National Youth Model United Nations - Uva Province Workshop

The National Youth Model United Nations is a youth forum which was founded in 2016, with one vision; to provide the young people of our country an opportunity to engage and learn the art of diplomacy and conflict resolution. Over the years, it has been successful in accessing different sets of knowledge, skills and attitudes, into a platform where a Sri Lankan youth can live the experience of a diplomat, in terms of peace building and conflict resolution while also providing a platform towards learning the ideologies and mindsets of different nations and societies. Then Rotaract club of Badulla in collaboration with the Gavel Club of Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka organized a workshop regarding the National Youth Model United Nations to empower the youth in Badulla District to get the experience about an international conference. This was held on 12^th of July 2019, at Main Lecture Theatre-Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 9 a.m. onwards.

The objectives of this workshop were to develop Public speaking skills of the youth people ,to increase the contribution of Uva province on NYMUN ,to develop the professional skills of the Youth in Badulla ,to provide the youth generation of Badulla with the Knowledge on United Nations ,about International relations and Diplomacy ,to show the youth of Badulla with new opportunities and pathways for their life success and to build up a good public image of the club on for the community .

Students of Saraswathi Central College-Badulla, Dharmadutha College-Badulla, NAITA-Badulla, ATI-Badulla, and Oxford International College-Badulla were participated for this event.

Three guest speakers from National Youth Model United Nations team were participated as the resource persons for the event.