• First Committee: Disarmament and International Security
• Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural
• Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization
• Sixth Committee: Legal*

All member states of the United Nations are represented on the General Assembly, which debates issues of mutual importance through UPMUNC’s four committees. This year, the UPMUNC General Assembly is composed of three returning 2007 committees; the re-addition of the Legal Committee will allow delegates to tackle the important legal issues facing the international community.

• United Nations Development Programme*
• United Nations Human Rights Council*
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime*

The committees of the Economic and Social Council discuss crucial nonpolitical issues of the day in a smaller forum, comprising roughly fifty states. New additions to ECOSOC for UPMUNC 2008 are the UN Development Programme, the UN Human Rights Council, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, all very pertinent in improving the overall welfare of our global society.

• International Court of Justice*^
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)*

The specialized agencies of UPMUNC provide the unique opportunity to debate international conflicts in issue-specific committees. The International Court of Justice, consisting of representatives of judicial bodies around the world, will convene to pass judgment on some of the world’s most important judicial dilemmas. In addition, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) comes to UPMUNC this year, with a number of contentious international issues sure to be discussed.

• Security Council
• ad-hoc Committee of the Secretary-General^
• Colombian Cabinet*
• Arab-Israeli Summit of 2013*
• Continental Congress (JCC)*
• The British Crown (JCC)*
• The Supreme National Security Council of Iran*
• Indian National Congress of 1943-1947 (JCC)*
• Muslim League of 1943-1947 (JCC)*

At UPMUNC, one of our greatest strengths is our crisis committees, each of which is managed by no fewer than ten staff members to simulate past, present, and future crises. These crises are our most dynamic and exciting committees. The time-honored Security Council once again headlines our crisis committees, as delegates react to events immediately threatening international peace and security. The ad-hoc Committee continues as one of our staple simulations. UPMUNC pioneered the concept; composed of fewer than 15 delegates, the nature of this body changes each year and is not revealed until shortly before conference. Due to the immense popularity of this committee, applications are required.

UPMUNC looks to offer a diverse array of Crisis Committees, first of which is the Colombian Cabinet, where delegates will cope with the troubles facing the violence-ridden nation today. The Supreme National Security Council of Iran holds Iran's destiny in its hands. How will it choose to advance with its nuclear program and its international relations? The Arab-Israeli Summit of 2013 will pit delegates against the issues of the future, with representatives trying to finally secure peace and security in the region.

The partition of India comes to life with the Indian National Congress, working with, or maybe against, the Muslim League. Further back in history, relive the days of American Revolution, with members of the Continental Congress struggling to gain independence from the British Crown.

* New Committees in 2008
^ Participation by Application Only