Students from University College Cork (UCC) are among 3,200 university
students from across the world who will attend a prestigious United
Nations Conference for University Students in New York. The National Model
United Nations Conference (NMUN) takes place in the General
Assembly and caucus rooms of the UN Headquarters in New York from 10-15
April.
The ten students, who received the invitation, following extensive
lobbying through the UCC International Relations Society, will attend
the conference for five days where they will develop skills of
communications, research and diplomacy. Head delegate and
vice-auditor of the Society, Cian Cotter said "Receiving this
invitation is of great importance. Ireland has never been previously
recognised or represented at this conference and it is a great
privilege for UCC." During the conference, the students will endeavour
to propose resolutions addressing topical UN issues such as:
peacekeeping allocation, human rights, gender equality, economic and
social development, and the environmental sustainability.
The conference is run by the National Collegiate Conference Association
(NCCA) under the direction of the Secretary General Kofi Annan. NCCA
programs offer a diverse group of informed participants a forum for
discussing global concerns in a context that closely parallels current
UN discussion and mandates. The NMUN programs provide students
with a better understanding of the inner working of the United Nations
as they build skills in diplomacy and compromise.
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