We are excited to offer our next Model UN Conference for Utah high schools on Saturday, February 3, 2024!
Utah Valley University hosted its first ever Model United Nations Conference for Utah High Schools on February 1, 2020. We were honored to have as our Opening Plenary keynote speaker, Mr. Felipe Queipo, Communications Officer, Civil Society Unit, Department of Global Communications, United Nations. Several UVU students from the Model UN class have participated in regional competitions. During our conference, these university students offered their talents and skills to mentoring the next generation of debaters and negotiators. A total of 5 schools, 106 high school students, and 10 UVU student volunteers participated in the UVU Model UN conference.
Brighton HS - Outstanding Large Delegation | Wasatch Independent Debate League - Best Large Delegation |
Park City HS - Outstanding Small Delegation | Westlake HS - Best Small Delegation |
Committee Topics:
Opening Address Topic: "I have the right to..." Personal impressions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Tournament Issue Book
General Assembly:
GA - 3rd Committee:
World Health Organization:
United Nations Security Council:
Topics to be determined at the time of the convening of the conference. An individual student or advisor may submit one sentence on why the student would be a good candidate to the following email: Stephan.Atkinson@uvu.edu Be sure to include full name of the student and school.
Model UN General Assembly
Model UN Security Council
Model UN World Health Organization