Dulwich College wins best delegation at national Model UN conference

On Saturday 4 October, nine Dulwich delegates took part in our first Model UN event of the season: the highly popular annual national conference run by our neighbours, Alleyn's, who welcomed 170 delegates from schools across England. Our nine delegates represented Russia and Egypt in a variety of committees - from the Security Council reviewing conflict in Lebanon to the Human Rights Council debating freedom of the press in authoritarian regimes.   

All our delegates enjoyed a stimulating day of debates with students from other schools, and the following deserve particular congratulations for winning prizes in their respective committees:

• Misha: commended (SPECPOL)

• Keeran: highly commended (DISEC)

• Philipp: highly commended (Arab Peace and Security Council) in his first ever conference

• D-J : best delegate (UN Commission on African Development)

• David : best delegate (Human Rights Council)

• Daniel: best delegate (Security Council)

Following their courageous performance in a hectic General Assembly emergency debate, our Egypt representatives (Flynn, Alexander, D-J and Johnson) won the prize for the best delegation in the whole conference - meaning that every Dulwich delegate won at least one prize. 

This is a remarkable achievement, as the majority of our Egypt delegates had never attended an external conference before. This is the second year in a row that Dulwich has won the  prize for best delegation in the conference. 

We look forward to resuming the Model UN programme in the second half of term - hosting local schools at our own after-school mini-conference in November, and attending an external conference at London Oratory School.