MUNRFE earns awards at NMUN 2018 in Xi’an China
On November 18-24 MUNRFE delegation took part in National Model UN 2018 in Xi’an, China. This year the delegation was formed in the following composition: MGIMO University student Felix Portier and Far Eastern Federal University students, namely Vsevolod Cheresov, Aleksandra Chernysheva, Alyona Plekhanova, Anastasiia Vrishch, Polina Varfolomeeva as well as delegation adviser MUNRFE Deputy Executive Director Alexandra Kosyreva. Having shown high-level professionalism and debating skills as well as deep knowledge in the agenda items, the delegation was granted with an Outstanding Delegation award as a result of the Conference, whereas Aleksandra Chernysheva and Alyona Plekhanova grabbed the Position Paper award.
The delegation members represented the Republic of Chile in the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization discussing the following agenda items: People-Centered Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Harnessing Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development, Safeguarding the Health of Refugee Children and Youth, Rebuilding Community Security in Post-Conflict Iraq and Syria, the Montreal Protocol: Mobilizing for Climate Action as well as Enhancing Economic Competitiveness through Global Access.
The trip was also marked with a wide range of visits to various institutions and youth-led entities that included briefings in the Embassy of Russia in the Peoples Republic of China by Mr. Andrey Denisov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China and the former Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Mr. Ivan Zhelokhovtsev, the Deputy Head of the Mission, Mr. Maksim Novoselov, the Senior Counsellor, Mr. Roman Ruzanov, the Third Secretary, Mr. Dorzhi Ganzhurov, the Counsellor, and Mr. Sergey Ermakov, the Coordinator for Non-proliferation and Arms Control Affairs.
The delegation was also privileged to attend the meetings in the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing with Mrs. Olga Melnikova, the Counsellor of the Russian Embassy and the Director of the Center as well as in the China Written Works Copyright Society with Mr. Liang Fei, Vice Director-General, Ms. Wang Danruo, Assistant Director-General as well as Ms. Feng Kaining, Legal and Licensing Department and Foreign Rights Department staff member. MUNRFE members also interacted with Russian Student Association headed by Ms. Victoria Faizulina as well as Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries Youth League operating under the leadership of Ms. Victoria Khu.
MUNRFE would like to express its appreciation to all those who assisted the delegation with its preparation and contributed to their overall success, namely Mr. Vitaly Savenkov, Mr. Jesse Thomas, Ms. Elena Kiseleva, Ms. Ksenia Shevtsova, Ms. Anna Timokhina, and Mr. Aleksei Stanonis. Moreover, the Organization would like to express its special appreciation to its constant partners, namely Far Eastern Federal University and Far Eastern branch of “Russky Mir” Foundation for their support and assistance. The Organization would also like to thank Vladivostok Club for hosting NMUN China 2018 delegation training week and its members for attending the training debates of the team.