Yeshivat AMIT Nachshon Mateh Yehuda student, Natti Ibrokski, was named the Outstanding Delegate at the Model United Nations national competition held this week with representatives from all sectors of Israeli society and from abroad. Model United Nations, or Model UN, is an educational simulation and competition in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. Model UN involves and teaches researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities. Participants in Model UN conferences, known as delegates, are placed in committees and assigned countries. They are presented with their assignments in advance, along with a topic their committee will discuss. Delegates conduct research before conferences and formulate positions that they will then debate with their fellow delegates in the committee, staying true to the actual position of the member county they represent. At the end of a conference, the best-performing delegates are recognized with awards.
The event was held at the International School in Even Yehuda. Sixty schools from all over the country and from all sectors of society, as well as students from abroad, participated. Each team represented the interests of a different country, in an attempt to resolve a worldwide problem such as human rights or the environment. The AMIT Nachshon team represented Malaysia. Team members spent the past few months researching and learning about the country and preparing positions concerning global issues. At the event, in addition to working together to try to solve global issues, student delegates heard lectures by international leaders, among them Samantha Power, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Natti Ibrokski was selected by the jury as the best UN delegate for the manner in which he represented his country in the Security Council, the most prestigious committee in the project. “I was happy to be commended for my hard work, ” said Natti, “and I learned to recognize and pay attention to the complexity and many sides of global issues.”
Rabbi Noam Krigman, principal of Yeshivat AMIT Nachshon, praised his students on their participation in such a unique project. “We aim to educate our students to be people who are aware of what is happening around them and willing to lend a hand to improve the community, the country and the world.”
