Model UN assembly held

38 school delegations and 700 students take part

July 31, 2017 07:33 am | Updated 07:33 am IST - COIMBATORE

Students participating in Indian International Model United Nations event organised in Coimbatore on Sunday.

Students participating in Indian International Model United Nations event organised in Coimbatore on Sunday.

India International Model United Nations (IIMUN) hosted the Coimbatore conference here at the CS Academy for three days that concluded on Sunday.

A release from the organisers said 38 school delegations and 700 students participated in the event, which was perhaps the largest MUN in South India. The objective of the ‘Model United Nations’ was to create a platform to the youth and provide a responsible and credible medium to put forth their ideas.

The students teamed up in 17 committees representing the ‘General Assembly’ ‘United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’, ‘Human Rights Council’, World Health Organisation’ and much more. They discussed cyber warfare, women’s empowerment and sustainable development, empowerment of vulnerable groups through access to ICT, legal, social and economic rights of sex workers, elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.

The release added that the students played their role as diplomats and representatives and had a thought-provoking discussion.

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