Dear faculty advisors and fellow delegates,

It  is  our  distinct  pleasure  to  welcome  you  to  the  8th  edition  of Carmelitas Model United Nations. Since 2014, this conference has changed the outlook of its participants and encouraged them to build a bright future. Under  this  mission,  the  secretariat  is  highly committed  to  spreading  our school’s  spirit  and  values  on  a  global  scale.  We  aim  to  promote  the exchange between students from all over the world through a virtual format. Delegates  will  find  a  diversity  of themes based on current global  affairs, international history, and fiction, as well as the innovations CarMUN is known for. We propose a fresh start for frequent debaters and an integrating experience for those who are just starting. Are you ready to take a step forward?

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We joined CarMUN back in 2019, being amongst the youngest of our delegation. At first, both of us saw this activity as a tool to improve our soft skills. Guided by our faculty advisors, we also met experienced delegates, who  accompanied  us  during our journey, helping us solve our numerous concerns,  thus  helping us grow. Now, after nearly four years of constant lessons, we are convinced that belonging to the team has led us to become the best versions of ourselves. This has happened with every generation of delegates, leaving their mark and bringing us together as a family.

With them, we have participated in national and international committees, sharing an interest in social concerns and human rights. Issues far from  our  reality  became  essential  in our lives. Studying different contexts makes us appreciate our surroundings and people, transcending the time a conference lasts, coupled with the ambition of being a leader, which does not consist of giving orders, it is seeking consensus towards a common goal. It is during these times that we have learned that being a leader implies having outreach, tenacity, and empathy. To dialogue with an adversary and ally, to act with respect, and most importantly, to give a human face to problems written on paper.

The lack of the aforementioned attitudes results in polarization, which is a phenomenon that has re-emerged in the world, especially in our country, Peru. It represents distancing since different ideas are treated as a “total opposite”, and it is impossible to hear new ones. Nonetheless, a parallel-group to those in conflict arises, listening to each part, and bringing them together to compromise for the common good. We see these situations in the committees we usually debate in MUN, yet they exist daily for students, who unlike  past  generations  have the tools to share information and make a change.  Inspired  by  this, CarMUN 2022 has the theme  “Building a bright future”.

This  year’s  conference  will  serve  for  you  to  bloom  your  skills as a delegate and see more than just the words in a speech.  Whatever role you may play in the conference, we hope that the voice of each delegate, staff member, and faculty advisor will  be heard. Besides being the rule of the organization we simulate, it should be the essence for a reasonable debate. Also, work as a team, identify and achieve common goals, to slowly build a path towards a brighter future. You have got to start somewhere. Believe in the infinite potential you have. MUN helped us grow to build this path, and it is a great honor to have you take it with us.

And never forget: keep moving forward, 

 

Luciana Palomino and Juan Diego Coronel.