FOURTH

Special Political and Decolonization Committee

President: Ariadna Joseline Pacheco Spirina

Chair:

Topic A) Measures to strengthen international cooperation for environmental remediation and humanitarian assistance in territories affected by the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific and Central Asia.

Topic B) Measures to address the legal and political implications of climate-induced territorial loss affecting Low-Lying Non-Self-Governing Territories.

Background and faculties

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) is one of the six Main Committees of the United Nations General Assembly, established in 1945. Originally focused on decolonization and trusteeship matters following the Second World War; its role has expanded to address a wider range of special political questions. The main purpose of the Fourth Committee is to examine assigned issues and prepare recommendations, draft resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly plenary. This structure allows Member States to debate complex international matters in an organized space before full assembly consideration. Today, the committee’s work connects political, humanitarian, legal and security issues across different global regions.

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth) with the purpose of developing new international strategies in function of creating new solutions for actual issues has the capacity of:

Supervise and accelerate the decolonization process by reviewing and evaluating the status of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Adopt draft decisions and resolutions for formal considerations and voting by the General Assembly Plenary.
Review and provide recommendations on United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Examine and investigate practices affecting the human rights of the population in occupied territories.
Analyze and disseminate scientific reports of the effects of atomic radiation on human health and the environment.
Draft and propose resolutions concerning the self-determination of peoples living under colonial administration.