Committee Overview Muhammad Yunus currently heads the interim government in Bangladesh as Chief Advisor. This interim government will run the country until a new election is held. Yunus has launched commissions to supervise reforms he says are needed before an election can be held. Such reforms include an updated voter...
Committee Overview The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) is an intergovernmental political organization. CBSS membership included Russia when originally established in 1992 after the end of the Cold War. Now, ten states remain: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Sweden, along with the European...
Committee Overview The Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s Cabinet, includes ministers from key government agencies and other prominent Taiwanese leaders. This group is responsible for implementing laws, managing national defense and foreign affairs, and coordinating Taiwan’s response to internal and external threats. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Kuomintang-led ROC...
Committee Overview The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34) was created in 1965 as part of the General Assembly’s Fourth Committee. It originally had only 34 member states, but now it includes 155 members. The name remains as a historical nod. Membership was first expanded in 1997, and more countries...
Committee Overview The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was created in 1946 to help children in Europe suffering from famine and disease. Initially, UNICEF focused on providing children with food, healthcare, and clothing. In 1953, the UN General Assembly made UNICEF a permanent part of the UN. The...
Committee Overview The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a UN body made up of 47 member states, tasked with promoting and protecting human rights worldwide. The Council is the main platform for dialogue on human rights issues and works to address violations and recommend solutions. It was created...
Committee Overview In the early years of the United Nations, environmental issues were not a major concern, and protecting the environment was not on the global agenda. However, in the 1960s, oil spills and pollution led to greater awareness, and research showed that the environment was rapidly deteriorating. In 1972,...
Committee Overview The United Nations has been concerned with women’s rights since its founding in 1945. The United Nations Charter promised in the preamble “to reaffirm faith in… the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small.” At the first UN General Assembly meeting in 1946,...
Committee Overview The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) was initially established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1946. In 1994, the General Assembly renamed it the Commission on Population and Development and expanded its role. The Commission, along with the Assembly and Council, forms a “three-tiered system”...