The Charter of the United Nations gives primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security to the Security Council. The functions and powers of the Security Council are defined in the Charter, especially Chapters V-VIII. It serves as one of the five principal organs of the United Nations, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its United Nations Charter. Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action through Security Council Resolutions; it is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states. At ACMUN we wish to continue with the dual delegate status of the committee to give it a unique aspect to judge the delegate’s prowess and diplomacy.
The First Committee deals with disarmament, global challenges, and threats to peace that affect the international community, and seeks out solutions to the challenges in the field of international security. The committee considers all disarmament and international security matters within the scope of the Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any other organization of the United Nations; the general principles of cooperation in maintaining international peace and security, as well as the principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments; and promotion of cooperative arrangements and measures aimed at strengthening stability through lower levels of armament. DISEC’s mandate in Article 426 of the United Nations Charter is to “promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources”.
The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL), or the Fourth Committee, as it is also known, was created in 1993 in accordance with the General Assembly Resolution 47/233, with the main objective of addressing significant political matters that the First Committee (DISEC) was not able to handle, such as self-determination, decolonization, and other international security concerns. Later, SPECPOL was given other topics to address and a broader overall scope due to its success in addressing the Palestine Question, among others. The tasks performed by SPECPOL are inclusive of five-decolonization pertaining agendas, the impacts of nuclear radiation, questions identifying with data, a far-reaching audit of the topic of peacekeeping tasks, and, a survey of uncommon political missions; alongside secondary tasks such as discussing the future of colonizing space.
A Futuristic Committee is a body that deals with immediate and long-term crises. Topics can vary from present day, to futuristic, and from fiction to nonfiction. It shifts in its purpose but always remains unique whether they are allotting countries to delegates or making them step into the shoes of specific ministries, every person in the committee will have to show unique creativity and adaptability to excel in the Futuristic General Assembly,
Pakistan National Assembly is the lower house of the parliament of Pakistan. Its members are elected by the people of Pakistan through voting. PNA is responsible to look over the important decisions to be made on behalf of the country, to ensure that the executives are working properly and that none of the rights of Pakistani citizens are being violated. This committee discusses options and possible ventures for the progress of Pakistan, passes or debates on bills, laws etc.
SOCHUM is the third assembly of the United Nations. SOCHUM is a forum for the UN Member States to discuss social, humanitarian, and cultural issues, especially those related to human rights. The SOCHUM takes the lead in drafting general resolutions on these matters. Some of the topics discussed by SOCHUM include, but are not limited to human rights, global literacy, women’s rights, children’s rights, treatment of refugees, crime prevention, and elimination of racism and discrimination. SOCHUM works closely with other UN bodies in order to effectively tackle its mandated issues. Important examples include UNHCR, UNCSW, UNICEF and UNESCO.
The Arab League is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Northern Africa, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, and Western Asia. The League's main goal is to "draw closer the relations between member states and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries. The organization has received a relatively low level of cooperation throughout its history. This is the first time this committee will be simulated at ACMUN.
The European Union is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states, all mainly situated around Europe. The EU has often been described as a sui generis political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. At ACMUN the EU committee will be given social political or economical situations situated around Europe for the body to combat and solve. Allotments will still include countries not member states of the EU.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Around these very parameters, ACMUN will see the simulation of the IMF.