SFS-Q holds model UN on Arab awakening Friday, 03 February 2012 04:52

DOHA: Students from Georgetown University’s Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) commenced their seventh annual Model United Nations (MUN) conference on Wednesday.  

The schedule for the five day events includes activities designed to give high-school students a first-hand immersive experience in the area of global politics. Over 350 delegates are scheduled to arrive in Doha from countries around the world, including the US, UK, Jordan, Zambia and as far away as Taiwan.

The programme includes carefully planned committee sessions on a variety of topics in International Relations, followed by debriefing meetings conducted by SFS-Q Faculty and subject area experts.

The theme of this year’s MUN conference is the Arab Awakening, and sessions feature contentious issues such as the role of nuclear energy in the region and the question of Palestinian statehood, among others.

High-school students will be assigned roles as representatives of various countries, and this year, Al Jazi Al Thani, Loukas Kyprianou, Jihad Hassan and Bilal Shakir will make up the MUN Security Council (UNSC). Similar international regulatory bodies, including The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR), the Arab League (AL) and the African Union (AU), will also be represented during the political simulations.

Each topic slated to be addressed by the high-school students has been fully researched beforehand, and participants will be provided with comprehensive briefs, penned by current SFS-Q students, detailing the issues under discussion.

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