Under the guidance of their mentor, enrichment specialist Gregory Ryan, 22 members of South Woods Middle School’s Model UN Club—12 seventh-graders and 10 sixth-graders—recently participated in the world’s largest middle school Model UN conference, held in Midtown Manhattan.
South Woods delegates represented Guatemala and Lithuania on 12 committees. Each committee addressed a potential resolution for issues that their real-life counterparts in the U.N. are currently addressing. Delegates representing Lithuania on the Security Council played a major role in resolving the issue of ISIS in Syria. Delegates on the UN Women committee worked on a resolution to protect young girls from attack on their way to school. The World Health Organization addressed the problem of the spread of infectious diseases.
South Woods delegates to the UN Environmental Program contributed many ideas and were sponsors to the committee resolution on the issue of chemical waste disposal. Delegates to the UN Development Program were contributing sponsors to the committee resolution on sustainable energy for all.
The Model UN Club plans to attend next year’s conference as well.
