Topic A) Measures to mitigate the maritime security crisis in the Republic of Yemen, with emphasis on the Red Sea violence and security restoration

Topic B) Strategies to prevent a possible military deployment from the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China, due to recent territorial disputes in the South China Sea

Background and faculties

Since its foundation on October 24, 1945 the Security Council (SC) has had the objective of maintaining peace and international security, it is the only member in the United Nations (UN) that has the power of making mandatory decisions. The council is composed of a total of 15 members, 10 elected members that are elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (GA) and 5 permanent members; the People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. 

With the objective of archiving its purposes, the Security Council has the capacity to: 

• Formulate plans for the regulation of armaments; 

• Recommend strategies for the adjustment of conflict resolution conditions; 

• Initiate military action against any aggressor that threatens peace and security; 

• Investigate any altercation which may lead to international friction; 

• Implement economic sanctions and measurements to prevent or stop aggression.