15 up for UN event

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Tanisha Chadha (far left)with some of the students of International School Nadi who will be part of a Model UN program next year. Picture: REINAL CHAND

FIFTEEN youngsters will be part of a model United Nations program in China next January.

The students are from International School Nadi and will have an opportunity to engage in discourse involving global events and affairs.

Co-ordinator and school deputy head Hannah Uluinakauvadra said the model United Nations program was an annual event organised by the Concordia International School Shanghai.

“This is the second time they (students) will attend, the first was in 2016,” she said.

“The purpose of this model United Nations program is to develop skills in students, including diplomacy, problem solving, creating awareness about real world issues and it deals a lot with topical and relevant issues of today.”

The students had also attended a similar model United Nations program at their sister school in Suva earlier this year. According to Grade 11 student Tanisha Chadha, being a part of the program was a great way to build experiences for young people.

“It’s basically where high school students typically role play delegates so we debate real life topics and events, have all the councils that the UN does — Security Council and General Assembly,” the 15-year-old said.

“We’ve done a few fundraisers as a school, just to help out but besides that, academically we have an after school club, that’s on every week.

“That’s when we have in-class debates, we do our research, we take classes on how to write position papers and resolutions. We work on those basic skills like group work and confidence while speaking. So these are basic skills we need not just for high school but later on in life.”

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