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    Armenian youth learns more about UN at the Model UN Conference

    armradio.am
    14:46 17.11.2012


    Students improved their knowledge of the UN values, as well as their
    negotiation and communication skills at the Model UN Conference
    simulating a debate at the UN Security Council on issue of Palestine
    membership to the UN. The conference was held today at the Yerevan
    State University (YSU).

    The event was jointly organized by the UN Department of Public
    Information and theYerevanStateUniversityin the framework of the Plan
    for Cooperation between the UNDPI and the YSU. The Conference is
    dedicated to the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian
    People and the International Day of Tolerance.

    Prior to the Model UN Conference, training sessions were held to
    further educate the participants on the UN values, the functions and
    structure of the UN Security Council as well as its Rules of
    Procedures. An experienced trainer from the Armenian UN Association
    and two other experts guided the participants' research and
    distributed specially designed guidelines.

    The participants were briefed on the positions of the UN Security
    Council Member States concerning the membership ofPalestineto the UN.
    They learnt not only about the issue ofPalestinemembership and its
    sensitivities and functioning of the UN bodies, but also about the art
    of negotiations, multi-lateral diplomacy, and got relevant information
    that assisted them to properly represent their respective countries'
    positions during the simulation.

    Maria Dotsenko, Representative of the UNDPI Office inArmeniasaid: `You
    learned a lot about UN Security Council functioning and UN values,
    while working with trainers and researching independently in groups.
    Ability to negotiate, find compromises and build consensus and
    tolerate opposite points of view, is useful for your future careers
    and will help you to be more active members of your communities.'

    Ruben Markosyan from theYerevanStateUniversitysaid: `We appreciate our
    fruitful cooperation with the UN. I am impressed with our students'
    passion and enthusiasms with which they approach research and debates,
    the dedication they bring to drafting their comprehensive statement
    and the spirit of international diplomacy with which they approach
    their fellow delegates.'

    At the end of the day all participants received certificates of
    appreciation and awards.

    Model UN Conferences simulate the UN bodies during which participants
    represent different UN Member States and discuss issues of global
    importance.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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