Committees
Committees
Director: Samuel Sha
Type: UN4MUN
Difficulty: Advanced
Language: English
Please note: The United Nations Security Council committee at CAPMUN 2025 will be using UN4MUN Rules of Procedure (RoP). A detailed guide on UN4MUN RoP will be included in the Background Guide, and will be explained at the Committee’s opening session. UN4MUN RoP is less debate-oriented and is suitable for delegates who thrive in a cooperative, consensus-driven environment. Delegates will be expected to conduct thorough research, develop well-reasoned resolutions, and engage in constructive negotiations.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), established in 1945, is the primary organ responsible for maintaining international peace and security, and it is the only body that can impose sanctions or authorise the use of force to achieve its responsibilities.
However, since its creation, the structure and decision-making processes of the UNSC have been subject to increasing scrutiny, raising questions about its effectiveness in addressing contemporary global challenges. There were attempts to amend the UN Charter and the structure of UNSC; however, aside from expanding the non-permanent members from six to ten in 1963, there has not been further successful reform.
The committee will focus on 5 specific issues related to UNSC reforms: membership and regional representation, veto privileges, working methods, and UNSC-UNGA relationship. By engaging in these discussions in a new rule of procedure format, delegates will gain valuable experience in diplomacy, international relations, and public speaking while contributing to the ongoing debate on the future of the UNSC.
Director: Berkay Ertugrul
Type: Crisis
Difficulty: Advanced
Language: English
Constantinople—a city besieged countless times but captured only by a few. Now, it stands as the last stronghold of the Byzantine Empire, facing its most formidable challenge yet. The Ottomans, battle-worn after wars against Hungary and invasions by the Mongols, stand ready to make their mark. Will Sultan Mehmed, young and ambitious, finally succeed in breaching these ancient walls and signal the dawn of a new superpower? Or will the looming threat of a civil war with Prince Orhan tear the Ottomans apart before victory can be claimed?
As a member of Sultan Mehmed’s court, you will face not only the skilled Latin general Giovanni Giustiniani and his elite knights but also political intrigue within the Ottoman ranks. The Sultan’s greatest threat may not come from his enemies but from within—his own Prime Minister, Candarli Halil Pasha, who doubts the young ruler’s abilities and leads a faction against the siege. The court is divided, and you must navigate the power struggle between the Prime Minister’s supporters and the Sultan’s loyalists.
On the other side, the Roman court is just as fractured. Emperor Constantine XI seeks to defend his city, but is met with resistance from the noble class, led by the influential Prime Minister Loukas Notaras, who famously declared, “I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the city than the Latin mitre.” As the city’s fate hangs in the balance, you must also manage shifting alliances within Constantinople itself.
With the most advanced army of the time at your disposal—armed with powerful cannons and modern techniques—you must balance internal politics, military strategy, and external threats from Hungary and rival Turkish factions. Will you rise to the challenge and rewrite history, or will you fall prey to the same divisions that threaten both the Ottoman and Byzantine empires?
In this dynamic simulation, every decision could tip the scales of history. The siege has begun—are you ready?
Author: Je Ho Cho
Type: GA-Crisis
Difficulty: Medium
Language: English
Fall of the Soviet Union: Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1989 - 1991) The year is 1989. Four years of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev’s reform campaigns of glasnost and perestroika have led to economic catastrophe, rising separatism amongst the ethnic republics at home, and a crumbling Warsaw Pact abroad. In a desperate bid to bypass hardliners in the Communist Party, Gorbachev gambles on demokratizatsiya—free and fair elections for the first time in the history of the country—and a restructuring of the rubber stamp Supreme Soviet legislative body.
It is in this situation that the Supreme Soviet of the USSR convenes. Delegates have been selected as representatives of the Soviet people: unions, party organizations, and dissident groups alike. Within the Supreme Soviet, various factions of dissident nationalists, CPSU hardline conservatives, and Gorbachev loyalists will pass legislation, face successive national crises, and manoeuvre against each other to save (or destroy) Lenin’s revolution.
In this GA Crisis, each delegate can execute directives limited only by their resources in their character's portfolio and their creativity. As the committee progresses throughout the conference, the situation will evolve in real-time according to these delegate directives through the form of Crisis Updates: allowing participants to directly impact the surroundings during and after debate.
Author: Andrea Makwekwe
Type: General Assembly
Difficulty: Beginner
Language: Bilingual (We highly recommend those wishing to practice their second language to apply for this committee)
The UNHCR-DRC committee addresses the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This region has been severely affected by conflict, and violence, leading to a significant number of human rights violations and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The committee aims to facilitate discussions on protecting vulnerable populations, providing humanitarian assistance, and promoting sustainable solutions for peace and stability.
Key issues include the challenges faced by displaced individuals, access to essential services such as healthcare and education, Sanctions that can be implemented and the role of international cooperation in addressing the crisis. This committee seeks to raise awareness about the situation of the DRC's population and foster collaboration among member states to implement effective policies and actions that would restore, promote recovery, and support the resilience of the region.
Directors: Farhan Dobson
Type: Ad-hoc
Difficulty: Beginner
Language: English
This committee will be ad hoc, meaning that delegates will only find out the topic and who (or what) they are representing when they arrive. This will pose a unique challenge for delegates of all levels of skill. But I guarantee you the challenge is well worth it, whilst other delegates at CAPMUN 2025 are debating complex issues, like justice and refugee situations, delegates of the ad hoc committee could be debating anything. This committee has been in the works for years but we finally have been able to bring it to CAPMUN 2025, and I promise an experience like no other. If you want to have fun, participate in a challenge committee and make memories for life, this is the choice for you.
If you don’t want to write a position paper or have to do any research at all, this is the committee for you, spots will be limited so sign up fast!
Get ready for the committee of a lifetime!
Director: Karla Paola Morales Gutierrez
Type: ICJ Ad Hoc
Difficulty: Medium
Language: English
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been the principal judicial organ of the United Nations since its creation at the San Francisco Conference in 1945. The ICJ consists of 13 judges, the Vice-President and the President. The final mission of this committee is to dictate a verdict in favour or against the government that is to be judged. In the first session, delegates will receive an abstract of the case and evidence such as testimonies, narratives, statements, and declarations; will be given as the committee unfolds.
This committee will follow the usual outline and rules of procedure of a United Nations Model, with the only differentiation that it is an ad-hoc committee, which means that the topic will be revealed at the beginning of the model. The committee will host a real-life event and confront policies to navigate the challenges of an international court case ruling. Delegates will have the opportunity to develop rapid critical thinking, creativity, debating skills, effective speaking and writing skills, and imagination, as well as to seek a resolution and serve justice to the victims of the case.
Director: Jacob Paul
Type: Advanced
Difficulty: Advanced
Language: English
The Council of Night City Affairs (CNCA) is a powerful yet volatile assembly, established to address the complex issues plaguing Night City. Formed in a fragile truce between the megacorporations, the city government, law enforcement, civilian advocacy groups, and even certain gangs, the CNCA is a rare platform where all the major players are forced to cooperate, negotiate, and attempt to control the chaos of urban life. In the CNCA, delegates will tackle the issues of government corruption, police brutality, the cost of living, and the role of biotechnology that has been woven into the fabric of society.
Delegates are expected to engage in dynamic crisis management, demonstrating quick thinking and adaptability in response to evolving in-world events. They will need to balance competing interests from various factions—corporations, resistance movements, and government officials—while developing creative solutions to the societal issues within the world of Cyberpunk 2077. Collaboration, diplomacy, and strategic decision-making will be critical to success.