{"id":11922,"date":"2016-04-11T17:04:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T17:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=11922"},"modified":"2023-10-25T08:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:02:40","slug":"national-model-united-nations-conference-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/national-model-united-nations-conference-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"National Model United Nations Conference- NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of hard work, writing position papers and simulations, I participated along with 15 other students from St. Petersburg College in the National Model United Nations Conference B in New York City, March, 27-31 2016 (NMUNNY).\u00a0\u00a0This simulation was one of the most unique and educational experiences that I will always remember. I represented the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, along with another student in a simulation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Having said that, the first topic we addressed was: Strengthening the Capacity of Refugee Host Countries, which is considered as an humanitarian issue of the twenty-first century and beyond. In addition, our team was awarded Outstanding Delegation at the Conference, which hosted more than 3,000 delegates from 300 + schools on the five continents.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11922 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/spc3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/04\/SPC3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/spc1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/04\/SPC1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/blog-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/04\/Blog-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This conference has helped me to gain a better understanding on how global issues are addressed at the United Nations and it also\u00a0gave me an insight into the philosophy, rules and procedures of the organization. I learned about conducting diplomatic negotiations in a diverse cultural\u00a0 milieu as well as writing resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>Post\u00a0written by Sane\u00a0Haidara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of hard work, writing position papers and simulations, I participated along with 15 other students from St. Petersburg College in the National Model United Nations Conference B in New York City, March, 27-31 2016 (NMUNNY).\u00a0\u00a0This simulation was one of the most unique and educational experiences that I will always remember. 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