By Morgan Taylor – Staff Reporter

Law’s Model U.N. class attended the Delegates in Action conference at Yale from Thursday, January 18 to Sunday, January 21.

Students were able to debate in committees on different topics such as how to resolve the European migrant crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“Students were assigned the role of a delegate from various countries and had to discuss a variety of topics,” history teacher Mr. Evanko said.

The students debated for a total of 21 hours throughout the weekend.

“This was their final exam for the Model U.N. class,” Evanko said.

The conference was attended by close to 1,700 students from places all around the world.

“We worked with students from around the world to create resolutions on topics. There were students from Italy, Brazil, Nigeria, and other countries,” Evanko said.

Some of these topics included immigration and technology security.

“Model U.N. was a great experience which taught me a lot about international affairs,” junior Bella Carroll said.

This was the 44th session of the Yale Model United Nations which has been an annual activity at Yale.

“What I found most interesting about the conference was meeting people from all around the world,” Carroll said. “Some people had even never been to the U.S. before.”

The students engaged with Yale staff as well as students with all types of backgrounds.

“I thought it was a really fun and interesting experience to meet people from different countries,” junior Grace Wooton said.

The motto of the conference was “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow” and students are pushed to make a social impact at the conference and when they leave.

“I was able to hear people’s perspectives on different world issues which was really interesting,” Wooton said.

YMUN has five types of committees: General Assembly (GA), Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Regional Bodies, Specialized Committees, and Crisis.

The Model U.N. class at Law is a half-year, Level 1 course available for juniors and seniors.

The class is increasing in popularity for students as it offers a middle-ground between an AP class and a Level 2 class.