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Upper School Students Excel at Model UN Conference

St. Margaret’s Upper School Model United Nations student-led club participated in the 33rd annual MUN conference at Laguna Hills High School. 
St. Margaret’s Upper School Model United Nations student-led club participated in the 33rd annual MUN conference at Laguna Hills High School. 

Model UN participants serve as delegates to the United Nations, simulate UN committees and learn about diplomacy, international relations, current world issues and the UN itself.  Model UN conferences help students develop public speaking, writing, and research skills and frequently provide students with their first entry point into international affairs and concepts. 
 
The Model United Nations is led by Rohen Vargo and Zoe Chen, who lead meetings once a week during lunchtime to prepare for conferences. Eight Upper School students engaged as delegates at the all-day conference at Laguna Hills High School.

Their roles included:
  • Tito Galeana (Egypt) and Michael Renzulli (Japan) served on the Human Rights Council, discussing the impact of the death penalty on human rights. 
  • Martin Kovachev represented Egypt in the World Health Organization, addressing the increased frequency of food-borne diseases.
  • Stewart Ma represented Argentina on the Human Rights Council and received two awards for his work: the research award for his position paper as well as an outstanding delegate award. The UNHRC discussed forced displacement and human rights violations arising from gang violence in Latin America. 
  • Rohen Vargo participated as delegate from Japan in the World Health Organization and received two awards for his work, the research for his position paper as well as a commendation award. 
  • Ethan Wang engaged as a delegate from Japan in the Economic and Social Council and received a commendation award for his work. The ECOSOC discussed combating overpopulation by increasing sustainability within urban cities.
  • Nicole Wang participated as a delegate from Japan in the Women’s Group. The women’s group discussed addressing the gender wage gap. 
  • Bryan Wu represented as a delegate from Argentina in UNICEF, focused on child labor in Southeast Asia
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