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President of ICJ: Radhika Kannan // By: Danice Abril, International School of Ho Chi Minh CIty // The extroverted, determined and solution-oriented President of the International Court of Justice, Radhika Kannan joined Model United Nations simply because of her interest in debates, foreign policy and solving global crisis through common consensus of many nations. She added, “also because my area of academic interest is in Economics and International Relations”. Kannan, a devoted MUN participant, has been in the community since 2006. She first started as part of the press corps for 3 conferences and after that she then began being a delegate. She has been a delegate for the country of Czech Republic, an ambassador for Ghana and Italy, an expert on UNICEF and APQN and a senior chair for ECOSOC. If you think that’s a lot, she was also the registrar of the ICJ, Secretary General of SIMUN 2010. To sum all these up, she has participated in a total of 11 MUN’s including this year. Sadly, this will be her last year for MUN.

People may wonder how she does her non MUN activities with these tight schedules, plus going through the tough program of IB. Balancing her studies and hobbies is difficult, but she manages to find time. Kannan has been a ‘Bharatanatyam’ dancer (an Indian classical dance) for 13 years and she just finished her solo debut. She is also an avid reader; her favorite authors are Agatha Christie, Jeffery Archer, and JK Rowling. No wonder she has a huge range of vocabulary. Last but not least, she is a fan of the T.V. show, “Friends”; even though the show was over she would still watch the re-runs.

Kannan explained, “MUN is important because not only does it give you a global perspective, but also an economic, social, political and legal perspective.” She also added, “It allows you to step into the shoes of representatives of the member nations of the UN and helps you to understand policies and events of the world on a more holistic level.” Since this is her last MUN, she gave some advice for returning and new MUNers. For the returning, she said, “I hope you treasure your time at MUNs and hope that MUN is more about resolving the issues at hand rather than who has the last say.” While for the new comers, she advised, “I wish you the best of luck. There is nothing more rewarding and enriching than a MUN experience. I hope that you have the opportunity to look at the conference from different perspectives just as I have.”

President of Advisory Panel: Dhruv Srivastava // By: Danice Abril, International School Ho Chi Minh City // The President of the Advisory Panel, Dhruv Srivastava, finds Model United Nations “an avenue to gain exposure and keep in touch with International Affairs and issues that plague out the world.” That reason made him a loyal participant of MUN since he was in Grade 8. His very first MUN experience was in MYMUN, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he was a delegate representing the country Argentina in the Disarmament Commission. His first officer position was at last year’s THIMUN where he was the Deputy Assistant President of the Advisory Panel. When asked why he had joined MUN, his response was clearly brief and simple, “I joined MUN simply due to my interest in current issues. I felt it was a good platform to gain exposure and discuss world issues on a small scale.”

Usually, the youth, like us, does not participate on these kinds of matter simply due to lack of time but Srinivastava still manages to find time to do his favorite hobbies although he’s also going through the IB Program which is tough at this stage of high school. He plays the guitar and used to be in a band when he was in Grade 9. He is a part of the school’s badminton varsity team. Also, he is involved with a charity that engages in teaching English to young Chinese locals.

Lastly, he gives a few pieces of informative advices to returning and new MUNers. For the returning ones, “I hope this conference broadens your vistas about the world.” He also added that MUNers should help their fellow peers; especially the one’s new to MUN. For the “newbies and noobs” (he stated), “Don't get bogged down, take risks, speak up, stay involved, but most of all, make friends and have fun.”


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President of ICJ: Radhika Kannan // By: Danice Abril, International School of Ho Chi Minh CIty // The extroverted, determined and solution-oriented President of the International Court of Justice, Radhika Kannan joined Model United Nations (MUN) simply because of her interest in debate, foreign policy and solving global crisis through common consensus of many nations; she added, “also because my area of academic interest is in Economics and International Relations”. Kannan, a devoted MUN participant, has been actively involved since 2006. She first started as part of the press team for three conferences and then she began the life as a delegate. She has been a delegate for the Czech Republic, an ambassador for Ghana and Italy, an expert on UNICEF and APQN, and a senior chair for ECOSOC. If you think that’s just about the average an experienced ICJ chair should have, that’s not all. She was also the registrar of the ICJ and the Secretary General of SIMUN 2010. To sum all these up, she has participated in a total of eleven MUN conferences, the 6th THIMUN- Singapore inclusive. However, this year will be the end of Kannan’s high school MUN experience.

