General Assembly Mains Committees

Under-Secretary General: Elizabeth Brunton

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)
Director: Heather Hedges
Assistant Directors: Laura Vaughn and Kim Truong

• Topic A: Security Implications of a Nuclear Weapons Program in the DPRK
• Topic B: State-Sponsored Terrorism

Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN)
Director: Arka Mallela
Assistant Directors: Amy Chou and John Parvin

• Topic A: Management of External National Debt
• Topic B: Agricultural Export Subsidies

Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM)
Director: Elizabeth Kubo-Kirschenbaum
Assistant Directors: Elias Leon and Santiago Ceron Uribe

• Topic A: Children in the Workforce in Southeast Asia
• Topic B: Rights of Indigenous Peoples in South America

Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL)
Director: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
Assistant Directors: Nicole Villaire and Ricky Packer

• Topic A: The Water Crisis in the Middle East
• Topic B: UN Involvement in Election Monitoring

Legal Committee
Director: Susan Finch
Assistant Directors: Elika Mazhar and Selena Feliciano

• Topic A: Universal Jurisdiction
• Topic B: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Law in a Globalized Society

General Assembly Specialized Committees

Under-Secretary General: Bonnie Pham

 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Director: Charles Soll
Assistant Director: Noor Ali

• Topic A: Chemical Waste Management in Developing Countries
• Topic B: Civic Engagement for Development

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Director: Elaine Song
Assistant Director: Glenn Cantave

• Topic A: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment in Conflict and Peacebuilding
• Topic B: Urban Environmental Planning

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Director: Nara Shin
Assistant Director: Justin Schimerer

• Topic A: Mental Health and Well-being of Children
• Topic B: Youth and Tobacco Smoking

United Nations Programme on the Family
Director: Maggie Lawrence
Assistant Director: Olivia Tant

• Topic A: Palestinian Families in Israeli Occupied Territory
• Topic B: Combating Infanticide

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Director: Jose Quintero
Assistant Director: Shirley Wu

• Topic A: Black Market Trade in Human Organs
• Topic B: Combating Urban Gangs

Economic and Social Council Standing Committees and Functional Commissions

Under-Secretary General: Hannah Olliff

 
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Director: Laura Bladow
Assistant Director: Lily O'Connell

• Topic A: Women’s Media Access and Participation
• Topic B: Inclusion of Women’s Health Issues in Medical Education

Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
Director: Ahmed Al-Shareef
Assistant Director: Stephen Carr

• Topic A: The Development of Global Health Technology
• Topic B: Biotechnology Capacity Building

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Director: Puja Dullabh
Assistant Director: Ben Leung

• Topic A: Mitigating the Effects of Natural Disasters to Preserve Cultural Heritage Sites
• Topic B: Supporting Teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa

United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
Director: Amanda Laura
Assistant Director: Brody Duncan

• Topic A: Protecting the Forests of Central Africa
• Topic B: Public vs. Private Forest Ownership and Management

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
Director: Ryan Youra
Assistant Director: Sean Gilrain

• Topic A: Regulating Civilian Private Security Services
• Topic B: Youth and Crime in South America

Economic and Social Council Specialized Committees

Under-Secretary General: Alexandra Key

 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Director: Courtney LeNoir
Assistant Director: Louise Marie Hurel Silva Dias

• Topic A: Health Reform in Refugee Camps
• Topic B: Childhood Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing Countries

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Director: Ben Slocum
Assistant Director: Vittoria Grasso

• Topic A: Promoting Green Jobs for Sustainable Development
• Topic B: Equal Wages for Equal Work

World Bank
Director: Sydney Sherman
Assistant Director: Johan Lorenzen

• Topic A: Improving Trade through Transportation Infrastructure
• Topic B: Anticorruption Efforts for Economic Growth

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Director: Walker Stern
Assistant Director: John Chen

• Topic A: Poverty Reduction through BOT-Based Infrastructure Development
• Topic B: Sustainable Management of Rapid Industrialization

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum
Director: Cathy Yam
Assistant Director: TBD

• Topic A: NGO Roles in Environmental Sustainability

Specialized Committees

Under-Secretary General: Delia Solomon

 
Security Council (SC)
Director: Emily Thompson
Assistant Director: Aaron Weinstock

• Topic A: The Situation in Chechnya
• Topic B: The Situation in Pakistan

Historical Security Council (HSC)
Director: Varshil Patel
Assistant Director: Zeena Bhakta

• Topic A: The Situation in Sri Lanka (1991)
• Topic B: The Situation in Croatia (1991)

International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Director: Erica Li
Assistant Director: Emily Goldenberg

• Topic A: Contentious Case: Rwanda v. France
• Topic B: Advisory Opinion on the Legal Status of Kashmir

Council of the European Union (CoEU)
Director: CJ Stavrakos
Assistant Director: Jeffrey Caso

• Topic A: Formation of a Unified EU Military Force
• Topic B: The European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Crisis Committee
Director: Donia Abdelazeem
Assistant Director: Riggs Mohler

• Topic A: AMISOM: African Union Mission on Somalia