Drug Trafficking
Committee History:
The 4th Main Committee of the General Assembly (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) deals with a variety of political subjects not dealt with by the First Committee, as well as with decolonization. The committee came into being in its present recognizable form in 1993. Its origins can, however, be traced to the Special Political Committee that was formed as an ad-hoc committee in 1947 to deal specifically with issues of international politics and security.
The General Assembly maintained SPECPOL as an ad-hoc committee until 1978, when it replaced the Trusteeship Committee as the Fourth Committee. Ten years later, the United Nations declared the 1990s to be the “International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism.” In furtherance of this goal, the United Nations moved to modify SPECPOL, turning it into the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, with a mandate to oversee decolonization. As of 2005, the United Nations recognizes 15 Non-Self-Governing Territories. This number, of course, is highly disputed as some territories have had referendums where the people have rejected self-governance.
SPECPOL is primarily an advisory committee, recommending courses of action to the Security Council, specialized agencies of the United Nations, governments of member states, international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It does not have the power to take military action nor pass a binding resolution. During this conference, however, there will be no plenary session; therefore, all resolutions passed during the committee session will be deemed binding.
History of the Topic:
The War on Drugs is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of participating countries, and the stated aim to define and reduce the illegal drug trade. This initiative includes a set of drug policies of the United States that are
The 4th Main Committee of the General Assembly (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) deals with a variety of political subjects not dealt with by the First Committee, as well as with decolonization. The committee came into being in its present recognizable form in 1993. Its origins can, however, be traced to the Special Political Committee that was formed as an ad-hoc committee in 1947 to deal specifically with issues of international politics and security.
The General Assembly maintained SPECPOL as an ad-hoc committee until 1978, when it replaced the Trusteeship Committee as the Fourth Committee. Ten years later, the United Nations declared the 1990s to be the “International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism.” In furtherance of this goal, the United Nations moved to modify SPECPOL, turning it into the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, with a mandate to oversee decolonization. As of 2005, the United Nations recognizes 15 Non-Self-Governing Territories. This number, of course, is highly disputed as some territories have had referendums where the people have rejected self-governance.
SPECPOL is primarily an advisory committee, recommending courses of action to the Security Council, specialized agencies of the United Nations, governments of member states, international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It does not have the power to take military action nor pass a binding resolution. During this conference, however, there will be no plenary session; therefore, all resolutions passed during the committee session will be deemed binding.
History of the Topic:
The War on Drugs is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of participating countries, and the stated aim to define and reduce the illegal drug trade. This initiative includes a set of drug policies of the United States that are