McMUN 2017: EU Council Takes Defensive Stance in Face of Security Threats
With the European Union (EU) growing more fragile everywhere, the EU Council has sought to protect itself from the many internal and external threats that it faces. Focusing thus far on issues related to sovereignty and security, the…
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McMUN 2017: Guest Speaker Karl Moore Talks “Globalization – the Long View” with the WTO
Among the many lessons that delegates will take away from the McMun experience, this guest lecture will certainly rank as one of the most enriching. With an abundance of knowledge and an enticing charisma, McGill’s very own Professor Karl…
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Breaking the Cycle of the Chicago Police Department
In the summer of 2016, I worked as an embedded journalist for Mikva Challenge, a Chicago-based non-profit. The organization was founded 30 years ago by Judge Abner Mikva, a progressive jurist who believed that young people could be a force…
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McMUN 2017 Women’s Committee: Moving Towards the Economic Empowerment of Women
This year, the theme of the United Nations’ Women’s Committee was about women's economic empowerment. During their third committee session I had a chance to meet with Chair Dan Ton-That to get his thoughts how the conference has progressed…
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The PAHO Committee Discusses Resolutions on Sexual Rights and Maternal Health
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been working to protect and improve the health of the inhabitants of the Americas for more than 100 years. Despite the economic, political, and social differences between the 27 member states,…
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McMUN 2017 Environmental Assembly: Cleaner Nations, Cleaner World
The McGill Model United Nations Environmental Assembly gathered and discussed global environmental policy as one of the most pressing matters regarding the future of human health and ecological sustainability. Delegates representing a vast…
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McMUN 2017 Interview Series: IRSAM President David Cavey
Avalon Hebert: Thank you for sitting down with me! Firstly, How did you get involved with model UN?
David Cavey: I got involved with Model UN in grade 8, so this is my 9th year with MUN. It was an up and coming club in my high school,…
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Discussing the United Nations Security Council Committee with Vice Chair Aleksandra Busic-Conevska
Located in Salon 6, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) emergency session of 2025 discusses how to approach a world thrown into chaos — where the international refugee crisis, terrorism, and sovereignty disputes are among the…
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Sitting Down With Syrian National Congress Vice Chair
The eyes of the international community has for long time been centred on Syria as the civil war continues to rage in the country.However, in the Syrian National Congress (SNC) 1919 Committee, the focus has been shifted back in time.…
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UNEP Committee Delegates Share Their Thoughts
Delegates of the United Nations Environmental Assembly shared their thoughts on the committee, the city of Montreal, and the overall McMUN experience during their lunch break.
Lucas Corallo, a second-year student from the University of…
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