The 3rd Canal City Model United Nations Conference (MUNC) was held in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province from July 27th to July 30th, 2023 Summer. With the theme of "Meet in Xicheng, Build Your Dreams for the Future", the conference was specially supported by the Consulate General of China in New York and the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, organized by the Working Committee of the United Nations Global Collaborative Project on the SDGs, guided by the Philadelphia Council on World Affairs, and co-organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Wuxi, the Education Bureau of Wuxi, the Office of Women and Children's Work Committee of the People's Government of Wuxi, and undertaken by Window on Philadelphia and Denuo International Education. Wuxi Municipal People's Government Office of Foreign Affairs, Wuxi Municipal Education Bureau, Wuxi Municipal People's Government Office of Women and Children's Working Committee, Philadelphia Window, and Denuo International Education, with nearly 300 student representatives from all over the world.
The Canal City Model United Nations General Assembly improves students' speaking and debating skills, organizational planning and research and writing skills, their ability to resolve conflicts and seek common ground while reserving differences, their critical thinking, teamwork and leadership skills, their understanding of different cultures and their international outlook by mimicking the format of a United Nations conference, with the aim of fostering high-quality citizens with all-rounded and comprehensive development as well as young people with a global outlook. During the conference, student delegates discussed the sustainable development of canals, the protection of refugee children, the development of cultural tourism to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), food security systems based on new food technologies, and the construction of child-friendly cities, among other popular international topics. During the session, Mr. Gu Yanqun, a second-level director of the Office of the Women's and Children's Working Committee of the Wuxi Municipal Government, came to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as an invited mentor to share Wuxi's experience in building a child-friendly city with the student delegates, guiding them to a deeper understanding of the Committee's topic, "Removing barriers to building child-friendly cities" and proposing relevant solutions. It guided them to deeply understand the committee's topic, "Removing Barriers to Building Child-Friendly Cities," and proposed relevant solutions.
The six committees of the General Assembly voted to adopt five resolutions. Among them, the resolution of the UNHCR Committee will be submitted by the organizing committee to the UNHCR for evaluation by experts, and is expected to be included in the official "policy bank" of the UNHCR.
On July 30th, the 3rd Canal City Model United Nations (MUN) Conference was successfully concluded in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province in the summer of 2023. Attending the closing ceremony were Mr. Gu Wenlong, Deputy Secretary General of Wuxi Municipal People's Government (Secretariat), Ms. Ye Lian, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Wuxi Municipal People's Government, Ms. Xiao Jing, Deputy Director of Wuxi Municipal Education Bureau, Mr. James K Zhang, Founder of Philadelphia Window, Board Member of Overseas Friendship Society of Jiangsu Province, Mr. Liu Yunhu, Director of the United Nations Global Collaborative on the SDGs (GCCSGD) Working Committee, Mr. Zhang Weili, Director of Foreign Cooperation Department, Fujian Provincial Department of Education; Ms. Yao Jiahong, Chairwoman of Denuo International Education Group; Ms. Yu Jinhua, Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Wuxi Municipal People's Government; Ms. Xu Liming, Director of International Cooperation and Exchanges Department of Wuxi Municipal Bureau of Education; Mr. Gu Yanqun, Second Grade Director of Office of the Working Committee for Children and Women of Wuxi Municipal Government; Mr. Liu Tian, Head of Hangzhou International Community; Ms. Li Yiming, Director of the Canal City Simulation Ms. Li Yiming, General Director of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms. Liu Jian, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Window Yangzhou Center, Mr. Yue Yongbin, Deputy Director of Education Bureau of Duodao District, Jingmen City, Mr. Chen Qiang, Secretary of the General Party Branch of Donglin Middle School in Wuxi City, Mr. Hui Qinfang, Vice Principal of Jiangnan Middle School in Wuxi City, Ms. Zhao Foying, Vice Principal of Open Bilingual Experimental School in Zhuji, Mr. Huang Zechun, Secretary of the Youth League Committee of the Education Bureau of Duodao District, Jingmen City, Mr. Xu Fei, Principal of Shilibai Primary School, Duodao District, Jingmen City. Mr. Xu Fei, Principal of Shilipai Primary School in Doudao District, Jingmen City; Mr. Sun Ronghui, Principal of No.3 Petrochemical Primary School in Jingmen City; Ms. Lei Xiaohua, Principal of Wangbingshi Primary School in Doudao District, Jingmen City; Mr. Sun Hao, Head of Parent-Child Service Division of JinkoSolar Intelligence Service Group; and Mr. Qian Cheng, General Coordinator of the Canal City Model Union Conference.
