nora ali
Nora Ali
specpol@worldmun.org
Nora Ali is a second-year in Lowell, from Little Rock, Arkansas, studying Human Development and Regenerative Biology and African American studies. Aside from WorldMUN, Nora is a part of UNICEF, an HSA student tour guide, and volunteering. In her free time, she loves to try new coffee while and take long walks along the Charles.
Topic: Non-Self-Governing Territories
Even after more than seventy years since the founding of the United Nations, the mission of decolonization remains unfinished. Today, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories—home to over two million people—still await full self-determination. From Western Sahara, where questions of sovereignty and resource control persist, to New Caledonia, where Indigenous Kanak voices continue to demand autonomy, the legacies of empire remain deeply woven into global politics. SPECPOL will examine how the international community can uphold the UN Charter’s promise of self-government in a world shaped by new power dynamics, economic dependencies, and environmental threats. Delegates will be challenged to define what decolonization means in the 21st century and explore how nations can balance sovereignty, justice, and the evolving realities of globalization.