OVERVIEW
Small committees with distinct committee procedures (15-30 delegates)
The Non-Traditionals organ features unique committees that fall outside of the traditional procedure and composition of a Model UN committee, seeking to foster innovation, creativity, and passion for diplomacy in new ways. This organ houses some of NAIMUN’s hallmark (and most competitive) committees, such as the Ad hoc Committee of the Secretary-General (and also of the Director-General!), the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Spanish/English Bilingual Committee. Alongside those, other dynamic and unique committees will redefine the limits and rules of Model UN, pushing delegates to think critically and debate substantively to develop creative and collaborative solutions.
COMMITTEES
Do I Wanna Know?: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 2026
Ad hoc Committee of the
Director-General
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Bilingual (Spanish/English): ¡Vamos a salvar Aztlán! El Gabinete de México, 1840
La Majorité Oubliée: The French Third Estate, 1789
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
Press Corps
UNDER-SECRETARIES-GENERAL
Sophia Turner and Shaun Persaud
ABOUT sophia
Sophia Turner is a member of the Class of 2029 in the Walsh School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Politics and minoring in Justice and Peace Studies. She calls the small state of Rhode Island home.
Sophia has been involved in Model UN since her junior year at Portsmouth High School where she was exposed to the fascinating world of international affairs. She served as a co-captain of her high school team and crisis director of PMUN 1. Since coming to Georgetown, Sophia has continued competing with the Georgetown Model UN team (GUMUN) as a member of their conference staff and has staffed the National Collegiate Security Conference (NCSC). Sophia also served as Crisis Manager for the Inca Succession committee at NAIMUN LXIII. She had an excellent time working with the delegates and staffers, which inspired her to pursue a position on the NAIMUN LXIV secretariat.
Though Sophia spends a lot of time immersed in MUN, she also works at the SFS Dean’s Office and serves on the SFS Academic Council. Around campus, you can find Sophia on Lau 4 “locking in”, grabbing a coffee from Whisk, and listening to music. Sophia is very excited to welcome delegates to the Hilton for a weekend of lively debate!
ABOUT shaun
Shaun Persaud is a member of the class of 2028 in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, where he is majoring in International Politics and minoring in Spanish. He is proudly from Huntsville, Alabama, Roll Tide!
Shaun’s Model UN journey began in his sophomore year of high school, and his first conference was NAIMUN LX as Tokugawa Yoshikatsu in the Fall of Edo JCC. Shaun continued with Model UN throughout high school and college by competing at NAIMUN LXI and eventually Georgetown Model UN. More recently, Shaun served as a director at NAIMUN LXIII in the Carthage/Rome JCC and traveled to CHOMUN XXIX (University of Chicago) as a delegate.
Outside of Model UN, he loves to play soccer and video games (Rainbow Six Siege). Furthermore, he considers himself an amateur DJ. Additionally, he is a proud brother of the Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity, where he participates in mixers and professional development, intending to pursue a career in law.
Shaun can’t wait to be one of your Under-Secretary Generals of Non-Traditional Committees! He loved NAIMUN in high school, and hopes delegates can take away the same value he got from NAIMUN, if not more!