notting hill and ealing high school
Model United Nations Lauren Eells During the last weekend of
from Sir Harold Walker on his
January, a group of girls from
career as a diplomat and was
Years 10‐13 joined 230 delegates
followed by opening speeches
from 18 schools to take part in a
from each of the delegations.
three day long Model United
Nations conference run by The Lady Eleanor Holles School. At MUN conferences debate takes place according to conventions and rules based on those used at genuine international summits and participants experience, at first hand, the complexities of formulating international policy. Each team represents the viewpoint of a single Member State of the UN and must research that country's policy and views in depth and then advocate these views to other delegates We represented Russia, Italy and Saudi Arabia and engaged in some very interesting debate particularly relating to the position of women in politics, Ebola and issues surrounding human
trafficking.
Senior School Newsletter February 2015
Friday night began with a talk
In the General Assembly on Sunday, delegates debated human rights abuses in Darfur, women’s reproductive rights and the Rwandan genocide, before proceedings were interrupted by an emergency crisis in which Argentina claimed Antarctica. It was an epic three days of debate and activity and the girls cannot wait to participate in another conference. Particular congratulations go to Resham Khan who achieved an 'Outstanding Delegate' award.