A three-day conference of the Dehradun chapter of the Indian International Model United Nations (IIMUN) culminated at the Ecole Globale International Girl’s School on Sunday. The conference was an academic simulation of United Nations (UN) where students act like diplomats and try to solve local, national and international issues by means of role-plays and deliberations in committee sessions. More than 400 students from twenty educational institutes of State capital participated in the event.
The third and last day began with sessions of extraordinary solutions proposed by ingenious delegates of different per committee. These solutions were compiled into resolutions by the Executive board which in turn forwarded them to IIMUN.
The Principal of Ecole Globale School Brinda Ghosh said “Resolutions seem to have been the agenda of committees today. The conference was a good training for the youth to learn to deal with issues in an amicable manner. This has been an extended training in life skills.”
In the closing ceremony the best participants were felicitated. Anusha Rathi of Ecole Globale School was adjusted best delegate of Word Bank. The honor of the best delegate of the Security Council went to Akriti Tiwari of Doon International School while Shivang Uniyal of The Asian School was adjusted Best Delegate of Indian Cabinet.
The Best Delegate of the Social Cultural Humanitarian Council was Rajith Aryan of DPS Dehradun. The students of the Asian School bagged the award of the best delegation and the Runners up award was given to Ecole Globale International Girls’ School and DIS.
Sharing her experience delegate Anusha Rathi said,” It was one of the most exhilarating experiences. The IIMUN is very supportive and was successful in inculcating the spirit of MUN in all the delegates present.”
The Assistant director, IIMUN, Prashant Nagpal said that the IIMUN conference is a platform which allows students to get trained to view the events of the world critically in all spheres- political, cultural and economic. He added that the IIMUN intends to annually conduct 108 such conferences across India.