OVERVIEW
Small committees with full crisis elements (25-30 delegates)
Contemporary Crisis is a dynamic organ that is centered around pertinent modern-day issues. In this organ, delegates have the opportunity to address current dilemmas, many of which remain unresolved or unrecognized at the international level, by stepping into the shoes of important figures in the modern world. Contemporary Crisis is composed of seven small crisis simulations, all of which will allow delegates to learn about lesser-known world issues and apply their diplomacy skills in pursuit of a brighter future. As a crisis committee, delegates in Contemporary Crisis have the added benefit of being able to interact with a dedicated crisis staff who will actively update the committee timeline and provide new challenges for delegates to solve.
Trouble in Paradise: The Galápagos Crisis, 1998
ECOWAShed: Alliance of Sahel States, 2023
Blood in the Water: Theranos Board, 2015
United Nations Security Council: East Timor, 1999
The Elephant in the Room: Soviet Politburo, 1986
Nuclear Winter: The PyeongChang Olympics, 2018
Erdo-gone?: Turkish Coup Attempt, 2016
UNDER-SECRETARIES-GENERAL
Monet Wright & Amidala Barta-Zilles
ABOUT Monet
Monet Wright is a member of the class of 2029 in the School of Foreign Service. Native to Bergen County, New Jersey, she is a passionate defender of NJ as the best state and is proud to say she has never pretended to be from New York, despite being born there.
Monet first became involved in Model UN in her sophomore year of high school, and continues to compete on the collegiate circuit with the Georgetown Model UN team today! She applied for NAIMUN Secretariat following a great experience staffing Contemporary Crisis at NAIMUN LXIII as a Crisis Analyst for McCrisis in Moscow, under her USGs Noah and Zoe, CM Chakri, and chair Brooke. She is also serving as a chair for the Japanese PM Cabinet committee at NCSC LIV, NAIMUN's collegiate counterpart.
Aside from Model UN, Monet is also involved in Bipartisan Coalition, the Concord Group, Asian American Association, and the SFS Academic Council on campus. In her free time, you can find her reading sci-fi, doing a crossword, or procrastinating via Tetris. Monet is incredibly excited to serve as one of the USGs for Contemporary Crisis at NAIMUN LXIV and looks forward to welcoming attendees in February!
ABOUT Amidala
Amidala Barta-Zilles is a member of the class of 2029 in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, intending to major in Business & Global Affairs with minors in French and Psychology. She was born and raised in New York City but is a proud daughter to two German parents!
She has been an avid MUNner since her freshman year of high school, where she both competed and helped organize her high school’s various Model UN conferences. She also co-founded their first-ever middle school conference and was a proponent of the WOMUN initiative. Although she doesn’t compete at the collegiate level, she is overjoyed to be a part of organizing a premier conference for students that were once just like her.
At Georgetown, Amidala is involved with Innovo Consulting, the School of Foreign Service Academic Council, and volunteers at St. Elizabeth’s Psychiatric Hospital. Outside of school, she loves to read contemporary fiction, watch the latest limited series, play piano, and explore new neighborhoods (of both DC and NYC) with her friends. She can’t wait to meet you all and hopes to contribute to a transformative learning experience for the next generation of global thinkers!