UNSC Reform Simulation
The United Nations Security Council Reform Simulation will be a combination of realistic and less realistic elements. As other simulations in the realms of Political Science and International Relations it is primarily intended to serve as educational learning tool.
The event we are simulating is a fictitious December 15, 2016 New York summit. One of the major issues to be discussed is the reform of the UN Security Council.
We are assuming that the debates on such reform are taking place within the UN Security Council. It is likely that the UN General Assembly will accept any changes accepted by the UNSC. We are also assuming that there are only nine of the fifteen UNSC members present at the meeting[1]: Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, and the United States. In order to pass a resolution we will need the affirmative vote of six of the ten members, including the concurring votes of the four permanent members that are present.[2]
Russia:
You are to prepare for the simulation by researching your country’s position on UNSC reform. You are also to prepare for negotiations with other countries. Even if you do not receive one of the coveted permanent seats on the UNSC, you should at least try to “get something” for your country from these negotiations. You should try to play your country as realistically as possible during the simulation.
[1] The UK and the other five non-permanent members are boycotting the meeting because they feel that it is unfair that the South Pole – a territory far vaster than most countries that are members of the UN – does not have any representation in the UN!!!
[2] This is intended to simulate the actual proportion that reflects a “majority” in the UNSC: decisions of the Security Council are made by an affirmative vote of nine of the fifteen members including the concurring votes of the permanent members.