GECMUN IV COMMITTEE OVERVIEW 

United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
General Assembly Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)
General Assembly Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN)
International Olympics Committee (IOC)
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
House Un-American Committee (HUAC) (Historical)
The Founding Fathers (Historical)
Jurassic World (Crisis)
​Press Corps

United Nations Security Council

Daniel Son | Hannah Seo
Nuclear Weapons and Missiles in the DPRK


As one of, if not the most influential committee in the United Nations, the Security Council has since 1946 been protecting international peace and security in countless different conflict and incidents around the world. With five permanent members and ten non-permanent members, It strives to derive peaceful solutions to pressing security threats and mediate between conflicting interests.
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In GECMUN IV, the Security Council will be thoroughly discussing the issue of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), or, more simply, North Korea. Continuing nuclear experiments of the nation is, in the present situation, one of the greatest security risks constantly threatening the security of not only the East Asian region but the entire international community. Hence, as a committee, the Security Council must devise methods with which a peaceful end regarding the issue at hand can be reached. 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Jane Park | Hyunwoo Kim | Sejin Park
Cocaine Trafficking in Central America and Narco-Terrorism Prevention


​UNODC is a committee that mandated to aid member states regarding illicit terrorism, drugs, and crime. It was established in 1997 by combining Center for International Crime Prevention and UN Drug Control Program. The committee deals with various matters, which includes drug trafficking, human trafficking, international terrorism, etc. UNODC’s goals are to prevent terrorism by holding international conventions and implementing appropriate protocols. The policies implemented from UNODC are targeted towards the police, public prosecutors, judiciary, and prisons in each member state.
Through this conference, UNODC seeks universal measures to protect involved nations and the entire global community from negative effects of narco-terrorism. Consequently, all delegates are encouraged to consider the political, social, and economic impacts of drug trafficking through the course of the debate. As narco-terrorism is a universal issue, delegates are recommended to search for past related incidents in other parts of the world, even though the committee will focus on Central America and the Caribbeans. 

General Assembly Disarmament and International Security Committee(DISEC) 

Sara Jeong | Karoline Herman
War in Syria

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC), also known as the First Committee in the United Nations, was established in 1945. It is one of the six main committees in the General Assembly. is committee was called the Political and Security Committee, or POLISEC, until 1978 when it was changed to DISEC in order to centralize the committee around the topic of disarmament. It gained tremendous momentum during the Cold War in which political instability and conflict had reached its apex especially in areas of nuclear weapon development. DISEC o ers a platform for delegates to speak for their country in order to settle problems around controversial military operations.
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While DISEC is mainly concerned with promoting the disarmament of destabilizing weapons within countries, it also deals with international security issues -- such as global challenges and threats to peace that a ect the international community. DISEC serves to regulate the operations of disarmament and deals with global challenges and threats. is is in the hopes of maintaining the international peace and security between all the states within the scope of the Charter. Also, DISEC works in close coordination with the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament and the United Nations Disarmament Commission. 

General Assembly Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN)

Sou Min Shin | Jun Baik
Sustainable Development and Gender Equality

The Economic and Financial Committee convened in Guyana on 1 October 2012. In the past, ECOFIN has taken according measures to address issues of financial sustainability and economic cooperation between countries. is committee focused on the issues of Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries to discuss about international measures for preventing nancial crisis. Previous works include collaboration with the IMF and World Bank to ensure welfare and economic stability. The ECOFIN regularly convenes to discuss the issues of global economics and finances. It often reviews the nature of member states’ macroeconomic policies, addresses current pressing global crises, and explores measures to solve these problems. They have worked extensively on the issues of starvation, poverty, globalization, communication, and inclusive growth. 

International Olympics Committee

Flower Dong | Millennia Hao
Prevention of Terrorist Attack in 2020 Olympics

IOC is the organization obliged to build a better world through sports. Nevertheless, its presence stretches far beyond games. The IOC is a nonprofit international organization. The President is in charge of all the activities in IOC. The Session and Executive Board have the responsibilities to make the major decisions.
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In addition, the IOC has launched the Olympic Refugee Foundation which cooperates with the UN Refugee Agency, aka the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to create the rst Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 , and the team did act as a symbol of hope and peace for refugees around the globe(the UNHCR estimates that more that 65 million people have been forced from their homes by war, famine and other man-made and natural disasters) , and these refugees impressed the entire world from all walks of life with the strength of their spirits. 

