Pakistani students win laurels at UN event
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Young Pakistani students won laurels by winning titles of world champions and best delegation awards at the Global Model UN Singapore.
The Pakistani delegation was declared World Champions and Best Delegation, competing against more than 700 students from over 50 countries in one of the most authentic simulations of the United Nations, organised by the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA).
A team of 10 students from Westminster Islamabad represented Pakistan and won the awards, securing eight Best Diplomacy Awards and two plenary speech spots.
Four members of the delegation: Rujwa Fatima, Mohammad Zurez, Asna Ahmad and Syed Rehan Shah were only 12 years old, but they performed brilliantly to receive huge appreciation.
Similarly, Nushwa Fatima and Saifullah Omar Mufti were among only 12 students worldwide shortlisted to address the opening ceremony before an international audience representing over 50 countries with full confidence and perfection.
Young Nushwa, in her inspiring speech, also spoke about the need for multilateralism, the rights of Muslims in Gaza, and recommendations for UN reforms to bring equity and justice on the global level.
According to a press release, beyond diplomacy and debates, the students also represented the rich national and regional culture of Pakistan at the Global Cultural Night organised by the conference on August 14.
“The work ethic, professionalism, talent and diplomatic brilliance of the young minds were praised by the UN officials and the participating nations,” read the press release. The event took place from August 11-15.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
That’s fantastic news! It’s really inspiring to see young people from Pakistan achieving such recognition on the international stage.