Special Committee

APQM

Advisory Panel on the Question of the Maghreb

About the Committee

The Advisory Panel is a committee that consists of individual parties called “experts,” selected by their state to share their expertise and extensive amounts of topic-specific knowledge on finding plausible solutions to contemporary issues. The agenda items that the experts will discuss are selected from troublesome issues of a specific sub-region of the world that are linked to the conference’s theme. The committee follows the ad-hoc structure of debate where individual clauses are discussed separately from one another. Unlike other committees that also follow this format, the Panel requires unanimous approval of the clause by all experts, in which case a simple valid objection raised by a single expert obstructs said approval. In the event of a clause failing to get unanimous approval, the clause is considered to be “tabled.” The tabled clauses are later on debated after their respective rounds of lobbying, and until the clause passes, the structure repeats itself a total of 3 times with a clause failing to pass in all rounds of debate being considered “failed.”

After all three rounds of debate for each agenda item are finished, the passing clauses are then united under a resolution referred to as the “joint communique.” The joint communique is lastly debated upon by experts to be later presented to the United Nations Secretary-General at the end of the conference. Given its nature of sponsoring amplified levels of quality debate, the committee is suitable for students who share a higher quantity of MUN experience.

Situated between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the Maghreb sits at a junction where crucial shipping lanes, energy routes, and border rules shape daily life as much as the diplomatic front. Under Koç JMUN 2026’s theme of rebuilding institutional credibility amid volatile dissension, the Advisory Panel will thoroughly scrutinise how the dialogue between rival actors can be established for the protection of the region’s infrastructure. The management of gas transit between Algeria and Morocco, protection of the subsea energy corridor near the Strait of Gibraltar, and clarification of maritime lines in the Alboran Sea in a way that reads as fair and enforceable. These are not only technical matters. They affect whether ports stay open, homes stay lit and investors and citizens are assured that rules still matter. Delegates will need to debate upon proposals in clear law and realistic timelines so that agreements can be implemented and checked. The standard for success is simple: rivals keep talking, energy keeps flowing, and the sea is governed by rules that withstand political pressure.

Referring back to our theme of “Rebuilding Institutional Credibility in a Time of Volatile Dissension” it should be noted for experts that the complexity of the topics assigned makes diplomatic dialogue towards the revitalisation of trust in international institutions. In the end, experts in the Koç JMUN Advisory Panel will cooperate, discuss, brainstorm, and debate on the most urgent topics of this year’s sub-region.