Model United Nations
Our Year 12 French students shone on Friday, 17 July at the French Model UN, a simulation of the UN General Assembly, but this time, conducted entirely in French over a 6 hour intense and interactive conference.
The Model General Assembly was on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development: Harnessing the Benefits - Safeguarding Human Rights.
Our students were allocated India, and they thus needed to research India’s position on AI and Human Rights to be able to represent India’s interests.
Not only did our students present beautifully their Position Statement to the Assembly, they also were the first country to lead the moderated Caucus with a courageous challenge to other countries to support their proposed amendment to a clause in the Draft Resolution. Our students could then be seen ‘working the room’ during the unmoderated caucus sessions, gaining support from other countries for their proposed amendments.
India’s proposed amendment to clause 2.5 successfully passed and was voted in as part of the new Resolution.
Our students represented the college with impressive maturity, advanced French skills and a willingness to negotiate and debate on this important global topic.
Lauren Marquet
Mercy in Action Leader