The United Nations brings together all of the powers of the earth, with the intent to have conversations rather than fights. Model UN trains young people to have that mindset and have those skills. This is a special year for Model UN, as it’s the first year doing fully in person meetings since Covid. They also have the opportunity to go on field trips and participate in a debate at the University of Hartford.

On October 20th, Model UN took a trip to New York City. They began the day with a meeting with KPMG, an accounting firm for the United Nations that spoke about a UNHCR and the refugee summit. They got lunch at Grand Central and spent some time walking around the city. Later they headed to the Costa Rican mission. Each committee had the opportunity to ask questions to a representative of the consulate about what Costa Rica would do in a specific situation. 

  On December 2nd and 3rd, they went to the University of Hartford. The World Affairs Council of Connecticut gets together over one thousand students to participate in a debate and practice diplomacy. CTWAC allows students to practice policy making, taking leadership positions, tackling global issues and crisis scenarios.

After Model UN’s trip to the University of Hartford, they plan for the rest of the year to fundraise for foreign and domestic issues. Last year, money was raised after the break out of the Ukrainian and Russian conflict. Additionally, they plan to raise money to fund next year’s Model UN to lower costs of field trips.