UN WOMEN
Recommendations for the advancements and implementation of the Istanbul Convention in view of Combating Violence Against Women
Protection of women from human trafficking sexual exploitation practices
About the Committee
UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment. UN Women was established as a global champion for women and girls to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life
At UN Women, delegates shall represent one of the 45 executive board member states. The Committee's working procedure will be led by the Committee Chairs. Delegates in UN Women must write a position paper for the announced topics and submit it to the MUNIMUN Academic team. Position papers will be reviewed and scored by the Academic team and will significantly contribute to the final scores of delegates, upon which Committee awards will be based. Instructions on how to write the position paper are published on this website. Failure to follow these instructions or to meet the deadline for submitting the position papers will result in negative points for the position paper.
After setting the agenda, all delegates shall present their opening statements on the discussed topic. Once every delegate presents their opening statement, which must not exceed 1 minute, after which the formal debate will begin.
The main goal of the Committee is to adopt a Resolution. Every delegate shall read the General Rules of Procedure prior to the start of the MUNIMUN Conference for a further detailed description of the procedure.
MEET THE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Amira Guadalupe Nassar Aguilar
Hello! I am Amira, currently in my final year of IREP, I'm deeply passionate about Gender and Development studies. Having participated in conferences across Mexico, the US, and the Czech Republic, I'm thrilled to chair the UN Women Committee this year, as women's issues are human rights issues close to my heart!
Lina Prieto
Hi! I’m Lina, a Colombian student of the International Relations and European Politics program. The MUN is the perfect chance to enhance my debating passion, especially in human rights and gender scenarios. Having participated in FSS MUN as UNHRC chair, I’m delighted to be chairing the UN Women Committee. I’m very much looking forward to meeting you all and learning from you.