The island of Cyprus faces significant political challenges, resulting from the historical conflict between its Greek and Turkish Communities. Greeks have long inhabited the island, but the Ottoman Empire's conquest of Cyprus over 500 years ago resulted in a mixed population of ethnic Greeks and ethnic Turks coexisting on the island. Tensions between these groups escalated into violence and war during the 1960s and 1970s as the British gave Cyprus its independence. During this period of conflict, both Greece and Turkey invaded the island under the guise of protecting their respective communities, potential unification, and ethnic separation. As a result of these conflicts, the island has been effectively split into 2 distinct partitions: a Greek Cypriot south, with the official Cypriot government, and a Turkish Cypriot North, with a UN-enforced buffer zone between the two. 

Although the most violent aspects of this conflict are long over, the underlying tensions still remain in a status quo that has yet to be changed since the end of the conflict. In this United Nations Security Council committee, delegates will be tasked with promoting permanent solutions to the divisions facing Cyprus and the actions for implementing them. This task will force delegates to navigate Cyprus’s distinct geopolitical circumstances and devise solutions acceptable to both of the island’s main ethnic groups, along with the international community. This task will not be easy, but the experience will strengthen delegates' diplomacy, compromise, and critical thinking skills, as they work to solve one of the world's standing political conflicts.