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Model United Nations
The MUN Executive Committee have been very busy this year by conducting an array of workshops and debates for our MUN delegates. A number of local and international were attended via online with the Middle School MUN conference being run face-toface.
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We are extremely proud of our MUN delegates who attended the Qatar Leadership Conference via online. This wonderful conference provided an excellent platform where our Sherborne delegates met like-minded educators in their pursuit of developing and expanding their youth leadership skills. A selection of workshops was attended with focus on engaging youth voice and mental health advocacy.
The delegates who attended were: Rameen Arefeen, Duaa Ibrahim, Syed Abedi. We are also delighted with our member delegates of MUN Executive Committee, Lolwa Al Kaabi and Joana Khalid El Moghanni who carried out their duties as part of the Press Team of THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations)
LIVE MUN DEBATE
We were thrilled to hold our first MUN debate this year by maintaining social distance. Pupils had worked hard, in the weeks leading up to the debate, to research the current situation in Afghanistan, and write resolutions under the wonderful guidance of our MUN Executive Committee. Three resolutions were presented to the committee room and two were successfully passed.
Mr. Reynolds: It was great to see our delegates, especially some of our younger members ‘enter the fray’ and ask bold questions to the delegate of Afghanistan regarding his position paper. I was impressed by the depth and quality of the resolution, as well as the usage of accurate MUN language by all delegates and the chairs, which is required for the committees to run in proper fashion. THIMUN SINGAPORE 14TH – 18TH NOVEMBER 2021
At the beginning of this year, I started my MUN journey with the incredible experience of the annual THIMUN Singapore conference just a few months after joining the club. As my first conference, it came with its trials and I found all the proceedings and phrases confusing, especially the first one or two days. But as time went on, I started to get the hang of it, and I started becoming more interested and active when I started understanding everything that was going on. After that amazing conference, I was looking forward to joining and taking part in others and the opportunity arose when we were given the chance to join the THIMUN Qatar Conference, another incredible experience. I also had the opportunity to join the Qatar Leadership Conference, another conference hosted by THIMUN Qatar involving over 400 different workshops held by students and adults on a variety of topics, which helped me gain a deeper knowledge on a range of issues. Being part of this unique club has helped me learn more about politics, history, and the UN along with raising my confidence of public speaking and understanding of governments and policies. I am looking forward to attending more conferences and experiencing new opportunities next year! By Rameen Arefeen, Year 9
This year was a great year for MUN our school attended multiple conference which varied from being online to being in real life. The first conference I attended this year was THIMUN Singapore which was nothing short of a memorable experience with delegates from all around the world joining being from: Malaysia, Angola, France, Pakistan and much more. Even-though the conference was online it was still very entertaining and was a thoroughly enjoyable with fruitful debates and so much more. The next conference I had the pleasure of attending was THIMUN Qatar which was another fantastic experience once again online. This time rather than going to a normal MUN committee I signed up for Commission on Crime and the prevention of criminal justice (CCPCJ) this was absolutely fabulous as it followed a completely different MUN format and taught me a lot about the difference committees can have depending on the topic of discussion. CCPCJ tackled sensitive issues which were, Measures to prevent organised transnational crimes and Measures to prevent vulnerability for the sexual exploitation of children, both these issues were well debated and overall made this conference great to attend. Finally, I attended Middle School Model United Nations (MSMUN) this was the first in person conference in over two years. I was given the honour of chairing meaning I would lead a committee. I led the committee of SDG 4 where the issue at hand
