Modelo de Naciones Unidas 2017
Belgrano Day School will be participating in the ESSARP Model United Nations Conference (EMUN) as in previous years. The 2017 conference will take place at St. Catherine´s Moorlands School in Tortuguitas, on June 23rd and June 24th.
Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation and/or academic competition in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. MUN involves and teaches researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
Participants in Model United Nations conferences, known as delegates, are placed in committees and assigned countries, where they represent members of that body. They are presented with their assignments in advance, along with a topic or topics that their committee will discuss. Delegates conduct research before conferences and formulate positions that they will then debate with their fellow delegates in the committee, staying true to the actual position of the member they represent.
This year the school will be representing two countries: France and the Netherlands. The issues to be debated are the following:
- GA1 International Security and Disarmament. Measures to increase transparency in the trade of armaments to and within regions of conflict.
- GA3 Social, Humanitarian and Cultural. Measures to improve the question of religious freedom vs freedom of speech.
- GA4 Special Political and Decolonization.The question of the restoration of the Cuban-American relations.
- GA6 Legal. Ensuring transparency of investments in the arms trade.
- Security Council. The situation in Syria and the question of South Sudan
- ECOSOC. The question of the export of agricultural surplus by MEDCs to Africa and the unfair competition it causes on the national markets. Establishing gender equality with regards to equal pay.
- Environment Commission (EC).The question of human overpopulation in areas of considerable biodiversity.Measures to combat plastic pollution in water.
- Human Rights Council (HRC). Improving measures to ensure the reintegration of child soldiers into the civil society. Developing cross-border cooperation for the assistance of migrants and asylum seekers.
- Special Conference on Equality of Opportunities in a Developing World. Pursuing the elimination of all forms of discrimination in jurisdiction.Taking action against adult illiteracy.
- Peace-building Commission. Measures to establish an international protocol for peace building in developing countries and former war zones.Promoting coordinated action between socio-economic policies and humanitarian action
Students from S4, S5 and S6 will be taking part, but as there is a limit to the number of students who can participate, we needed to implement a selection process. In two weeks’ time we will have the list of the participants.
Mónica Bruck- Head of Humanities Department & MUN’s Trainer
* Photo source: http://modelun.com/blog/what-is-model-un/