Global Classrooms Model UN Conference
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
McCormick Place (South Building 2233 South Martin Luther King Drive)
Chicago, Illinois 9AM - 4:30PM
Over 400 high school students from Chicago Public Schools and College/University students from across the United States will meet at
McCormick Place to step into the shoes of "ambassadors" from more than 100 UN member states. At the conference, they will have the chance to discuss current issues on the UN's agenda, such as AIDS Crisis in Southern Africa, The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict, Violence
Against Women and Religious Intolerance.
The keynote speaker at opening ceremonies will be Farah, a 17-year-old landmine survivor who was seriously injured by a landmine in Afghanistan at the age of seven; she lost her left leg and her right leg, was fused at the knee. Despite her condition, Farah and her mother eventually traveled over the mountains into Pakistan and lived there for several years as refugees. They were finally rescued and relocated by World Relief to Wheaton, Illinois, in 2002. UN Ambassadors William H. Luers and Lucia Rodriguez will attend the opening ceremony.
Additional information on the Global Classrooms program can be obtained at www.globalclassrooms.org
