General Assembly Plenary

Committee Profile

GA Plenary serves as one of the most vital forums for all 193 current UN member states. From discussing security concerns across the world to ensuring that humanitarian rights are being upheld in each locality, this body discusses a wide range of issues. As such, the GA Plenary is tasked with coming up with well thought out and specific solutions to each of these complex problems. GA Plenary gives every single country an equal opportunity and voice within its forum, regardless of political, economic, or military state. With this, delegates should be considering each and every represented country's opinion on the topics to present a comprehensive resolution to the globe’s most pressing problems.

At BruinMUN 2023, GA Plenary will be tackling two distinct, yet related, international issues:

Topic A: Restructuring International Law for Multinational Corporations

Topic B: Developing Equitable Internet Access Across the World

Topic A: This topic discusses an issue that has become more and more prominent in recent times. Multinational Corporations have become a controversial topic due to the fact that while they can bolster a country's economy by bringing in jobs and investment, they also are plagued with issues of predatory practices and in some cases explicit economic colonialism. As these corporations continue to expand, it is imperative that this body is able to present rules and regulations in order to extract the maximum benefits while implementing frameworks to ensure that countries are not exploited.

Topic B: This topic focuses on bridging the digital divide between countries to ensure a more equal playing field in today’s rapidly digitizing world. It is no secret that while some countries have been able to take advantage of the rise of the digital age, some have been left behind causing serious inequality between countries. COVID-19 has further exacerbated this problem and has highlighted it on the world stage. Countries that do not have the infrastructure or manpower inorder to deal with the global shutdown have seen serious ramifications. It is up to the members of this committee to unite as one and create solutions that not only tackle the short-term effects of this divide but to also implement long-term solutions to close the ever increasing gap.

Chair Letter

Hello Delegates,

My name is Raghu Kommalapaty and I will be the Chair for GA Plenary committee at BruinMUN 31! I firstly just want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to prepare for and attend this committee and also welcome you to what I am hoping to be an insightful, fruitful, and fun committee.

I am currently a junior at UCLA where I am planning to double major in both Global Studies and Economics. I am a proud Massachusetts native, so hopefully this gives you an understanding into my love for both basketball and football, go Celtics and Patriots, as well as all things that come with the snow. I also love to play any sort of pick-up sports as well as enjoy gaming and anime.

I started MUN in 7th grade and have never looked back. I loved the idea of being able to put unique ideas and solutions to work while meeting amazing, new people with similar ideas and interests. When I joined MUN at UCLA I was slightly unsure about how college MUN would function and whether I would fit in or not. However, I found my community here and loved the atmosphere, support, and people from not only my own club but from the countless delegates I have met from across the country. Since joining MUN in college I have staffed both our highschool conference and collegiate conference, had the pleasure of being the USG of GA at our most recent BruinMUN, and have traveled to conferences across the collegiate circuit.

I am incredibly excited to be able to Chair such a large committee that tackles some of the most pressing issues today. I cannot wait to see how you all as delegates will be able to come up with creative and unique solutions, all while demonstrating the leadership skills that are absolutely needed in today's society. I can not wait to meet all of you at BruinMUN 31 and see how you decide to undertake finding solutions to the world's most imperative problems.

Best,

Raghu Kommalapaty | Chair | BruinMUN 31

gaplenary@bruinmun.org