On April 22, as a result of the session of the Expert Commission for the competitive selection of Youth Envoys of the Sustainable Development Goals in Russia, MUNRFE Deputy Executive Director Mr. Aleksei Stanonis and MUNRFE member Ms. Polina Varfolomeeva were appointed to the positions of UN SDGs Youth Ambassadors in Russia for SDGs 1 and 9 respectively. They will join 15 other Youth Envoys approved by the commission to promote SDGs within Russian society.
The Model United Nations of the Russian Far East is glad to announce the winners of the Grant Competition for the Far Eastern Model United Nations 2020.
Model United Nations of the Russian Far East (MUNRFE) would like to announce its Far Eastern Model United Nations 2020 (FEMUN 2020) to be held on the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) Campus in Vladivostok (Russia) on 15-18 May and 6-8 June 2020 in online and offline formats respectively.
On 2-6 March 2020, MUNRFE Vladivostok Club member Alexandra Mikhailuk joined the Model UN MSU 2020, held on the premises of Moscow State University (MSU). Representing China, Alexandra became a delegate to the United Nations Environment Programme, in which the official language chosen was Russian. The work of the committee was focused on the agenda about the usage of disposable plastics.
The members of the MUNRFE delegation to the National Model United Nations – New York 2020 were honored with several prizes despite the cancellation of the NMUN-NY this year because of COVID-19. Daria Kurushina (General Assembly First Committee) and Christina Tolmacheva (General Assembly Second Committee) have got the Position Paper Awards for their outstanding work.
On February 3-6, MUNRFE representative Yana Linkevich made a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, having won a video contest organized by ASEAN Center in MGIMO University. During her cultural program, Yana was provided with an opportunity to make official visits to the Russian Embassy in Thailand, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) headquarters, and Thammasat University. On the final day of the journey, she took a sightseeing tour over the city.
