by mbolton | Apr 3, 2013 | News
The preamble of the United Nations Charter states that its purpose is “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” and enable the peoples of the world “to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good...
by mbolton | Apr 3, 2013 | Student Delegate Blogs
The Pace University New York City Model United Nations program has always inspired me to challenge myself and to learn about the world from a different perspective. At the 2013 University for Peace Model United Nations Conference I decided to adopt a new challenge....
by mbolton | Mar 22, 2013 | News
When the United Nations Security Council meets to deal with the most pressing political issues of our era, time does not conveniently stop until negotiations have been concluded. The world’s most intractable problems are constantly changing, they shift rapidly,...
by mbolton | Mar 19, 2013 | News
Model United Nations conferences, in which students engage in simulations of global policymaking bodies, have a tendency to toward “state-centrism.” In most conferences, students represent UN member states, and unlike real world policy processes, they are...
by mbolton | Mar 27, 2012 | News
As a head delegate of the Pace University New York City Model United Nations program, Katie James ’14, of Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, acts as a leader, co-teacher and mentor to other student participants. She has won multiple awards for her participation...