{"id":20522,"date":"2017-02-09T14:17:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=20522"},"modified":"2017-02-09T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T14:17:07","slug":"stage-sets-for-model-un-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/stage-sets-for-model-un-in-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"Stage sets for Model UN in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As <span style=\"color: #000000\">the <\/span>Cardiff Model United Nations Conference enters into its\u00a0third year, what can the future leaders of the world look forward to?<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20588\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20588\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6146-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20588\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6146-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><\/noscript> Students from different background participated in mock UN committee meetings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Cardiff University International Model United Nations conference (CardiffMUN) is working to make the conference bigger and better. It is a recreational model competition where students take roles as ambassadors and learn about international relations, debates and taking a stand for issues. CardiffMUN\u00a0has increased the number of committees from four to five, addressing the key issues that matter to the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Casandra Boruzescu, Secretary-General of the conference, says: \u201cFor the first time, we have a Crisis Committee &#8211; a dynamic scenario in which delegates have to address new threats and challenges as they emerge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The United Nations Society at Cardiff University serves as a platform for students from the University interested in Model UN, UN advocacy, charity, international relations education and everything else under the UN banner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Boruzescu adds that the number of applicants has doubled in size since last year\u2019s edition, which saw 50 participants from UK universities. \u201cAn attempt is being made to widen our community outreach. Part of this year\u2019s delegate fees are being directed towards the Welsh Refugee Council, Welsh Hearts and Ty Hafan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20593\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20593\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6150-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20593\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6150-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><\/noscript> Students are able to get an insight on how world leaders discuss topics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Boruzescu explains the aim of this conference is to bring together students from all over the world and put them in the shoes of diplomats. \u201cThe objective is to provide them with insight into how international relations work, outside of the theoretical realm of books.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">She says the purpose is also to get the generation of future world leaders engaged in current world affairs. \u201cThe theme of this year\u2019s edition is \u2018From political to humanitarian \u2014 Managing modern crises\u2019, which specifically intends to remind the privileged and powerful to also speak for the powerless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Secretary-General reckons that participating in these conferences is rewarding in many ways for the participants. \u201cThrough their participation in the Model UN, students get to understand the intricacies of international policy-making, they are forced to abandon idealistic notions about how the world works and face the reality that consensus can rarely be reached unless it is in states\u2019 interest.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20599\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20599\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6155-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20599\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6155-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><\/noscript> A variety of issues are debated at the meetings, with participants presenting different viewpoints.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">She explains that students get a first-hand experience of how treaties and resolutions are negotiated and drafted. \u201cThe participants are challenged to uphold the position of the country they are representing even when it does not align with their personal one. The learnings contribute to enhancing their leadership, public speaking, and negotiation skills, to name a few.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Boruzescu says the experience earned in MUN helps develop a set of transferable skills valued by any employer: \u201cMany MUN-ers are likely to end up working for the actual UN.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Speaking about what attracts higher numbers of students, Boruzescu says: \u201cStudents usually participate because they are passionate about debating and interested in world affairs. They enjoy engaging with like-minded people and are eager to challenge themselves in trying to find solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing issues. Moreover, MUN is always fun, especially when the topics on the agenda are controversial and the countries taking part in the debate have different positions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20600\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6162-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/IMG_6162-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff_Model_UN\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" \/><\/noscript> Participants take in turn to present their ideas to the rest of the committee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">The registration for the delegate concludes on February 10, and the conference will be held between March 3 and 5 at the Cardiff University.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Twitter: @CardiffMUN <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">#cometoCardiffMUN17 #maketheDIFFerence @cardiffmun2017<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_6147839209152066110gmail-Default\">Facebook: @UNSCardiff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World events and crises are discussed at a student committee meeting in Cardiff University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":20578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-20522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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