Student Model United Nations - March 1, 2002
Twenty years after the first case was reported, HIV/AIDS has become the most devastating disease humankind has ever faced. Globally, there are over 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS -- 11.7 million are children and young people. HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa and the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.
In Articles 17, 24 and 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, member nations recognize children have the right to access health information and to the highest attainable standard of health and education. Yet, each day 7,000 young people--between the ages of 15 and 24--become infected with HIV. Most of them do not know they carry the virus. Millions of them know too little about HIV/AIDS to protect themselves against it.
Leading experts joined Peel students to learn how to respond to the global AIDS crisis. The Model UN featured presentations by:
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Sisonke Msimang -
Program Specialist on Youth, Gender and HIV/AIDS, United Nations Women's Development Fund -
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Alex MacKenzie -
Program Manager, International Programs Department, -
UNICEF Canada -
- To sign up for this exciting, hands-on learning opportunity, students were encouraged to:
- put together a team of 10 students from their school
- choose a country to represent - see list of UN Member States and UN Security Council members
- send in a participation form
- check out the planned resolution and other links on this page
- research their chosen country's position
- bookmark this page to get regular updates
- The Model UN was held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HJA Brown Education Centre, 5650 Hurontario Street, Mississauga.
- Resources help students prepare for the Model UN
- See the flyer and the participation form for the 2002 Student Model United Nations.
- Student Model United Nations Resolution
- Students researched and developed their country's position around this resolution.
- Alternate Resolutions Proposed by Member Nations
- Read the alternate resolutions proposed by Member Nations.
- How to prepare for the Model UN
- Read up on some tips that will help you prepare for the next Model UN.
- Member Nations represented at 2002 Model UN
- Countries that were represented by other high schools at this year's Model UN.
- The United Nations
- Become familiar with the basics about the UN. Read a Brief History and find out how the UN came to be. Some Facts will give you basic facts about the UN. Learn about Member States and which nations make up the Security Council.
- Student Resources
- Research is the key to a successful Model UN. To help students prepare for the day, a list of web sites provides information on HIV/AIDS.
- Agenda for Model UN 2002
- The Model UN is a full-day event. Take a look at how the day was spent learning about the global issue of HIV/AIDS and international decision-making.
- What you can expect at the Model UN
- With a full day's agenda planned for you, find out some of the finer details about the event.
- Minutes of the 2002 Model UN
- Minutes of the Student Model United Nations Meeting of The Peel District School Board, held in the Board Room, at the HJA Brown Education Centre, 5650 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario, on Friday, March 1, 2002 at 9 a.m.
