St Andrews captures
MUNS title
March 28, 2006
St. Andrews High School emerged as the winner of the Model United
Nations Session (MUNS) Monday, winning the ninth installment of the
annual event, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of New Providence
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Representing United
Arab Emirates, the four -member St Andrews squad beat out 12 other teams
to capture the coveted title.
As a grand prize,
the St Andrews team will hold the MUNS floating trophy for one year and
will be taken on an all expense paid trip to New York in September, to
coincide with the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ address during the
General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly Regular Session.
The MUNS programme
was held at the Radisson Cable Beach Convention Centre and was split
into two sessions. During the
morning session, which this year also included an informal discussion
on: Economic globalization: A threat to sustainable development or the
way forward, students took part in an interactive training session
conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the mechanics of the
United Nations. In this session, students were shown how to develop
diplomacy skills, taught the importance of respecting the positions of
other states and introduced to the craft of resolution drafting.
In the afternoon
session participating schools presented prepared national statements on
behalf of the countries they represented. C.R. Walker High School, which
represented Venezuela, finished second in the competition and a combined
Long Island High schools team finished third, while representing the
United States of America.
Mr. Charles Stuart
of Rotary Club of New Providence and Ms. Rhoda Jackson of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs were co-coordinators for the 2006 MUNS. Acting
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Financial Services and
Investments, the Hon. Vincent Peet was also on hand for the event, which
brought together schools from New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and
Long Island.
He said the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs viewed the MUNS “as an invaluable programme which serves as a
significant source of stimulation for young and vibrant Bahamian minds,
transporting them for the moment, from our homeland to the international
stage of the United Nations.” Click
here for the Minister’s full statement.
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Students participating in the
9th Annual Model United Nations Session (MUNS,) on
March 27, 2006. The Rotary Club of New Providence and
Abaco presented the event, in conjunction with The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the assistance of
various private and public sector partners. More than
a dozen schools from New Providence, Grand Bahama,
Abaco and Long Island participated in the session,
representing countries and debating positions for
determining a resolution. Each participating team is
made up of four students and a teacher advisor. The
winning team gets to visit the United Nations in New
York with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The St.
Andrews School won the event. (BIS photo: Eric Rose)
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
28th March, 2006
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