WELCOME TO DUMUNC 2018
Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM)
The Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) is the third General Assembly of the United Nations, tasked with a broad mandate surrounding social, humanitarian and human rights issues from around the world. To delineate a general idea of the committee, some issues discussed within SOCHUM include but are not limited to: human rights, global literacy, women’s rights, children’s rights, the treatment of refugees and displaced persons, international drug control, crime prevention, and the elimination of racism and discrimination. SOCHUM also works closely with many other UN bodies in order to effectually address its mandated issues.
Topic One: Might of Latin American Drug Cartels
Topic Two: World Poverty
Chair: Rishi Tripathy
Hey! I’m Rishi, and I’m a sophomore from Jersey studying Electrical and Computer Engineering alongside Biomedical Engineering. I’ve been doing Model UN for almost half my life at this point, so I’m looking forward to some lively debate. My biggest recommendations are to be yourselves in committee, be creative and fun, and to not constrain yourselves too, too closely to country policy. All while playing within the rules, of course. Looking forward to meeting you all on campus!
You can contact the chair at rishiraj.tripathy@duke.edu.