Participating students with the officials.
Doha: Students of MES Indian School attended a three-day Model UN Conference recently organised by Georgetown University in Qatar Foundation.
Mariyam Sirajuddin (UNHRC, Sweden), Dana Ashraf Aripettamannil (DISEC, USA), Junayd (SPECPOL, Bangladesh), Parvathy Sambath (UNDP, Afghanistan), Angela Biju (UNDP, Germany), Sarah Shoaib Chowdhury (Arab League, Syria), Ibtisam Haseeb (CSW, India), Sidharth Panicker (ICJ, Israel), Emil John George (UNSC, Egypt), and Tarun S Pangal (UNSC, India) were the student delegates who debated on various global issues in various committees.
Regulating the trade and use of small arms, Femicide and gender based violence, Relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem, combating corruption in developing countries, Sustainable tourism in space, Fourth-generation warfare, Safety of journalists in conflict zones, Addressing the issues of statelessness of refugees and migrants were some of the issues of GMUN. Emil John George of MES Indian School received the Best Honourable Mention award in the Security Council committee of GMUN for his performance.
MUN Advisor, Manmmadhan Mambally coordinated MES participation in the programme, while Asha Nair chaperoned the participants.
The school Principal, Hameeda Kadar appreciated the students and remarked on the need for such leadership activities for students along with their academic endeavours.
