LMUN

The 4^th session of La Martiniere Model United Nations (LMUN) was held from the 3^rd to the 5^th of November, 2017. This year more than 400 delegates took part in the event. The teams were from The Sri Ram School Delhi, Welham Boys’ and Welham Girls’ Dehradun, La Martiniere for Girls’ and La Martiniere for Boys’ Kolkata, Scindia School Gwalior to name a few  Secretariat for LMUN’17 was as follows: Vedansh Tandon as the Secretary General, Garv Johar as the Director General, Shikhar Tripathi as the Deputy Secretary General, Aaditya Malhotra as the Under Secretary General for Delegate Affairs, Abhinav Raj as the Under Secretary General for Administration and Naman Mishra as the Under Secretary General for Communication and Public Information.

One of the key elements of LMUN 2017 was the internal International Press (I.P.) which was headed by Arindam Keswani as the Head of I.P. , Devansh Tandan as the Editor-in-Chief and Piyush Dubey as the Graphic Designer.

One of the most distinctive features of LMUN was the three Keynote Addresses, where the speakers spoke about current world issues. This year the Keynote speakers were Mrs Samantha Bonbayl, the second counsellor of the Embassy of France, Mr Ali Khan Mehmudabad, the assistant professor at Ashoka University and Brigadier Syed Ahmad Ali.

This year we had a wide array of committees namely the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee (LEGAL), United Nations Commission on Population and Development (UNCPD), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), United Nations Security Council (UNSC), International Maritime Organization (IMO), United States House Select Committee on Gun Violence (USHSC) and AD-HOC Committee of the Secretary General.

The Executive Board members for LMUN 2017 were seasoned MUNers from different parts of the country, each specializing in their respective committees, and provided the delegates an enriching experience and an academically centered conference.

The delegates looked forward to the fellowship, where the College band comprising of Saransh Alexander Kumar, Jonathan Sahai, Richard Massey, Dylan Coreya and Christopher Singh showcased their talents. The night ended with DJing which was highly enjoyed by the delegates.

The third day was marked by the much awaited prize distribution ceremony. Various awards were won by delegates of different schools. La Martiniere for Boys Kolkata won the ‘Best Delegation’ award for the fourth consecutive time. Vedansh Tandon gave a vote of thanks and praised his team for making LMUN a great success and finally declared the Conference closed.