@ the Birthplace of the United Nations
The 75th Annual Session
75 Years of Diplomacy, Dialogue, and Development: Sustaining the Spirit of the United Nations
Session Schedule
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bus to War Memorial Opera House
Registration (War Memorial Opera House)
Opening Plenary Session
Bus to Marriott Waterfront
Dinner Break
Breakout Sessions
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Committee Sessions
Faculty Brunch
Membership Meeting
Free Evening
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Committee Sessions
MUNFW, Inc. Board Meeting
Membership Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2026
Committee Sessions
Diplomats' Banquet
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Closing Plenary Session
This Year's Agenda
General Assembly
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The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and Preventing Atrocities
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The Elimination of Unilateral Coercive Measures
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Special Session – Theme to be announced
GA Second Committee
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Ensuring Access to Affordable and Sustainable Energy for All
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Disaster Risk Reduction for Desertification and Drought
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Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development
GA Third Committee
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UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination and Protection
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The Impact of Misinformation on Democracy and Human Rights
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Protecting Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change
UNHCR
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Displaced Children and the Right to Education
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Elimination of Racism, Discrimination, and Xenophobia
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Humanitarian Assistance in Conflict-Affected Regions
Commission on the Status of Women
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Agreed Conclusions: Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of All Women and Girls (Political Leadership, Economic Development, Health Rights, and Other Topics)
Security Council
Agenda items determined by Member States following the
Opening Plenary Session
Time
Departs Marriott at 3:30pm
4:00pm - 5:30pm
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Departs War Memorials at 8:00pm
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
Time
9:00am - 4:00pm
10:00am- 12:00pm
2:00pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm
Time
9:00am - 10:00pm
9:00am - 12:00pm
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Time
9:00am - 5:30pm
7:30pm
Time
9:00am to Close
Conference Awards
Model United Nations of the Far West is proud to recognize the hard work and dedication of its student delegates and their advisors. The following recognitions are awarded each year at the annual session.
Opening Plenary Speakers Award
The five delegations, one within each regional group, with the highest scoring pre-conference materials are invited to address the conference at the Opening Plenary Session of the General Assembly.
Slanczka Achievement Certificate
Country delegations that submit high-scoring pre-conference materials are awarded the Slanczka Achievement Certificate in recognition of their work.
Committee Rapporteurs
Rapporteurs are delegates selected by their respective committees to present the work of the committee at the Closing Plenary Session of the General Assembly. Rapporteurs shall receive a certificate in recognition of their work.
Mike McBride Outstanding Resolution Certificate
Members of the committee which produces the highest quality outcome document shall receive a certificate in recognition of the committee’s work.
Far West Correspondent Award
This award is given to the World Press reporter who produces the best piece of news or feature writing at the Annual Session to recognize their outstanding work in the field of journalism
75th Session Keynote Speaker
Mr. Sivanka Dhanapala
Sivanka Dhanapala is an international civil servant from Sri Lanka who has served with the United Nations system since 1992. Mr. Dhanapala has served predominantly within UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Brief sojourns outside UNHCR have been with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at their Vienna Headquarters 1993-1994, and with the Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons (then Francis Deng), as his New York Representative 1999-2001.
While Mr. Dhanapala has served in different capacities at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva, notable field operations include postings in Cambodia, Bosnia Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (during the Kosovo Crisis), Myanmar/Burma and countries of the 'Afghanistan Refugee Situation' (Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran).
While assigned to UNHCR New York as a Senior Policy Advisor 2009-2014, he was deployed to two emergency situations - Pakistan for the floods in 2010, and to Tunisia, Egypt, and western Libya (Benghazi) during the Libya crisis in 2011. More recently, Mr. Dhanapala was appointed by the High Commissioner as his Representative in Iran 2014 - 2018, in China 2018 – 2021 and in Syria 2021- 2024 before commencing his current tenure as Director of the UNHCR’s New York Office in February 2024.
Mr. Dhanapala obtained his master’s degree in International Legal Studies from the Washington College of Law at American University and a bachelor’s degree in Law from the School of Law at the University of Buckingham.
