UNHCR

Note: Position papers will be required for this committee, please submit here.

Letter from the chair

Hi everyone,

My name is Shreya Kumar and I am honored to be serving as your chair for NorthMUNC IX’s Social, Cultural, & Humanitarian Committee - The Belarus Migrant Crisis. To start with a bit about me, I am a current senior at WWP High School North and currently serve as NorthMUN’s Director General of General Assemblies. Outside of debating in MUN, I enjoy singing in North’s acapella groups, dancing in SAASA (our South Asian dance team), and getting ice cream a little too often.

With that, I also want to take a moment and introduce our staffers for this year’s GA.

Vibhav Kumar is a sophomore at High School North, and is currently serving as NorthMUN’s USG of External Affairs! In his time outside of MUN, he enjoys racing for the school Track & Field team, participating in an acapella singing group after school, and spending time with his dog. He is looking forward to seeing the intricate research you all have been preparing, the phenomenal debate, as well as your diplomacy and collaboration with one another!

Kaashi Bansal is a sophomore at High School North and is honored to be serving as a USG of External Affairs this year. When she’s not grinding for MUN conferences, she participates in clubs like HOSA and Model Congress, while also dancing and rewatching La La Land whenever she can. Kaashi is extremely enthusiastic to see innovative solutions and spirited debate throughout this conference with all of your hard work.

Arjun Agarwal is a sophomore at High School North and is super excited to both staff the NorthMUNC GA committee and experience some of the hard work that you all have put in! Outside of MUN, he participates in our school’s JSA club, computing competitions, volunteers at animal shelters and leads operations with local startups! In terms of committee, he’s looking forward to seeing some passionate speeches, along with some nuanced and interesting solutions.

Armed with a group of wonderful staffers, I am more than ready to hear from you guys about the Belarusian migrant crisis. From international tensions, political mayhem, and hostile action that has left innocent migrants in limbo, delegates should hope to address the many nuanced aspects of this crisis. As April 6th rapidly approaches, I wish you all the best of luck as you research this topic, and I can’t wait to hear your ideas during debate.

If you have any further questions or just want to say hi, feel free to email me at shreya2006kumar@gmail.com!

Best,

Shreya Kumar

Chair, UNHCR

Letter from Vice-ChairS

Hey everyone,

My name is Nihira Pathak and I am the USG of Communications for NorthMUNC IX! I will be one of your Vice-Chairs for our committee on the Belarus Migrant Crisis.

During this year’s conference, delegates will navigate this humanitarian crisis through diplomatic channels. Our primary goals will be to protect the refugees while also maintaining sovereignty regulations and creating prevention tactics for the future. Delegates will be expected to create a comprehensive set of solutions to resolve this conflict’s multiple aspects, including social, economic, and political.

Since joining MUN in my freshman year, I’ve been able to become familiar with global injustices, research a wide variety of conflicts, and meet new people. It is safe to say MUN has become one of my most formative experiences in high school. Outside of MUN, I serve as the Special Operations Officer of Model Congress and can be found trying to find new music or shopping for things I can’t afford.

Feel free to email me with any questions at nihirapathak007@gmail.com. I can’t wait to meet you all and look forward to nuanced solutions and exciting debates!

Best,

Nihira Pathak

Vice-Chair, UNHCR

Hi All,

My name is Ronit Kapur and I am the USG of Financial Affairs for NorthMUNC IX. I am proud to announce that I will be serving as one of your Vice-Chairs for our General Assembly Committee, The Belarus Migrant Crisis.

This year, delegates will tackle the Belarus Migrant Crisis from different social, political, and economic viewpoints. Since the election of a corrupt political president, delegates are expected to solve a multitude of problems since numerous immigrants have left the scenes of Belarus, as well as numerous humanitarian concerns.

When I joined Model UN during my freshmen year, I was interested because of the debate on controversial, international issues. Although that has continued to be a passion of mine, solving ongoing issues from critical perspectives and developing close bonds with strangers in committees have made MUN a much more impactful experience than I first expected. Outside of MUN, you can find me watching sports, raving about the new Dune movie, or sleeping all day long.

I can’t wait to meet all of you and I look forward to spirited and diplomatic debate!

Best,

Ronit Kapur

Vice-Chair, UNHCR