WHO Ambassadors

Delegates may assume the role of a WHO ambassador from a member state to represent the
countrys interests at the regional blocks and global plenaries. WHO ambassadors are the
more classic type of delegates: WHO ambassadors will debate, write, and vote on
resolutions by practicing diplomacy and having an active voice in policy debates. They will
exercise negotiation tactics and gain a greater appreciation of the impact of international
politics on global healthcare. Each ambassador will have his or her own challenges and goals
but with the one country, one vote procedure anything is possible.
What can I do as a WHO Ambassador?
1) Debate on specific global health issues related to the theme of the conference
2) Send notes to other WHO Ambassadors from the same regional block to learn their
positions on certain issues, try to make alliances and discuss tactics during
unmoderated caucuses
3) Start writing a Resolution paper with other countries from the same block that share
common policies
4) Talk to NGOs to get their stamp of approval, the more stamps of approval your
resolution paper has, the more serious it will be taken and thus the more likely it is to
get adopted at the end of the conference
5) Make deals with Pharmaceutical Companies in order to get funding to implement the
global health policies from your resolution paper
6) Get your Resolution paper adopted!
Journalists
Journalists will shape delegates global awareness during the simulation by reporting on
events as they unfold. They will dig into global health issues to report overt and covert
happenings with whatever angle they choose: to carry out a personal agenda, to voice support
for a particular position, to stimulate or discourage interests from other countries or
organizations, and most importantly to sway public opinion. Journalists will learn and employ
modern media techniques while encouraging all delegates to critically evaluate news sources.
What can I do as a Journalist?
1) Move between regional blocks to gain a better understanding of what is taking place
in the various regions of the world
2) Live-tweet everything relevant that is happening during the conference so that the
WHO Ambassadors, the NGOs and Pharmaceutical Companies can access this
information as well
3) Interview other delegates to see their stance about different global health issues and
policies, recent developments in regional blocks and plenaries, and resolution papers
4) Work with the media staff to create small videos that will be streamed in regional
blocks and plenaries to the other delegates relating to the events happening in the
conference (see examples from previous years here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MonWHOMedia/videos)
5) Express your creativity!

Pharmaceutical Representatives
Pharmaceutical companies are the essential industrial players in global healthcare as they
manage, research and develop lifesaving medications. Pharmaceutical representatives will
become proficient in the art of business diplomacy with the major objective of advancing
their companies interests while maintaining a positive public image. Representatives will
come to better understand the challenges of multi-million-dollar drug development as well as
the benefits of holding patents on successfully marketed medications and having production
lines ready to meet the needs of the global community.
What can I do as a Pharmaceutical Representative?
1) Go between regional blocks to discuss with WHO Ambassadors and gain them as
partners to grow your influence in the world
2) Discuss the draft resolutions with the countries and see how you can help them and
how they can help you
3) Influence draft resolutions while still representing your interests
NGOs
Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will embody the interests of
the global community in the simulation by garnering funds and building partnerships with all
participants. NGO representatives will learn to be persuasive with limited resources while
raising awareness and support for their causes. True to reality, NGOs will face challenges in
administration and operation but also have great influence on public opinion with moral
obligation on their side.
What can I do as a NGO Representative?
1) Go between regional blocks to discuss with potential WHO Ambassador partners to
ensure resolutions meet the goals of your NGO
2) You have two stamps of approval to give out: you can give them to any block (group
of countries writing a resolution) you want
3) Negotiate with countries to insert policies benefitting your organization in their draft
resolution and/or remove policies you feel are against what your NGO is fighting for;
you can leverage your ability to give stamps of approval to get what you want
No matter what role you choose, all MonWHO participants can be sure to:
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Apply and develop critical thinking, problem solving, advocacy, and consensus
building skills
Practice resolution writing
Share ideas and learn from likeminded individuals
Gain a better understanding of how the WHO operates and what forces shape WHO
policy
Utilize rules of order and proceedings typical of deliberative assemblies adopted by
international health authorities among many worldwide organizations
Apply their knowledge of global health in a realistic setting to develop a better
understanding of how ideas, reality, and international affairs come together to produce
definitive doctrine in global health

Take this short quiz for more help in making your delegate role choice!
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