INTERPOL - World Model United Nations
INTERPOL - World Model United Nations
INTERPOL - World Model United Nations
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KATHLEEN TANG<br />
Secretary-General<br />
SAMIR PATEL<br />
Director-General<br />
KEVIN LIU HUANG<br />
Under-Secretary-General for<br />
General Assemblies<br />
ANNA TROWBRIDGE<br />
Under-Secretary-General<br />
for Economic and Social<br />
Councils and Regional<br />
Bodies<br />
APARAJITA TRIPATHI<br />
Under-Secretary-General for<br />
Specialized Agencies<br />
RICHARD EBRIGHT<br />
Under-Secretary-General for<br />
Operations<br />
SAMUEL LEITER<br />
Under-Secretary-General for<br />
Administration<br />
SCOTT YU<br />
Under-Secretary-General for<br />
Business<br />
Letter from the Chair<br />
Dear Delegates,<br />
Welcome to the 21st Session of <strong>World</strong>MUN at Vancouver, Canada! I<br />
hope you are as excited as I am to begin our debate in the Specialized<br />
Agencies’ <strong>INTERPOL</strong>, a dynamic new committee that promises to be<br />
filled with stimulating crisis and engaging debate.<br />
Before I introduce the topics we’ll be discussing over the week, let<br />
me tell you a bit about myself. My name is Lisa Wang, and I will be<br />
your chair for <strong>INTERPOL</strong>. I’m a sophomore at Harvard College,<br />
originally from central New Jersey, concentrating in Government with<br />
a secondary in Ethnic Studies. Outside <strong>Model</strong> UN, I also participate<br />
in <strong>Model</strong> Congress and tutor Boston residents for the U.S. Citizenship<br />
Exam. This year, I will be chairing the Human Rights Council at our<br />
high school conference, Harvard <strong>Model</strong> UN. I will also be directing<br />
the Security Council at our freshman conference, <strong>Model</strong> Security<br />
Council, in the beginning of the year. <strong>World</strong>MUN XXI will be my first<br />
<strong>World</strong>MUN conference, so I’m probably just as excited as you if not<br />
more!<br />
Without further ado, the topics we will be debating this year are<br />
Wildlife Crime and Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals. Both are relatively<br />
under-discussed issues, but they are on the rise in recent years and<br />
will have plenty of intricacy for you to debate. The direction of the<br />
committee will ultimately be up to you!<br />
Before conference, I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the<br />
policies of your country both on these topics and your relationship<br />
to <strong>INTERPOL</strong>. The study guide that will be released in the upcoming<br />
weeks will be useful, but extra research will definitely facilitate debate<br />
over the course of a week. More importantly, however, be prepared<br />
to meet people from around the world and immerse yourself in<br />
the various cultures you will encounter. You will be sure to make<br />
friendships that will last you a lifetime!<br />
Best of luck during the research process! In the meantime, please<br />
feel free to contact me at any time before the conference if you<br />
have questions about the committee or conference, or simply just<br />
to introduce yourselves. Looking forward to meeting you all in<br />
Vancouver!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Lisa Wang<br />
Chair, <strong>INTERPOL</strong><br />
<strong>World</strong>MUN 2012
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