Dushanbe hosted the Second UN Model Conference with students from all country regions

The Youth Initiative “United Nations Association of Tajikistan” has organizing the Second Model UN Conference in Dushanbe. The event was supported by the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Tajikistan with funding from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Conference was held within the framework of the Plan of events dedicated to the 30-th anniversary of Tajikistan’s membership in the United Nations.

Conference participants held sessions that imitate meetings of national delegates to the UNICEF Committee. During the event, participants abstracted from their personal viewpoints, defending the official position of the country they represent, respecting diplomatic etiquette.

Ms. Sezin Sinanoglu, UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan, noted the following during her welcoming speech to Conference participants: “Model UN is a great way to engage active and committed students and young people – like you – that provides a great opportunity to understand what the UN does and how it works. Platforms like Model UN provide an opportunity to identify, discuss and solve problems with other delegates and find solutions for the sustainable development of society and the country”.

Model UN and participation in it is: 

• Practical skills in multilateral diplomacy. An opportunity to experience the work of the United Nations and its leading bodies; to offer your own unique way of solving the global complex problems.

• Direct interaction with senior UN officials and experts in the field of international relations that contributes to a better understanding of international problems and finding potential solutions.

• Improving communication skills, creating a mutually positive image of university students participating in the Conference.

• An opportunity to establish new contacts for further cooperation both within the Model movement and in the field of international relations. 

Note: Model UN is a popular role-playing game for those who want to learn more about how the UN works. Hundreds of thousands of high school and college students around the world at all levels of education participate in this thematic event every year. Many of contemporary leaders in the area of law, governance, entrepreneurship and the arts have been participants of the Model UN.