Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

The Economic and Social Council is one of six main bodies of the United Nations. Since the UN establishment the Council has evolved to become a central platform for policy and strategy analysis and review of local and global actions. ECOSOC has a mandate to promote international integrated cooperation dedicated to achievement of sustainable development in all its forms and manifestations.

ECOSOC’s functions include :

  • Assistance of the General Assembly and Security Council when requested;
  • Creation of the commissions and convocation of the international conferences;
  • Follow-up conduction and reviewing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other UN Summits and Conferences;
  • Work coordination of specialized agencies along with funds & programmes;
  • Issue studies and reports, making recommendations.

 

Agenda: The impact of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures on the quality of life

Distinguished delegates!

 

 

It is my honor to welcome you to C-MIMUN 2023. I am extremely grateful for being able to invite you to participate in the work of the Economic and Social Council which this year is to discuss matters of utmost importance to the international community. 

 

In the recent decade, the concept of unilateral coercive economic measures has been aggressively applied to force independent states to change their political directions or comply with certain narratives from more powerful and influential global players. Not only is the imposition of sanctions and trade bans illegitimate and unjustified, it negatively impacts social stability and quality of life of people living in the affected countries. What we are witnessing now in sanctioned states is a complex issue entangling political unrest, food security, booming unemployment, human rights violations and other alarming trends. 

 

Therefore, it is my duty to encourage you to take effective measures and alleviate the consequences of the hostile economic leverages. I hope that your substantial contribution will resolve the problem significantly as I expect meaningful and fruitful debates that will bring us to consensus. To conclude, I do believe that this experience will further help you develop professional competencies and improve your soft communicative skills.

 

I look forward to meeting you all during our sessions!

 

 

Sincerely yours, 

President of the Economic and Social Council

Dorykina Ekaterina

I am very glad to welcome you  to the Churkin International Model United Nations 2023. I am looking forward to interacting with you and finding solutions to the crucial problems at hand.

The term “unilateral coercive measures” usually refers to economic measures taken by one State to compel a change in the policy of another State. More recently, so-called “smart” or “targeted” sanctions such as asset freezing and travel bans have been implemented to countries across the world by other States and its impacts are felt immensely.

These measures can impact the full enjoyment of human rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular the rights of everyone to a standard of living adequate for their health and well-being, including food and medical care, housing and necessary social services.

I advise all delegates to do proper research and prepare as we find solutions to these problems. All great leaders and world icons had a starting point. This could be yours. Do not forget to have fun and enjoy the process.

 

Yours truly,

Vice President of the Economic and Social Council

Samuel Asiedu Asare

On behalf of the Expert of the ECOSOC at the C-MIMUN 2023, it is my absolute pleasure to welcome you, esteemed delegate, to become a part of our committee!

 

UECEM — this abbreviation at the first sight poses as something totally incomprehensible. But there is an exciting, extremely topical issue behind sophisticated covering. Multiple states are suffering nowadays from imposing of UECEM as they devastatingly affect basic economic indicators intricately tied to quality of life along with putting the enjoyment of human rights at risk. Alas, the problem is far from being solved yet. 

 

But together we have a chance to break the impasse. It is our domain of expertise and will to establish a sound foundation through final resolution that would eradicate UECEM from the practice of international relations. 

 

Upcoming sessions, heated debates, superb English and oratorical practice will accompany you amid all unforgettable 7 days of the C-MIMUN 2023!

 

And remember, the formal proceedings are but a part of the model concept. Here you will find fellow-thinkers, a kind-hearted secretariat, an amazing cultural programme and overall memorable experience.

 

Get ready to delve into the vibe of the United Nations!

 

Best regards,
Expert of the Economic and Social Council,
Artur Garipov

Esteemed delegates,

 

Let me wholeheartedly welcome you to the annual Churkin Moscow International Model United Nations!

 

The Economic and Social Council is back with yet another captivating agenda, which is in need of effective solutions and new ideas to minimize its snowballing consequences. Unilateral economic measures have an enormous influence on a country’s political stability and economic performance, but also the inhabitants’ quality of life. Many of these people are children and other vulnerable populations, who constantly suffer from the consequences of unilateral measures that reflect on even the smallest aspects of their everyday life, such as limited access to essential goods and services. The Presidium wants the delegates of the committee to do everything from finding a reasonable solution for people to be able to experience a full enjoyment of basic human rights and to even possibly bringing a consensus among the ‘sender’ and the ‘target’ countries. 

 

Every delegate is expected to have the agenda sufficiently comprehended and actively engage in discussions during the committee sessions. However, do not be afraid thinking about what’s about to happen. Buckle up, do your research and prepare yourself for the most rewarding 6-day debate journey of the upcoming spring. After all, MUNs are all about being confident and believing in yourself. 

 

As the expert of this committee, I will try my best to involve all my delegates in heated debates as well as providing them with extensive knowledge and specifications of diplomacy, the UN and, of course, the Economic and Social Council.

 

I genuinely hope you are as excited as I am to be a part of C-MIMUN 2023.

 

Godspeed,

Expert of the Economic and Social Council,

Oyundelger Tsogtsaikhan

One of the essential parts that need to be done by you in order to be selected from a pool of qualified applicants who wish to be a part of the Economic and Social Council in C-MIMUN 2023 is the submission of an essay. The essay will contain a short study of the committee’s agenda, ‘The Impact of Unilateral Extraterritorial Economic Measures on Quality of Life’. The essay will not only help you stand out among other applicants, but also prepare for the upcoming interview. Here are some recommendations suggested by the experts of ECOSOC on writing an excellent thesis:

Structure
● Your essay should be around 250-500 words long;
● It should consist of three parts: the introduction, the main part and the conclusion.
● The introduction will contain the theoretical part of the work.
● Describe the topic in simple phrases and outline the main problem we should be discussing throughout the committee sessions.
● The main body will consist of various analyses, including information from the experts’ report and define the causes, the current situation and the consequences the problem is bringing to the world.
● The conclusion is a part where you get to be a little more creative and propose your own ideas on how this issue could be tackled for it to completely diminish.

