General Assemblies

 

The General Assembly, headquartered in New York City, is one of the 6 main sectors that make up the United Nations. All 193 member states (as of 2023) have equal representation regardless of size or population of their nation. As a policy-making body, they cover various topics of world politics and international affairs that deal with peace, security, development, drugs, and more recently, sustainability. They also debate over various other administrative topics such as overseeing the United Nations budget, electing the Secretary-General, and selecting candidates for the Security Council. However, they also develop a system within itself by electing their own president (currently H.E. Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary for the 77th session) as well as 21 other vice presidents for each session. They meet every September at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York. We are happy to welcome you to the four Assembly Committees represented at MUNUM XXXVII!

 
 

Chris Kersten

Under-Secretary-general of General Assemblies

Chris (he/him) will be serving as the Under Secretary General of General Assemblies. This is his 7th year of Model UN, and his 7th time at MUNUM, 3 as a delegate, 4 as a staff member. Chris is a senior from Ann Arbor and is majoring in Economics and International Studies with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics. In addition to MUNUM, he participates in the Global Scholars Program as treasurer. Outside of school, he can be found at one of the many coffee shops in town reading.