On Sunday November 12, over 50 students from over a dozen schools around Israel as well as Europe, Asia and South America, participated in IOMUN (International Online MUN) 14. The students gave speeches, debated and negotiated resolutions on the topic of “Ethical challenges of ChatGPT and AIs, dealing with issues like education, medicine and diplomacy.
At the closing ceremony, the students heard from US diplomat Caroline Platt, who praised the students for their engaging debates, and for the initiative to come together during a challenging period. Then the award winners were recognized. In the beginners committee, Hera Dalipi (Pristina high school) won Outstanding Delegate, while Shamaya Saban (Shaked Darca) and Eli Shohat (Chen Young Ambassadors School) won Best Delegate. In the advanced committee, Andrey Rudnevskiy (Atid Raziel) and Roy Berenstein (Atid Lod) were outstanding delegates, and Itamar Assenheim (Atid Lod) and Yehuda Lester (Shaked Darca) were best delegates.
IOMUN 14 was led by a dedicated secretariat of Yaniv Becker from the Chen Young Ambassadors school, Maria Cheremina and Ethan Moncarz from the Walworth Barbour American International School, and Nana Awadeie from the Greek Catholic high school. Yuval Saar and Tslil Israeli from Atid Lod high school for Sciences served as chairs.
IOMUN 15 will take place on Sunday December 3. Registration and topics will be available on the IOMUN Instagram account.
Debate for Peace 