The annual London Oratory Model United Nations Conference (LOSMUN) was held in November with around 200 participants in attendance. Seventeen enthusiastic LEH delegates from Lower 5 to Upper 6 represented the delegations of Nigeria, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom debating amendments and resolutions on government-sponsored extremism, exploitation of migrant workers and oil drilling, women’s educational rights in Iran and Afghanistan as well as the question of Russian aggression with the use of chemical weapons. Here is a write up on the event from our MUN Secretariat:

"On Saturday 23rd November, delegates met early at London Oratory School excited for another MUN conference! We were lucky to be met with an inspirational guest speaker who was a diplomat representing the UK in Russia. She gave us a valuable and interesting insight into how the Russian invasion was initiated, as well as speaking about Putin’s changing relations with the UK. It was a very fascinating talk which left us with a lot to think about.

Next, we were directed into our individual committee rooms in order to start lobbying. LOSMUN had a great mix of fun and fruitful debate, with delegates being ‘punished’ for being late (the punishment was to perform an interpretive dance to the rest of the committee). Despite these excitements, a lot of productive debate was done. Many resolutions were passed, amendments were submitted and informative points of information were raised by LEH delegates. Some examples of debate included the Social and Humanitarian committee, where we enjoyed discussing the question of women’s right to education and, after lunch, the rights of Indigenous peoples, both hugely relevant and important issues.

In ECPOL, we began our debate with a resolution tackling the issue of corruption in South America, and later moved on to a resolution written by an LEH delegate on the question of state-sponsored extremism which was eventually passed. In Security Council, the delegate from the UK rose to the challenge of discussing the Question of Kashmir and cyber security. We all had a great time collaborating with students from other schools in order to create the most effective solutions to our questions which was really rewarding. Overall, we had a great day and really enjoyed ourselves. This was the first time that LEH has attended LOSMUN, and we would love the opportunity to be able to go again"