Washington, D.C. 2020 Archive

Diplomacy in the D.C. Corridor

Nearly 600 university students from around the world participated in our first virtual conference. Due to COVID-19, discussions related to issues at the forefront of international relations took place online. NMUN•DC 2020 offered eight simulated UN committees utilizing procedural rules developed with UNITAR. The conference featured smaller committee sizes than our New York conference, a crisis simulation in the Security Council, and briefings by distinguished speakers from the Washington, DC diplomatic community.

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NMUN•DC Conference Program 2020

Committees

Economic and Social Council Plenary (ECOSOC)

  1. Promoting Gender Equality in Investment and Entrepreneurship
  2. Combating Illicit Trafficking of Precious Metals and Other Natural Resources

General Assembly First Committee (GA1)

  1. Confidence-Building Measures in the Field of Conventional Arms
  2. Measures to Prevent Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction

General Assembly Second Committee (GA2)

  1. Globalization and Interdependence: Culture and Sustainable Development
  2. Financial Inclusion of Rural and Underserved Communities

Human Rights Council (HRC)

  1. The 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Progress on Women's Empowerment
  2. The Impact of Counter-Terrorism Practices on Human Rights

Security Council (SC)

  1. Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
  2. Addressing Security Challenges in Northern Africa and the Sahel

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

  1. Environmental Sustainability in the Textile and Fashion Industries
  2. Halting Biodiversity Loss

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

  1. Building Smart Cities to Implement the New Urban Agenda
  2. Improving Global Road Safety

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  1. Advancing Justice and Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Care
  2. Addressing the Challenges of a Global Ageing Population

Volunteer Leadership

Daniel Sweeney
Daniel Sweeney
Secretary-General
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In 2020, Daniel was a Program Coordinator for the Elliott School of International Affairs, located in Washington D.C., focusing primarily on leadership development for mid-career and senior level U.S. government officials. He completed his M.A. in International Development Studies from the George Washington University in December 2019. Daniel was born in Arlington, VA and was living there in 2020. He started as a volunteer staffer with NMUN in 2015.