Strawberry Fields MUN delves into global crises, historical reckonings

The second day of the 12th Strawberry Fields Model United Nations (MUN) and legal symposium saw impassioned debates and sharp policy analysis as student delegates tackled pressing global challenges across a range of simulated UN bodies.

Key highlights included discussions on the Iran-Israel UAV conflict in the UNSC, the synthetic opioid crisis in the UNODC and a probing examination of the Nazi bureaucracy’s role in the Holocaust in the FOTR. The JCC witnessed fiery exchanges over Jinnah’s arrest by Mountbatten, while the AEC debated the revocation of Oppenheimer’s security clearance.

Debates also covered AI ethics in healthcare (WHO), rule equity in cricket and match-fixing (ICC) and rural access to renewable energy (UNEP). In humanitarian panels, UNICEF and UN Women explored the rights of children in conflict zones and the issue of child marriage.

Meanwhile, the Policy Contention committee deliberated the WAQF Amendment Act 2025, and the UNHRC and SOCHUM addressed humanitarian response reforms and the climate contributions of indigenous communities.

“It has been interesting to note that from disarmament to environmental equity, humanitarian relief to structural policy reform, the simulated committees became forums of critical negotiation,” said Nisha Kaul, Principal, Strawberry Fields.