by Laetitia Park | Jul 24, 2020 | MUN Articles, Profile
In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, Sophia Hlavaty and Irene Kwon of Philips Andover Academy found themselves rekindling friendships from Model UN conferences. Having made connections to countless delegates throughout their years of experience, they wanted to create...
by Benjamin Knight | Jul 13, 2020 | Feature Article
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations, it’s subsidiaries, and it’s partners have been working to both support national responses to the pandemic and maintain current operations. The traditional U.N. crisis response mechanism has adapted as a result...
by Laetitia Park | Jun 14, 2020 | Community
The coronavirus pandemic has brought an abrupt end to the 2020 Model UN season. Conferences and club meetings, the two main sources of team bonding for most high school Model UN teams, have been taken away. The head delegate has already sent several heartfelt emails...
by Claudia Sung | Jun 13, 2020 | Community
In an effort to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, many Model UN conferences were canceled or postponed this spring. While at first, it seemed like there would be no Model UN conferences again for a very long time, the community has responded in a similar...
by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Jun 9, 2020 | MUN Articles, Profile
An event that once began as a typical in-person Model UN conference has now developed into one of the most prominent socially-distanced, online Model UN conferences to date. Distance Model United Nations, or DMUNC, is a 100% online Model UN conference that is bringing...