The 2011 Secondary Schools United Nations Symposium (SSUNS) has a theme of “We Ignite” and aimed to ignite the delegates’ passion for Model UN during Opening Ceremonies. It seemed that the 800+ delegates at Canada’s premier secondary school conference took that to heart as both experienced and new delegates from many schools participated actively throughout the weekend. Even the faculty advisors got into it with their own crisis simulation! Check out our photoblog below!
Like always, we try to capture delegates who stood out because they were leading or actively participating in committee. Check out our photos of delegates in action sorted by committee:
World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO staff pose for Best Delegate
India (Manlius Pebble Hill) and the United Kingdom (Marianopolis College) work on resolutions together in WIPO
Syria (Mira Costa), Peru (Oakville Trafalgar) and Paraguay (Midcoast MUN) discuss ideas for a draft resolution together in WIPO
Belarus (Gorham HS) writes down operative clauses
Indian Cabinet of Ministers
The Indian Cabinet dais listen to delegates speak
Kumari Selja (Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute) and KV Thomas (Sinclair Secondary School) present their draft resolution to address water sanitation issues in India
Shri Kamal Nath (Westdale Secondary School) has some concerns about the draft resolution
Ministers propose a rival resolution in the Indian Cabinet
HIV/AIDS
Swaziland, Singapore, and Cuba (all from the University of Toronto Schools) present a controversial resolution on establishing quarantine camps for HIV/AIDS victims
Germany (Bayview Glen Academy) has some concerns about that resolution
Qatar (John Fraser Secondary School) also has concerns about the resolution and asks the sponsors a question
Canada (Strathcona Tweedsmuir) goes as far to condemn the resolution
New York Times Editorial Board
Lawrence Downes (Bishop Strachan) questions David Firestone about his controversial article endorsing a Republican candidate
David Firestone (Marianopolis College) defends the article her character wrote in the NY Times
UN Security Council
India (Manlius Pebble Hill) not only kept his composure but negotiated assertively with the Muslim Brotherhood in the Security Council crisis
The United Kingdom (Marianopolis College) speaks in the Security Council
Suez Crisis
Colombia (Shawnigan Lake School) participates in unmoderated caucus in the Suez Crisis
Syria (Mira Costa) gets his ideas across during unmoderated caucus in the Suez Crisis
Indonesia (Manlius Pebble Hill) and Cambodia (Mira Costa) exchange ideas for a draft resolution in the Suez Crisis
Delegates engage in a discussion during unmoderated caucus in the Suez Crisis
The United States (Hillfield Strathallan College) feels confident as bloc leader in the Suez Crisis
OSCE
Sponsors Australia (West Point Grey Academy), Belarus (Gorham HS), Canada (Strathcona Tweedsmuir), Japan (Little Flower Academy), and Kyrgyzstan (Hillfield Strathallan) present their draft resolution on border control
Croatia (Crescent School) is all smiles after his country's concerns were addressed
Austria (Chaminade College School) speaks in the OSCE
Peace of Solferino
Delegates collaborate on their ideas in the Peace of Solferino committee
Delegates participate in unmoderated caucus in the Peace of Solferino committee
Allende’s Cabinet
Edgardo Enriquez (Strathcona Tweedsmuir) gets his point across in Allende's Cabinet
General Cesar Ruiz Danyau (Crescent School) brings up a few points in Allende's Cabinet
Shakespeare’s Caesar
Julius Caesar (John Abbott College) gets into her role by dressing up
UNHRC
Japan and Malaysia (both from Little Flower Academy) are enjoying the conference
SPECPOL
The sponsors for one of the resolutions in SPECPOL included Iran (Bishop Strachan), Pakistan (Ashbury College), Syria (Mira Costa), and Bangladesh (Hillfield Strathallan)
OECD
Delegates caucus in the OECD
Other photos from the conference:
Faculty advisors loved their own crisis simulation
A delegate gets ready for the next committee session despite all the propaganda posted outside the committee door
TV McGill uses a green screen to film its news updates
TV McGill constantly interviews all conference participants
Crisis staff hard at work to plan the Somalia joint crisis
