OPOMUN 2025

Committees

 

 

 

 

SC - SECURITY COUNCIL

ISSUES

Regulating Autonomous and AI-Driven Weapons in Modern Warfare.

 

Addressing the Conflict in Yemen and the Red Sea Region.

 

 

CHAIR

Guilherme Tinoco

CO-CHAIR

Maria Luisa Varella (External)

TYPIST

Inês Mendonça

 

 

 

 

HSC - HISTORICAL SECURITY COUNCIL

ISSUES

Managing Ethnic Conflict and Human Rights Violations Resulting from the Srebrenica Massacre (1995).

 

Addressing the Issue of Israel’s Invasion of the Sinai Peninsula (1956).

 

 

CHAIR

Mariana Moreira

CO-CHAIR

Maria Pessanha

TYPIST

Matteo Demarzo

ICJ - INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

ISSUES

Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda).

 

Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine).

 

 

PRESIDENT

João Rodrigues

VICE-PRESIDENT

Yasmin Mello

REGISTRAR

Petr Iatsenko

ECOSOC - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

NOTE:

This committee will only exist on the first two days. On the last day (Feb. 14th), all delegates in ECOSOC will be debating in GA.

ISSUES

Managing the Impact of Climate-Related Migration and its Economic Consequences.

 

Addressing the Digital Divide: Combating Technological Inequality in an Increasingly Connected World.

 

 

CHAIR

Carlota Coutinhas

CO-CHAIR

Francisca Vilaça

TYPIST

João Diogo Lopes

 

 

 

 

HR - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

NOTE:

This committee will only exist on the first two days. On the last day (Feb. 14th), all delegates in HR will be debating in GA.

ISSUES

Safeguarding Human Rights in the Aftermath of the Nagorno-karabakh Conflict.

 

Advancing a Human Rights-Based Approach to AI Regulation.

 

 

CHAIR

Bia Pereira

CO-CHAIR

Eugénio Neri (External)

TYPIST

Francisco Paes

 

 

 

 

GA - GENERAL ASSEMBLY

NOTE: 

GA is a junction of the ECOSOC and HR committees and will only start its debate session on the 14th of February.

ISSUE

Examining the Role of Developed Nations in Reparations for Historical Colonialism and Exploitation.

 

 

CHAIR

Marta Costa

CO-CHAIR

Afonso Macedo

TYPIST

Leonor Paz-Dias

 

 

 

 

WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

ISSUES

Exploring the Pros and Cons of AI in Healthcare and its Potential to Transform the Future of Medicine.

 

Gene Manipulation in Healthcare: Balancing Genetic Advances with Ethical Responsibility.

 

 

CHAIR

Leonor Azevedo

CO-CHAIR

Manuel Campante

TYPIST

Edan Ibinson

 

 

 

 

UNODC - UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

ISSUES

Combating Maritime Piracy and Organised Crime at Sea.

 

Tackling Transcontinental Drug Trafficking: Finding Pathways to Eliminating the Balkan Route.

 

 

CHAIR

Clara Macedo

CO-CHAIR

Pedro Silva

TYPIST

Carolina Cardenas

 

 

 

 

DISEC - DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

ISSUES

Combatting the Illicit Trade and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (Salw).

 

Addressing the Issue of Cyber Security Threats to International Security.

 

 

CHAIR

Luísa Pinto

CO-CHAIR

Sascha Baldassarre (External)

TYPIST

Helena Pinto