Model United Nations Assembly
PASSIONATE DEBATE AT ROTARY’S MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY (MUNA) 2024
Over the weekend 17 – 18 August 2024, the historic House of Representatives Chamber in Canberra’s Old Parliament House (now the Museum of Australian Democracy - MoAD) was filled with youthful voices debating United Nations (UN) Resolutions with fervour, conviction and with passion. The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise was delighted to facilitate the Rotary District’s 25th National MUNA welcoming 44 delegates from 15 different schools, supported by fellow Rotarians, school counsellors, and families and friends.
MoAD provided the perfect venue for debating the UN resolutions – a venue that was the home of our democracy from its opening almost a century ago on 9 May 1927, until the opening of our “new” Parliament House on 9 May 1988.
Rotary District Governor Rob Uhl with the President of the Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise Peter McDermott AM
Rotary District Governor Rob Uhl, and the President of the Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise Peter McDermott officially opened the MUNA event welcoming delegates and guest speakers during the weekend, included Lorraine Finlay, Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Air Commodore Jarrod Pendlebury AM from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and Dr Stephanie Smith, the Learning Manager at MoAD. Those that helped to provide this unique opportunity for students from NSW, ACT and Victoria, included the organising committee, Secretarys-General, adjudicators, runners, fellow Rotarians, and the teams at MoAD, Restaurant Associates, CDC Canberra Bus Services, and Canberra Park Resort.
Guest Speaker at MUNA 2024 Lorraine Finlay Australian Human Rights Commissioner
Those who participated in MUNA 2024 came from far and wide and spoke knowledgably and authoritatively on behalf of the country they represented.
St Peter’s Anglican College NSW
Solomon Islands
St Peter’s Anglican College NSW
Singapore
Brighton Grammar School Victoria
Afghanistan
Eden Marine High School NSW
Philippines
Carroll College NSW Ukraine
Erindale College ACT France
ay
Springwood High School NSW
Norway
Macarthur Anglican School NSW
Sweden
Unity Grammar NSW
Russia
Frensham School NSW
Chile
Alfred Deakin High School ACT
Nigeria
Central Coast Steiner School NSW
New Zealand
Baulkham Hills High School NSW
Israel
Chevalier College NSW
Japan
THE ADJUDICATORS' DECISION
First Place - Sweden
Macarthur Anglican School
Second Place New Zealand
Central Coast Steiner School
Third Place - Russia
Unity Grammar School
The Totenhofer Peace Prize - Solomon Islands
St Peter’s Anglican College
Some of our Adjudicators and Secretarys-General
The Friday night MUNA 2024 briefing
Our formal dinner - MUNA 2024
General Debate - MUNA 2024
Rotary Volunteers - MUNA 2024
And now the work commences to prepare for MUNA 2025!