In this context, the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) at DAIMUN 2025 takes on renewed significance. Rooted in the ethos of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda, the SDC is uniquely positioned to address these converging issues through a lens that prioritizes resilience, equity, and sustainability.

This year, the SDC invites delegates to engage with three urgent and deeply interlinked agendas that lie at the heart of our conference theme, Polycrisis: Navigating a New Global Order. Each topic reflects the pressing need to build inclusive systems that not only mitigate current suffering but also reimagine global development for a more just and sustainable future.

Our first agenda, “Tackling the Impact of Climate-Induced Migration in the Global South,” examines the increasingly dire consequences of environmental degradation on vulnerable populations. Rising sea levels, desertification, and extreme weather events are displacing millions, particularly in low-income countries least equipped to respond. Delegates will grapple with the legal limbo faced by climate migrants, the strain on host communities, and the urgent need for global cooperation to craft rights-based, long-term solutions.

The second agenda, “Addressing the Rise of Extreme Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa Post-Pandemic,” calls attention to a crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 but rooted in decades of structural inequality. Lockdowns, inflation, and weakened institutions have pushed millions back into extreme poverty, reversing hard-won development gains. Delegates will explore strategies to strengthen safety nets, support sustainable economic recovery, and ensure the most marginalized are not left behind.

Our third agenda, “Addressing the Harmful Consequences of Unregulated Critical Mineral Mining in the Global South,” highlights the paradox of green energy transitions that rely on exploitative extractive industries. As demand for lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements skyrockets, the Global South is bearing the brunt of unregulated mining which leads to environmental destruction, labor rights abuses, and displacement. Delegates must confront the ethical dilemmas of sustainability itself and work toward more transparent, equitable, and just resource governance.

We welcome you to the Sustainable Development Commission, where global problems meet local realities, and policy must be as interconnected as the crises we face. We urge delegates to approach these discussions with intellectual rigor, compassion, and an unwavering belief in multilateral action. The road ahead may be complex, but we have the power to chart a new, sustainable global order.