The annual UWC Model UN conference will be held online due to Covid-19 restrictions. This will be a challenge as it hasn’t been done before. The procedure and all the delegates and chairs will have to learn and challenge themselves in this situation. In this conference, I am a deputy chair for the Disarmament and International Security Council. I have to research a specific global issue and create a report to give to the delegates of the committee as an overview of the topic. I was given the topic of Combating the proliferation of weapons to non-state actors with special reference to the MENA region. When I was first assigned this topic I didn’t understand what it meant. However, after extensive research, I have a strong understanding of the topic and managed to finish this report (a week early too). Linked below is the research report which reflects my knowledge and understanding of this global issue. The conference is in December and I am excited to be the chair and lead this committee and to collaborate with the head chair from Dover.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CBJz8hhluQ-YGqdNLxR2EokfL2OaBERPYuRxqTTI59U/edit?pli=1# 

#LO2, #LO6, #LO4.

Service-

#LO1 (Awareness)- Urban Gardening propagation is an activity that I have participated in since Grade 9. During those 2 years, I have learned a lot about pronating plants and how to use urban spaces to benefit the community. I really enjoyed my previous experiences with this activity and am grateful that I have once again got the opportunity to participate in it. My goal for this year is to take a more leadership-oriented role and make my experience useful to others.

#LO3(Initiative)- With my previous experiences in this activity whether or not I am given a leadership role I hope to take initiative. My goals for this activity are to record and share our learnings, advice, and experiences with our community. I also hope that we will be able to track the plants we grow and understand the impact that it has on the campus. I feel understanding the value and impact of our actions can help us improve the service.

#LO4 (Commitment)- As this has been an activity I have been involved in for the past 2 years I think that my commitment towards this activity is clear.

#LO6 (Global Value)- As the world is becoming more urban and large land area of rainforest and farms are decreasing, using urban gardening as a solution to achieving global goals like food security and environmental responsibility is important. I hope that we are able to learn and teach the community about the benefits of urban gardening and what it could mean for Singapore and the rest of the world.

MUN-

#LO2( Challenge)- Something I have previously struggled with in MUN is Confidence. Expressing my ideas and being outspoken can be difficult when giving important speeches. Over the past few years of my MUN journey, I have definitely seen some improvement which I hope to continue seeing.

#LO6 (Global Value)- I hope to learn about many global issues, as well as understand the different perspectives which I will have to adopt as I take the role of a delegate representing different countries.

#LO7 (Ethics)- While Exploring different perspectives I also have the opportunity to understand the ethical implication of resolutions that have been made previously. When making my own resolutions in conferences and practice I will have to carefully think about the ethical implications of the resolutions we put forward. I think this will help me understand the impact of global issues as well as my own morals and perspectives.