Today, based on Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov, the Model UN began. The event is scheduled for April 29-30, and will be attended by 30 students of the Faculty of Law. The Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was selected for the simulation with the topic of "Sahel: forced mass migration in the context of armed violence and the COVID-19 pandemic situation".
During the Opening ceremony, the participants were addressed by the Dean of the VSU Faculty of Law Alexander Bochkov, the Executive Director of the INA "Evolutio" Andrey Selivanov, the Legal Adviser of the UNHCR Office in the Republic of Belarus Timofey Solodkov, the Head "Laboratory of Legal Information" Ekaterina Rebitskaya. They told the participants about the importance of studying the problems of refugees and stateless persons, creating regional channels of interaction; stressed the need to master practical skills in negotiating and developing solutions. Vladimir Baryshev, Associate Professor of the Department of History and Theory of Law, and Timofey Solodkov, Legal Adviser to the UNHCR Office in the Republic of Belarus, delivered lectures on the history of the United Nations, UNHCR and the situation in the Sahel region.
Tomorrow, 30 April, the UNHCR Executive Committee delegates will sit together at a round table to find the most effective, realistic ways to respond to the situation in the Sahel region. Based on the results of the work, the best delegates and the delegate who presented the best policy statement will be selected.
The event was organized with the support of the International Non-governmental Association for Scientific Research, Information and Educational Programmes "Evolutio", the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the Republic of Belarus and the Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University. Model UN in regional higher education institutions is aimed at expanding cooperation between regions, popularizing the goals, principles and ideals of the UNHCR in the cities of Belarus.
Will be updated.
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