Committees&Topics

General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA)

Established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly (GA) occupies a central position as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. Comprising by 193 Members, the GA provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter. It also plays a significant role in the process of standard-setting and the codification of international law. The Assembly meets from September to December each year, and thereafter, from January to August, as required, including to take up outstanding reports from the Fourth and Fifth Committees. Furthermore, during the resumed part of the session, the Assembly considers current issues of critical importance to the international community in the form of high-level thematic debates organized by the President of the General Assembly in consultation with the membership.   (http://www.un.org/en/ga/about/background.shtml)

TOPICS: REGIONAL ISLAMIC EXTREMISM AND ITS IMPACT ON THE “WEST”

IMMIGRATION CRISIS&HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

RECONSTRUCTING INFRASTRUCTURE: FINDING THE BUDGET FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

NUCLEAR WEAPONS: THE CASE OF IRAN

 

United Nations Security Council 

Under the Charter, the primary responsibility of the Security Council is the perpetuation of international peace and security, and all UN Member States are obligated to comply with the Council decisions. The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to peace or an act of aggression. It calls upon the disputing parties to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment, or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security. The UNSC consists of 15 Members and each Member carries one vote. The great powers that were the victors of World War II— the Soviet Union (now represented by Russia), the United Kingdom, France, Republic of China (now represented by the People’s Republic of China), and the United States—serve as the body’s five permanent members. These permanent members can veto any substantive Security Council resolution, including those on the admission of new member states or candidates for Secretary-General. The Security Council also has 10 non-permanent members, elected on a regional basis that serve two-year terms. Angola (2016) Egypt (2017) Japan (2017) Malaysia (2016) New Zealand (2016) Senegal (2017) Spain (2016) Ukraine (2017) Uruguay (2017) Venezuela (2016) (http://www.un.org/en/sc/)

 TOPICS:  TERRORISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST: AL-QAEDA`S FOUNDATION

THE FORMATION OF POLITICAL ARMED ISLAMIC GROUPS: HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as the UN Refugee Agency, is a United Nations programme mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, once in 1954 and again in 1981. (http://www.unhcr.org/history-of-unhcr.html).

TOPICS:  REFUGEE EDUCATION IN CRISIS

REFUGEE CRISIS: A “SYSTEMATIC” VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

 

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