United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

Topic 1: Pursuing peace: Legality, Legitimacy, and Multilateralism

This trend is reflected in the attempts to secure authorization from the Security Council for states to employ force. States tend to rely on multilateral forums like the UN in order to both legitimize and legalize their actions. A few patterns in the path towards world peace and security, particularly when we ignore the issue of structural violence. First, judicialization; the process of establishing legal norms for significant international issues and directing state action toward these norms has become the central tenet of the global peace process. Second, the idea of legitimacy, which is becoming more and more necessary in order to bring about peace, also characterizes this global movement. This trend is reflected in the attempts to secure authorization from the Security Council for states to employ force. Third, there has been a move toward the institutionalization of the peacebuilding process, which means that multilateralism has been gradually pursued in the interest of global peace and security, although not entirely at the expense of bilateralism. Delegates must take into consideration these three trends in order to pursue peace in life.

Topic 2: Improving safeguarding: Protect the nation

Despite the fact that almost every nation in the world has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and promised to protect children from all forms of abuse and violence, many have failed to implement important national laws intended to do so, primarily as a result of a lack of funding, knowledge, and strength. The first step in child safeguarding work is risk assessment. Other steps include educating staff members about safeguarding issues, preventing child abuse, and enhancing reporting and response times. Some nations are being attacked due to conflicts without any form of defense, such as an army or a military. Delegates need to offer assistance and suggest measures to safeguard these vulnerable nations.