Delegations

Congratulations to all students who participated in the 2020 Model United Nations Course. The students represented Belgium. The following students received awards for their position papers.

Students with his excellency Johan VERKAMMEN, Ambassador Embassy of Belgium Ottawa

Students with hi Excellency Johan VERKAMMEN, Ambassador Embassy of Belgium Ottawa

Stephanie Plato Martinez and Filsan Nur,United Nations Food Program Assembly

Michelle Roberts and Anna Boukina, United Nations Environmental Assembly

Aye-Lamah Bah and Sharlie Lemire-Waite, Security Counciol

Tyler Wisner and Thomas Chan, Non Proliferation Treaty

Claudine Kablan and Talia Fisher, High Level Political Forum

Country represented: Switzerland

The Faculty of Social Sciences is very proud of the 2017 student delegation representing the Switzerland which won the Distinguished Delegation award, 10 Outstanding Position Paper awards as well as 4 outstanding delegate awards in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference.

Congratulations to all and to Professor Miguel de Larrinaga, Faculty Advisor, and Laura Chamberland, Head Delegate

Country represented: Spain

The Faculty of Social Sciences is extremely proud of the student delegation which participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference, held in New York City from March 29 to April 2. The delegation received a well-deserved honourable mention that recognizes the delegation’s hard work.

In addition, the delegation received six Outstanding Position Papers awards.

Congratulations to all and to Professor Miguel de Larrinaga, Faculty Advisor, and Jason C. Hanson, Head Delegate.

Country represented: Republic of Korea

The Faculty of Social Sciences is extremely proud of the student delegation which participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference, held in New York City from March 30 to April 3. The delegation received the event’s most prestigious award: Outstanding Delegation. The well-deserved award recognizes the delegation’s amazing work.

In addition,some of the students received the following awards:

Outstanding Position Papers

Céleste Michaud and Somran Roy (General Assembly First Committee)
Crystal Arnburg and Dominique Verdurmen (ECOSOC)
Alyssa Gaffen and Mehreen Anjum (World Health Organization)

Outstanding Delegates in Committee (voted by peers)

Nadine Moussa
François Guay-Racine

Congratulations to all and to Professor Miguel de Larrinaga, Faculty Advisor, and Adam Moscoe, Head Delegate.

Visit from Minister Oh Song of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea

On March 19, Minister Oh Song of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea gave a talk to the Model UN course students who will be participating in the National Model United Nations in New York City from March 30 to April 3.

Minister Oh Song from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (third from left), Professor Miguel de Larrinaga (fourth from left, standing in the back), Head Delegate Adam Moscoe (second from right), and the uOttawa student delegation.

QMUN 2014

On February 8, the uOttawa delegation participated in the Quebec Model United Nations at Université Laval.

Country represented: Sudan

Watch the uOttawa video - 1st prize winner of the NMUN-NY 2013 Video Contest

The University of Ottawa and the Faculty of Social Sciences continue their tradition of excellence! The 2013 delegation won the "Distinguished Delegation" award at the National Model United Nations in New York, which took place March 24-28. The prize is awarded to the second best delegations. This is the fourth consecutive year that the University of Ottawa wins a prize. In addition, Elysia Buchanan, Elizabeth Mountford, Janan Arafa and Samantha Nicholl all won the "Outstanding Position Papers" award, and Janan and Samantha also received the "Outstanding Delegates in Committee (peer voting)" award.

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This year, the uOttawa delegation was comprised of students from the faculties of Social Sciences, Arts, Law (Civil Law Section), and the Telfer School of Management:

Rasha Al-Katta, Janan Arafa, Arabelle Aslan, Elysia Buchanan, Maya Bugorski, Julia Cieslukowska, Ghaith El-Mohtar, Léane Gaumond, Vanessa Hayford, Michael Kelly, Isabelle Lavoie, Elizabeth Mountford, Samantha Nicholl, Vanessa Rydell, Stacey Smydo, Sinead Sullivan-Paul, Alexander Torres, Geneviève Tremblay-Tardif, Evan Turunen and Faye Williams.

Adam Moscoe, a former NMUN delegate, was this year’s Head Delegate and Professor Justin Massie was the Faculty Advisor.

Congratulations to all!

Country represented: France

National Model United Nations in New York

The Faculty of Social Sciences is very proud to announce that the student delegation which represented France in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference, held in New York City from 3 to 7 April, received the “Distinguished Delegation Award”. This is the second of three awards attributed to the best delegations taking part in the NMUN, based on the overall delegation performance across all UN model committees. In addition, members of the delegation also received six “Outstanding Position Papers in Committee” awards. Congratulations to the delegates; the awards are well deserved!