Island Model United Nations: An International Success

28 October 2014Toby CH, Privett ‘15; Photos by Brynn A, Hope '15

The date was Saturday the 25th, the Christmas of October. What better present could be brought to Brentwood College School than the explosive extravaganza of youth brilliance and collective intelligence that is IMUN: Island Model United Nations? Trick question. IMUN is the best present. Even with its lengthy periods of intensity and constant intellectual stimulation, IMUN is what the hundreds craved and it, just like that guy in your neighbourhood who got a job at the pizza place even though he’s not a good driver and even though it took him too long so you had to pause your movie and go upstairs to the door instead of just waiting by it, delivered. Never did solving world problems taste so sweet. This year’s IMUN interesting and engaging theme was that of security and conflict. This proved to be a pertinently chosen topic due to myriads of events happening worldwide, be they the atrocities being committed by the terrorist group ISIS or the saddening stories of fatal shootings on our own Canadian soil. Centering around this central theme were four main groups: The World Health Organization, The General Assembly for Disarmament and International Security, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Military Staff Committee. These four separate sections debated topics, perused past legislature, and formulated helpful resolutions to each of their respective topics. Many delegates (such as Hayden L, Privett ’15) turned out to represent power hungry nations, such as North Korea who pronounced “their elitism would one day rule the world,” and some who proved to be potently helpful (and hopefully prophetic) in establishing stout resolutions, accomplished by countries such as Denmark, represented by Bobbie D, Allard ’15. To begin the day’s excitement, all delegates were shuffled into their first respective rooms, commencing committee session number one. After the horrific ebola virus broke out, reporters were brutally assassinated, and particular nations’ inferiority was proclaimed, the stage was set for yet another enthralling MUN. Even after two committee sessions and myriads of caucuses (both moderated and unmoderated) a third was still needed to help formulate the perfect resolution for each individual crisis. In the end, thanks to both individual ideas and a fantastic collaboration of plans, each crisis was able to be resolved, and the 2014 Island Model United Nations was closed and could not be labeled as anything else other than a success. Brentwood would like to sincerely thank all the many delegates who signed up for this event: your participation and involvement in this conference made it happy times. A special thank you to Calder M, Privett ‘15 and Kevin D, Whittall ‘15 who are this year’s Captains of Model United Nations: the school will not let your hard work go unnoticed. Let’s hope for our real world to come out of the haze of moral ambiguity it currently resides in and all its myriads of problems are solved; in other words, let’s hope a Model United Nations next year is not even needed. However, if it is, and I’m sure it will be, Brentwood will be there again. Until next year, folks. Toby CH, Privett ‘15

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