. The Marrakesh Agreement explicitly tasks the WTO with reviewing the operation of trade agreements, administering a binding dispute-settlement process, providing a venue for further trade negotiations, and coordinating with bodies such as the World Bank and the IMF to ensure coherence in global economic policymaking.

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About the committee

Press Corps is a participant in MUN whose job is to act as journalists, or media team, of the conference news agency. They are there to write about what’s going on at the conference. Their articles and press releases can be presented in either in written form, or a digital form or any other form that tries to recap and highlight some of the moments that came out of the conference.

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