ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council
Committee Agenda
Addressing Food Insecurity and Humanitarian Access in Conflict-Affected Sudan and South Sudan.
Establishing Frameworks for Equitable Water Sharing and Resource Management in South Asia's Trans-Boundary Rivers.
Briefing Note
“Coordinating humanitarian aid and environmental safeguards for global stability.”
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.”
— W. H. Auden
The pursuit of sustainable development is no longer a distant dream in a world where access to food, water, and humanitarian assistance remains challenging. As conflicts intensify, climate pressures mount, and resource scarcity deepens, there is an immediate need for practical, comprehensive, and cooperative solutions to protect vulnerable parts of society and promote long term economic-stability.
In ECOSOC, delegates will work on developing resolutions for two pressing challenges that strike the very foundations of sustainable development: the urgency of food security in conflict zones and water security through equitable water sharing of rivers in South Asia.
Our first agenda, "Emergency Measures to Enhance Food Security and Distribution of Humanitarian Aid in Conflict Zones Across Sudan and South Sudan" tackles the severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan and South Sudan. Ongoing violence, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services have pushed millions towards acute food insecurity, with children facing alarming levels of malnutrition and preventable disease.
Our second agenda, “Ensuring equitable water sharing of Trans-boundary River Systems of South Asia for Environmental Protection and Water Security”, sets out to examine political tensions within South Asian countries over freshwater resources. The Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra are the major river systems that cross borders, flowing through India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
As the world confronts conflict-driven hunger and intensifying competition over shared water resources, delegates at ECOSOC will be expected to participate in intense discussion, diplomatic cooperation, and meticulous planning throughout the sessions.
Citations
- /01https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/escalation-conflict-south-sudan-threatens-push-million-extreme-food-crisis
- /02https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166931
- /03https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/taxonomy/term/238
- /04https://www.authorea.com/users/846220/articles/1235138-water-security-in-south-asia-transboundary-water-politics-between-india-pakistan-and-bangladesh