The United Nations’ General Assembly was established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations. It is the only organ of the UN in which all 193 members nations have equal representations. Additionally, it was a founding institution and stood as the “Deliberative policymaking and representative organ of the UN”. The General Assembly is responsible for making vital decisions concerning the United Nations namely; Appointing the Secretary General, electing the nonpermanent members of the Security council and approving the regular budgets of the UN. Due to the variety of diverse global issues treated by the United Nations’ General Assembly, it found the opportunity of establishing six sub-commissions upon which the topics may be divided. The six main committees are as follows: Disarmament and International Security Committee, Economic and Financial Committee, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee, Special Political and Decolonization Committee, Administrative and Budgetary Committee and the Legal Committee.

This year’s topics are:

1. Considering systems of reintegration for ex-prisoners 
2. Press censorship and internet governance 

This year’s plenary session topic is:

1. Space management, international space law and prospective reforms

The International Court of Justice, also known as ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established by the Charter of the United Nations after the end of World War II in June 1945, and it started operating in April 1946. It is situated in The Hague, the Netherlands at the Peace Palace. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and specialized agencies. The current president of the ICJ is Ronny Abraham; in office since the 6th of February 2015. The Court is composed of 15 judges that are elected for a nine-year term of office by the UN’s General Assembly and the Security Council.

The court’s official languages are English and French.
This year’s case is: AHMADOU SADIO DIALLO (Republic of Guinea vs Democratic Republic of Congo)

The Commission on the Status of Women is  the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to promote gender equality and empower women all around the world; offering them the rights they deserve and do not receive. It is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It was established by the ECOSOC resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946. It The chairperson for the sixtieth session; in March 2016, was Antonio de Aguiar Patriota from Brazil, and one the vice-chairs was Fatma Al-Zahraa Hassan from Egypt. Each year, they dedicate their annual discussions and actions around a specific theme. 

This year’s topics are:

1. Discussing the socio-economic repercussions induced by religious intolerance 
2. Promoting the Political, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, also known as UNODC is a merge established in 1997, between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention.  UNODC fights against illicit drugs and international crime, it relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from Governments, for 90% of its budget. The UNODC’s role is to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.  The United Nations holds seven offices in seven different areas, they can help in all fields related to Organized crime and trafficking, Corruption, Drug abuse prevention and health, Crime prevention and criminal justice reform and Terrorism prevention. Diverse problems are becoming widely recognized as threats to nations and individuals, and requests for the assistance of UNODC in national, regional and transnationals levels continue to grow. Its’ work enhances security and improves the everyday lives of people across the globe.

This year’s topics are:

1. Preventing drug traffic and production in Latin America
2. Abolishing corruption in Least developed Countries

This committee is only available in french
Having considered the uncontrollable use of nuclear arms as a danger on the world and its peace, the United Nations Disarmament committee (UNDC) has been created in 1952 under the Security Council consequently to being part of the General Assembly resolution in January 1952 (502 VI). As its name suggests, the disaramament committee has the goal and objective to limits the use of arms forces including the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction. All members of the United Nations should attend the sessions of the three consecutive weeks during spring in which disarmament topics are being discussed. Due to the danger of the uncontrollable use of arms forces, the committe has been specially created to address the issue in order to prevent international conflicts and create durable peace on the international level.

1. The question of non-proliferation and the use of weapons of mass destruction 
2. The question of the potential of nuclear arms in the Indian Ocean