MUN

This year has been an extremely interesting year for MUN at Sherborne Qatar. For the first time, The Hague International Model United Nation (THIMUN) and Middle School Model United Nations (MSMUN) were held online and as a fairly new MUN member, it was an interesting yet surprisingly astounding experience.

The 7th annual MSMUN conference was held on a new online platform made by the THIMUN organisation. I was the delegate of Australia and participated in the committee Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. The issues at hand were: “measures to promote the rule of law and human rights” and “measures to empower and engage youth to prevent armed violence and insecurity in MEDCs.” When the debating started after lobbying and merging, all delegates were given many opportunities to give speeches, ask points of information (POI) and vote for or against all resolutions. The debates had many ideas discussed such as the banning of guns, the addition of safety patrol all around the countries and the use of social media to get in touch with the youth. On the final day of the conference, SDG 16’s service activity was an International Court of Justice (ICJ) mock court case about Palestine and the United States of America. I was asked to represent the advocacy of Palestine. The debate was astonishing and extremely interesting. The best part of the conference was meeting so many people from all parts of the world and discussing the biggest issues affecting the youth of the world.

A few days later, I had the privilege of attending the 10th Annual THIMUN conference called THIMUN Qatar X: Climate Action. At THIMUN, I was honoured to be the ambassador of Singapore and was able to attend the committee Human Rights Council (HRC) 1. The conference was held online on the same platform as MSMUN. The main issue at hand for the conference was climate change; this meant every committee had one issue that was about the climate. In my committee, this issue was: “mitigating the effects of damage to civilians due to climate change.” I once again had the honour to be the main submitter for the resolution that my group of delegations had created. This issue set a ground for debates to include topics such as renewable energy, reduction of carbon emissions, and how to promote healthy lifestyle changes to the public. The debates did not stop for a moment with everyone raising their virtual hands the moment the Chair stated, “the podium is open once again for any delegates to speak.” The debates got so interesting that one of the chairs came into the debate and made up a delegation for themselves just so they could join in.

The end of the conference was a bittersweet moment with many happy memories it was the end of a fourday conference and many people were sad that it was the end of the conference. Overall, I learned a lot from this conference. It taught me to be a better public speaker, a more confident speaker in a formal environment and was a fantastic experience to meet new people with the same passions and interests as me.

Syed Muzammil Raza Abedi, 8C

Despite the different circumstances, enthusiastic Sherborne delegates have put in extraordinary effort in continuing to pursue their interest in leadership. The following events took place via online platform. Congratulations to Gul E Butool Abedi, Joana Khalid El Moghanni, Lolwa Al Kaabi for securing Pupil Officer and Press Team roles this year. We are immensely proud of our Year 12 delegate Gul E Butool Abedi who chaired the recent MUN conferences: Middle School Model United Nations and The Hague International Model United Nations, during the spring break.

Head of Secretariat and Service Activities Middle School Model United Nations: The Sustainable Development Goals.

Gul E Butool executed her role as the Head of Secretariat and Service Activities. As the Head of Secretariat, she had to ensure the approval panel ran smoothly. This included ensuring that all committees had their resolutions approved in a timely manner and approved resolutions by working with delegates to resolve any issues. She had the responsibility of organising the various service activities taking place on the second day of the conference. This entailed explaining the service activities to the chairs and ensuring they had the needed resources

As the Head Chair Gul wrote a research report on the question of ‘measures to help poor countries recover better from the financial impact of COVID-19 through the United Nations Capital Development Fund.’ During the conference, she ensured the smooth running of her committee at all times (lobbying, debate, unmoderated caucus, sessional speakers). She also facilitated debate whilst ensuring that all THIMUN rules of procedure were followed. Gul E Butool has amassed years of experience at Sherborne through her role as the President of the Sherborne Qatar MUN Executive Committee and she has carried out her roles and responsibilities with great aplomb.

The 2020 Qatar Leadership Conference November 1-5, 2020.

Sherborne delegates attended an array of workshops dedicated to: Communications and Leadership Social and Political Sciences Education Entrepreneurship Humanitarians Ending Global Poverty programmes and projects Climate Action Model United Nations The Sustainable Development Goals Film, Photography, Journalism and Media

The 2021 Hague International Model United Nations Qatar X SDG 13 Climate Change 4th – 7th April 2021 THIMUN 2021 was an amazing experience. Although it was online, I learned many valuable skills such as responsibility and leadership. As a part of the press team, I was able to expand my knowledge on the planning of what goes on behind the scenes of THIMUN as well as capturing memories that delegates could look back at. I hope to carry on learning new skills throughout these next few conferences. Joana Khalid El Moghanni

Delegates who attended were:

Omar Shalaan

Adam Suteu

Farah Darya General Assembly 1 (GA 1) | Disarmament & International Security General Assembly 5 (GA 5) | Administrative and Budgetary General Assembly 6 (GA6) | Legal Singapore

Singapore

Japan

Ethan Mussell Commission on Crime and the Prevention of Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) Saoban Ul Haque Safavi Commission on Crime and the Prevention of Criminal Justice (CCPCJ Noora Alajmi Environment Commission (EC) Japan

Japan

Japan

MSMUNQ VII, 26-27 March 2021, Sustainable Development Goals and Service

During the Middle School Model United Nations Qatar, our younger delegates were introduced to the Sustainable Development Goals. Congratulations to Abdulaziz Darya who participated in Social Development Goal 1 No Poverty and Syed Muzammil Abedi, who joined the Social Development Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.