The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the United Nations (UN), and is the only UN organ in which all 193 Member States are represented. The committee discusses the full spectrum of international issues covered by the UN Charter, such as development, international law, and peace and security.
ViewThe WTO is the only international organization that deals with trade between Member States. The WTO’s mission is to help its Member States use trade as a means to raise living standards, create jobs, and improve people’s lives. The WTO operates the global system of trade rules and helps developing Member States build their trade capacity
ViewThe CSW is the UN committee whose mission focuses on promoting gender parity and empowering women throughout its actions and projects. The CSW is also committed to meeting women’s needs worldwide with the goal of ending gender inequality. Each year,Member States gather to monitor, assess, and review gaps in implementing gender equity in UN policy.
ViewUNESCO is the UN’s specialized agency on education, science, culture, communication, and information. UNESCO’s mission is to foster peace, environmentalism education, and culture across borders through the use of international collaboration. UNESCO applies these principles by promoting programs such as environmental science initiatives, creating sustainable communication networks, and preservation efforts for culture worldwide.
ViewThe G20 is an independent intergovernmental organization working to address the need for sustainability of and stability for the international economic system. The G20’s mission is to serve as a deliberative summit that focuses on coordination and cooperation between Member States to reach international sustainable growth, to promote financial regulations that limit risk, and to build a new international economic structure. The informal and deliberative nature of the G20 forum allows it to focus on establishing and promoting international standards that increase transparency and strengthen international financial systems.
ViewThe United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is responsible for maintaining international peace and security. The UNSC works to determine the existence of threats to the peace or acts of aggression. It may call upon disputing parties to settle by peaceful means and recommend terms of settlement and can resort to imposing sanctions or authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security. The UNSC is an open-agenda committee and will simulate a crisis.
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