The future leaders in Rome at the start Harvard WorldMUN with 2,500 students – Intelligonews

Meetings, debates, designing. This is the full program of the 25 th edition of the Harvard World Model United Nations, the event that brings together 2.5 million university students selected from the most prestigious public and private universities in the world to simulate the work of the United Nations, international organizations and government agencies. To host the event the capital . Target? Creating the world’s leaders of the future. A high-impact event that has seen the presence of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who brought his greetings to all the young people present , trying to speak in English and pointing the finger at the so-called populist movements that are spreading across Europe as a great contagion. However looking at America and the success of Donald Trump Renzi adds: “If you look at the elections in the US at this time, I think that the problem is not just European. I really appreciated the considerations Hillary Clinton last night,” he said, referring the words of the democratic candidate in relation to the support of Renzi. For the Italian premier populisms likely to put at risk the EU laboriously achieved and in this he received the applause of the young people present. “I want to thank the men and women who every day save lives at sea – he added Renzi – It ‘s time to say enough selfishness of countries who think that raising a wall is the answer to a challenge that instead last long. “
at the presentation of the event he was also attended by the president of the Lazio Region Nicola Zingaretti:” when hatred prevails, explodes the war when he wins the dialogue, comes the hope, when you say fears the people become weak, when he wins the courage to shake hands, wins the peace. what we must never forget is that history is made by men’s actions “.

“In the 25 th anniversary of our meeting – writes Joseph P. Hall, general secretary of the World Harvard MUN – Guardian back to its history and forward towards its future. Twenty-five years ago, WolrdMUN was founded with a mission to train the next generation of world leaders , and teach students to understand the world they live in and to use the tools of cooperation and diplomacy to improve it . “
college students from all continents, for four days, in addition to visiting the capital and to meet with Pope Francis, will simulate the UN works. The idea is to spread among young people the culture of dialogue and confrontation. In addition to discussion sessions that will engage kids from morning till night, even a papal audience, on Thursday morning in the Vatican, and a night at the MAXXI Museum where it will be obligatory a look “classy but quirky” in the coming days are planned. institutional Moments will take turns to other, more leisure, until the closing ceremony, scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, March 18 which will be attended, among others, the Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Relations with Parliament , Maria Elena Boschi, the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, the president of the Lazio Region, Nicola Zingaretti, the director of Finmeccanica, Mauro Moretti.
WorldMUN 2016 is organized in collaboration by the Harvard World Model United Nations Harvard University with United Network, leading Italian association in the organization of the “Model” in Italy and beyond, and with the support of different realities private and institutional.