The Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC) will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Supreme Court of WA from June 29-July 4.
Conference convener Rida Ahmed (22) secured the hosting rights for the event last year in Brisbane and has had to extend her university degree by a semester to juggle her AMUNC responsibilities and her studies.
“In July 2014 we were awarded hosting rights and since then it’s been a full time job,” Miss Ahmed said.
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“By hosting AMUNC, we hope to provide great exposure to Perth students, who otherwise miss out on these opportunities because of travel and accommodation costs and enable them to compete with our eastern state and European counterparts.”
Miss Ahmed said Australia was slowly catching up to other countries’ participation in Model UN.
“By hosting the conference, I hope the Perth delegates will be able to learn and understand what is involved in participating in a MUN competition and also what it is like to host one,” she said.
“This is a big win for WA’s aspiring diplomats.”
More than 700 people from the Asia-Pacific region will participate in the conference and debate issues of global significance.
City of Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi and UWA Vice-Chancellor Paul Johnson are among the distinguished speakers who will address the conference.