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Strategies to diminish the economic damages caused by COVID-19.
Strategies to diminish the economic damages caused by COVID-19.
(8th and 9th graders)
Dear Distinguished Delegates,
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is honoured to welcome you to the 6th Edition Model of the United Nations: ChampalMUN 2021.
With great pleasure we present to you our President Emilia Toledo Canché who will be accompanied by Kathya Lisset Suárez Palma as Moderator and Sofia Peña Filigrana and Paola Regina Bojorges Patiño as Conference Officers. We will do our best to ensure that the views of all delegates are heard and respected; let respect and companionship be the keystone of our debate.
The Security Council’s main responsibility is to maintain international peace and security. In the interest of meeting with the purpose of the committee, the following topic will be in discussion:
Actions to mitigate international trading of clandestine weapons
The Security Council expects from its delegates revolutionary thinking and willingness to change the world. Enjoy this experience and use your own tools to accomplish a common goal.
“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me” -Jill Jackson and Sy Miller
Emilia Toledo Canché
President – Security Council
ChampalMUN 2021
Along with the current pandemic, several organizations and companies have faced an unexpected need to adapt to the circumstances. Following a personal hygiene protocol, limiting the number of circulating individuals, measures such as these were taken in order to make sure the citizens stay safe. Nearly five billion vaccine doses have been administered and almost two billion people are fully vaccinated, however COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
All areas have been affected by the pandemic, taking everyone by surprise. For this reason, various small businesses were forced to conclude all work, and bigger organizations underwent a crisis within the workers. Unable to anticipate such a situation, emergency meetings were required to decide the most suitable course of action, but unemployment proved to be practically unavoidable. Workplace absenteeism further leads to less productivity and lack of stock, making it more complex to economically support the government and citizens. On the other hand, due to decrease in income, consumers also changed their usual spending behavior. Additionally, services such as tourism and transportation have been put on hold or limited their usage.
ECOSOC soon shifted its focus to diminishing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The Council’s approach to responding to the pandemic has been “promoting a robust multilateral response guided by global solidarity,” as stated in ECOSOC’s response to COVID-19. This response includes a long-term view that puts the committee back on track to realize the SDGs and reduce vulnerabilities for future disasters. Therefore the 2030 agenda remained the most viable roadmap.
The HLPF in 2021 discussed Sustainable Development Goals 1 on no poverty, 2 on zero hunger, 3 on good health and well-being, 8 on decent work and economic growth, 10 on reduced inequalities, 12 on responsible consumption and production, 13 on climate action, 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions, and 17 on partnerships in depth. The Forum also considered the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals. Ministers and other participants discussed the kind of policies and international cooperation to control the pandemic and its impact.
About the committe:
United Nations Security Council functions and powers
To maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations, to investigate any dispute or situation which might lead to international friction, to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement, to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments, to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken, to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression, to take military action against an aggressor, to recommend the admission of new Members, to exercise the trusteeship functions of the United Nations in "strategic areas",to recommend to the General Assembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, to elect the Judges of the International Court of Justice.
Current members and permanent members
The Council is composed of 15 Members:
Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year): Estonia (2021), India (2022), Ireland (2022), Kenya (2022), Niger (2021), Norway (2022), Mexico (2002), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2021), Tunisia (2021) and Vietnam (2021).
Retrieved from:
Amnesty. (2019). Comercio de armas. https://www.es.amnesty.org/en-que-estamos/temas/armas/
United Nations (2020). Firearms trafficking, ‘enabler and multiplier of violence’ worldwide. https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068451
United Nations. (2020). Report of the Security Council for 2020. https://undocs.org/A/75/2
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). (2020) Global study on firearms trafficking 2020. https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Firearms/2020_REPORT_Global_Study_on_Firearms_Trafficking_2020_web.pdf
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