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SOCHUM

SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN, AND CULTUAL COMMITTEE

SOCHUM ,the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, focuses on issues dealing with fundamental human rights in the international community. The Third Committee promotes and enforces basic freedoms and ideals intended to be enjoyed by the entire international community such as the right to life, the expression of cultures, the freedom of political participation, the protection of children’s rights, and the promotion of social development, among many others.  SOCHUM derives its legitimacy from the original United Nations Charter and operates with the goal of designing peaceful settlements for issues within the large spectrum of social, humanitarian, and cultural complications in the international community. This body achieves its goals  by initiating studies and encouraging recommendations that promote of international cooperation and fundamental freedoms for all.


-Improving the Rights and Conditions of Ethnic Minorities in China’s Xinjiang Region
-Addressing Discrimination and Violence Against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

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