LAHORE: A three-day Model United Nations (MUN) concluded here on Tuesday at the Government College University (GCU).

Orators from 35 universities participated in the GCU-MUN 2017 organised by the university’s Debating Society. They represented different nations from around the world and practiced diplomacy to resolve conflicts.

A delegation of University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, representing the UK, was adjudicated the best delegation, and awarded the Patras Bokhari Award.

Mustafa Awais from Comsats Institute of Information Technology was declared the best delegate at the UN Security Council, while Aneeza Noor and Awais Arshad from UET, Wajeeha Aslam from King Edward Medical University, and Arjeed Javed from Forman Christian College University won the best delegate awards at UN Economic and Social Council, Pakistan National Assembly, UN Women and UNEP.

GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah said MUN was the best format to develop a global perspective among students where they were assigned a country and a UN committee.

Published in Dawn, April 19th, 2017