Many would wonder how she manages other activities along with her MUN conference schedules, along with the tough IB curriculum. Balancing her studies and extracurricular activities is difficult, but she manages to find time. Kannan has been a ‘Bharatanatyam’ dancer (an Indian classical dance) for 13 years and she just finished her solo debut. She is also an avid reader; her favorite authors are Agatha Christie, Jeffery Archer, and JK Rowling. Last but not least, she is a fan of the T.V. show, “Friends”; even though the show stopped filming, she would still watch the re-runs.

Kannan explained, “MUN is important because not only does it give you a global perspective, but also an economic, social, political and legal perspective.” She also added, “It allows you to step into the shoes of representatives of the member nations of the UN and helps you to understand policies and events of the world on a more holistic level.” Since this well be her last MUN conference, she gave some advice for the returning and the new participants of MUN. For the returning, she said, “ I hope you treasure your time at MUNs and hope that MUN is more about resolving the issues at hand rather than who has the last say.” While for the new comers, she advised, “I wish you the best of luck. There is nothing more rewarding and enriching than a MUN experience. I hope that you have the opportunity to look at the conference from different perspectives just as I have.”

President of Advisory Panel: Dhruv Srivastava // By: Danice Abril, International School Ho Chi Minh City // The President of the Advisory Panel, Dhruv Srivastava, finds the Model United Nations (MUN) “an avenue to gain exposure, keeping in touch with International Affairs, and issues that plague out the world.” Those are the reasons that made him a loyal and active participant of MUN since the 8th grade. His very first MUN experience was in MYMUN, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he was the delegate representing Argentina in the Disarmament and International Security Assembly. His first officer position was during last year’s THIMUN- Singapore, where he served as the Deputy Assistant President of the Advisory Panel. When asked why he had become involved with MUN, his response was concise and simple.“I joined MUN simply due to my interest in current issues. I felt it was a good platform to gain exposure and discuss world issues on a small scale.”

In the twenty-first century, many students likewise of us do not take part on such activities like MUN due to the lack of time, but Srinivastava manages to find time for his favorite hobbies, despite the pressure from his school’s IB curriculum. He plays the guitar and used to be in a band in Grade 9. He is a part of the school’s badminton varsity team and is also involved with a charity that engages in teaching English to young Chinese locals.

Lastly, he gives informative advices to returning and new participants of MUN. For the returning ones, “I hope this conference broadens your vistas about the world.” He also added that participants should help their fellow peers, especially the one’s new to MUN. For the “newbies and noobs” (he stated), “don't get bogged down, take risks, speak up, stay involved, but most of all, make friends and have fun.”

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**Final**

// By: Danice Abril, International School Ho Chi Minh City //

President of ICJ: Radhika Kannan

The extroverted, determined and solution-oriented President of the International Court of Justice, Radhika Kannan first joined MUN because of her interest in debate, foreign policy and solving global crises. Since then, she has taken on a myriad of important roles, serving as senior chair for ECOSOC, registrar of the ICJ and the Secretary General of SIMUN 2010 in a total of 11 conferences.

Even outside of MUN, Radhika finds time to pursue other activities. She dances Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance, reads avidly and watches re-runs of ‘Friends’, her favorite TV show.

Kannan touts MUN as a way of cooperation, rather than individual glory, saying that “MUN is more about resolving the issues at hand rather than who has the last say. She also believes that partaking in these conferences allows delegates to gain “an economic, social, political and legal perspective.” She hopes that both new and returning delegates can “have the opportunity to look at the conference from different perspectives just as I have.”