AUW's Model UN Club int'l confce passes third day in festivity

A lively discussion and a social event marked the third day of the four-day international conference organised by Asian University for Women (AUW) Model United Nations (UN) Club, on the AUW campus in Chittagong city yesterday.

A total of 200 students from 20 countries are participating in the AUW International Model UN Conference 2016.

Sessions of six committees, United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the Economic and Social Council, Unicef, UN Women and International Press, resumed yesterday.

Most of the committees completed their working papers on set agendas and were drafting the resolution papers, said Nanjiba Zahin, a student of the AUW and director of public relations of the conference.

Committees such as ITLOS and UNSC faced crisis sessions, she said, adding, countries concerned went through intense discussions to find immediate solutions.

After the sessions, a social event was held, said Anjuman Tanha, secretary general of the conference.