Committees & Issues

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The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter of the United Nations, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions.
 The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime, in addition to being responsible for implementing the United Nations lead programme on terrorism. Established in 1997, UNODC has approximately 500 staff members worldwide. Its headquarters are in Vienna and it operates 20 field offices, as well as liaison offices in New York and Brussels.

UNODC works to educate people throughout the world about the dangers of drug abuse and to strengthen international action against illicit drug production and trafficking and drug-related crime. To achieve those aims, UNODC has launched a range of initiatives, including alternatives in the area of illicit drug crop cultivation, monitoring of illicit crops and the implementation of projects against money laundering.

UNODC also works to improve crime prevention and assist with criminal justice reform in order to strengthen the rule of law, promote stable and viable criminal justice systems and combat the growing threats of transnational organized crime and corruption. In 2002, the General Assembly approved an expanded programme of activities for the Terrorism Prevention Branch of UNODC. The activities focus on providing assistance to States, on request, in ratifying and implementing the eighteen universal legal instruments against terrorism.

UNODC has 20 field offices covering over 150 countries. By working directly with Governments and non-governmental organizations, UNODC field staff develop and implement drug control and crime prevention programmes tailored to countries' particular needs.

UNEP's activities cover a wide range of issues regarding the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy. It has played a significant role in developing international environmental conventions, promoting environmental science and information and illustrating the way those can be implemented in conjunction with policy, working on the development and implementation of policy with national governments, regional institutions in conjunction with environmental non-governmental organizations. 

The United Nations' Economic and Social Council is responsible for coordinating the economic, social and related work of 14 specialised UN agencies, its functional commissions and five regional commissions.

Le Conseil de sécurité est compétent au premier chef pour constater l’existence d’une menace contre la paix ou d’un acte d’agression. Il invite les parties à un différend à régler ce différend par des moyens pacifiques et recommande les méthodes d’ajustement et les termes de règlement qu'il juge appropriés. Dans certains cas, il peut imposer des sanctions, voire autoriser l’emploi de la force pour maintenir ou rétablir la paix et la sécurité internationales. La Charte des Nations Unies confère au Conseil de sécurité la responsabilité principale du maintien de la paix et de la sécurité internationales. Le Conseil compte 15 membres disposant chacun d’une voix. 

The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the six principal organs of the UN, the only one in which all member states have equal representation, and the main policy-making and representative organ of the UN. Its powers are to supervise the budget of the UN, appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council, appoint the Secretary General of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions. The assembly monitors UN peacekeeping missions. In 2015, GA established disruptive 17 Development Goals, which are part of a Resolution called for short “2030 Agenda”. Those goals are, according to UN, primary to sustainable for development and policy of “leaving no-one behind”.

This year, the General Assembly is an Human Rights Council: The Human Rights Council is the main inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for addressing situations of human rights violations. They work with its objective of addressing “situations of violations of human rights, including gross and systematic violations” around the world. The UNHRC has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. It was established by the General Assembly. The UNHRC investigates allegations of breaches of human rights in UN member states, and addresses important thematic human rights issues such as freedom of association and assembly, freedom of expression, freedom of belief and religion, women's rights, LGBT rights and the rights of racial and ethnic minorities.