FIRST

First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

President: Marco Omar Montemurro Spano

Chair:

Topic A) Measures to restore military transparency and reduce the operational preparation of nuclear arsenals between the Russian Federation and the United States of America.

Topic B) Strategies to confront the illicit trafficking of commercial explosives and military grade weaponry within South America, with emphasis on regional cooperation, stockpile security and the logistical capabilities of transnational criminal networks.

Background and faculties

The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security (FIRST) is one of the six main committees established by the United Nations in 1945, composed of all 193 members. It deals with global security threats, the regulation of armaments, and the promotion of multilateral disarmament by discussing resolutions on nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction, conventional arms and emerging technology in warfare, and the fostering of nonproliferation. It is essential in the increasing geopolitical fragmentation, the collapse of legacy arms control agreements, and mainly, the preservation of global security.

The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, in aim of regulating global challenges related to international security, arms control, disarmament, and the proliferation of weapons, is permitted to:

Develop and promote international principles, guidelines, and directives in global disarmament, armament regulation, and the maintenance of international security;
Coordinate and accelerate dialogue and multilateral negotiation spaces for the development of treaties, conventions, and action frameworks directed to weapon’s control and nonproliferation;
Promote technical cooperation initiatives and capacity-building mechanisms among Member States and specialized agencies regarding arms security and disarmament efforts;
Encourage transparency measures and confidence-building mechanisms through voluntary information-sharing frameworks among Member States.;
Recommend the establishment of expert panels and technical working groups to assess emerging security threats and disarmament challenges;
Request urgent measures and formal interventions about critical armament situations that put peace and international stability at risk directly to the Disarmament Conference and the Security Council.