Disarmament and International Security Committee DISEC
GROUP: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- Topic A: Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Topic B: State-Sponsored Violence
TOPIC A Weapons of Mass Destruction
TOPIC B State-Sponsored Violence
DELEGATION SIZE Double
EXECUTIVES
- Marcos Lopez II (he/him)
- Alex Gordon (he/him)
The Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) is the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. The committee concerns itself with questions of international importance regarding the security and demilitarization throughout all countries and regions, while ensuring that citizens around the globe remain protected. In particular, DISEC is concerned with the regulation of all member states’ armaments with particular care taken to work towards the UN’s goal of total disarmament. This year, the thematic topic of DISEC will be focused on the ways that states can leverage their positions of power to harm citizens abroad and domestically. Specifically, delegates will consider how to regulate tools and weapons used to harm citizens both abroad and domestically.
Topic A: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Certain biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons pose a significant threat to the delicate game of international peace and security. Commonly referred to as ‘weapons of mass destruction,’ these technologies have the potential to kill thousands in minutes which makes their regulation and total elimination of the highest priority. While the international community has come together to develop protocols to address the proliferation of these weapons, there is little doubt that continued research advancements only create greater possibilities of the development of more dangerous weapons. The use of these weapons in recent conflicts exacerbates concerns that these protocols are not heavy-handed enough to dissuade countries from their use during conflict. This topic will give delegates the opportunity to contend with the ways in which states can come together to ensure the protection of citizens around the world, particularly in areas of conflict, through regulation and disarmament.
Topic B: State-Sponsored Violence
Governments, democratic and otherwise, have wielded the tools of political, economic, and military power to enforce unjust tyranny against their own citizens. Extrajudicial arrests, forced disappearances, and violent espionage activities are some of the many ways in which governments have exploited their lofty positions to enact political agendas contrary to the will of their citizens. State-sponsored violence represents one of the highest levels of exploitation of citizens as they have no recourse when their government is actively involved in the violence they face. While many of these actions are committed under the guise of national security, citizens domestically and abroad know that these actions are taken in the interest of furthering secret agendas. No country is unscathed by the effects of state-sponsored violence. Delegates will grapple with how the international community can work together to ensure the protection of domestic citizens around the world.
Committee Members
United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Peru
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe