SPECPOL
As the UNGA’s current fourth subcommittee, the Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (SPECPOL) has a unique mandate which enables discussions on issues regarding trusteeship, decolonisation and global peacekeeping operations. Not only does this committee thrive in the turmoil of the political controversies, but it also takes into account the relevance and interdependence of all 193 nations - establishing SPECPOL as one of the most inclusive and unconstrained committees in MUN. With an array of territorial issues on the table - this is the committee to be in!
Agenda 1: Territorial Claims in The Arctic and Antarctic Regions
Antarctica has no nationality in the way that we understand it in the rest of the world. Hence, it belongs to no one particular country, nor to a group of countries. The Arctic region is no different from the latter. However, these vast regions contain invaluable resource reserves that are yet to be exploited - and every country wants their share, even if they have to fight for it. But the polar ice caps are melting, countless species are endangered and the clock is ticking.
As a potential source of the next global resource war, can you work against the clock to restore the balance of nature and international peace?
Agenda 2: The Russian Occupation of Crimea
November 2013. The former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign a political association and free trade pact with the EU.
February 2014. President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
March 2014. President Vladimir Putin signed the bill for the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
Four years after this crisis started, it still remains one of the most dangerous territorial conflicts, with several reports of grave human rights violations of the Crimean Tatars in Russia-occupied Crimea. Now, their people's fate is in your hands - and the next war probably depends on it.