Preparing for Departure

The sixteen students taking part in the Model UN trip to The Hague have more to think about than what to pack in their bags. At the conference, twelve students will represent the country of Norway on eight committees and four students will represent the International Monetary Fund on three committees. To prepare, they have conducted in-depth research to identify relevant economic and political background on their assigned delegations and are now working on policy statements which will clearly explain their country/organization's stance on topics to be discussed in committee. To assist their work, we traveled to the Norwegian Embassy last Friday where Mr. Lars Henie, Minister Counselor, Economic Affairs, briefed our delegation. We hope our IMF delegates will also receive a similar briefing before we leave for The Hague. These briefings allow students to ask questions on their committee topics and also help identify "friendly" countries to seek out and partner with at the conference. To learn more about the conference, check out: http://thehague.thimun.org/