This committee will be run as a double delegation committee.

Topic Summary

This committee will challenge delegates to come up with innovative solutions to tackle the problem of piracy in international waters. With ocean shipping accounting for around 90% of internationally traded goods, piracy remains a centuries-old threat that modern technology has been unable to address. Throughout the weekend, delegates will be expected to debate different issues regarding piracy—including its economic and security implications. Piracy is often led by large, organized criminal organizations to raise money for their illicit arguments. Delegates will be expected to tackle all of these intersectional issues and come to a common consensus about the best course of action to take against piracy.

Director Letter

Dear Delegates,

My name is Lucia Gallo, and I am so excited to be your director of DISEC as part of HNMUN 2025! I’m originally from New York City, and I have been doing Model UN since my freshman year of high school. Outside of Model UN, I am also involved in Harvard Undergraduate Consulting on Business and the Environment and the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations. In my free time, I love playing New York Times games, trying new restaurants in Boston with friends, and taking walks. At Harvard, I study Government and Economics, so I am really excited to see the solutions you all come up with!

After joining Harvard’s Intercollegiate Model UN team at the start of my freshman year, I have competed in three conferences on the circuit. Currently, I am ICMUN’s Director of Partnerships, where I work on developing new relationships with other organizations. I was also an Assistant Director for HNMUN’s UNSC committee last year and an Assistant Director at HMUN (Harvard’s high school Model UN conference). I absolutely love MUN and the community of people who are part of it, and I am looking forward to meeting you all in February!

Within committee, I hope to cultivate a welcoming, collaborative environment that fosters creative ideas and lively debate. Throughout the weekend, I’ll be looking for delegates who balance leadership with collaboration, well-researched solutions with innovation, and consistency with flexibility. I am absolutely ecstatic to be your Director for HNMUN 2025. If you have any questions, please feel more than free to reach out!

Sincerely,

Lucia Gallo

Director, Disarmament and International Security Committee