UN Human Rights Council

It was established in 2006 by the General Assembly of the United Nations and is responsible for promotion and protection of Human Rights of all individuals around the world. The Council discusses solutions to improve the overall state of Human Rights and actively involves itself in cases that witness gross violations. Today, the 47 member Council is a hope for many to safeguard their integrity, dignity and freedom.

AGENDA: Right to Privacy in the Digital Age

PARINAY GUPTA

Parinay Gupta is a 2nd year student of Amity Law School, Delhi. Having taken the Humanities stream after class 10th, he has always been interested in the areas of law and the political scenario in both his country and the world.

He has been doing MUNs for 4 years now and he owes a lot to this activity which has helped shape his personality, develop his confidence and his public speaking skills, and he has been able to use this to his advantage, not only in this activity but in other aspects of his life as well.

He hopes that his participation in this conference is both a learning experience for him as well as the delegates participating in it.

Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission on the Status of Women(CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is instrumental in promoting women's rights, documenting the reality of women's lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. Gender equality is essential for the achievement of human rights for all. Yet discriminatory laws against women persist in every corner of the globe. In all legal traditions many laws continue to institutionalize second class status for women and girls with regard to nationality and citizenship, health, education, marital rights, employment rights, parental rights, inheritance and property rights. These forms of discrimination against women are incompatible with women's empowerment. In this committee, we shall be discussing key issues faced by women of this world.

AGENDA: Women's Economic Empowerment

SHUBHANGNI GUPTA

Shubhangni is a research student of modern Indian history, currently pursuing her MPhil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests include cultural policy as a part of colonial Indian history and a study of art and architecture. She has been a part of MUNs for over six years and has participated in various capacities:- as a delegate, organizer and executive board member. Through her experiences in the MUN circuit as well as in the academic arena, she has been able to combine the best aspects from both the worlds and contribute to the activity in a constructive manner. Being a part of a prestigious MUN like MCGSMUN 2018, she hopes to chair a memorable committee and encourage a learning process for the delegates through substantive debate.

*IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE AN ALL MALE COMMITTEE.*

Paris Peace Conference(Historic Crisis Committee)

The Paris Peace Conference was an international meeting convened in January 1919 at Versailles just outside Paris. The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of peace after World War. Though nearly thirty nations participated, the representatives of Great Britain, France, the United States, and Italy became known as the "Big Four." The "Big Four" dominated the proceedings which led to the formulation of the Treaty of Versailles, a treaty that articulated the compromises reached at the conference.

This particular conference of nations is considered one of the most important events in modern global history as it paved way for historic decisions such as formation of The League of Nations; identifying Germany and her allies as the aggressor and creating reparation timelines; creating and modifying international boundaries on grounds of ethnicity among few. Though we are aware of the impact these decisions had in the future, but simulating a historic committee might give us the privilege to look at these events through a different perspective.

The Freeze Date for this simulation is 17th January, 1919 and the events that have occurred as per 17th January, 1919 will be taken into account. The committee will convene on 18th January 1919.

The background guide will contain the first update upon which we will open debate.

PALLAV KUMAR

Pallav Kumar Singh is an entrepreneur in the field of service aggregation and data sciences and currently consulting a central government aided think tank in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

His association with the Model United Nations Conferences is almost a decade old wherein he has participated in these conferences in various capacities such as a delegate, Executive Board, International Press and Secretariat Member.

He believes that if done with the right intent, Model UN conferences are an essential tool for capacity building and provide you with the essential perspective. MCGSMUN has always been home to substantive and research oriented debate and he hopes that the experience is similar this year too.

International Press Corps

Founded in 1948, the United Nations Correspondents Association has a long history of providing representation and support to the members of the U.N. press corps. These journalists are an essential part of the way international politics operate in the modern world, acting as the link between the U.N. and the public. With the multitude of U.N. committees and assemblies making critical decisions towards current conflicts, contemporary issues, past wounds, and future possibilities, there has to be a way through which these can be shared. Press corps correspondents work tirelessly to disseminate the vital information related to these decisions in a fair and balanced manner to those who will be affected by these decisions.

PRITIKA MINHAS

Pritika is a first-year university student currently studying at Ashoka University, Haryana. While she is currently pursuing Psychology and International Relations at the undergraduate level, she intends to study Law after doing so. She began her MUN journey in 2013 and has participated in competitions both at the inter-school and international level, in various capacities. Other than being a delegate, she has also been part of the Executive Boards of several renowned conferences. This year, she has been accepted as an Ambassador and member of the Experience Enhancement Committee for The Harvard Model United Nation 2018 where she had previously been appointed as the Assistant Director of the Press Corps in 2016. While she is a keen debater and MUNer, her true passion is dramatics and she likes to think of herself as an adequate actor and enthusiastic movie buff. Lastly, she loves animals and tries to volunteer or work with them whenever possible.