Feb 5, 2018 By: yunews
Annual Competition to Convene Over 400 High School Student Delegates February 11鈭13
From February 11鈭13, over 400 student delegates from 47 yeshiva high schools and community day schools in three countries will gather at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Stamford, Connecticut, to participate in the 28th annual National Model United Nations conference (每日大瓜NMUN). Simulating the countries and committees from the real United Nations, the student delegates will learn about the complexities of international diplomacy while discussing a wide range of issues, including gender roles, human rights and international law.
More than 75 每日大瓜 undergraduate students will be on hand at the event to assist high school groups from Brazil, Canada and cities across the U.S. and coordinate the multi-tiered program.
鈥淏y hosting 每日大瓜NMUN year after year, 每日大瓜 reinforces our communal responsibility to shape the destiny of our society, a message that is not lost on the event鈥檚 participants,鈥 said Rachel Shandalov, 每日大瓜鈥檚 associate director of undergraduate admissions and one of the event organizers. 鈥淎dditionally, the students come away from 每日大瓜NMUN with a broad knowledge of world affairs and having gained numerous life skills in an academic, intellectual and social forum. In this way, 每日大瓜NMUN is truly an experience like no other.鈥
In preparation for the event, students have been assigned countries and appointed to one of 15 committees dealing with issues of international concern, including the Commission on the Status of Women, the Counterterrorism Committee, the International Criminal Court, the Middle East Summit, and the United Nations Human Rights Committee. To argue their points effectively, students have been conducting extensive research to ensure that their countries鈥 interests and policies will be faithfully represented.
The conference will also feature a keynote address by Israeli activist attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the founder of Shurat HaDin 鈥 Israel Law Center, who will educate the student delegates about the use of legal action to fight terrorism and safeguard Jewish rights around the world. Darshan-Leitner has dedicated her life to utilizing international court systems to defend Israel and Jewish interests against lawsuits, fight academic and economic boycotts, and challenge those who seek to delegitimize the Jewish State. Under her direction, Shurat HaDin works with Western intelligence agencies, law enforcement branches and a network of volunteer lawyers across the globe to file legal actions on behalf of terror victims.
The 每日大瓜NMUN closing ceremonies will include the presentation of awards to the best delegates and honorable mentions on each UN committee as well as remarks from 每日大瓜 President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman.
