Washington, D.C. 2023 Archive

Diplomacy in the D.C. Corridor

Around 900 university students from around the world joined us in Washington, D.C. to discuss issues at the forefront of international relations. NMUN•DC 2023 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 keynote speeches by distinguished speakers, who graciously answered questions from students. Delegations arranged briefings at nearby embassies and took advantage of the D.C. area by visiting national museums and monuments.

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NMUN•DC Conference Program 2023

Committees

Commission on Population and Development (CPD)

  1. Urbanization and a Growing Human Population
  2. Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production in a World of 8 Billion People

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

  1. Reviewing the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  2. Fostering Economic Growth for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  1. Implementing the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031
  2. Addressing the Current State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture

General Assembly First Committee (GA1)

  1. The Role of Information and Communication Technologies, and Cybersecurity in the Illicit Trade of Arms
  2. Conflict and Natural Resources

General Assembly Third Committee (GA3)

  1. Addressing the Impacts of Bullying and Discrimination on Youths
  2. The Preservation of Culture and Intangible Cultural Heritage

Security Council (SC)

  1. Peace and Security in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus
  2. Enhancing Maritime Security

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  1. Building Resilience to Crises and Shocks
  2. Promoting Legal Frameworks to Ensure the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

  1. Building Tools for Resilience to Protect the World’s Oceans
  2. Addressing Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost

Volunteer Leadership

Ana Williamson
Ana Williamson
Secretary-General
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In 2023, Ana was working as a government contractor within the U.S. Department of Defense space, mostly for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A native to Maryland, she earned her bachelor’s degrees in International Studies and World Languages at West Virginia University and her Master’s Degree in Global Environmental Policy from American University. She was living in Bethesda, Maryland where she was an active volunteer for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Danish Club of Washington, D.C. This was Ana’s eighth year volunteering with NMUN•DC.