GrunnMUN 2026 has a range of councils, ranging from beginner to advanced levels. Scroll lower to discover our councils and their respective topics!
SC
Security Council
Help without Frontiers: Cross-Border Aid without Host State Consent
The United Nations Security Council (Advanced level) is the most powerful body within the UN, responsible for maintaining global peace and security.
This council concerns the critical international challenge of delivering cross-border humanitarian aid in situations where the host state systematically denies or obstructs access, often in violation of International Humanitarian Law. The central tension lies between the inviolable principle of territorial integrity and non-interference and the urgent need for effective civilian protection from preventable suffering, including starvation and lack of medical access.
The Security Council must grapple with defining the legal and operational thresholds for intervention. This includes identifying bright-line triggers-such as verified, sustained denial of IHL-mandated aid or the use of starvation as a tactic–that would justify invoking Chapter VII authority. Any viable solution must also incorporate robust evidence standards and mechanisms, such as secure third-party monitoring and sanctions carve-outs, to preserve humanitarian space and ensure accountable, time-bound assistance.
Dominik Palkovič – Chairperson of the Security Council
Gabriela Grigoraş– Chairperson of the Security Council
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Developing a Unified NATO
Strategic Policy on China and Its Influence in Indo-Pacific
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Advanced/Intermediate level) is a political and military alliance founded in 1949 to ensure the collective defense and security of its member states.
As China’s economic, military, and political influence expands,
NATO faces growing pressure to formulate a coherent approach to Beijing’s activities beyond the Euro-Atlantic sphere. The Indo-Pacific has emerged as a critical area of strategic competition, with the South China Sea at the center of escalating tensions over territorial claims, militarized artificial islands, freedom of navigation, and the security of global trade routes. While individual NATO members have taken varying positions on China’s regional behavior, the Alliance as a whole lacks a unified strategic policy that addresses both the challenges and opportunities posed by China’s rise. This invites delegates to evaluate whether NATO should adopt a coordinated stance on China, and if so, what such a policy should entail. Moreover, the committee must assess how expanding NATO’s strategic focus into the Indo-Pacific could affect alliance cohesion, resource allocation, and the traditional Euro-Atlantic mandate, weighing the need to respond to global power shifts against the danger of overextending the Alliance’s mandate
Ilinca Pādurariu – Chairperson of the NATO Committee
Rixt Anno Roos Ruedisuoli – Chairperson of the NATO Committee
Karina Balaban – Chairperson of the NATO Committee
ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council
Resilient SMEs: Post-Crisis Strengthening in
Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (Intermediate level) is one of the six principal organs of the UN, responsible for promoting international cooperation on economic, social, and development issues.
The topic is concerend with hoe small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often hit hardest during economic crises, facing falling demand, restricted credit, and disrupted supply chains. SMEs in low- and middle-income countries are especially vulnerable, as governments often lack the resources to offer sufficient financial support, forcing many firms to depend on informal financing networks
The topic explores how governments and ECOSOC can better support SMEs so they can survive crises and recover more quickly.
Delegates will look at tools such as targeted financial assistance, improved access to loans, digital solutions, training programs, and policies that help businesses remain open and protect jobs. We hope to find practical recommendations that can guide governments, local authorities, and business communities in strengthening SMEs’ resilience and ensuring they can navigate future crises more effectively.
Lucia Lamošová – Chairperson of the ECOSOC Committee
Mihnea Pasere – Chairperson of the ECOSOC Committee.
WHO
World Health Organization
Developing Digital Health Strategies: Confronting the Risks and Benefits of Digital Innovation in Healthcare
The World Health Organization (Beginner/Intermediate level) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Established in 1948, its primary goal is to ensure that all people attain the highest possible level of health.
This Committee will discuss how globalization has changed digital healthcare by removing geographical barriers. The spread of information and communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge societies. For instance, telemedicine and virtual platforms can democratize healthcare for marginalized people. Meanwhile, global healthcare data exchange allows research, data-driven decisions, and personalized medicine.
Therefore, the digital health landscape involves the development of applications and websites, as well as other hardware to facilitate the completion of a digital health ecosystem. To achieve this objective, countries and stakeholders must collectively act upon global opportunities to improve health and work towards universal health coverage, while meeting challenges, identifying and communicating risks. Furthermore, as countries work toward unified digital health frameworks, they must be aware of threats to data security, patient privacy, and regulatory harmonization remain issues as well as avoid imposing overly uniform solutions that could widen the digital divide or overlook local need.
Andrea Ibáñez López – Chairperson of the WHO Committee
George Ciobeica – Chairperson of the WHO Committee
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
Behind the Screen: Ending Digital Inequality for Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Beginner level) is a specialized agency of the United nations working to save children’s lives, defend their rights and help them fulfill their potential.
This topic discusses how digital platforms link young people around the world, yet their online experiences are still shaped by design choices that rarely reflect cultural or linguistic diversity. What happens when safety tools, reporting systems or parental controls exist only in a handful of dominant languages? How many children from minority communities are left navigating risks like cyberbullying, discrimination, and harmful content without meaningful protection, and what responsibility do global companies bear for closing this gap?
A key challenge is understanding how UNICEF and Member States can promote multilingual, culturally aware digital safeguards, particularly as views on children’s online autonomy differ across societies. Should global digital safety standards be unified to guarantee equal protection for every child, or should they be tailored to different cultural contexts to respect local expectations? And ultimately, what would genuine digital equality for all children trulv look like?
Matilde Minto – Chairperson of the UNICEF Committee
