Model United Nations
Model United Nations (MUN)
MUN is an interactive training and development activity aimed at high school aged students. Model UNs take place across the globe, and are unique opportunities to teach young people about the wider world. Our club has been hosting MUN for the past 20 years.
The objectives of the MUN program are to:
- Educate young people about topics such as the structure and operations of the United Nations, key themes in international relations and global politics, the system of international diplomacy, and the mission of the UN itself.
- Provide students with the chance to expand their understanding and knowledge of international issues, debate, diplomacy and negotiation, while providing insight into the complexities of satisfying the different political positions of the international community.
- Ensure young people gain a more acute understanding of the world we live in, find inspiration to help find solutions to global issues, and develop valuable skills to help make it happen.
- Teach essential life skills such as public speaking, diplomacy, negotiation and compromise.
- Focus youth on the in-depth examination and resolution of pressing issues, emphasizing process over product. It is not about the destination – it is about the journey.
In Trinidad our focus goes even further as we teach students about countries they previously have barely heard of or read about, as they have to represent the views and aspirations of the countries they are selected to be delegates for. More specifically, give them the tools to resolve conflict without violence. They learn the arts of compromise and negotiation, which they take back to their schools, homes and communities.