The United Nations Security Council in the early days of the summit, voted to invoke Article 27(3) of the UN Charter, stripping China of its right to vote on the Taiwan Strait crisis. The provision, which bars parties directly involved in a dispute from casting a substantive vote, was put forward by Taiwan. It passed with exactly nine votes in favour, the bare minimum required for a procedural motion of this nature. For delegates unfamiliar with the committee's backdrop: the year is 2040,...

Friday afternoon, FUNSC stripped China of its voting power. This was made possible by Article 27(3) of the UN Charter which requires a party to a dispute to abstain from voting. The motion was proposed by Taiwan as states feared that Russia and China would veto every SC attempt to draft a resolution. Beijing's response was immediate: economic threats against the supporting states; setting the tone for a tense morning of unmoderated caucus exchanges between China and the nine delegations that...

As yesterday’s heated deliberations drew to an end, MERCOSUR member states remained unable to reach consensus on trade diversification. While some states advocated for strengthening internal commerce and reducing trade barriers within MERCOSUR, others pushed firmly for greater trade diversification. This inability of member states to reach an agreement defines the internal fragmentation of the Union, as the delegation of Uruguay noted, ”holds a great potential but is riddled with power...