Ebola. Human trafficking. Prescription drug trade. Debris in outer space. Disarmament. These were just a few of the topics Churchville-Chili students debated at this year’s Hilton Model UN Conference in November. The United Nations Association of Rochester’s (UNAR) Model UN is a club for students in grades 9-12 from almost every school in Monroe County. Each school represents a different country – Belgium was represented by Churchville-Chili’s 16-student contingent and advisor Patricia Chodak.
This year over 600 students from 34 schools participated in these Model UN committees to create solutions for current world issues. The Churchville-Chili student delegation sat on a number of committees, including Social, Humanitarian and Cultural; UN International Children’s Emergency Fund; World Health Organization; UN Human Rights Council; Economic and Social Council, and the General Assembly.
The UNAR was founded in 1945 to support the mission of the then-new United Nations. The Model UN is a “program to provide a diverse group of informed students and faculty from all over the world a forum for addressing global concerns in a real world context. Our conferences foster global citizenship and address current world issues related to regional conflicts, peacekeeping, human rights, women and children, economic and social development, and the environment. We strive to provide students with a better understanding of the inner working of the UN and to foster skills in diplomacy and compromise.”
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