Eighty learners from excessive faculties in Windhoek and Osire are making ready to debate urgent public well being challenges of our time once they meet to simulate the United Nations in Windhoek.
The learners met on the United Nations workplace in Windhoek on Saturday, 21 October for mock simulations in preparation for the Mannequin United Nations Namibia (MUNNAM) convention scheduled for 1 and a pair of November.
Mannequin UN is a dynamic simulation of UN our bodies that allows younger folks to tackle the function of diplomats and thus achieve first-hand expertise in worldwide relations and diplomacy.
The delegates will talk about “the rising burden of persistent ailments and pandemics poses a problem for public well being programs and requires modern approaches to enhance inhabitants well being, A brand new wave in public well being”.
The deliberations will enable the delegates to debate, foyer and current their positions to formulate a decision addressing international well being challenges and their associated socio-economic and political results.
In gentle of the World Well being Group’s seventy fifth anniversary this yr, UN Namibia is partnering with the British Excessive Fee in Namibia and the Ministry of Training, Arts and Tradition to current MUNNAM.
The MUNNAM programme lays a basis for younger folks to have a vested curiosity in world politics and it’s a enjoyable experiential studying exercise.
WHO Namibia’s Well being Promotion and Social Determinants Officer, Celia Kaunatjike says the WHO’s seventy fifth anniversary is essential and it is a chance to spotlight key achievements in international well being.
Kaunatjike additionally famous that the MUNNAM is a crucial platform and this yr it’s going to give younger folks the chance to voice their opinions on international public well being challenges and the way to resolve them.
“UNIC Windhoek has been operating this programme for 11 years and we needed to accomplice with them and use that platform to interact younger folks. We regard younger folks as companions,” mentioned Kaunatjike.
“The Mannequin UN Namibia (MUNNAM) staff is worked up to fulfill the brand new delegates for the 2023 Convention. The continuing help of the lecturers and passionate previous contributors are instrumental to the success and continuity of the programme. It takes a village to maintain the Mannequin UN programme a sustainable programme for 11 years, we stay grateful to all contributors,” mentioned Anthea Basson, Head of the United Nations Data Centre in Windhoek.
The Deputy British Excessive Commissioner to Namibia, Charlotte Fenton mentioned: “The British Excessive Fee in Namibia is happy to help Mannequin UN for the third consecutive yr. The programme nurtures an consciousness of world citizenship and cultivates an ethos of collaboration amongst learners. It’s inspiring to observe highschool learners articulate their concepts and interact in diplomatic discourse with confidence and enthusiasm within the span of two days. I want all learners all the most effective of luck of their preparation for the 2023 convention”.