MiddMUNC delegates will participate in one of five committees: United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or a three-way joint crisis committee. High school advisors will receive committee assignments by January 1st at the latest and will send MiddMUNC Secretariat a list of the delegates assigned to each committee by February 1st. Position papers (which are required in order to qualify for an award) will be due on March 7th. Delegates can find sample position papers in the Delegate Information section of the website.

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
The UNHRC at MiddMUNC will be tackling freedom of the press. Delegates will take on positions of various countries, some of which may have poor track records when it comes to protecting freedom of the press. Your chairs look forward to each of you fully embracing your country’s beliefs and ideologies in writing a resolution to tackle one of the most pressing issues across the world.

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
The UNODC at MiddMUNC will be addressing radicalism in cyberspace. With the rise of the internet, terrorists across the globe have found a manner in which to recruit individuals, train terrorists, and execute attacks that is very difficult for law enforcement agencies to track and pursue. The UNODC will be tasked with finding a way to prevent radicalism online, while maintaining cyber freedom and freedom of speech as has been protected by other UN bodies.

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Joint Crisis Committee (JCC)- War of the Three Henry’s
Delegates in MiddMUNC 2020’s JCC can expect to be transported back to the 1580s to determine the future of France in the War of the Three Henry’s. The eighth conflict in the French Wars of Religion, delegates will find themselves aligned with King Henry III de Valois of France (Les Politiques), King Henry of Navarre (French Huguenots), or Henry Lorraine (Catholic League) as they attempt to claim the French throne. Delegates will not only be tasked with winning the war, but also balancing the political tensions within France, maintaining diplomatic relations with other European powers, and tackling any other crises that may arise. The future of France is in your hands; use your power wisely and France will be yours, fail and history won’t so much as remember your name.

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