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Committee Description

The General Assembly (GA) is the main body of the United Nations. Since the creation of the UN, the GA has been the focal point for matters of general as well as international concern. As such, each country has an Ambassador to the General Assembly. This Ambassador should be seen as the coordinator of the country’s delegation and is responsible for assimilating information gathered by the country’s representatives.

A GA ambassador represents the final view of their nation on all issues discussed in the General Assembly and is usually asked to comment to the press on issues concerning their nation. A GA ambassador’s comments are considered powerful due to the political environment in which they operate. The immense responsibility placed on the GA ambassador is shown in the broad range of actions taken in the General Assembly. Countries may be negotiating a peace accord or teetering on the brink or war. Debate is enriched, but also made more difficult, by this degree of freedom of action.

The General Assembly deals with topics of a broad nature and requires delegates to be versed in a wider range of international issues than expected in other bodies. This does not mean, however, that a delegate should be an expert on each topic. Rather, an Ambassador to the General Assembly should have a working knowledge in most of the issues that drive the country and will be able to extrapolate sufficiently to determine their country’s position.

2011-2012 TOPICS

  1. Modern Warfare
  2. World Pollution and Its Effect on Global Health
  3. Women's Welfare

 2011-2012 GA Topic Descriptions

RESOURCES & SAMPLE DOCUMENTS

GA Sample Country Research Paper

Sample Country Research Paper - Annotated

2011-2012 OFFICERS

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General Assembly A

Shyamala Ramakrishna, Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Aidan Byrnes, Vice-Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

General Assembly B

Telmo de Morais, Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Alex Huang, Vice-Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Brent Hannema, Vice-Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

General Assembly C

Greg Earl, Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sarah Sweigart, Vice-Chair: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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