Reader Report: Edison logs another successful Model U.N. conference

Edison High School’s 32nd annual Model United Nations Conference took place in Huntington Beach on Oct. 15-16.

Model United Nations (MUN) is a national, competitive debate organization, and Edison’s program is one of the top 100 teams in the nation.

Students discussed pressing issues from around the world while representing a specific country and upholding that country’s policies and standards.

Over 600 student delegates attended the conference and participated as members of committees like the 4th Specialized Political Decolonization, which dealt with topics such as the Western Sahara dispute and the future privatization of space.

Debates led by chairpersons, including myself and Sahil Telang, were lively and heated as delegates contemplated the security of desert regions and the legalities of mining rights in space. Other MUN seniors at Edison directed each of the other 18 committees as they handled similarly fascinating and controversial geopolitical issues.

Secretaries-General Tyler Bond and Rebecca Hogan were responsible for the overall success of the event: running all the logistics for the conference, including contacting MUN faculty advisers and coordinating committee chairpersons.

Awards were given out at the end of the conference for creative, comprehensive and feasible solutions that may one day be put into action for the official United Nations.

Delegation awards were given out to Huntington Beach and Mira Costa high schools for their overall, school-wide participation and success in the committees.

MAX RIVERA is a senior at Edison High School in Huntington Beach.