The Bridgewater-Raritan Model United Nations team recently competed at the fifth iteration of the North Brunswick Township High School’s Model United Nations Club (NBTHSMUNC) Conference on March 23.
The conference lasted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in which 28 delegates from the high school participated.
The opening ceremony took place at the beginning of the event, during which the school’s secretariat, Anne Chedid, spoke about the importance of the club to her and how she and the school hoped to make this conference a valuable experience for all students.
The first half of the committee session then took place followed by a one-hour lunch break, and then the second half of the committee session lasted up to the evening. The closing ceremony concluded the event and awards were given to double delegations who performed well.
The conference offered three committees to participate in: the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC), the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) and the Joint Crisis Committee. The topic on the agenda for the DISEC committee was “China’s Belt & Road Initiative.” The topic for SOCHUM was “Child Trafficking in Eastern Europe” and the topic for the Joint Crisis Committee was a reenactment of a meeting of delegates from the U.S and USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Out of the 14 duo delegations at the conference, six duos participated in the SOCHUM committee while eight participated in the DISEC committee.
Out of a total of 36 duo delegations in the DISEC committee, one delegation of sophomore Nandini Kuppachi and freshman Meher Dua, representing Laos, won an Honorable Mention in their committee.
Out of 42 delegations in the SOCHUM committee, one delegation of junior Darsh Srivastava and sophomore Angelo Sciara, representing Syria, won an Honorable Mention in their committee.
NBTHSMUNC V marks the last conference that Bridgewater-Raritan attended this year. The next major event for the club is the officer mock conference which will be the last mock of the year, planned for April 12, and will be crucial for members looking to become club officers next year.
After the officer mock, the club will hold its end-of-the-year banquet to sign a farewell to the seniors, announce officer positions, and unite club members for a big feast.
