Sri Lanka Model United Nations Workshops to your region
View(s):Sri Lanka Model United Nations is a platform created to foster diplomacy, critical thinking and debate skills within the youth. In 2008 Sri Lanka Model United Nations was born, and in 2019 it stands as the largest student run Model United Nations in the entirety of South Asia. At SLMUN, the core objective is to nurture a sense of diplomacy and negotiating skills within the youth to create true, fair and solution-based leaders. Throughout the year, the Executive Committee organises a variety of workshops around the island to prepare students to excel at the conference. Visits are made to schools to provide training in MUN research, public speaking, resolution writing, leadership and conference management. These workshops have been a fun, easy and effective way to get started in MUN. The committee members have travelled from Moratuwa to Negombo and all the way to Galle to help students prepare a step by step process to become an efficient delegate. This year SLMUN adapts the theme, “Youth Activism and Volunteering” and all workshops will be aimed at promoting this theme.
SLMUN is a great experience that every student must experience. It allows students of many backgrounds to represent different nationalities and learn about their culture and broaden their knowledge . The workshops will train the delegates with strategies that will help personal growth and trigger self-confidence. It is an opportunity to interact with like minded individuals and become acquainted with global issues.
The Outreach team succeeds in hosting numerous outstation workshops in regions such as Negombo, Kiribathgoda, Kandy, Gampaha, Galle to show students what SLMUN is and the purpose it serves. In light of this year’s theme, Youth Activism and Volunteering, SLMUN plans to initiate MUN in schools which do not yet offer this facility to their students.
The most anticipated of all workshops is the Main Workshop during which the delegates will be given the opportunity to get briefed on committee topics and clarify their inquiries with their respective chairpersons. This workshop would be the platform to meet the entire Executive Committee and meet your specific chairpersons for the very first time. This is a powerful insight for the young delegates to come together to listen, negotiate, collaborate and then offer solutions to some of the most pressing issues. Moreover, delegates will be educated on the procedures of MUN alongside an improvised committee session. The improvised practice debate will be invaluable to understand the momentum of expected debate before the Practice Debate and conference.
The International Press Corps (IPC) workshop will also be held parallel to the Main Workshop, enlightening aspiring journalists to explore the fundamentals of journalism. The workshop will be conducted by veteran journalists and IPC delegates will be able to address their queries to either the IPC head table or to the journalists themselves.
Furthermore, the delegates attending the workshop will get an insight of what Sri Lanka Model United Nations is. By the end of the session they are aware of the rules and regulations, the terms and conditions, the protocols and the proceedings of the conference. Students get knowledgeable on the conference and the practice debate topics, as it is explained by their respective chairs allowing debate on the practice sessions and conference to be efficient and productive. It is an ideal opportunity for novice delegates to get familiarized with both committee proceeding as well as other fellow delegates with whom they will be debating alongside at conference.
The underlying objective of conducting these workshops is to guide students from different regional, cultural and social backgrounds to sharpen their public speaking skills and infuse a sense of diplomacy to their resolutions in solving global issues. This year the ultimate goal is maximising youth involvement and uplifting them to the realisation of the root level problems the world is facing currently and persuading them to find solutions by negotiating with other delegates for the sustainable progression in future.
Sri Lanka Model United Nations is the best platform for students to showcase their talents through debating and creating resolutions for the betterment of the future. It is a guarantee that post-conference each and every delegate feels a sense of achievement and intellectual growth. If you’re a first time MUNer do not let fear overtake your capabilities, our workshops will train and guide you to bring out the best delegate within you. Hesitate not to speak up and participate in debate or inquire your doubts at our workshops.
-Shabnam Mohamed and Yakuta Dawood
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