9.+President+of+SC+&+Human+Rights


 * Rough Draft**

**Katja Putzke** By Hannah Oakshott, PLC Sydney, Australia

Katja Putzke is the President of Human Rights at MUN. She started out with MUN in 8 th grade in her first year at the American School of Taichung, “I had never heard of it before, but my English teacher at the time talked a lot about it in class”. She attended a conference of SPIMUN in St Petersburg as the delegate for Kyrgyzstan shortly after, and became very passionate and enthusiastic about the issues discussed.

Putzke has also attended TAIMUN as the delegate of Kazakhstan in ECOSOC, and several times attended THIMUN-Singapore. She has been delegates for Brazil, Burkina Faso and the UK, and one year was the Chair of the HRC.

Putzke emphasises the particular importance of MUNA for students “it teaches you about the world on a global scale, and it broadens your horizons… [it also] teaches people skills… it helps you be more confident when you are trying to meet new people”

When asked about advice for MUN delegates, Putzke said extensive research is crucial, “If you don't have any knowledge on the issues and you don't have anything prepared, you will not have much to contribute to the conference”. She also emphasises the importance of taking MUN as a learning experience and developing speaking skills, “the more speeches and points of information you make, the more comfortable you will be in the future making speeches. It only gets easier.”

Despite being so involved in MUN, a rewarding but demanding experience, Putzke loves drama and singing, and has been involved in musicals. In addition, she is an athlete who plays soccer and participates in cross country, “I also love music. At any chance I get I will play my guitar or my piano, and I play the clarinet in the school band.” Putzke describes herself as, “funny, dedicated and passionate”.

Katja Putzke By Hannah Oakshott, PLC Sydney, Australia

Katja Putzke is the President of Human Rights at MUN. She started out with MUN in 8th grade in her first year at the American School of Taichung, “I had never heard of it before, but my English teacher at the time talked a lot about it in class.” Shortly after, she attended a conference of SPIMUN in St. Petersburg as the delegate for Kyrgyzstan. Putzke was beginning to develop a love of MUN, and was highly engaged in the issues discussed.

Putzke has also attended TAIMUN as the delegate of Kazakhstan in ECOSOC, and several times attended THIMUN-Singapore. She has been delegates for Brazil, Burkina Faso and the UK, and one year was the Chair of the HRC.

Putzke emphasises the particular importance of MUN for students, “it teaches you about the world on a global scale, and it broadens your horizons… [it also] teaches people skills… it helps you be more confident when you are trying to meet new people”

When asked about advice for MUN delegates, Putzke said extensive research is crucial, “If you don't have any knowledge on the issues and you don't have anything prepared, you will not have much to contribute to the conference”. She also emphasises the importance of taking MUN as a learning experience and developing speaking skills, “the more speeches and points of information you make, the more comfortable you will be in the future making speeches. It only gets easier.”

Despite being so involved in MUN, a rewarding but demanding experience, Putzke loves drama and singing, and has been involved in musicals. In addition, she is an athlete who plays soccer and participates in cross country, “I also love music. At any chance I get I will play my guitar or my piano, and I play the clarinet in the school band.” Putzke describes herself as, “funny, dedicated and passionate”.

Through her history with MUN, Putzke has become highly engaged and interested in the issues discussed. And, amongst other things, it has taught her social skills and helped her to gain confidence.


 * 1st Revision**

**Katja Putzke** By Hannah Oakshott, PLC Sydney, Australia

**(start off with an intriguing sentence)** Katja Putzke is the President of Human Rights at MUN. She started out with MUN in 8 th grade in her first year at the American School of Taichung, “I had never heard of it before, but my English teacher at the time talked a lot about it in **class.” Shortly after, s**he attended a conference of SPIMUN in St**.** Petersburg as the delegate for Kyrgyzstan, and became very enthusiastic about the issues discussed. **(or MUN in general?)**

Putzke has also attended TAIMUN as the delegate of Kazakhstan in ECOSOC, and several times attended THIMUN-Singapore. She has been delegates for Brazil, Burkina Faso and the UK, and one year was the Chair of the HRC.

Putzke emphasises the particular importance of MUNA**(no A?)** for students **is that** “it teaches you about the world on a global scale, and it broadens your horizons… [it also] teaches people skills… it helps you be more confident when you are trying to meet new people”

When asked about advice for MUN delegates, Putzke said extensive research is crucial, “If you don't have any knowledge on the issues and you don't have anything prepared, you will not have much to contribute to the conference”. She also emphasises the importance of taking MUN as a learning experience and developing speaking skills, “the more speeches and points of information you make, the more comfortable you will be in the future making speeches. It only gets easier.”

Despite being so involved in MUN, a rewarding but demanding experience, Putzke loves drama and singing, and has been involved in musicals. In addition, she is an athlete who plays soccer and participates in cross country, “I also love music. At any chance I get I will play my guitar or my piano, and I play the clarinet in the school band.” Putzke describes herself as, “funny, dedicated and passionate”.

**(end with something about MUN?)**

Katja Putzke By Hannah Oakshott, PLC Sydney, Australia

Katja Putzke is the President of Human Rights at MUN. **(start with an intriguing lead please)** She started out with MUN in 8th grade in her first year at the American School of Taichung, “I had never heard of it before, but my English teacher at the time talked a lot about it in class.” Shortly after, she attended a conference of SPIMUN in St. Petersburg as the delegate **of** Kyrgyzstan. Putzke was beginning to develop a **passion for** MUN, and was highly engaged in the issues discussed.

