United Nations Children's Fund

Hello!, My name is Adi (he/him/his), and I am beyond thrilled to be your Chair for one of the FIRST UNICEF committees on the collegiate circuit! I was born in Delhi and raised in the South Bay, and I’m a fourth-year student at UC Berkeley studying Public Health and Immunology. Our committee topics are ones that Sameera and I both care deeply about, so we’re currently hard at work to make your committee experience as compelling and informative as possible--and what better place to host it than the birthplace of the United Nations in San Francisco? This will be the 10th double-delegate GA I’ve been involved in, having both competed and staffed with the UCBMUN team for seven semesters. I have also served as the conference’s USG and Secretary-General over its last two iterations, so I’m incredibly excited to end things off with a fantastic final conference–I GUARANTEE that you’re going to have a blast at UCBMUN XXX! See you soon, Adinath Paul Wayne Lane Chair, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Dear Delegates,

I am ecstatic to welcome you to UCBMUN XXX’s UNICEF committee! I am especially thrilled to be spending the next few days hearing your perspectives on a topic that has increasing global prevalence and is a passion of mine.

A little about myself- I am from Orange County, California, and am a fourth-year at Berkeley, pursuing Public Health on the premedical track. In addition to chairing for UCBMUN, I am a Senior Advisor for our chapter. While I joined UCBMUN to explore my interest in health policy, I stayed for the thrill of competing, the excitement of leading, and the feeling of community it has fostered. Whether this is your first or fifteenth conference, I hope you can leave UCBMUN XXX  with some of these sentiments.

Outside of MUN, I can be found thrifting trinkets, going for night drives, or eating sushi. I am sure that many of you share these interests, and I cannot wait to swap music recommendations in between committee sessions! One of my true passions in life, in addition to The Neighborhood, is advocating for children, one of our society’s most vulnerable communities.

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund plays a critical role in furthering the overall goal of the UN: promoting global well-being. Too often, children are robbed of their childhood to a degree where they are forced to find their own means of survival. Child poverty is a highly contested, relevant, and multifaceted topic. I encourage you to think critically about the unique landscape of remedying poverty in the context of minors, and why seemingly simple solutions may not be so feasible. With this in mind, please know that I am beyond intrigued to hear your diverse and fresh takes on a decades-old issue, and I hope you can go back home with a newfound or fortified interest in this overlooked issue. Welcome to UNICEF!