BAHAWALPUR: A 10-member student delegation
of the Sadiq Public School, accompanied by their headmistress, left Bahawalpur for the United States to participate in the H
arvard Model United Nations Conference in Boston.
The four-day conference, organised by the H
arvard University and is
a simulation
of the United Nations, will be started from January 26. More than 3,300 delegates and their fac
ulty advisors from different part
of the world will participate in
the 64th session
of the H
arvard Model United Nations.
They will address some
of the world’s most pressing challenges. “Being selected to participate in the H
arvard MUN is a great achievement for the school as well as for the region,” said Nouman Qureshi, principal
of the school, while expressing his pleasure.
“Together with our staff of over 200 H
arvard University undergraduates, delegates will experience the challenges and thrills of international diplomacy by assuming the roles of UN representatives and other international decision-makers,” Victor J Kamenker, the secretary-general
of the H
arvard MUN, said in a written statement on official website. He said that the delegations in attendance hailed from over 40 countries.