Topic: 2025 – Responsibility of International Organizations
Country: Sierra Leone
Delegate Name: Julian Andare
The role of international organizations is one of multilateralism. These organizations are critical to properly resolving international issues and are necessary. The responsibility of international organizations encompasses the legal, ethical, and operational frameworks that govern how international organizations operate and interact. The legal committee must properly interpret said frameworks. Further, the committee must adopt a resolution that allows such organizations to continue their vital work while forcing them to be accountable for their actions.
International organizations are extremely variable in size, purpose, membership, and functions. This variability causes inherent problems in accountability, as different organizations require different regulation. This need for regulation is underscored by the continued human rights violations being committed by such organizations. Allegations include claims of sexual exploitation and abuse by U.N. personnel and U.N. complicity in human rights abuses in Haiti, as stated by the Harvard Human Rights Journal. Furthermore, the International Finance Corporation’s investments and complicity in the ongoing persecution of Uyghur communities in China. Many of these organizations operate in a legal grey area, creating a difficulty for the international community to hold them accountable.
The delegation of Sierra Leone maintains that international communities play an extremely vital role in resolving issues. Sierra Leone upholds this belief as a contributing nation to the African Union, ECOWAS, the United Nations, and other U.N. organizations. This is even further underscored by the delegation of Sierra Leone serving as the president of the United Nations Security Council during the month of November of 2025. Sierra Leone strongly supports international organizations and believes they play a critical role in resolving global problems. Sierra Leone maintains that many international organizations are not representative of many African nations. Forming the UNSC to be a more representative group has been a primary goal of this delegation during its time as president of the council. The delegation of Sierra Leone believes that international organizations must be reformed, not limited.
As such, the Legal Committee must adopt a resolution that allows international organizations to continue their critical work while increasing transparency and legitimacy. Sierra Leone believes that international organizations should not be limited but should be reformed. This allows them to continue their work and grow their efforts. Sierra Leone maintains that IOs are capable of doing wrong and have. However, we cannot permit a few incidents to harm the reputation of many.
