University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Bidholi, Dehradun hosted its third edition of Model United Nations International Conference which was held on 15th & 16th Feb 2014 by UPES MUN CLUB under the aegis of Directorate of Student Affairs. The University had taken an initiative to introduce this concept by organizing the first ever College Level Model United Nations held in Uttarakhand in February 2012. In the wake of huge success of its earlier editions we had committed ourselves to raise the level of participation in its 3rd edition, by making it International.

1. Model United Nations International
Conference organized by UPES CoLS
(College of Legal Studies)
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Bidholi, Dehradun hosted its third edition of Model
United Nations International Conference which was held on 15th & 16th Feb 2014 by UPES MUN CLUB
under the aegis of Directorate of Student Affairs.
The University had taken an initiative to introduce this concept by organizing the first ever College Level
Model United Nations held in Uttarakhand in February 2012. In the wake of huge success of its earlier
editions we had committed ourselves to raise the level of participation in its 3rd edition, by making it
International.
A Model UN is a creation of the United Nations proceedings, with students role-playing representatives
of different countries in UN committees like the General Assembly, Security Council etc. The purpose of a
Model UN is for students to achieve a greater understanding not only of the UN, but also of global issues,
through an interactive and enjoyable educational experience. It is an attempt to engage students with
global challenges, and encourages them to think creatively with an international outlook to problem-
solving, that attracts many of the brightest minds in the country. Currently UN Secretary- General Ban
Ki- Moon himself was once an MUNer.
Our Conference structure includes a Secretary General and Under- Secretary Generals, with committees
handling Finance, Fundraising, Logistics and Communications. We plan to simulate four main
committees in the MUN. There will be a subsidiary body, the Press Corps. This will act as international
media covering the discussions and debates of the conference and publishing their reports in a daily
Newsletter.
The 3rd
edition of UPES International Model United Nations 2014 has achieved a new benchmark. The Chief Guest
of the Conference was Shri Vijay Bahugunaji, the Former Chief Minister, State of Uttarakhand. The event has
seen participation of 200 delegates from 31 institutions across the country and 21 Delegates from 5 International
Institutions viz; Afghanistan, Bhutan, Germany, Indonesia and South Sudan. The 2 days Conference has seen
fierce and constructive debate on issues ranging from:
Status of Millennium Development Goals in Small Island Developing States: the Way
Forward,
Combating Resource Exploitation in the Industrial framework whilst Implementing a
new,
Sustainable Development agenda in the Socio-Environmental Policies,
Fostering Accountability among and Revamp of Global Credit Rating Agencies
Assessment of Protection of Human Rights while Peace-Building in Conflict Zones.
The event was organised under the aegis of Directorate of Student Affairs. The various appointments for the grand
event were the Chairperson-Brig. (Retd) Dr. Anil Sharma, Convener- Ms. Anshu Paliwal, Co-convener-
MrAshutosh Dora. The MUN Core Committee student group comprised of the Secretary General Raghav Chawla,
Aparajita Datta, Shubhra Trivedi, Vivek Singh, Anuj Bedi, Gaurav Yadu,, Aishwarya Srivastav, Ayushi Sharma,
Mudassir Khan, Siddharth Sarma and Angshuman Bhowmik for the smooth conduction of the Programme.

2. Out of total 25 prizes, UPES students have won 11 awards. Heartiest congratulations to them.
The winners of different Committees were as follows;
Sr.
No.
Committee Agenda Best Delegate High Commendation Special Mention
1 UNGA Status of
Millennium
Development Goals
in Small Island
Developing States:
the Way Forward.
Ankit Joshi [Delegate
of Bahamas] , Vedanta
IAS Academy,
Dehradun
Harshita Khurana
[Delegate of India],
COLS, UPES
Chandreyee Maitra
[Delegate of Cyprus],
COLS, UPES
Archit Datta [Delegate of
Belgium] CMES,UPES
Yash Raj Singh [Delegate of
Pakistan] Chanakya National Law
University, Patna
Awaan Ahmad [Delegate of
Saudi Arabia] Sri Venkateswaran
College, New Delhi
2 UNCSD Combating resource
exploitation in the
industrial
framework whilst
implementing a
new, sustainable
development
agenda in the socio-
environmental
policies.
Achmad Rizal
Mustaqim [Delegate of
Kenya], Institute
Teknologi Sepuluh
Nopember (ITS),
Surabaya, Indonesia
Aayush Tiwari
[Delegate of
Columbia] UPES
Aishwarya Dobhal
[Delegate of Mexico]
COLS, UPES
Sangay Thinley [Delegate of
Bhutan] BFIT, International
Delegate
Anukriti Pokhriyal [Delegate of
Norway]COES, UPES
Shatrunjay Bose [Delegate of
Vietnam] COES, UPES
3 UNHRC Assessment of
protection of human
rights while peace-
building in conflict
zones.
Sahej Abrol [Delegate
of Spain] DAV, Punjab
University,
Chandigarh
Gautham Balaji
[Delegate of Norway]
Amity, Noida
Anisha Bhattacharya
[Delegate of Libya]
ICFAI, Dehradun
Ansh Juneja [Delegate of Syria],
Thapar University, Patiala
Siddhant Srivastava [Delegate of
Democratic Republic of Congo],
COES,UPES
Shruti Sahani [Delegate of
Benin], ICFAI, Dehradun
4 IMF Fostering
accountability
among and revamp
of Global Credit
Rating Agencies
Vivek Nautiyal
[Delegate of
Thailand], Vedanta IAS
Academy, Dehradun
Rhea Yadav [Delegate
of Germany] LSR,
Delhi University
Hemant Bhatt [Delegate
of Venezuela] Vedanta
IAS Academy,
Dehradun
Shashank Shekhar [Delegate of
Saudi Arabia] ICFAI, Dehradun
Arun Sharma [Delegate of
Austria] COLS,UPES
6 International
Press
Best Reporter:- Aamir
Lokhandwala,
COES UPES
Best Photographer:-
Divyansh Jaiswal,
COES,UPES
Overall outside participants found the event intellectually invigorating and were also
overwhelmed by the warmth and hospitality extended to them by the UPES Team MUN.