General Assembly 

Farida Fahim, President

Since its establishment in 1945, the General Assembly has stood as the most inclusive and representative body within the United Nations, composed of all 193 member states. It is a space where every country, regardless of size or influence, is granted an equal voice. It is precisely this spirit that makes HIAMUN '27's theme of Convergence so fitting for our forum. Convergence is more than just a meeting point for different paths. It is about different perspectives, interests, and realities coming together to produce something stronger than any one country could achieve alone. Like a river that grows stronger the more streams feed into it, convergence is more powerful the more voices contribute to it; and no forum brings more voices together than the General Assembly.

Haya Elshennawy, Chair

My most distinguished chair, Haya El Shennawy, and I carefully selected three issues that we believe sit at the very heart of what convergence demands of us today. 

Our first topic, “Establishing Frameworks to Achieve Global Access to Essential Medicines”, addresses one of the deepest inequalities in our global system which is the gap between pharmaceutical systems and the populations they fail to reach. Our second topic, “Addressing Human Rights Violations in Critical Mineral Supply Chains”, asks delegates to look beyond the economics of global trade and brings them face to face with the human cost embedded in the supply chains that the world has come to depend on. Our third topic, “Addressing Proxy Wars and Indirect Military Conflicts”, tackles the increasingly common reality of conflicts where the lines of responsibility are blurred and the international community has repeatedly fallen short of an effective response.

Haya and I are really looking forward to seeing the passion and ideas you bring into the room, and we hope that by the end of it, you walk away having learned something that stays with you. We know that conference preparation can be a lot, so please never hesitate to reach out to us at any point. We are confident this will be a committee worth remembering. Welcome to HIAMUN '27!

Farida Fahim, President of the General Assembly



Topics

  1. Establishing Frameworks to Achieve Global Access to Essential Medicines

  2. Addressing Human Rights Violations in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

  3. Addressing Proxy Wars and Indirect Military Conflicts