April 19th, 2024: 5:00PM The MUNFW Opening Plenary has officially begun. A hush falls over delegates. The President of the General Assembly, Marcus Williams, calls for a moment of meditation and prayer. Apprehension hangs in the air as he announces the agenda for this years conference: genocide and mass atrocities, risks and opportunities posed by emerging technologies, and climate smart…
The final day at the conference is bringing a wave of excitement as delegates anxiously hustle to finish passing resolutions in every committee. This is especially true for the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA). At the start of day three, one resolution passed unanimously on the First Topic on promoting the safe use of nuclear technology in the eradication of…
Monday, April 24 was the last day for committee sessions, putting the six committees in a race against time to cover the rest of their agenda topics. On Sunday, April 23, the Third Committee successfully passed three resolutions concerning universal access to health care services. On Monday, the Committee passed another three resolutions on unilateral coercive measures and their effects…
The second full day of The Commission for Science and Technological Development started much like the first. P27 after P27 trapped the group in chaos for a majority of the morning. The three dueling resolutions kept on dueling, with Cuba, The DPRK, and The Russian Federation leading the most passionate coalition. The day looked to be another slog through the…
On Sunday, April 23, the Third Committee successfully passed three resolutions for the first item on the agenda: Promoting Universal Access to Health Care Services. The first resolution was sponsored by Australia, Brazil, Burundi, China, Columbia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,…
The first day on the job in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) committee had seen immediate success at the 72nd Model United Nations Conference. Delegates gathered on Friday night in committee to begin reordering committee issues. The committee voted on issues to be recorded as: 2) Ensuring safety and quality in radiation medicine, 1) Promoting the safe use of…
Solidarity with the Global South was the theme of today’s UN General Assembly Special Session that was focused on addressing the growing Tuberculosis epidemic. In 2021, more than ten million people contracted Tuberculosis and over 1.6 million died of the disease according to the latest Global TB Report estimates. Vulnerable populations such as those in conflict-affected areas, refugees, women, and…
“In order for health and technology to be a force for good, the two must be a force for all.” This powerful quote was spoken by the Polish delegate at Friday’s Model United Nations of the Far West 72nd Opening Plenary session. This year, Poland was speaking on behalf of the Eastern European block, sharing regional issues and addressing Poland’s…
Imagine participating in a United Nations Third Committee assembly where the topics of discussion address important human rights: access to healthcare for the advancement of women. Since there are so many countries present that hold conflicting interests, tense disagreements are inevitable. However it might be surprising to hear that despite the serious tone of the content discussed over an eight…
To quote the CSTD delegate from The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, “I want your job, it seems so fun, almost like spywork.” I replied, “Believe me, it’s not as fun as it looks.” Somewhere around noon of our first full day, I looked enviously at the delegates who got to duke it out in unmoderated caucus, while I hovered…