sochum

General Assembly: Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee

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Topic A: Accessibility for disabled people in developing countries.

Today, 15% of the population has some sort of disability. In the developing countries, there lack proper infrastructures and improvement in assistive technologies for the disabled that we currently see in industrialized countries. Without proper assistive devices, many disabled struggle to perform tasks, and face deeper discrimination in developing nations. Disabled people are more likely to be out of school and lack a job because of stereotypes and harsh language that still persist in the 21st century. This topic focus on the struggle the disabled face, such as in education and employment, and how the issue in developing nations is in dire need to help the community.

Topic B: Access to education in war-torn areas

Due to conflict and war, many schools are bombed and destroyed, worsening the educational system of the country. Thus being said, children are forced to stay home, and in many countries where war is occurring, there is a lack of technological structures to support mobile learning, thus hindering the education for the youth. More than 240 million children are currently out of school because of war. And with this, over the last couple of years, there has been increased violence targeting schools, with 12,400 attacks from 2021 to 2022. It is imperative that as an international community that we find solutions to help students education when they reside in a war-torn area and are unable to escape.

Staff

Chair

Jacob Evleth

Jacob Evleth is a third-year student at UCSB majoring in Actuarial Science from Huntington Beach, California. He did MUN for four years in high school, and this is his second year in collegiate MUN. He's competed at TrojanMUN, CHOMUN, and LAMUN, and has been a chair at SBIMUN and GauchoMUN. Jacob loves to play soccer, watch hockey, and loves to hang at the beach. Jacob is also very informative about celebrity gossip. Jacob is graduating this year and plans on becoming an actuary at an insurance firm or anywhere else hiring for one.

Co-Chair

Nancy Lopez

Nancy Lopez is a fourth-year sociology major from the Bay Area. She can be found in a library or a Starbucks. She enjoys exploring new places, shopping, hanging out with friends, and watching the sunset. She is very excited for this conference!

Co-Chair

Toran Ham

Toran Ham is a first-year Pre-Psychological and Brain sciences major from Chicago, Illinois pursuing a pre-med track. This is his first year being a part of the team so far, and he has really enjoyed both the experience and meeting his fellow members. He has formerly Co-Chaired for SBIMUN XIV and is now continuing on with GauchoMUN. Outside of MUN, he can be found searching for new music (currently listening to Mitski), finding books to read, and drinking an iced matcha latte. He is excited to be a part of GauchoMUN XV, especially as the Co-Chair for the SOCHUM committee.