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UN General Assembly - First Committee - Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)
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*This is a dual delegate committee.
After the cessation of World War II and the creation of the United Nations in 1945, the international community needed a platform to resolve a number of security issues and political tensions arising from the War. As a result of those concerns, the Disarmament and International Security Committee, or DISEC, was created as the first committee of the United Nations. The main purpose and role of DISEC is to foster security, disarmament and peace all over the world. DISEC is one of the 6 main United Nations Committees, and as such, all 193 member states have a voice and can vote in the forum. The committee in itself does not have the authority to impose any kind of sanctions, pass any kind of binding resolutions, or authorize the intervention of arms. Therefore, all resolutions are seen as recommendations to the United Nations Security Council or the United Nations Secretariat. This year at GatorMUN XVII, delegates in DISEC will be interacting with two topics, The Use of Children in Combat, and The Role of Private Military Corporations in Armed Conflict. Both of these topics are central to the main goals of DISEC, mainly relating to that of creating a secure and peaceful environment for states to exist in. For the first topic, delegates will be expected to entertain ideas on how to end the recruitment of child soldiers, how to reintegrate former child soldiers back into society, and how to hold both state and non-state actors accountable for the use of children in combat. In regards to the second topic, delegates will be expected to discuss the viability of regulation relating to private military corporations, how to hold private military corporations accountable for their actions, and the legality of the enlistment of private military corporations in armed conflict. Both of these topics will expose delegates to different aspects of international disputes and will bring to light the untold stories of conflicts that delegates may not have been aware of prior to this committee.
After the cessation of World War II and the creation of the United Nations in 1945, the international community needed a platform to resolve a number of security issues and political tensions arising from the War. As a result of those concerns, the Disarmament and International Security Committee, or DISEC, was created as the first committee of the United Nations. The main purpose and role of DISEC is to foster security, disarmament and peace all over the world. DISEC is one of the 6 main United Nations Committees, and as such, all 193 member states have a voice and can vote in the forum. The committee in itself does not have the authority to impose any kind of sanctions, pass any kind of binding resolutions, or authorize the intervention of arms. Therefore, all resolutions are seen as recommendations to the United Nations Security Council or the United Nations Secretariat. This year at GatorMUN XVII, delegates in DISEC will be interacting with two topics, The Use of Children in Combat, and The Role of Private Military Corporations in Armed Conflict. Both of these topics are central to the main goals of DISEC, mainly relating to that of creating a secure and peaceful environment for states to exist in. For the first topic, delegates will be expected to entertain ideas on how to end the recruitment of child soldiers, how to reintegrate former child soldiers back into society, and how to hold both state and non-state actors accountable for the use of children in combat. In regards to the second topic, delegates will be expected to discuss the viability of regulation relating to private military corporations, how to hold private military corporations accountable for their actions, and the legality of the enlistment of private military corporations in armed conflict. Both of these topics will expose delegates to different aspects of international disputes and will bring to light the untold stories of conflicts that delegates may not have been aware of prior to this committee.