The World Health Organization (WHO) is a United Nations agency that champions global efforts to expand universal health coverage and respond to health emergencies. Set in 2014, this committee faces the largest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus and a global shift toward recognizing and improving the global food system. 

This General Assembly will be tasked with minimizing the spread of Ebola around the world. Delegates will be challenged to evaluate protocols to prevent a pandemic. With non-communicable diseases associated with a poor diet continuing to manifest, the WHO must protect current and future generations from the consequences of decades of dietary indifference. For the second topic, delegates will address the connection between pandemic policies and economic instability as well as food insecurity.

Delegates will debate critical issues of global health while balancing questions of state sovereignty and navigating cultural customs. Through comprehensive debate, delegates will learn about the challenges of tackling emerging pandemics, preserving public order, and implementing major global health initiatives.

Graham Snyder is a Sophomore, studying International Relations, Agriculture and Resource Economics, and French. He is from Maryland, and has been competing in Model UN since high school, where he co-founded his school's club. He chaired at UMUNC VI, and is excited to return for UMUNC VII. Graham is the logistics director for the UMDMUN Travel Team, the chair of the Maryland Youth Advisory Council, and works as a Peer Advisor for the Government and Politics department. Away from school, you'll spot Graham at a thrift store or flea market, trying new restaurants to rate on Beli, or running. For the WHO historic committee, he's excited to see how delegates will rewrite history to address the crisis at hand!