Press Release

3rd Model UN Summer School in Azerbaijan tackles tourism, trade and global peace

27 September 2019

  • The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sport convened the 3rd Model United Nations Summer School today in Shamakhi, the 2019 youth capital of Azerbaijan.

Model UN is an internationally renowned educational simulation programme that offers young men and women a unique opportunity to expand their worldview and learn more about the United Nations, its values, standard procedures and rules through a competitive game play. This year in Shamakhi, around 100 eager participants are gathered together to improve their public speaking, networking, communications and decision-making skills while also deepening their understanding into the current state of international affair.

The official opening of the 3rd Model UN Summer School in Shamakhi this year was attended by UNDP Resident Representative for Azerbaijan Mr. Alessandro Fracassetti, Head of the Shamakhi District Executive Authority Mr. Tahir Mammadov and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Intigam Babayev.

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Jeyhun Alakbarov

Jeyhun Alakbarov

UNDP
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