United Nations Security Council

Nicole Krider, President

The United Nations Security Council is responsible for the preservation of international peace and security by investigating any dispute or situation which might lead to international friction, recommending methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement, determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression, and by recommending what action should be taken up to and including a military response.  Additionally, the Security Council's duties include recommending to the General Assembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, electing the Judges of the International Court of Justice. 

Proposed topics for the 2009 conference include the issue of Conflict Over Water, which refers to the growing danger of bloody military clashes over the resource, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.  Another issue calls on the Security Council to reinforce the United Nations' goal of Peace and Security for Women, which currently finds itself under attack in Sudan and Afghanistan.

Additionally, the WestMUN Security Council is unique in that it's Agenda of Topics is "open"; that is to say, any member nation with a seat on the Council may submit any topic it desires for discussion.  

A Full Report from the President will be available soon!

More information on the UN Security Council can be found at www.UN.org/docs/SC