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Harvard MUN 2020

MUN 2020 has been built upon decades of
Hexperience. In 1927, Harvard held its first
annual model League of Nations, followed by the
first model United Nations conference in 1953.
After numerous training sessions at The Council
Leadership Academy and extensive research, we
felt ready to embark the Harvard MUN tryouts. This
conference consists of 4 seminar days, held from
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the 30 of January till the 2 of February. Through
this experience, we gained an aspect of the
international relations dynamics by interpreting the
roles of world leaders and international decision-
makers.

Each delegation represented a country. The
Lebanese delegation was divided into two countries
due to the fact that we were a large delegation (29
students overall). Katelyn and Ronald were selected
to embody the point of view of Norwegian country in that surround us in our daily lives. What can young
their committees, and Alexandre, as well as Andrew, people do to affect change in their own communities
were exemplifying El Salvador. Young leaders from and the world at large?
all over the world came to this summit so we can
debate and discuss the most pressing issues of the We were able to disclose innovative solutions, that
day and to draft innovative and creative solutions. can one day, change our world for the better.
Through this experience, we developed amazing Katelyn who excelled in the UNHCR committee
skills including public speaking, negotiations, as well as Ronald in the NATO committee were
teamwork, leadership, and policy crafting. We were awarded with the diplomatic commendation.
asked to think critically about the world around Alexandre (in SOCHUM) and Andrew (FGA)
us and think about how we can solve these crises achieved an amazing performance in each of their
committees and were highly commended
This experience’s goal wasn’t just about winning
and building new international friendships, but it
also helped us have much more knowledge and
have new ways of thinking.
We can’t thank enough our school that encouraged
us through this amazing journey and The Council
Leadership Academy that prepared us for the
conference and sheltered us to Boston.
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Katelyn Deek 1 3, Alexandre Chaker 1 9,
Ronald Kassab SG1, Andrew Hakim SG4