Havergal College Model United Nations

Thank you to our photographers Audrey Chan, Maggie Lin, and Tolu Ogunfowora!

HCMUN 2018 has officially begun!

Finally, we would like to introduce our two amazing Secretary-Generals for HCMUN IV: Melissa Wong and Ellen Coady!!

Melissa has been doing MUN for four years and is excited to be a Secretary-General for HCMUN IV and to co-chair the United Nations Office on Disaster Risk Reduction Committee.

Ellen has been doing MUN for three years and is excited to be a Secretary-General for HCMUN IV and to be co-chairing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

We are so excited to welcome you to HCMUN today!! Best of luck to all our delegates!

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Angela Hou, Lara Ground, and Schehrezade Yousafzai!

Angela has been doing MUN for eight years and is currently studying International Relations and Contemporary Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. She is excited to be chairing the Security Council at HCMUN IV after being the founding Secretary-General of HCMUN.

Lara has been doing MUN for two years and is excited to be directing the Security Council.

Schehrezade has been doing MUN for two years and is excited to be co-chairing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

To learn more about our awesome staff, visit our website (link in bio!).

Can't wait to see you all tomorrow!!

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Alex Jucan. Alex has been doing MUN for two years and is excited to be directing the United Nations Office on Disaster Risk Reduction Committee. To learn more about Alex, visit our website (link in bio!).

What's the craziest thing that has happened to you in a MUN committee?
"Shakira was murdered in Colombia by Pablo Escobar in my UTMUN committee"

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Sabrina Wong. Sabrina has been doing MUN for two years and is excited to be co-chairing the United Nations Office on Disaster Risk Reduction Committee. To learn more about Sabrina, visit our website (link in bio!).

What's the craziest thing that has happened to you in a MUN committee?

"Having an ICAO committee session at the actual ICAO headquarters in Montreal. It was pretty cool!"

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Laura David. Laura has been doing MUN for two years and is excited to be directing the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. To learn more about Laura, visit our website (link in bio!).

What do you like to do in your spare time/what are your interests?
“In my spare time I like playing volleyball, the guitar, and playing with my dogs.”

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Natalie Ashgriz. Natalie has been doing MUN for four years and is excited to be chairing the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. To learn more about Natalie, visit our website (link in bio!).

What's the craziest thing that has happened to you in a MUN committee?

At my first conference, we had a running joke about "ships". It started with the Dominican Republic delegate saying "there are big ships, there are little ships but most importantly there are partnerships" when presenting a resolution. It kept coming up again throughout the day, including someone saying "there are also hardships". The director even closed the committee by typing "sinking ship!"

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Hannah Zhao. Hannah has been doing MUN for two years and is excited to be directing the U.S. Cabinet committee. To learn more about Hannah, visit our website (link in bio!).

What's your favourite country?

"My favourite country is Sweden. I have friends and family living there and it is absolutely beautiful. They also have crazily amazing public services and it’s a great country for women- gender equality there is about as good as it can get! Politically speaking, they have a strong media and very transparent government. It’s a must-visit destination!"

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Rowaida Hussein. Rowaida is a second year university student who is excited to be chairing the U.S. Cabinet committee. To learn more about Rowaida, visit our website (link in bio!).

What's the craziest thing that has happened to you in a MUN committee?

"One of the terrorist groups - I think it was Boko Haram - had us all at gunpoint. No, literally — they made us stand against the walls of the committee room with fake guns pointed at our heads while we all frantically debated whether we should let 40 innocent people die or comply with the terrorists’ demands."

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Joanne Stavropoulos. Joanne has been doing MUN for a year and is excited to be directing the Richard the III crisis committee. To learn more about Joanne, visit our website (link in bio!).

What do you like to do in your spare time/what are your interests?

“Well, when I do get an occasional bit of free time, you will almost always find me at the local Rock n' Roll concert. I am also super busy with theater, between stage managing and acting it gets pretty hectic. Besides that, I can also get caught in the depths of YouTube, Buzzfeed and online shopping.”