Security Council
The Security Council is the most powerful body of the United Nations, as it alone has the power to make resolutions binding upon member states. It is also one of the most diplomatically challenging committees, as each of the permanent five members has the right to veto draft resolutions. Therefore delegations with seats on the Council will be asked to send two members who are well-prepared to meet the high-paced demands of governing on an international scale.
In addition to referring to the Security Council web page for information, be sure to consult the HSMUN Blog regularly for news updates on the topics and conference (particularly the items tagged "Security Council".)
Topics
At this year’s conference, delegates will discuss the issue of the question of fostering a lasting and tenable peace settlement for Arab Spring states.. The established agenda of the Security Council may also be superseded by urgent matters relating to international crises.
This topic will based of the events in North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. Unfortunately, they are ongoing, so the topic should be grafted in a wide, general sense. Issues to consider are the framework for arms control (e.g. carried out by UN or other agency), the political system (e.g.
liberal democracy vs. theocratic dictatorship), and the question of deploying peacekeeping forces (e.g. UN/ AU/ NATO?). They will also have the opportunity to resolve a crisis situation which will develop as the conference nears.
Research Materials
Background Papers are only available in .pdf format. If you do not have a pdf reader, you can download a free reader from Adobe.
NOTE: Background papers are written by members of the dais, intervention, and secretariat and are designed as an introduction to the topic, not as a replacement for more in-depth research related to national positions.
Please check the main HSMUN blog for ongoing updates, crisis hints and research tips.
Dais Staff
Chair: Josh Baller
Director: Shazia Nanjijuma
Attaché: Aaron Singleton
Crisis
The 2011 crisis was about a conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
The Crisis "leak" video:
The Crisis video (part 1):
The Crisis video (part 2):