To correctly outline the agenda, you may use the following UN documents:
— Report on the biennial Human Rights Council panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights (2019);
— Thematic study of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, including recommendations on actions aimed at ending such measures (2012);
— Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights

The essay represents your own opinion on the issue, not the stance of a particular country, as you are not yet assigned one. Please carefully examine the Experts’ Report and outline the committee agenda accordingly. Do not forget to use exclusively official informational sources and limit your opinion with facts. Lastly, please list the sources you have used to write your essay and avoid plagiarism.

In case you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the experts of the committee, we will gladly help you. Good luck!

Honorable delegates,

If you are reading this, there’s a high chance you have been assigned a country after the interview we have conducted. As a result of the interview, you have been accepted to be a part of the Economic and Social Council in C-MIMUN 2023 and represent the given country throughout the whole event. So let us congratulate you for making it through the delegate selection process!

The following and last stage of the conference preparation is going to be of utmost importance. You will now be required to submit a Position Paper (position statement), which is a short and on-point speech that represents your country’s stance on the committee’s agenda, which is ‘The Impact of Unilateral Extraterritorial Economic Measures on Quality of Life’. The paper is strictly political and should not include your personal beliefs and opinions. Your Position Paper will help you deliver your Opening Speech (Position Statement) at the very beginning of the committee sessions. The delegate is required to write at least one-page document to better understand the topic and their respective country’s stance and policies. It is written before the model and submitted to the chairs for a chance to get an award. It should not be confused with working paper or draft resolution paper, as they are written during the process of the committee sessions.

1) Outline the Topic Background
a) Establish what your topic is;
b) Define key terms.
2) Past International Actions, Proposed solutions
a) What UN programs, events, resolutions, and agreements your country has participated in and whether or not they have been successful;
b) How effective were these? Consider what went right, and what could you improve upon.

3) Country policy
a) Summarize your country’s own stance on the issue and what they believe the international community should do to resolve the issue;
b) Do not let your own opinion clash with your respective country’s policies.
4) Possible solutions
a) Propose solutions to resolve the issues at hand based on your country’s perspective on the issue.

Requirements:
● 1-2 pages long
● Font: Times New Roman
● Font size: 14
Remember that you have to represent the position of your assigned country. Therefore you should not speak in the first person (“I”), but with the voice of the Committee Member you represent. Use the following phrases: “Our Government

/ Nation”, “Our Organization”, “The Delegation of ____.”
You may offer your own ideas as possible projects to solve the problem, but bear in mind that they should not contradict the policies of the state/organization you represent.

You may conduct your research utilizing the following information sources:
● Official speeches of the permanent representatives of your country to the UN;
● United Nations Digital Library System;
● Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) website;
● OHCHR website;
● Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders;
● Official websites of ministries of your respective country;
● Information sources mentioned in the experts’ report;
● Official websites of different UN bodies.

NOTE: Wikipedia is neither an acceptable nor reliable source of information for C- MIMUN.

If you have any additional questions regarding the position papers or just the model in general, please feel free to contact us, the experts of ECOSOC.

Country list:Representative:
1AfghanistanYekaterina Borodeiko
2ArgentinaAnna Glebova
3AustriaOlga Telegina
4BelgiumMaria Zaslavskaya
5Belize
6Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Ekaterina Zavalina
7BotswanaAndrei Orin
8BrazilAnudari Dagvasuren
9BulgariaPresident
10Cameroon
11CanadaVyacheslav Sverkunov
12Cape VerdeAgapova Elizaveta
13ChileAnna Stoliarova
14ChinaRustam Garipov
15ColombiaAndreas Coclet
16Costa RicaAlexander Sappinen
17Côte d’IvoireIlya Zvonov
18CroatiaAnastasia Tsar
19Czech RepublicRachel Lloyd
20DenmarkYuriy Emelyanov
21Equatorial GuineaАндрей Васильевич
22EswatiniAnna Aleksandrova
23FranceSvetlana Stroiteleva
24GreeceDanil Ardiev
25Guatemala
26IndiaMark Pliushchanskii
27IndonesiaYuriy Markosov
28IsraelSara Shaimerdenova
29ItalyOlga Gorshkova
30JapanNikita Tikhomirov
31KazakhstanStanislav Tsyplukhin
32LaosDmitriy Makurin
33LiberiaIvan Smirnoff
34LibyaGregory Golovin
35MadagascarAnna Krylova
36MauritiusГригорий Подчуфаров
37MexicoMaria Zhigalova
38New ZealandAngelina Kozlova
39NigeriaVera Kulakova
40OmanNataliya Sakharova
41PeruMuazzamkhon Khalilova
42PortugalDaniil Sergienko
43QatarAlina Kolomojtseva
44Republic of KoreaDaniil Kravchenko
45SlovakiaAnastasia Ivanova
46SloveniaRoman Abrashin
47Solomon Islands
48SwedenAnastasia Gaponenko
49ThailandMaksim Antonenko
50TunisiaAlexandra Poltoratskaya
51United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandFarida Akhmedova
52United Republic of TanzaniaMarina Timoshenko
53United States of AmericaEvgeny Kharyushin
54ZimbabweAngelina Levkovich
Observers:
1IranAnna Kazakova
2OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
3Russian FederationValeriya Poryadina
4United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)