WestMUN XIX will take place on March 31 thru April 2, 2011. Stay tuned for details on the new Secretariat, as well as the new committees and topics to be discussed at the next conference.

Students from 8 different institutions came together for a wonderful conference on April 1-3, 2010. One of the exciting outcomes of this year’s event was the institution of a WestMUN Alumni page on Facebook. Please participate and share your experiences to help spread the news about our conference HERE. We would love to see more of the pictures taken by delegates and advisors during the simulation. Thank you to all who attend and worked so hard!

Here is the final topic report for the 3rd Committee of the General Assembly. With the addition of this report ALL TOPIC REPORTS FOR ALL COMMITTEES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THIS WEBSITE. If you feel that anything is missing for your committee please let me know. We are just three weeks out from the conference! Hope your research is going well.

Please download this .pdf and return the assignment by Thursday March, 18.

ICC members should download this .pdf for their first research assignment. Please submit your responses to westmun18@gmail.com as well as to your adviser or professor by Thursday March 11. These assignments are intended to guide your research but will also count towards a potential “Best Delegate Award.”

If you have sent in an application for the ICC, you should have received an email with your assignment today. Because of volume of responses we have decided to simulate our court case in two separate rooms, aptly named Court A and Court B. However, a few positions remain unfilled. If you have not submitted an application, but would still like to be a part of the ICC, the following positions are available: 2 out of 3 Judges in Court B, all 4 Defendants in Court B.

Please download this .pdf from our ICC Director, Lisa Runyen. This document contains an introduction from Lisa, a guide on how to begin researching for your particular position, and an explanation of the upcoming research assignments. Please check back tomorrow for the first research question. Congratulations to all on your selection to the ICC!

Please note that an updated version of the Delegate Handbook was uploaded today. Changes were made to reflect the current membership of the Security Council, to include the final list of committees being simulated, and to update the members of the Secretariat. The updated version of the Handbook is available HERE and through the original post.

Download the WHO Director’s Report HERE.

The ICC will be simulating a case from Cambodia involving human trafficking. A .pdf of the summary is available HERE.

Assignments to the court will be made by 3/5. Please watch your emails and return to this site for more updates. ICC delegates should begin researching the background of this case as well as the rules and procedures of the ICC. Reference material and links are included at the end of the case summary.

Download the FAO Director’s Report .pdf

Thank you for visiting westmun.org! We have recently upgraded this site to better provide our participants with the information they need to have a successful experience. This format will allow delegates to post comments, ask questions, and engage their committees as they prepare for April. My name is Brian Mathusek and I am the Secretary-General for this year’s conference. Please feel free to contact me through this website or at westmun18@gmail.com

We are only seven weeks away from the first day of the conference and there are some important issues I would like to clarify. This year we are simulating 6 organizations at Westmun: the Security Council, UNEP, WHO, the 3rd Committee of the General Assembly, the FAO, and the ICC. The topics have been sent to your school in our brochure which is available for download on this site. The Directors’ Reports for UNEP, the Security Council, and the FAO are now available. THERE IS ONE CHANGE TO THE TOPICS  IN THE BROCHURE. In light of the emergency in Haiti, the 3rd Committee will be discussing the international relief effort and rebuilding. We made the difficult choice to replace the topic, “Improving Access to Primary Education,” in order to address this important crisis. The 3rd Committee’s Director’s Reports on Haiti and “Women in Conflict Zones” have been uploaded to the site today. The final topic on “The Effect of Globalization on Indigenous Peoples” will be available shortly along with the WHO report and the ICC case studies.

The country assignments page on this site now has the proper committees and membership, however, we are working to correct an error in the Delegates’ Handbook. Those who have already downloaded it will notice that the Security Council Membership is outdated. Some non-permanent members changed in January. Please refer to the Country Assignments page for a proper listing. We apologize for any confusion.

Please return often to westmun.org for updates and information about the conference. I look forward to seeing you all at the conference.

Regards,

Brian Mathusek

Secretary-General