Standard Committees

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Head Chair: Lindsay Carlin

Assistant Chair: Sarah-Jayne Austin

~30 Delegates

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs was created by ECOSOC to assist the Committee in implementing drug control policy. At FWPMUN, the CND will be debating a resolution it passed regarding Alternative Development in 2017. We will act as though the resolution is still a working paper and each delegate will make amendments to the paper in accordance with their country’s views. The background guide is linked below, click on the arrow in the top right corner to access the full PDF.

Contact lcarlin@fwparker.org for more information

NarcoticsGuide.pdf

UN Human Rights Council

Head Chair: Zuri Mabrey-Wakefield

Assistant Chair: Julia Marks

~30 Delegates

In this committee we will be discussing the question of improving the safety of journalists in war torn areas and areas with dangerously high censorship. The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights declares freedom of speech and of the press a fundamental right, but violations occur around the world every day. As a committee we will work to create diplomatic solutions to this pressing issue and help protect the rights of journalists around the globe. The background guide is linked below, click on the arrow in the top right corner to access the full PDF.

Contact zmabreywakefield@fwparker.org for more information

UNHRCGuide.pdf

UN Women

Head Chairs: Adele Lowitz and Paige Shayne

Assistant Chair: Jessi Lieb

~30 Delegates

This year at FWPMUN, the UN Women committee will focus on the issues of women in the workforce/ parental rights at work and prostitution as worldwide issues. Each delegate will represent a country and debate from their countries perspective on the issues at hand. Delegates should come prepared for, interesting debate and creative problem-solving. The background guide is linked below, click on the arrow in the top right corner to access the full PDF.

Contact alowitz@fwparker.org or pshayne@fwparker.org for more information

UNWomenGuide.pdf

United States Senate

Head Chairs: Emma Butler-Vanderlinden and Avani Kalra

Assistant Chair: Julia Auerbach

~50 Delegates

The United States Senate is compromised a group of elected officials, called senators, that decide the laws of a country. There are two senators per state in the United States, and along with the United States House of Representatives, 100 members of the Senate (two from each state) vote on which laws the United States should enact at the federal level. In the majority of cases, both aforementioned groups must agree on a suggested law, and it must be signed by the president before it is instituted. In this committee, delegates will be posing as real members of the US Senate, and attempting to pass bills through the Senate body that address the issues of Voter ID laws and Net Neutrality. The background guide is linked below, click on the arrow in the top right corner to access the full PDF.

Contact ebutlervanderlinden@fwparker.org or akalra@fwparker.org for more information

SenateGuide.pdf

1952 World Health Organization

Head Chair: Jack Maling

Assistant Chair: Natalie Daskal

~25 delegates

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a longstanding institution, with a history of powerful, influential work. At FWPMUN, delegates will be representing nations on the WHO in the year 1952, soon after its founding, and will work to combat two of the most dangerous epidemics in modern history, polio and tuberculosis. Delegates must keep in mind that because this is a historical committee, they should keep the specific time frame in mind when researching, but should not feel compelled to follow the actions of those who preceded them when creating resolutions. The background guide is linked below, click on the arrow in the top right corner to access the full PDF.

Contact jmaling@fwparker.org for more information

1952WHOGuide.pdf

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