Historical and Specialized Agencies

Spec committees tackle niche topics that allow delegates to dive deeply into specific historical, modern, or future events and issues.

Historical and Specialized Agencies

United Nations Security Council

Topic: Addressing the Situation in the Sahel: Preserving Stability and Security in a Crucial Region

Chair: Alberto Rodriguez

unsc@busun.org

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United Nations Security Council meeting with delegates seated around a large circular table.
The FIFA Club World Cup 2019 winner's trophy displayed on a red pedestal, with a blurred sports field and players in the background.

FIFA World Council

The FIFA Council is the governing body of FIFA, the world’s most powerful sports federation that oversees global football. This council, historically rife with corruption, must overcome regional biases and personal vendettas to select a host country for the 2030 World Cup. 

Chair: William Loughridge

fifawc@busun.org

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A political cartoon showing Uncle Sam leading a parade of various characters representing different groups and ideas, with a caption supporting peace. The characters include a soldier, a man with a cannon labeled 'No Lunch Guns,' a person with a birdcage, and others holding signs and flags, marching in a line.

First Hague Convention, 1899

National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Board of Directors Meeting

Conference on Preventing and Restricting the Proliferation of Misinformation and Fake News

Divine Council of the Trojan War

 The Great European Powers convene to codify the rules of warfare for the upcoming century, and to find some method of enforcing these rules on each other. 

Chair: Braelen Head

hague@busun.org

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Group of four diverse smiling people at a school event, with a banner that reads "MATCH DAY" in the background.

In a recent twist, the American Medical Association has decided to seek alternatives to the Residency Matching Program, an algorithm by which med school students are partnered to hospitals for their residency. This decision is ironic in light of the previous standpoint of the AMA fighting to keep the Matching Program in a 2002 lawsuit…join medical students, doctors, school officials, and AMA employees on a journey to reinventing what the future of medicine will look like.

Chair: Andrew Xu

Co-Chair: Emmanuel Chery

nrmp@busun.org

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Digital illustration of a world map overlaid with icons representing people, messages, and photos connected by lines, symbolizing global social networks and communication.

Unauthentic and intentionally falsified news not only divides populations but also promotes distrust in government, threatens democracy, and conflates inaccuracies as the truth. Delegates of the UN congregate to mitigate the dangers of fearmongering and propaganda and advocate for truth.

Chair: Rohan Kumaran

Co-Chair: Natalie Wadhwa

news@busun.org

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A classical painting depicting a historical scene with a seated man at the center and a woman with wings above him, surrounded by numerous people in Roman-style clothing in front of a Greek temple.

The Greek gods have gathered to discuss the Trojan War and its implications. The Pantheon must decide whether to intervene and who to hold accountable.  

Chair: Hpone Thit Htoo

trojanwar@busun.org

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If you have any questions about Spec committees, please contact the USG for Specialized and Historical Committees, Hamid Torabzadeh, at spec@busun.org.

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