Model United Nations

An Extraordinary Experiential and Non-Partisan Learning Experience

For generations, Model UN has played an essential part in extracurricular activities for many high schoolers nationwide. It provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn about international affairs by acting as UN delegates who debate real-world conflicts and resolutions.

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WNY Students Take On the World’s Challenges by becoming “Diplomats for a Day”

Over 900 students from over 40 local high schools registered for the International Institute of Buffalo’s (IIB) last annual Model United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where they addressed pressing issues in international relations by writing, debating, amending and voting on resolutions in committees that simulate those of the UN General Assembly.

As diplomats for the day, students learn about other countries’ national interests and foreign policies and gain a better understanding of global security, as well as economic, humanitarian, and environmental concerns that are critical to the future of our world. The event is the culmination of months of preparation, studying, and learning.

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Volunteer to be a Judge or Committee Leader for Model United Nations

Current or former professors, teachers, lawyers, and others with Model UN or international relations experience are welcome to judge students’ resolutions submissions before the event and/or adjudicate their performance during the debates on the day of Model UN.

Judge:

Before the event: Judge resolutions submitted by the participating students and pick the top three to be debated at each committee, or act as a judge during the debate and score the performance of the students (A training will be offered).

Committee Leaders:

If you have experience in Model UN, you can be part of one of the committee leaders’ team and act as the Chair, Vice Chair, or Rapporteur (A training will be offered).

Call (716) 883-1900 ext. 321 or contact mshogan@iibuff.org for more information.

Schools That Have Participated in the Model UN General Assembly Since 2006

  • Alden High School
  • Amherst High School
  • American FLEX
  • Batavia High School
  • Best Self
  • Bishop Timon-St Jude High School
  • Brockport High School
  • Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
  • Buffalo Academy of Science
  • Buffalo Culinary Hospitality
  • Buffalo Academy Visual and Performing Arts
  • Buffalo Seminary
  • Canisius High School
  • Cardinal O’Hara
  • Charter School for Applied Technologies
  • Christian Central Academy
  • City Honors
  • Clarence High School
  • Depew High School
  • East Aurora High School
  • East Community High School
  • Eden High School
  • Frederick Law Olmsted High School
  • Gow School
  • Frontier High School
  • Global Concepts Charter School
  • Grand Island Senior HS
  • Hamburg High School
  • Health Sciences Charter School
  • Home School Group
  • Hutch Tech High School
  • IPrep @ Grover
  • Iroquois High School
  • John F. Kennedy High School
  • Kenmore East High School
  • Kenmore West High School
  • Lackawanna High School
  • Lakeshore High School
  • Lafayette High School
  • Lancaster High School
  • Leonardo da Vinci High School
  • Letchworth High School
  • Lewiston Porter High School
  • Middle Early College High School
  • Mount Mercy Academy
  • Mount St Mary’s
  • Maryvale High School
  • Nardin Academy
  • Newfane High School
  • Niagara Falls High School
  • North Collins High School
  • North Tonawanda High School
  • Nichols High School
  • Orchard Park High School
  • Orchard Park High School
  • Palmyra Macedon High School
  • Park School
  • Research Lab High School
  • Olean High School
  • Royalton-Hartland High School
  • Saint Mary’s High School
  • St. Francis High School
  • St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
  • Springville-Griffith
  • Starpoint High School
  • Sweet Home High School
  • Tapestry Charter
  • West Seneca East High School
  • West Seneca West High School
  • Williamsville East
  • Williamsville North High School
  • Wilson High School
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