More photos of the event can be seen on the college’s Flickr site.
This week, over 35 students from Oathall and St Paul’s Catholic College took part in MUNGA. The Model United Nations General Assembly or MUNGA involves students in recreating the work of the United Nations.
Students represent countries from across the globe, debating and amending resolutions on international topics. On this occasion, debate issues were on the availability of clean water and poverty. This involved preparing for the event by researching their country’s standpoints as well as gaining a thorough knowledge of a range of moral and political viewpoints.
On the day, each country’s delegation prepares an introductory speech and, just like the real United Nations, delegates both lobby and debate each resolution. After argument and compromise between delegations resolutions were passed, albeit in amended forms.
We are grateful to Martin Sinclair for his support and for chairing the assembly itself with considerable gravitas.
Congratulations to all the delegates from Oathall and St Paul’s. They demonstrated considerable maturity, enthusiasm and respect.
