Committees and Topics
The 2009 Committees will be:
World Food Programme
Topics: 1. Ending Poverty by Eliminating Hunger
2. Providing Food in Times of Conflict
Director: Jessica Moody
Jessica is a junior at the University of Florida working toward a degree in Political Science. She has been highly active in MUN. As a former member of the Tallahassee Community College MUN team, she served as Head Delegate at NMUN in Xi’an, China. Jessica has taken two trips abroad to study Central European Politics at Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. On a full scholarship, Jessica spent a semester as student at the University and was invited back this past semester to intern and teach Model United Nations to Czech students.
Security Council (SC)
Topics: 1. The Situation in Somalia
2. Conflict in the Middle East
Director: Brian Ruscher
Brian Ruscher is a junior at Florida State University with a major in International Affairs. He has been actively involved in Model United Nations for the past 3 years. Brian has served as both a head delegate and as a member of staff at FMUN and has participated in numerous regional and national conferences. He is currently serving as Secretary-General for Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations XIV, one of Florida’s premier Middle and High School conferences. He also participates in international community education projects and international teaching opportunities with Students in Action in Cambodia, and was sponsored for a study abroad in Tianjin, China last summer. Brian hopes to serve in the international development community with specific regard to human rights and poverty reduction through education.
United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)
Topics: 1. Improving Living Conditions in Refugee Camps
2. Education of Refugees and IDPs
Director: Ariana Tuchman
Ariana is a junior at the University of Florida majoring in Political Science and Economics. She is also pursuing minors in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits and International Development and Humanitarian Assistance. Ariana has been participating in Model UN since her freshman year of high school. Last year, she served as the treasurer of UF Model UN, and she is currently the Secretary General for GatorMUN VII, UF's high school conference. Ariana is spending the summer volunteering at Shalom City, an internally displaced person (IDP) camp with almost 16,000 residents located in the Rift Valley area of Kenya.
(UNHCR will be a report writing committee)
Reports
This year UNHCR will draft reports instead of resolutions. Reports represent the full work of the committee. While similar to resolutions, reports represent the formal recommendation or decisions in a single document. Reports will have several draft segments which will each be voted on and then combined to create a final comprehensive report at the end of the session. While resolutions are one long sentence, reports are a series of paragraphs which contain one whole concept. Below, you will find a sample report. Please don’t hesitate to contact UNHCR Director or FMUN Secretary General.
Preparing for Committee
Here are a few documents to assist in your preparation for FMUN Committees,