LUMEN Issue 12 - December 2016 | Page 15

The theme of the 2016 conference was Non ducor , duco which means ‘ I am not led , I lead ’. It espoused the ideals of the organising team to promote youth activism and global citizenry ...
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13 consensus-building , even as they navigate through tenuous conflicts in their councils .
Growing in strength and widely recognised as a reputable event in the MUN circle among the local schools , this conference was entirely a studentinitiated effort , organised by the leaders of the Society of International and Current Affairs , a Creativity , Activity and Service group in SJI ( senior section ). A core team of 30 student leaders and 35 volunteers ran the conference helming seven different councils : General Assembly , World Health Organisation , Human Rights , Historical Security Crisis , Security Council , Kingsman Council and Futuristic Council debating contentious issues and pressing problems of the world , attempting to find creative and sustainable solutions through dialogue and consensus building .
Two of SJIMUN ’ s niche councils , Kingsmen Council and Futuristic Council , were a key part of this year ’ s conference . In the Kingsmen Council , delegates represented their countries ' intelligence agency , rather than the country itself , and faced an onslaught of crises . In the Futuristic Council , delegates had to deal with a future world , and tackle an energy crisis while grappling with unexpected developments .
The conference which was attended by over 200 students from junior colleges and secondary schools such as Raffles Institution , Anglo Chinese School , NUS High , Victoria Junior College , Temasek Junior College , Nanyang Girls and Singapore Chinese Girls , who were engaged in invigorating debate .

The theme of the 2016 conference was Non ducor , duco which means ‘ I am not led , I lead ’. It espoused the ideals of the organising team to promote youth activism and global citizenry ...

Facing page ( top ): The SJIMUN 2016 Secretariat , from left to right : Financial Manager Suruthi Rajkumar ( JC 108 ), Deputy Secretary-General Wai Yan Oo ( JC 104 ), Teacher- Mentor Ms P Marakatham , Secretary-General Clare Cho ( JC 104 ), Deputy Secretary-General Zechary Au ( JC 104 ), Liaisons Manager Darren Leow ( JC 104 )
Facing page ( bottom ): Pooja Bhagwan ( JC 107 ), Vignesh Sankar ( JC 109 ) and Koh Hun Yi ( JC 109 ), the directors of the Security Council , mediating the debate on the issue of the South China Sea and Surveillance
This page ( top right ): Andrew Siow ( JC 102 ) and Rainier Goh ( JC 106 ), the directors of the Soviet Committee of the Historical Security Crisis sharing a light-hearted moment
This page ( 2nd from top ): Opening address by Secretary- General Clare Cho ( JC 104 )
This page ( 2nd from bottom ): Kingsman Council delegates debating on the Neo-Nazi hostage crisis
This page ( bottom ): A delegate of the Futuristic Crisis Council making an emphatic point in the year 2036