Putzke has also attended TAIMUN as the delegate of Kazakhstan in ECOSOC, and several times attended THIMUN-Singapore**(make the two listed descriptions parallel please)**. She has been delegates for Brazil, Burkina Faso and the UK, and one year was the Chair of the HRC.

Putzke emphasises the particular importance of MUN for students, “it teaches you about the world on a global scale, and it broadens your horizons… [it also] teaches people skills… it helps you be more confident when you are trying to meet new people”

When asked about advice for MUN delegates, Putzke said extensive research is crucial, “If you don't have any knowledge on the issues and you don't have anything prepared, you will not have much to contribute to the conference**.”** She also emphasises the importance of taking MUN as a learning experience and developing speaking skills, “the more speeches and points of information you make, the more comfortable you will be in the future making speeches. It only gets easier.”

Despite being so involved in MUN, a rewarding but demanding experience, Putzke loves drama and singing, and has been involved in musicals. In addition, she is an athlete who plays soccer and participates in cross country, “I also love music. At any chance I get I will play my guitar or my piano, and I play the clarinet in the school band.” Putzke describes herself as, “funny, dedicated and passionate**.”**

Through her history with MUN, Putzke has become highly engaged and interested in the issues discussed. And, amongst other things, it has taught her social skills and helped her to gain confidence.

**2nd Revision**

**Katja Putzke** By Hannah Oakshott, PLC Sydney, Australia

** To Katja Putzke, the President of Human Rights Council (HRC) at THIMUN Singapore this year, the MUN experience began in eighth grade in her first year at the American School of Taichung: “I had never heard of it before, but my English teacher at the time talked a lot about it in class." Shortly afterwards, she attended a conference of SPIMUN in St. Petersburg as the delegate for Kyrgyzstan, engaging in discussion of the issues with enthusiasm. **

** Putzke has also attended numerous conferences such as TAIMUN and THIMUN Singapore as a delegate, the latest TAIMUN of which she stood as chair of HRC. **

** Beyond MUN, a rewarding but demanding experience, Putzke loves drama and singing, and has been involved in musicals. In addition, she plays soccer and participates in cross country. Putzke describes herself as, “funny, dedicated and passionate," qualities that undoubtedly contribute to her involvement in MUN. **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">** Putzke emphasizes the particular importance of MUN for students is that “it teaches you about the world on a global scale, it broadens your horizons, teaches people skills, [and also] helps you be more confident when you are trying to meet new people.” **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">** When asked about advice for MUN delegates, Putzke said extensive research is crucial: “If you don't have any knowledge on the issues and you don't have anything prepared, you will not have much to contribute to the conference.” She finds that participating in MUN conferences develops her speaking skills, stating, “The more speeches and points of information you make, the more comfortable you will be in the future making speeches. It only gets easier.” **

<span style="color: #202020; font: 10px/19px Tahoma; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Make the ideas put into the article flow in a logical order. Don't try to stuff every interview question she answered; some may not be needed.

**Final**

<span style="color: #202020; font: 10px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By Hannah Oakshott, PLC Sydney, Australia

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To Katja Putzke, the President of Human Rights Council (HRC) at THIMUN Singapore this year, the MUN experience began in eighth grade: “I had never heard of it before, but my English teacher at the time talked a lot about it in class." Shortly afterwards, she attended a conference of SPIMUN in St. Petersburg as the delegate for Kyrgyzstan, beginning a prolonged affair with MUN. ======

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since then, Katja has attended numerous conferences such as TAIMUN and THIMUN-Singapore, serving as the chair of the Human Rights Council in TAIMUN 2010. ======

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Beyond MUN, Katja loves drama and singing, combining those interests in musicals. In addition, she plays soccer and participates in cross country. She describes herself as “funny, dedicated and passionate," qualities that undoubtedly contribute to her involvement in MUN. ======

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Katja emphasizes that “[MUN] teaches you about the world on a global scale, broadens your horizons, teaches people skills, and helps you be more confident when you are trying to meet new people.” ======

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When asked to advise new delegates, Katja comments that extensive research is crucial: “If you don't have any knowledge on the issues and you don't have anything prepared, you will not have much to contribute to the conference.” She finds that practice often makes perfect, saying that “the more speeches and points of information you make, the more comfortable you will be in the future making speeches. It only gets easier.” ======

President of Human Rights- Yolanda Yeh

When asked to comment on her MUN experience, the self-described sanguine Yolanda Yeh replies, “Solving the world's problems can be difficult, but why not enjoy the process?” Heading into her sixth year of MUN, this year’s Security Council President has had her fair share of experiences, having served as both administrative staff and student officer. She recounts her favorite roles as acting as the U.S. in the Security Council and the Communist Party of Nepal in the APQN. However, she still recalls her first conference as the ambassador of Mexico, reflecting that “I was pretty nervous getting in front of a few hundred students, but MUN has definitely changed me in that respect.” Indeed, shyness cannot be found in this natural leader; outside of MUN, Yolanda plays on the varsity basketball team, plays for the symphony orchestra, and leads her student government. She believes that the social aspect of MUN is an imperative experience, saying that “MUN provides a stage for students to step out of their comfort zones and develop as leaders, seeing the bigger picture in dynamic world we live in." According to Yolanda, flawless speech writing and delivery are not the most important aspects of MUN; instead, expressing one’s opinion should be a top priority: “Delegates should try their best to contribute what they have to offer so that the conference brings out the best in everyone.” She further advises new delegates to “take calculated risks and push your limits.”