High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
APPROXIMATE COMMITTEE SIZE: 80 double DELEGATIONS
The HLPF on Sustainable Development is a central platform of the United Nations for reviewing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and coordinating global strategies for sustainable development. It is composed of UN Member States and stakeholders from various sectors and seeks to address pressing development challenges by fostering international cooperation and policy innovation. Topic A will challenge delegates to consider how cutting-edge AI technology could be used to minimize food insecurity around the world. Topic B explores the uneven effects of waste management and distribution and how the international community can come together to affect change.
Chairs: Madison Lilly & Ryan Weierman
TOPICS
Topic A: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Alleviate Global Food Insecurity
Topic B: Mitigating Waste Colonialism in the Global South
lEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explore the role of emerging technologies in global accessibility and optimization.
Challenge the traditional roles of developed and developing countries in environmental sustainability discussions.
Critically evaluate the role of global cooperation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with consideration of contemporary challenges.
about the chairs
Madison Lilly is a member of the Class of 2027 in the College of Arts and Sciences, double majoring in government and mathematics. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Madison has extensive experience in Model UN from leading her high school team as Head Delegate for two years. This is Madison’s third year staffing for NAIMUN, and she cannot wait to see how delegates tackle issues of sustainability at another great conference! When she is not staffing NAIMUN, Madison spends her time chatting with prospective Georgetown students through GAAP, handling student budgets for Georgetown College Democrats and Georgetown University Student Association, and working in political finance at Young Democrats of America
Ryan Weierman is a member of the Class of 2028 in Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, pursuing a major in International Politics, a minor in French, and a certificate in African Studies. She is interested in foreign policy development involving women's rights and migrant rights in francophone North and West Africa. Hailing from Natick, Massachusetts, Ryan is a huge fan of all things New England (Celtics basketball, Paul Revere, Cape Cod, etc.). She previously served as a Rapporteur for the African Development Bank during NAIMUN LXII and looks forward to returning to the Hilton for another exciting conference weekend. On campus, she is involved with Georgetown University College Democrats and ASK (After Schools Kids) Tutoring/Mentoring as a member of the Curriculum Committee.
Committee Speaker
Mark Giordano is Professor of Geography and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. His research focuses on the international political dimensions of water, agriculture, and the environment. He teaches classes on those topics and others including Map of the Modern World. As part of his interest in the role of art in global affairs, he sits on the board of The Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, co-chairs the board of the Mokuhanga Project Space, Walla Walla, and advises the National Museum of Asian Art. Prior to Georgetown, Mark held multiple roles at the Sri Lanka-based International Water Management Institute, winner of the Stockholm Water Prize--the "Nobel Prize for Water". In an earlier career, he was an agricultural trade economist and a combine mechanic. Most of his professional life has been in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. He is from a small town in the other Washington.