Peace building COMMISSION
Berkeley Model United Nations Welcome Letter Hello delegates, my name is Dhruv Mandal, and I am honored to be your head chair this year for the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)! Here’s some background on who I am — I am a senior at UC Berkeley double-majoring in Molecular/Cell Biology and Political Science, with a minor in Public Policy. I am incredibly interested in gauging the effectiveness of healthcare policy and education in addressing and mitigating disparities in care seen in our societies. Some of my other academic interests include political psychology, neurobiology, and dialectic philosophy. Before my time at Cal, I grew up in New Jersey and participated in both Model UN and Youth & Government in high school. The opportunity to chair West Coast MUN after doing East Coast MUN all my life gives me a greater appreciation of the delegate experience; thank you all so much for your interest in PBC! Outside of BMUN, I am a member of The Berkeley Forum, which organizes talks, debates, and panels on the Berkeley campus. In my spare time, I like creating Spotify playlists (currently, Leon Welcome to BMUN LXIX’s PBC committee! While the Security Council is aimed towards taking punitive and direct action against countries in crisis, the PBC serves as an advisory board to compromise and mutualistic understanding above all else when creating solutions to pressing issues committee, you’ll learn about current notions of statebuilding, the art of compromise, and post- At the end of the day, however, the most important thing I want to drive home in this homes, shelters, health services, and educational institutions. When preparing for an entering committee, it might be incredibly easy to take sides and stoke partisanship based on country
BERKELEY MODEL UNITED NATIONS 1 alliances and beliefs; it’s important to remember, however, that taking sides and giving in to personal agendas in this committee only serves to prolong humanitarian suffering. All in all, I hope this acknowledge them, in order to more objectively resolve international disputes. This year, I am joined by my amazing co-chairs, Peter, Kotryna, and Tanirika. You can read a little bit Hello, dear delegates, I’m Peter Liu, a sophomore student studying Data Science at UC Berkeley. I’m from Taiyuan, China, a very vibrant and amazing industrial place to explore, and have spent a year of my high school in Columbia, South Carolina. I love listening to Coldplay, Train and Westlife, and doing volunteer work to better help society! I’ve been doing Model UN for the past two years in high school as both delegate and chair, and I used to specialize in UN Security-related bring new possibilities in political innovation and creativity! computer science and philosophy. I went to high school in Arlington, VA, right on the outskirts of DC; however, my family is originally from Lithuania and I spent 7 years of my childhood in Eastern Europe. I spent all 4 years of high school immersed in both the competitive MUN circuit and chairing at my high school’s conference. I especially love specialized committees because of how much deeper the debate and solutions delve. Outside of MUN, I love walking my labradoodle, watching documentaries, and listening to Kanye, Frank Ocean, and BROCKHAMPTON. I’m so excited to meet you all and see you collaborate on the future of international peace! Hello delegates! I’m Tanirika Singh, a freshman here at Cal studying molecular & cellular biology and global studies. Although I was born in New Delhi, I’ve been living in the Bay for over 15 years now. This will now be my 4th year being involved with MUN, starting in high school, where I was a delegate in both specialized and GA Committees and had the chance to chair and organize with my friends. I’m thrilled to be a part of the BMUN team this year and am looking forward to an exciting debate. I can’t wait to meet you all!
BERKELEY MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2 Topic A: Kurdish-Turkish Conflict: Reconciling Interest of Ethnic Minorities
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