THE UA-MUN BLOG

My name is Rahaf Fasheh and I have been involved in various model UN conferences in both Jordan and Canada for 6 years. I had the opportunity to experience several committees including security council, ECOSOC, general assembly, and UNHRC. I applied to the United Ambassadors MUN 2016 Youth Assembly as a single delegate due to not being a part of a specific delegation at the time. Consequently, I tended to represent my university, The University of Toronto, for opening up this

My name is Cassia Nasralla, I'm currently a grade 12 student at Shawnigan Lake School, and this past summer I had the honour of attending United Ambassadors' MUN 2016 Youth Assembly Conference. I attended the UA MUN 2016 Assembly as a single high school delegate coming from the west coast of Canada to represent my school's MUN club, Shawnigan Model UN, and our Model UN conference that our club hosts annually, ShawMUN. Over the course of the assembly the committee group which

I'm Laith Saleh coming from the Middle East, a region torn by political polarization, I have great respect and support for youth led movements from around the globe which aim to educate the youth and benefit humanity. Being a Jordanian citizen I’m thankful that I come from a country where these movements are celebrated and upheld to the highest standards. With 5 MUN conferences participated in 3 different universities in Jordan so far, recent graduate from Princess Sumaya U

My Name is Mohab Kaddah, I have been part of Model United Nations since 2013, while most of my experience would be related to my model, the German University in Cairo's Model United Nations (GUCMUN), participating in international conferences and assemblies opened up my mind to different MUN directions, diverse ways of delivery of the UN message to youth around the world and various MUN implementation methods, which could not have been possible without stepping outside the bo

My Name is Manousha Dhiwaghar and I'm a 17 year old residing in Canada. Prior to moving to Canada this year, I was residing in Malaysia where a majority of my Model UN experience is from. I've been doing Model UN for approximately 4 years now and have attended around 10 conferences in that period as both a chair and a delegate. Model UN started out for me in grade 8/9 when i joined my school's MUN club, having been intrigued by the prospect of discussing very prevalent issues

My name is Micheal Antifaoff, and I participated in the MUN 2016 Youth Assembly at the UN in New York representing my high school, MacLachlan College, Canada. I am fifteen years old, and my goal at this conference was to understand how I could successfully host my own MUN. I worked with Committee B on implementing SDG 5, 10, 11, 16 and 17, and our committee had some exceptional ideas on ways to reduce inequality, as well as develop strong partnerships within the MUN community

I'm Hoda Kassem, and I took part in the MUN 2016 Youth Assembly. My MUN journey started during my first year in college when I joined GUCMUN (German University in Cairo Model United Nations) with the aim of learning, developing myself and getting exposed to different mindsets and ideologies. I have been in GUCMUN for two years, and now I'm starting off my third. I started as a Delegate in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2015 representing the De

My name is Camila Pachón Santamaria, I'm a 22 year old Colombian student who currently majors in Communication at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogotá, Colombia. I was representing PUJMUN 2016 –as the Secretary General– at United Ambassador's MUN 2016 Youth Assembly. In my case, I was assigned for committee B, in which SDGs 5, 10, 11, 16 and 17 were discussed. These were related to matters such as gender equality, sustainable cities and partnerships for the goals. My e

My name is Daniela María Cabrera Venegas and I'm from Bogotá, Colombia. At the United Ambassadors MUN 2016 I was part of the ONUANDES delegation, from the Universidad de los Andes. At the conference, I was in Committee E in which we were discussing how we could modify the MUNs in order to make the multilingual and more inclusive. The United Ambassadors MUN 2016 has been probably one of the best experience I have ever had. It not just challenged me to think on new viable solut

My name is Luisa Cassar Pullicino, and I'm a 22 year old law student. I first became involved in MUN in 2013 when I decided to take part in a crisis simulation open to new students - and I was hooked! I later took part in the Oxford and Cambridge International Model United Nations Conferences. At the UA MUN 2016 Youth Assembly, my delegation represented the Malta Model United Nations Society. I was assigned to Committee F: A Global Vision-MUN Think Tank. We reviewed the diffe

I'm Lisa Camilleri, a fourth year student reading Law at the University of Malta. The United Ambassadors MUN at the UN HQ was the fourth MUN conference which I have participated in and it was by far the most enriching. Two other Maltese delegates and myself representing the Malta Model United Nations Society sat on three separate committees, mine in particular was Committee B. The scope of each Committee was defined by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, laid down by the

My name is Mariam Behbehani. I am a master's degree holder, in economics from Kuwait University. I'm also a graduate of the American University of Kuwait with a bachelor's degree in economics. I joined the United Ambassadors MUN Academy in Kuwait during the summer of 2016. I'v never had any MUN experience before joining MUN academy in Kuwait. My experience at Kuwait MUN summer academy is one of the most enriching, beneficial, and exciting experiences that I have been through.

My name's Farah Mourad; I have been doing MUN for five years. I was a Libya delegate in Junior Cairo Model United Nations-JCIMUN 2013 , an Innovation head in Egyptian language School Model United Nations-ELSMUN 2014, an OHCHR US delegate in German University in Cairo-GUCMUN 2015, a GA6th USA delegate in World Federation of United Nations Association Model United Nations- WIMUN 2016, a Security Council Rapporteur GUCMUN 2016, and finally I am the current GUCMUN Secretary of Ac

My name is Tanya Wijesuriya, and I'm a student at The Westminster School, Dubai. Before attending the MUN Summer Leadership Academy at New York University, Abu Dhabi, I'd had no prior experience with MUN aside from a conference held in school in the Security Council, for which there was no training. At the United Ambassadors MUN Academy there was always something exciting and unique happening. Although it was a week long, there wasn't a single slow day at the sessions since

My name is Laura Camila Ortiz, I've been in MUN for 6 years I am from RICHMUN, the Richmond School Model United Nations in Colombia. I participated in Committee F) A Global Vision-MUN Think Thank, we discussed the rules of procedure, the awards rubric, and unification of MUN around the world among other topics. It was such an enriching experience not only for my MUN life but for my personal life as well, discussing all of these important topics, learning more and more about t