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Character Profiles: Update

Hello Delegates! With one week left before conference, we hope you've been preparing well for committee! 

Due to a discrepancy between the character profiles and the assignments sent out to delegates, some characters were not included in the topic synopsis. We have included their profiles here for you to view.

To help with your preparation, here are the two characters and their profiles for your consideration – think about how you might interact and work with them to achieve your personal and committee goals!

Antonio Cassese was an Italian jurist who specialized in international law

  • Member of the Italian Delegation to UNHRC, President of Council of Europe Committee Against Torture (1989-93)
  • First President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (1993-1997)
  • Appointed by the UN Secretary-General as Chairman of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur (2004)
  • Received the Erasmus Prize in 2009 for his exceptional services in the field of international law
  • Author of International Law and International Criminal Law (Oxford Press)
  • Opinions: Expansion of Criminal responsibility of the offender

John Ukec Lueth Ukec served as the Sudanese Ambassador to the US (2006-2007)

  • Appointed by SLM/A; Part of government of National Unity
  • Sudanese Ambassador to the UN in Geneva (2008) 
  • Previously downplayed international claims of Genocide in Darfur, supported govt in Khartoum
  • Retired from Sudan's Armed forces as a General, served as Commanding Officer of First Infantry Division's Combat Training Center
  • Taught economics at American Universities

Happy Prepping!

Deepak Ragu, Vice Chair, Darfur

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