Our Committees
Real-world scenarios, complex challenges. Explore POLIS’s debate forums, choose your committee, and get ready to negotiate the global and national future.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Topic: The Multifaceted Crisis in Yemen: Systemic Humanitarian Collapse and the Disruption of Global Maritime Trade in the Red Sea
The highest body for maintaining international peace and security. At the UNSC, delegates will address one of today’s most complex emergencies, requiring high-level diplomacy. Negotiations will focus on mediating the Yemeni armed conflict, mitigating the humanitarian catastrophe, and the urgent need to protect vital logistics routes in the Red Sea, balancing geopolitical interests with the preservation of lives.
Human Rights Council (HRC)
Theme: Institutional Violence and Young Black People: The Impacts of “War on Drugs” Policies and Police Militarization in the Americas
The epicenter of global humanitarian discussions. In this committee, delegates will address the urgency of structural racism and state violence. The debate will require a thorough critical analysis of police lethality and the historical failure of repressive anti-drug policies, seeking international resolutions that protect Black youth and ensure full respect for civil rights in the Americas.
Topic: Quantum Cryptography and the State Dilemma: Who Will Dominate New Quantum Technologies
The leading forum for international economic and technological cooperation. Leaders of the world’s major powers will discuss the impending quantum computing revolution and its irreversible impacts on global cybersecurity. Discussions will focus on the technological race, the protection of sensitive data, and the challenge of establishing international governance to prevent monopolies and the military use of these disruptive innovations.
Group of Twenty (G20)
Topic: State Inefficiency in the Face of Organized Crime and Its Classification as Terrorism.
A committee focused on the complexities of Brazilian politics and legislation. Lawmakers will discuss the public security crisis, the limits of state intervention, and the profound legal and social implications of classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.