Riffle through the rules and regulations of a delegation conference, and you would be swarmed with countless information which shapes the universal identity of an MUN. Caucuses, consultations and collaborative conversations concoct the crucial goal of the committee, to intertwine relations and alliances to come on equal grounds, to contrive a resolution that would benefit every party involved.
A month before the long-awaited day of the MUN, students across Secondary 4 to JC 2 have come together with an unrepressed eagerness to participate in this delegation. Being a part of the committees consisting of the UNSC, UNDP, ITU and the Crisis Committee, these upcoming delegates representing countries such as the UK, Kuwait, Egypt, as well as Wakandan tribes have come together to address specific world issues at hand, such as the alleviation of poverty through the usage of ICT, as well as dealing with the aftermaths of the infamous Infinity War. During our practices, these respective delegates have learned a great deal about their assigned countries, knowing their stances on the particular topic involved. Additionally, the delegates have learned speaking skills, as well as code of conducts which are absolutely imperative to their time during the actual MUN. Being able to conduct extensive research on their topics, these delegates bring forward articulated and formulated arguments and solutions on any given discussion.
These arduous and strenuous practices have more than done their part on preparing these delegates for the upcoming MUN. With the income of fresh, promising students, as well as the return of refined, seasoned individuals, the delegates as a collective whole have been able to perform outstandingly well during practices, imparting wisdom from one individual to the other, as well as creating a competitive atmosphere to further encourage delegates to go beyond their boundaries and put forward daring and compelling ideas, these 27 students have received major knowledge that would be inarguably beneficial for the MUN, as well as their future.
What about the prospects? All I can say is that, recalling back to the mountainous trainings that we have all gone through, I feel nothing but absolute confidence that these delegates will be able to unreservedly outperform and exceed their expectations, conferring a performance and statute worthy of the preparations that they have gone through. Going in to the MUN, these students may feel challenged and stigmatized, but it is these setbacks that further propels them to greater heights, that instead fuels their drive to enact a performance that completely outclasses their peers.
I can only envision a great ending.
Jason Tandiono
