Day 2 of MUNIST 2025 saw delegates returning, eager to continue onto their second debate topics. In this blog, we’ll dive into each of the six MUNIST 2025 committees; what they are debating and why their presence at MUNIST 2025 is valued in relation to our theme, “Addressing Global Challenges Through Collaboration and Innovation”.

 

Security Council

Starting off with the Security Council - arguably the most difficult committee at MUNIST 2025, but equally one of the most fast-paced and engaging. Its presence at MUNIST 2025 is important in the scope of collaboration, as the delegates’ stances will often be extremely divided, so it’s key for delegates to collaborate as much as possible in this intense committee. One of the UN’s 6 main organs, the SC predominantly takes on issues regarding the maintenance of international peace and security. There are 15 members; 10 of which are non-permanant. 5 members - France, The United States of America, The United Kingdom, The Russian Federation and China, hold permanent spots in the SC and have vetoing rights - meaning they have the power to block any non-procedural decision. Debating technological interferences with electoral process, escalations in Taiwan, and the conflict situation in Gaza, delegates from the MUNIST 2025 SC agree that vetoing makes passing resolutions difficult, and the topics are of great significance as they affect many aspects of diplomacy: humanitarian, security, and economic aspects included. Delegates enjoy the Security Council for its competitive nature and its structure of debating resolutions clause by clause.

 

UNHRC

Next, the United Nations Humans Right Council or UNHRC - a slightly less difficult committee with an equally competitive atmosphere. Its appearance at MUNIST 2025 is significant, since in an ever-changing world of innovation, human rights constantly need to be up to date. Its primary focus is to protect and maintain human rights, making it a very controversial committee, as delegates' stances on such issues tend to correlate to their country’s culture. At MUNIST 2025, members debate online privacy, gender-based violence, and mental health services as a human right - three engaging topics that a large number of delegates have a passion for. Delegates from the UNHRC committee believe that issues concerning human rights are often overlooked, but as the amount of global conflict increases, so do problems like violence and mental health, so it’s vital to debate these issues. 

 

UNICEF

UNICEF, or the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, is a much more beginner-friendly committee. It is a vital MUNIST 2025 committee, as it protects the rights of children - our future. Often providing services like food, water, and sanitation, UNICEF requires quality collaboration to be able to provide for the most disadvantaged children, and innovation has to be kept in mind to be able to provide in the most efficient and effective manner. Debating the legalization of abortions for minors, the use of child soldiers in conflict zones, and prioritizing access to education over political neutrality, delegates that the MUNIST Press team interviewed remarked that these topics affect the larger public, and must be debated to protect future populations. Delegates from this committee, often beginners, are engaged by the cooperative aspect, and find it challenging yet pivotal to be both factually and morally correct.

 

ECOSOC

ECOSOC stands for the Economic and Social Council, and is the fourth committee at MUNIST 2025. With 54 member states in the UN, ECOSOC aims to promote sustainable development in three areas - economic, social, and environmental. Topics that often involve statistics and being influenced by multiple factors, this committee is best for delegates with a structural mindset, and its presence at MUNIST 2025 is vital as innovation is constantly shaping social and economic policies, and collaboration ensures the maintenance of development. At MUNIST 2025, delegates were attracted to ECOSOC for its topics - financial strategies for post-conflict recovery, resilience in conflict-affected food systems, and funding shortfalls for UN aid programs. Delegates believe that the topics they debate in ECOSOC are serious topics that constantly need to be looked at as they are influenced by multiple factors and affect the global economy, and they find their committee lively and challenging. 

 

DISEC

The fifth committee at MUNIST 2025, DISEC, or the Disarmament and International Security Committee, debates issues about global security, disarmament, and threats to peace. DISEC was chosen for MUNIST 2025 as constant technological and scientific development and innovation mean new challenges constantly arise, such as new chemical weapons and drones. Focusing on modern-day issues, this committee is one of the tougher MUNIST 2025 committees due to an extensive range of views on its topics - delegates at MUNIST 2025 debate the proliferation of drones in warfare, the use of chemical weapons in conflict, and private mercenary groups in international conflicts. The delegates from MUNIST 2025’s DISEC committee found it challenging to get other delegates on their side, but nevertheless enjoyed their committee for its chaotic and competitive atmosphere and military-based topics.

 

WHO

Finally, WHO, or the World Health Organization - perhaps the most well-known committee, the WHO is another beginner-friendly MUN committee. WHO focuses on maintaining health standards on a global scale - serving even the most vulnerable - through disease control, research, and scientific reports. Its appearance at MUNIST 2025 is considerably significant as it is heavily affected by ongoing innovation; as scientific research continues to grow, so does healthcare, making it one of the fastest-growing sectors of global development. For this reason it is vital to persistently discuss health standards as they continuously have room to improve. The delegates that took part in MUNIST 2025’s WHO committee expressed their appreciation for the cooperation in the committee, and insisted that the topics covered (equal access to diagnostic testing, the role of restricting humanitarian aid as a tool of war, and access to vaccinations in conflict zones) are urgent topics that risk lives and become more and more pressing as conflict increases the need for humanitarian aid.

In conclusion, across all six very different MUNIST 2025 committees, delegates successfully experience cooperation, competition, and chaos, deepening their understanding of various global issues that tie into collaboration and innovation.