TCMUN
Historical Security Council
Advanced Committee
Introduction
Of the six main organizations originally established by the United Nations Charter in 1945, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was, and continues to be, the only committee with the ability to, “...make decisions that member states are then obligated to implement under the [UN] Charter….” (“What is the…”). Note that unlike other committees, which can only make recommendations to member states, the UNSC resolutions are obligatory. The primary mandate of the UNSC is to serve as a center of debate amongst nations to facilitate the maintenance of international peace and security. This is to be done by developing friendly international relations and encouraging cooperation regarding international problems. The more tangible powers of the UNSC include the capacity to establish peacekeeping operations, enact international sanctions, and authorize military action (“Functions and Powers”). A mandate from the UNSC is the only UN directive with the capacity to deploy peacekeepers, though they have restrictions on their actions as a UN body such as the scenarios in which they are able to engage in conflict. At the time this committee takes place, all of the capabilities described above are accessible to delegates. The first peacekeeping mission took place in 1948, and UN authorization for military action and international sanctions had been utilized for conflicts such as the Korean War (“UN Peacekeeping…”)
Chairs
Topic A:
1960 Congo Crisis
Topic B:
1962 Secession of Katanga and South Kasai
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