Епизод 19: UN Model for Climate Change as a CAS Project

UN Model “Climate Change” in Uwekind International School On the 30th of October, 11th-grade students from the International School of Uwekind organized and took part in a Model United Nations on “Climate Change”. This event was inspired and provoked at the same time by one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and more specifically, Goal 13: Climate Action. Climate Change has been a topic that has involved people globally.Тhe UN Climate Action Summit that was held this year on the 23rd of September in New York demonstrated that serious commitment and practical steps must be taken in order to avoid further irreversible natural disasters. Our students decided that they needed to feel involved and raise awareness about these important issues not only in our school but community as well. For this reason, they decided to organize a Model UN and do extensive research on the positions different countries had on Climate Change. The students prepared their statements and during the UN Model had a very lively discussion and debate on the topic. In the end, they were able to adopt a resolution on Climate Change, demonstrating what steps member states should take in order to come up with an effective action plan that would help reduce greenhouse emissions and restore the ecosystems as a whole. The students shared that the UN Model helped them learn about the UN system, how it works, how to prepare a position paper, draft a resolution, give a speech, and have a debate. Learning about the world through different interactive sessions and simulations is part of our International Baccalaureate Programme, which nurtures curious, knowledgable, open-minded, and principled young people. Special thanks to the UN Model Student Coordinator: Marko Benkurski, UN Model Chairman: Boyan Katinov and also to our other Podcast participants Alglaya Savova, UN Model Representative and Elena Rosenova, UN Model Representative.