Atlanta 2024

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.

UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a mandate to promote, dynamize, and accelerate industrial development. UNIDO’s work is concentrated in three focus areas: ending hunger by helping businesses from farm to fork; stopping climate breakdown by using renewable energy and energy efficiency to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions; and supporting sustainable supply chains so that developing country producers get a fair deal and scarce resources are preserved.

The African Union was founded as the succeeding body to the Organization of African Unity to provide a framework that allows for a feasible and accelerated integration process within the African continent. The primary goal of the AU is to develop Africa as a unified and integrated power, capable of growth and expansion that places African Member States in the international economic realm.

The CPD’s mission is to study, review, and implement programs designed to execute the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action. The Commission works with the Economic and Social Council and other UN bodies to ensure Member States are responding adequately to changing population trends and challenges, from overpopulation and resource management to special issues affecting identified groups, such as workers, women, and children.

The ILC is an integral part of codifying international law that helps to regulate the actions of States and individuals across the globe to achieve a more peaceful world. The ILC works diligently within their mandate to address a variety of topics that aim to enhance a global understanding and acceptance of international law.

The 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.

The Historical Security Council will simulate the 46th Session of the United Nations Security Council from 1990-1991. Delegates will be asked to recall events of that year and, acting according to the historical position of their Member State, maintain international peace and security.