International Court of Justice

Seunghoon Lee | Yoobin Park
Territorial Sovereignty Over The Indo-Pakistan Border
(Republic of India v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan)

Following the successful works of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ), The International Court of Justice (ICJ) - founded in 1945 - have been continuously dealing with numerous border disputes between two nations. For more than 70 years since established, the ICJ has dealt with numerous legal disputes between two states. The very first case brought to the court was the Corfu Channel case (United Kingdom v. Albania), submitted on 22 May 1947. After two years of judgement, the case successfully ended on 9 April 1949. Up to October 2017, the ICJ has dealt with 166 different cases.

As a primary judicial branch and one of the six main bodies of the United Nations (UN), the ICJ provides fair judgements to numerous contentious cases and advises to the legal questions submitted by different authorized agencies and organizations - including the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. The ICJ is consisted of fteen judges: thirteen members, a president and a vice-president. It is possible that two additional ad hoc judges are added if the party does not have its nationals sitting on the court. An advocate from each applicant and respondent party is also invited - he/she may bring witnesses to prove the party’s claim.

The ICJ mainly deals with two types of cases: the first being with the contentious cases which refers to “legal disputes submitted between States submitted to it by them”, and the second being the advisory proceedings: “Requests for advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by the UN organs and specialized agencies”. In GECMUN we will be dealing with the contentious case: when dealing with those contentious cases, the official title of the case separates each parties by using the abbreviation v. standing for ‘versus’ (e.g. Pakistan v. India). e applicant party; the party which brought the case to the court is always at the left side, and the respondent party is at the right side of the official title.

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

Gina Sinclair | Zane Hwang
The Second Red Scare
(Historical Crisis Committee)

The House Un-American Activities Committee was a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, created and designed to rid the United States of communist threats: not only in the government, but everywhere in society (culture, radio, television, media, etc.). It investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and organizations suspected of taking part in communism or having communist ties.

In this committee, delegates will take on the roles of major officials and people of interest during the time of the Second Red Scare, when all citizens and political figures were on edge because of the threat of communism seeping into America. The House Un-American Activities Committee must lead the change to investigate disloyalty and put down subversive organizations and individuals. More specifically, our committee will be focusing on the role of the government in the lives of private citizens and the media. Every single citizen is vulnerable to the influence of the reds, and it is HUAC’s task to not only prevent communism from spreading, but also confronting those who have been accused.

Committee members will be debating on specific issues that came with the Red Scare and its in uence on American society: race, power struggles, personal liberty, Truman’s executive orders, the role of the president, fair prosecution, trials, and communism in the media. Delegates should focus on knowing the climate of the Second Red Scare (detailed in “Information on the Topic”) and various incidents that occurred in response to this climate. 

The Founding Fathers

Ewan Chang | Diane Kang | Mike Kim
Independence From the British
​(Historical Crisis Committee)

The Sons of Liberty was a group of patriots in the American colonies who were more radical and militant in their ways of protesting against British colonial rule. First introduced as a way of violently protesting against the Stamp Act, the Sons of Liberty soon grew to become one of the most well-known and popular resistance groups in the American colonies. The first group was assembled under Samuel Adams and was dubbed “the Loyal Nine.” they were instrumental in orchestrating a riot against Andrew Oliver, a stamp distributor, in order to persuade the people to join in the fight against the Stamp Act..

As you enter the committee, it is imperative that you remember that your actions are what will decide history. Be mindful that our committee doesn’t necessarily have to follow the course of history. What must happen is what you think is the best for the colonies. Remember your roles, your goals, and act towards them. Good luck. 

Executive Board, Jurassic World

Henry Ko | Olivia Moon | Joshua Park
Breakout of the Indominus Rex
​(Crisis Committee)

Delegates, welcome to Jurassic World!...only that it is under “maintenance” for now. Every time Jurassic World added a new attraction, the number of tourists have spiked. Running out of ideas for new attractions, International Genetics Incorporation (InGen) agrees to support a potentially catastrophic project: creating a new carnivorous dinosaur through genetic hybridization. Naming it the Indominus Rex, InGen throws in genes from variety of animals across the planet, even allowing the hybrid to be invisible to thermal sensors. Designed to be larger than the T-Rex, it seems like nothing will be able to stop the Indominus Rex if it gets loose. And who would expect things to go wrong? After all, this walking nightmare was never meant to be caged. But InGen realizes this too late-- Indominus Rex has already broken free of its chains, and it roams around the theme park by itself, hungrily hunting for food. Now, it is up to the delegates to decide upon the fate of the Indominus Rex and, of course, the Jurassic World. 
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