Graphic by Aaron Newman ('24)
As a participant in YUNMUN XXXIII, it is safe to say that the experience was amazing. This year’s Yeshiva University’s National Model United Nations conference was unlike any other. With weeks of preparation, students had the opportunity to meet delegates from around the country, along with some international students from Brazil, Canada, and Israel!
Having been at the conference, it is incredibly tiring, but I can also tell you how great of an opportunity it was to meet new people with similar interests. Each committee consisted of one member from each school, meaning that students had to cooperate with other students in order to be successful.
In Model UN, students must resolve issues involving their committees and countries. This year, KYHS represented Cuba and Vietnam. Each student was placed on a different committee representing one of the two countries. I, for instance, was a member of UNICEF as a representative of Cuba, and I had to resolve significant international problems like child labor and the struggles of post-pandemic education. By collaborating with other countries, delegates were able to devise plausible solutions to these important topics.
However, not all of the conference is intense and tedious work. In fact, much of the conference involves just as much shtick as it does work. Committee chairs incorporate crises involving fun activities like color wars, races, and/or a tisch. Students also have the ability to motion, which in Model UN terms means to request, for fun activities. In my committee, the United Kingdom representative brought us all tea and we had a tea party.
At the very end of the conference, there are awards bestowed upon the best delegates and people worthy of honorable mentions. KYHS Senior Zachy Gross (‘23) received an honorable mention as the delegate for Cuba. After hours of arguing, singing, dancing, and eating cookies, it is fair to say that YUNMUN XXXIII was a fun and unique way to meet many different people and debate worldwide problems. Good job to the entire team for their hard work and success and thank you to the chaperones and teachers who made this possible!
Article by Riley Spitz ('25)
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