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Committee Summary
Welcome to the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (more commonly known as SOCHUM)! This committee takes on agenda items relating to social and humanitarian themes, with a major focus being placed on human rights issues. This focus is made more noticeable by the examinations of the Human Rights Council, which are conducted by SOCHUM itself.
Beyond these assessments, the committee focuses on a plethora of other issues including, but not limited to, the advancement of women, children’s rights, the elimination of racism, and the right to self-determination.
Social development questions as they relate to aging, drug use, criminal justice, and more are also a concern of SOCHUM.
At BruinMUN, the delegates of SOCHUM will choose between two separate issues. First, the committee can choose to debate the empowerment of women through financial freedom. Delegates would be able to come up with revolutionary solutions involving female-owned businesses, innovative banking, and much more, drastically changing the lives of many women around the world.
Our second topic deals with increasing accessibility between rural and urban communities, allowing for a stronger flow of information and increased cultural connection.
Not only are both of these topics important for national and international development, but they also have the power to completely reshape societies.
MEET THE CHAIR
CHANIA RENE-CORAIL
Dear Delegates,
My name is Chania Rene-Corail, and I will serve as your chair for the United Nations Development Programme. I am a third-year International Development Studies and Political Science major, minoring in Education. After college, I hope to go into human rights advocacy, specifically focusing on children’s rights.
I went to high school in Palo Alto, California, where I first started MUN. Although the first few conferences were online and left much to be desired, I stuck with the activity, eventually getting to travel around the United States with my high school team. One of the first things I did after moving into my UCLA dorm was trying out for the Model UN travel team. Joining this club and competing on the circuit has been an incredible experience, which I am ecstatic to continue by chairing at LAMUN XXI.
At BruinMUN, the Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee will focus on financial freedom as a tool for female empowerment and bridging divides between rural and urban communities. Both these social issues have become increasingly important in recent years and will likely provide you all with interesting topics to debate and discuss collaborative solutions to.
I sincerely hope that this committee will allow you all to hone your research skills and train your brain to master the art of innovation and creativity. By focusing on some ever-relevant issues, I also aim to accompany all of you in your appreciation of current issues and the role you can play in addressing them.
Best,
Chania Rene-Corail | Chair, SOCHUM | BruinMUN 34