CIMSA UPH MUNxUPH MUNC: WHO COMMUNITY
(CIMSA UPH Model United Nations x UPH MUN Community: WHO Community)
SCOPE CIMSA UPH
Model of United Nation is one of the most popular way to introduce how the United Nations works. This conference has been organized by hundreds of institutions around the world to engage youth as future leaders to be involved in diplomatic debates and conversation that is the representation of those at the United Nation itself.
Through a collaboration with UPH Model United Nations Club (MUNC), SCOPE CIMSA UPH held its first CIMSA UPH MUN x UPH MUNC: WHO Community. This event was composed of three major activities which consists of two mentoring session and the big event.
The first mentoring was regarding on how to write a position paper, whilst the second mentoring discussed about MUN 101, and the MUN itself which was held on 20th and 26th February 2021.
During the MUN, delegates went through several committee sessions which were composed of moderated and unmoderated caucus. Through this event, they learned about discussion, negotiation, and collaboration to achieve one goal that is to create a proposed solution for the topic discussed which was female genital mutilation. This topic was raised to introduce the delegates to one of the global health issues whilst expanding their knowledge regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights and encourage them as WHO Community to propose a solution to this problem.
Through MUN, SCOPE CIMSA UPH also aims to introduce another role of medical students in improving nations health by showing the delegates that medical students aren’t limited to being a clinician but also hundreds of roles and opportunities available in the medical pathway. Working in World Health Organization, directing and coordinating authority in global public health within the United Nations system is one of them.
At the end of the event, an awarding session was given to delegates, best delegates, honorable mention, and outstanding delegates. All chosen by the UPH MUNC as the chair of the CIMSA UPH MUN.
As António Guterres once said “I am deeply convinced that there is no other way to deal with global challenges, than with global responses”. Therefore, MUN is the first step taken by SCOPE CIMSA UPH to empower medical students by exposing them to global challenges especially in health sector. We believe that MUN trains today’s students to tomorrow’s leaders. Starting from this simple activity of simulation, students are enlightened and aware of the global health issues around us, and one day, they could change the world.
