Fifty-eight students from McMinnville High School participated in the annual Model United Nations
conference in Eugene in April. Throughout the year students study
current global issues. At the Model U.N. conference, they represent a
country. Their participation includes studying the perspective of the
country that they represent in this mock U.N. At the conference,
committees work together to come up with resolutions to a variety of
issues.
The conference fosters global citizenship and addresses current world
issues related to regional conflicts, peacekeeping, human rights,
economics, and the environment. The program strives to provide students
with a thorough understanding of the inner workings of the United
Nations. This year there were nearly 1,500 students in attendance from
143 schools in Oregon and southern Washington.