Specialized Agencies
Introduction to Organ
There are committees, and then there’s the Specialised Agencies.
High stakes, impossible decisions and unpredictable situations you can’t prepare for. You think on your feet, act on instinct, and live with the consequences. This is where delegates rewrite history, one classified file, one rogue directive, one broken alliance at a time.
From India and Pakistan silently waging war in the UNSC with diplomacy as their weapon, to East Pakistan standing up to a superpower-backed regime, to, as stated very well by the Chairperson, “leaked files, abuse of power, inhumane operations, illegal actions, and violations of the law” in SIORT. And Ad-Hoc? The less you know, the better you’ll sleep.
Trust no one. Question everything.
With the thrill of a Mission Impossible movie and the suspense of a Tom Clancy novel, this year, the Specialised Agencies is pure cinema.
From navigating the tense geopolitical chessboard of the Kashmir region in the United Nations Security Council, to stepping inside the Islamic Republic National Assembly as Pakistan reels from the historic loss of East Pakistan, to conducting an explosive trial of the CIA under Donald J. Trump’s directive in SIORT, every committee demands smart diplomacy under fire. These committees are wild. They are unpredictable. And we can’t wait to see delegates take up the challenge and show us what true crisis diplomacy looks like.
Letter from The Under Secretary General
Dear Delegates,
I don’t usually write letters, but for you, I’ll make an exception.
There are two kinds of people in MUNs: those who love the rules and those who rewrite them. I’ll let you guess which side I’m on.
Hi. I’m Aziz Matkawala, your USG for Specialised Agencies, and the guy who’ll probably be silently judging your directive formatting (but with love) and planning five steps ahead.
I’m in 12th grade, studying humanities, which basically means I overanalyse everything, argue for fun and make political jokes no one asked for. I’ve got a mild obsession with Indian politics, conspiracy theories and geopolitics, a major one for Ferrari, and if you mention Game of Thrones, I will rank characters on the spot.
I’m not here to overwhelm you with fancy words or deep philosophical intros. This letter? It’s just to say that you’re going to be fine, and you’re going to have fun. MUNs can be a wild ride, full of plot twists, passionate speeches, alliances that last 30 minutes and that one delegate who somehow always has a “secret source”. Specialised Agencies don’t come with a map, and there’s no comfort zone. Here, the updates don’t wait, the stakes don’t go lower and the chaos? Amazingly inevitable.
But don’t worry, I’m not here to scare you. I’m here to push you, encourage you, applaud you when you dominate and side-eye you when you don’t read the background guide. I’m here to ensure you leave louder, sharper, smarter, and a little bit unhinged (in a good way).
So, show up bold, ready to turn committee rooms into warzones and whiteboards into battlegrounds. This is strategy and mayhem, along with diplomacy. And I? I’m the one making sure it all runs like a perfectly orchestrated train wreck.
Take risks, fall, recover and plot again. I’ll see you in committee, or outside it. I’ll be around.
Best,
Aziz Matkawala
USG, Specialised Agencies
