Twelve Hamilton students participated in the National Model United Nations Conference on April 5-9 in New York City. The conference hosted approximately 2,500 delegates from 29 countries and was sponsored by the National Collegiate Conference Association. Opening and closing ceremonies, as well as closing committee sessions, were held at UN headquarters.
Keynote speakers, featuring under secretary generals of the UN, delivered opening speeches in the UN General Assembly Hall. Kiyotaka Akasaka, undersecretary general for communications, also delivered an address prepared by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who was unable to attend due to scheduling difficulties.
Hamilton students attending were Matt Arnold '09, Ranga Kotani '10, Sitanshu Mishra '10, Robert D. Eisenhart '11, Aminata Diop '11, Heather Prigg '11, Sam Doyon '12, Brandon Moore '12, Jordyn Taylor '12, Grace Liew '12, and Maria Del Pilar Lozada '12 and Anna Zeng '11. They represented the delegation of Peru on a variety of committees including the General Assembly plenary committees, the Economic and Social plenary, World Trade Organization, Commission on Sustainable Development, and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
In preparing for the conference, Hamilton students conducted extensive research with the help of Government Professor Ted Lehmann, the MUN faculty advisor, in order to accurately portray Peru's foreign policy at the conference.
Students practiced public speaking and writing skills while they acted as delegates of the United Nations, taking part in international negotiations and creating resolutions with other delegates for some of the world's most pressing issues. Debated topics ranged from issues such as building sustainable human settlements, nuclear non-proliferation, United Nations reform, climate change economics, and the role of narcotics in fueling conflict.
Among the delegates of the more than 100 countries in the United Nations, there were also students representing prominent NGOs. These NGOs acted as advisors to the delegates to assist them in developing solutions to the problems at hand. The global issues that were discussed were pertinent and substantive; delegates are given the opportunity to face some of the serious challenges of international diplomacy, as well as the strengths and limitations of the UN organization.
Hamilton College Model United Nations has previously attended conferences at McGill University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and in Washington D.C. Model United Nations is funded by Student Assembly and the Levitt Center.
-- by Matt Arnold '09
Keynote speakers, featuring under secretary generals of the UN, delivered opening speeches in the UN General Assembly Hall. Kiyotaka Akasaka, undersecretary general for communications, also delivered an address prepared by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who was unable to attend due to scheduling difficulties.
Hamilton students attending were Matt Arnold '09, Ranga Kotani '10, Sitanshu Mishra '10, Robert D. Eisenhart '11, Aminata Diop '11, Heather Prigg '11, Sam Doyon '12, Brandon Moore '12, Jordyn Taylor '12, Grace Liew '12, and Maria Del Pilar Lozada '12 and Anna Zeng '11. They represented the delegation of Peru on a variety of committees including the General Assembly plenary committees, the Economic and Social plenary, World Trade Organization, Commission on Sustainable Development, and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
In preparing for the conference, Hamilton students conducted extensive research with the help of Government Professor Ted Lehmann, the MUN faculty advisor, in order to accurately portray Peru's foreign policy at the conference.
Students practiced public speaking and writing skills while they acted as delegates of the United Nations, taking part in international negotiations and creating resolutions with other delegates for some of the world's most pressing issues. Debated topics ranged from issues such as building sustainable human settlements, nuclear non-proliferation, United Nations reform, climate change economics, and the role of narcotics in fueling conflict.
Among the delegates of the more than 100 countries in the United Nations, there were also students representing prominent NGOs. These NGOs acted as advisors to the delegates to assist them in developing solutions to the problems at hand. The global issues that were discussed were pertinent and substantive; delegates are given the opportunity to face some of the serious challenges of international diplomacy, as well as the strengths and limitations of the UN organization.
Hamilton College Model United Nations has previously attended conferences at McGill University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and in Washington D.C. Model United Nations is funded by Student Assembly and the Levitt Center.
-- by Matt Arnold '09
