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Name: Nigeria Model United Nations
Website:
http://www.modelun-nigeria.org/
Categories: Child & Youth Rights
Peace & Conflict
Human Rights
Description:
The Nigeria Model United Nations is an authentic simulation of the United Nations systemby learning about the UN systems and operations of the General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. NMUN team members have fun learning about the working of world dipomacy through the periscope of current events around the world.
The Origin of the Model UN
The idea of simulating international bodies began before the birth of the United Nations when students held series of Model League of Nations in the 1920s. thus the Model UN program is a successor to a student directed simulation of what preceded the United Nations itself but it is not documented exactly how and when the Model United Nations began.
The popularity of Model UN continues to grow and today more than 200, 000 high schools and college/university students worldwide participate every year. It is how ever to be noted that many of today’s leaders in Law, Government, Business, etc, participated in the Model UN during their academic careers – from US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and former World Court Justice Stephen M. Schwebel to actor Samuel L. Jackson and former first daughter, Chelsea Clinton is also a Model UN Veteran.
Hence, the need for a Model UN in Nigeria is highly deepened in the urge and rising need to involve young people in participation and decision-making processes of the United Nations and also to facilitate the programme of Action for the youths around the world and to also, direct focus on the needs of young people in Africa.
The Model UN is meant to expand the objectives of the millennium Campaign in Nigeria amongst the youth communities. This project will be operated in all the States of the Federation, engaging young people to dabble into international dialogues, participation in world peace and development.
Since the establishment and adoption of the World Programme of Action for Youths by the United Nations General Assembly, the participation of the youths in the theme of the United Nations is becoming increasingly needful. The youths are the pioneering pillars for World Peace.
Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations stated in a current report that,
“No on is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself from its youths severs its lifeline; it condemned to bleed to death.”
Therefore, creation of an avenue – The Model UN in the closest environment for the youth is a sure way to facilitate the visions of the UN and National Government policies.
Benefits and Advantages of the Nigeria Model United Nations
Encourage young people to participate in world dialogue for peace.
Promoted young people a resources and not as problems in their communities.
To promote student and teacher interest in international relations and related subjects.
Increases the capacity of students to engage in problem solving.
Teaches aspects of conflict resolution, research skills and communication skills.
Creates the opportunity to meet people and make new friends.
Places young people in career field of diplomats, ambassadors and envoys, etc.
Bring positive changes to the wrong ideology of and about young people.
Recruit a generation of world class young diplomats.
Propagate the Programme of Action of the United Nations for the youths.
The Big Question:
How does the Nigeria Model UN intend to influence decision-making in World Diplomacy?
The participants in the Model United Nations Conferences and programs take up responsibilities as young diplomats to ensure their voices are heard through diverse mode or instruments of awareness such as the media, through the creation of documentaries, live interviews, etc. Also, development of articles, reports, newsletters into international journals and Internet are utilized to launch their views based on the decision they wish to influence.
Above all, Model UN Conference is held in order to collate and produce a general report which is a result of several negotiations, debates, resolutions, etc at the conference. The General Report is further forwarded to every United Nations departments, organs, agencies, Intergovernmental agencies as well as NGOs. Also, this report is sent to every National Governments, International Press bodies, and diplomats and to all the youths worldwide. This report is aimed at stipulating the position of youths on whatsoever decision that is made on the floor of the General Assembly.
The Nigeria Model UN is platform for young people in Africa and beyond to air their long term opinions on every decision made at the United Nations.
Structure of the Nigeria Model United Nations
The Nigeria Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations system, hence involves all the functioning organs and agencies of the United Nations.
Note: The Model UN involves young people in high school and higher institutions in which little amount of exuberance is demonstrated. That is, activities of the MUN cannot be 100% of the simulation of the United Nations systems.
20 committees under 4 departments will be simulated while the Secretary-General and 5 Assistants/Under-Secretaries will be simulated also. A Staff of 57 students from different schools will be involves in these positions.
Activities of the Participants in the Model UN
Summarily, the students engaged in participation in the Model UN, engage in the caricature of a State representative or delegation to the UN conferences and sessions. That is, students engage in dialogue, negotiation, debates and voting on similar issues current on the floor of the UN General Assembly. Every General Assembly sessions of the Model UN tables issues that are currently discussed in the UN.
The activities of the Model UN is to influence and create an impact on the decision-making through publication of comprehensive reports, statistics, evaluations and documentations concluded at the Model UN Conference. That is to say that, the work of the Model UN participants is to facilitate the operations of the UN system and effect positive reformations.
Like the UN, the Model UN engage in Annual Conferences, Sessions, Workshops, Seminars to facilitate major policies of the United Nations and its Agencies. Such as the Millennium Declaration (MDGs), the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), World Programme of Actions for Youths (WPAY), etc. Through the agencies, of which information officers will be used in the MUN setting, there will be various activities that would be initiated to further the works of development by such agencies in the communities worldwide.
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