Dear Delegates of the Middle School MUN,
This year's conference theme Fostering Global Citizenship among Identities and Responsibilities has never been more important. People around the world cannot take full advantage of their rights to political participation and education, an issue that impacts youth in particular.
The Middle School MUN will be discussing Ensuring Youth Rights in Diverse Societies. Youth in diverse societies often face challenges in accessing their youth rights ensured through the Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights Council based on cultural, personal or national identity. This is an issue in diverse societies in particular because more differing cultures and identities interact and can conflict. Ensuring standards for youth rights and their development may promote a more inclusive and global society, encouraging global citizenship.
I am a 15-year-old German-American attending the 10th grade at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin. I have been in the MUN program for 2 years, attending my first conference as a delegate in the Jr. MUN. This year’s conference will be my fourth BERMUN conference, as well as my second time chairing, having done so at this past year’s BERMUN2 Middle School MUN (formerly known as Jr. MUN). On a more personal note, I love to bake and cook, and play guitar and tennis. I am very excited to be chairing with Malcolm and hope to foster fun and productive debate during this year’s conference.
I look forward to seeing you all in November and I hope that we can work together to make this conference a memorable one for all of us!
Sincerely,
Benno Thomas
Chair of the Middle School MUN
