The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to promoting gender equality and women's empowerment. Established in 1946, it works to shape global standards and policies by reviewing progress, identifying challenges, and setting actionable recommendations.

Key roles:

Policy Guidance: Monitors the implementation of agreements like the Beijing Declaration.

Annual Meetings: Governments and NGOs gather to discuss priority themes (e.g., women’s economic rights, ending violence).

Advocacy: Amplifies marginalized voices and promotes gender-inclusive policies.

CSW plays a pivotal role in advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality).

This topic highlights a critical issue in gender equality: systemic disparities in healthcare and sanitation that disproportionately harm women and girls. 

Women and girls face unique barriers to healthcare (e.g., maternal care, sexual/reproductive health) and sanitation (e.g., menstrual hygiene, safe toilets). Cultural taboos, poverty, and infrastructure gaps often limit access to resources like clean water, sanitary products, or contraception.  Some countries are even indifferent to women's health and sanitation, which is not acceptable today when the international community constantly emphasizes equality. Women’s empowerment refers to the process of enabling women to claim their rights, access opportunities, and achieve equal participation in social, economic, and political life. It challenges systemic gender discrimination and transforms power structures to ensure women can make autonomous decisions about their bodies, livelihoods, and futures. Women's empowerment is an important way to solve this systemic problem.

The International Maritime Organization(IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating global shipping. Established in 1948 and operational since 1958, it focuses on improving maritime safety, security, and environmental protection. Headquartered in London, the IMO develops international standards like the SOLAS(Safety of Life at Sea) and MARPOL(Marine Pollution Prevention)conventions. It ensures ships operate responsibly, reduces pollution risks, and promotes sustainable maritime practices, playing a crucial role in global trade and ocean sustainability.

Transnational organized crime has long threatened global security, economic stability, and human rights. In the digital era, criminal organizations have adapted rapidly, leveraging encrypted communication, the dark net, and virtual financial products like cryptocurrencies to operate across borders more anonymously and efficiently. Technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain now enable crimes ranging from drug and arms trafficking to cyber fraud and money laundering on an unprecedented scale. Traditional law enforcement frameworks often struggle to keep pace, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated international action. While some progress has been made, no single nation can tackle cyber-enabled transnational organized crime alone. Strengthening global legal standards, expanding intelligence-sharing, and adopting new technologies in policing efforts are critical. Delegates will now be called upon to confront these emerging challenges, crafting concrete, cooperative strategies that balance security, innovation, and civil liberties in an increasingly digital world.

Migration has become a primary global concern in an increasingly connected world. As globalization brings countries closer together, the number of people moving across borders has skyrocketed. At the same time, anti-immigrant feelings have become more common in many societies. Such attitudes damage social unity within countries and make it harder for different cultures to live and work together peacefully. According to recent reports, there were about 281 million international migrants in 2024, around 3.6% of the world population. Conflict, political unrest, economic problems, and environmental disasters make migration even more complicated today. These forces often cause refugees—people fleeing danger and persecution—to move alongside other types of migrants. In this situation, protecting refugees and guaranteeing their rights has become harder. During the conference, this committee

will discuss how governments and international organizations can defend refugee rights and dignity while managing the broader challenges of global migration.