Model United Nations

High School Model UN Conference - February 8, 2025

 

For a third year, The Office for Global Engagement hosted the student-led High School Model UN Conference. High Schools from across the region participated, with students representing various countries while engaging in debates on current global issues. Around 150 high school students took part in the event, guided by 11 UVU student volunteers who led the UN committee rooms. Felipe Queipo, UN Communications officer, opened the competition virtually from New York. The Secretary General overseeing the volunteer training was UVU student, Carter Darger. The competition provided an enriching experience, allowing students to develop their diplomatic and public speaking skills while gaining insight into international affairs.

Participating schools:

Beehive Science & Technology Academy (BSTA)

Hillcrest High School

Lone Peak High School

Mountain Ridge High School

Timpview High School

Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS)

Wasatch Independent Debate League (WIDL Teams A, B, C)

West High School

List of Winners

Best Delegation: Wasatch Independent Debate League - Team A

Outstanding Delegation: Timpview High School 

Best New Delegation: Beehive Science and Technology Academy 

Best Resolution: Security Council – USA  

Best Speech Security Council – Panama

Best Speech Food & Agriculture Organization – India

Best Speech General Assembly – South Korea

Best Speech General Assembly 1st Committee - Indonesia

 

 

Committee Topics: 

     Opening Address Topic: How to address global disinformation campaigns to destabilize countries, influencing elections and creating social tensions?

General Assembly:

  1. Genocide and mass atrocities
  2. Structural inequality and resilience strategies

General Assembly - 1st Committee:

  1. Preserving natural resources during economic development
  2. Promoting investments for sustainable development
  3. Maritime security

Food and Agriculture Organization (council):

  1. Reducing the impact on food chains
  2. Protecting and promoting the roles of women in food systems
  3. Climate-smart agriculture for a more sustainable future

United Nations Security Council:

Topics to be determined at the time of the convening of the conference.  

 

 

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