Mr. Vitaly E. Savenkov has been selected to participate in the UN Department of Public Information MUN Workshop conducted in the UN Headquarters, New York City, on November, 6 – 9. This Workshop became the second one for MUNRFE and Mr. Savenkov, after his participation in the previous Workshop held in Tokyo in 2014 together with Ms. Elena A. Kiseleva. Traditionally, the entire Workshop was conducted fully by UN officers, namely UN DPI Outreach Division Project Manager Mr. William Yotive and UN DPA Security Council Affairs Division Director Mr. Movses Abelian as a special guest.

After the Workshop, there has been the World Federation of the United Nations Associations (WFUNA) International MUN (WIMUN) 2015 conducted on November, 10 – 14. Due to his successful selection, Mr. Savenkov performed the duties of the Secretary of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the General Assembly as the only Eastern Europe representative in the global Secretariat team of 25+ people. Totally, WIMUN 2015 gathered more than five hundred high school and university students from all over five continents, accompanied by the extensive guidance of the UN and WFUNA staff. The list of the key-note speakers at the opening and closing ceremonies in the GA Hall included the Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jan Eliasson, the Under Secretary-General of Communications and Public Information Ms. Cristina Gallach, the Director of the UN DPI Outreach Division Mr. Maher Naser, the UN SG Envoy on Youth Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, the WFUNA Secretary-General Mr. Bonian Golmohammadi.

MUNRFE helps youth not only to develop their English speaking skills and level of professionalism, but also to grow personally. On the 23d of December the members of Khabarovsk MUNRFE Club visited the Orphanage #6 for the second time. Such visits of the Club to this orphanage already became traditional and MUNRFE members tried very hard to keep the performance on the same high level. The clubmates organized a nice sketch devoted to the upcoming holiday, played different joyful games and wished everyone a Happy New Year. The children had the opportunity to show their talents to the Father Frost and get a plenty of sweet presents. Besides, Ms. Victoria Lysun presented a fantastic sand show which was very impressive for both kids and MUNRFE members! After the show children had the possibility to draw some sand pictures by themselves.

On the 20th of December members of Vladivostok MUNRFE Club visited the Orphanage №2 where they created an atmosphere of the upcoming New Year 2016. Under the leadership of Ms. Yana Krasnitskaya 11 members of Vladivostok Club prepared a show devoted to the New Year filled with games, songs and dances. With the support of «Globaldrive» Company the Club managed to buy sweet presents and gifts for 20 children. The children of the orphanage were excited about the celebration as they participated in all the activities, along with presenting New Year poems to the Father Frost.

The biggest event for all MUNRFE members, the Annual Conference 2015, was held in MUNRFE birthplace, the city of Khabarovsk, at the Pacific National University on 27-30 November. Traditionally, the opening ceremony was attended by the leadership of MUNRFE and the hosting institution: MUNRFE Director-General Mr. Vitaly E. Savenkov and Vice-President for Educational, Extra-Curricular Activities and Social Issues of the Pacific National University Dr. Alexander R. Mshvildadze. The delegates were offered to join the following committees: the Security Council (in English), the Economic and Social Council (in English), the World Bank (in English) and the Third Committee of the General Assembly (in Russian). It was the second time when MUNRFE Annual Conference simulated Russian-speaking committee, thus, this practice led the Organization to the entirely new level. Moreover, two seminars in English and Russian languages were conducted by MUNRFE Director-General Mr. Vitaly Savenkov and MUNRFE alumnus, MUNFW-2009 delegate, Mr. Sergey Gubchenko respectively. The Conference was concluded with the banquet where all participants were granted certificates and the best of them were announced.

MUNRFE is happy to congratulate those delegates of the MUNRFE Annual Conference 2015, who were selected as the winners of the Grant Competition. According to the requirements, those delegates have successfully sent their Policy Papers in compliance with the deadline and received the highest evaluation. Please, join us in congratulations to Ms. Alyona Filimonova, USA, Security Council (Vladivostok), who will receive reimbursement for the travel expenses and free accommodation, and Mr. Alexey Stanonis, USA, GA Third Committee (Vladivostok), who will get free accommodation as well.

The month of October brought Vladivostok MUNRFE Club a rich harvest of events, which included the Autumn Master Classes 2015 “Begin the Big Change” that was held from 30 September to 2 November. At the Big Presentation 27 students from all over the city gathered in Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, where Ms. Daria Kiseleva and Ms. Yana Krasnitskaya, the coordinators of the project, described to perspective participants all the peculiarities of these Master Classes. During this intense month the students had an opportunity to listen to numerous lectures, helping the participants to realize their potential in public speaking, team work, time management and debate skills. Furthermore, experienced MUNRFE members delivered lectures about international organizations and the United Nations system with followed trainings that helped to apply the theory on practice. The biggest training was the Final Conference where the participants had a great opportunity to get out of their comfort zones and to compete with participants of FEFU Master Classes.