Ms. Ye Lian, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Wuxi Municipal People's Government, delivered the closing speech. She said that the Canal City Model Congress was a valuable experience for the students. In the exchanges with excellent peers from all over the world, they not only learned the process of international affairs consultation and the operation of the deliberative bodies of the United Nations, but also realized their own historical mission and responsibility, and took a solid step forward to become high-level international talents in the future to build the country and the community of human destiny. She hoped that the students would take this Canal City Model United Conference as an opportunity to learn more about the knowledge and rules of the United Nations and related international organizations, and carry the concepts, knowledge and methods learned in the Model United activities into their future study and growth, so as to become high-quality international talents with global competence in the future.
Afterwards, the chairpersons of the committees summarized the four days of the conference, encouraging the youth delegates to continue to uphold the belief in globalization and internationalization, and to exchange ideas in a spirit of vitality and active participation, so as to embrace their better selves and a bigger world.
Zhu Shengkai from Zhuji High School in Zhejiang Province and Pan Wenhong from Wuxi Furen High School as representatives of the outstanding students delivered their speeches, sharing their gains and difficulties in the process of participating in the conference, as well as their own growth and joy in the conference of the Model League, and at the same time looking forward to the future with the delegates in a broader stage of exchange.
After four sessions of heated discussions, the following awards were finally decided: Best Delegate Award, Outstanding Delegate Award, Honorable Mention Award, Best Position Paper Award, Best Delegation Award, Outstanding Delegation Award, Honorable Mention Delegation Award, and other categories of awards in recognition of the delegates' outstanding performances in the conference.
The moderator announced the list of winners and invited the guests present to present award certificates and take group photos of the winning outstanding Model League delegates and teams.
Best Position Paper Award
UNEP
Australia: Ding Haolun
Kenya: Shi Rui, Netherlands: Cheng Senyi
UNHCR
Maldives: Chen Yuxuan
United Kingdom: Huang Zewei
UNICEF
Australia: Hong Xiangkun
France: Lu Xinye
Germany: Fang Weichun
United Arab Emirates: Keiyu Fan
Greece: Zhou Kailing
GA2
Afghanistan: BEHZAD AHMAD FAWAD
Egypt: Lin Ke
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Central African Republic: Zhao Lihan
DPRK: LAW SIU XUE
World Tourism Organization
Egypt: Ren Haixin, Huang Yue
Saudi Arabia: Li Jingrui, Liu Zirui
Honorable Mention
GA2
Finland ：Kong Dexin
Greece ：Kong Deyi
Russian Federation ：Lu Po Rong
United Kingdom: Xiao Yao
Pakistan: Fawad Ullah
UNHCR
Uganda: Allan Muganga
Australia: Pan Wenhong
Australia: Pan Wenhong
Germany: Wang Yutao
Indonesia: Ms. Zou Huangshuyu
Italy: Ruoxi Wang
Russian Federation: Cai Qinyang
UNICEF: Liao Weixing
Netherlands: Vivian Liao
World Tourism Organization
Australia: Zhiyan Hu, Mingyue Zheng
Austria: Xiaoxuan Ling, Huyang Liu
Bangladesh: Yttrium Boehmer Shi, Mingxie Su
North Korea: Di Hanqing, Zhou Zifeng
Indonesia: Yu Ziguo, Li Zishuo
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Argentina: Cheng Zichao
Italy: Zhiyu Xiong
Mexico: Zhu Wei
Singapore: Zhang Bingxuan
Distinguished Delegate Award
UNEP
India: Anja Zhu
South Africa: Yi-Chen Zhong
United Arab Emirates: Xie Xincheng
UNHCR
Dominican Republic: Li Yunhang
Kenya: HULDA GRACE
UNICEF
Canada: Chen Yujun
Iran: Liu Zefei
South Africa: Shentu Lingxie
GA2
Belgium: Song Jiaji
Brazil: Ben Zhao
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Bangladesh: Qin Siyu
China: Zhu Qizhen
World Tourism Organization
Argentina: Wu Ruohua, Che Xiangyi
Brazil: Chen Chuanxi, Liu Zhiguo
Germany: Song Chukang, Wang Him Yu
Best Delegate Award
UNEP
Japan: Zhao Hanxiao
UNHCR
Central African Republic: Shengkai Zhu
UNICEF Denmark ：MICHAEL JIAN YONG CAO
Denmark: MICHAEL JIAN YONG CAO
China: Ding Chenting
China: Ding Chenting
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Korea: CAO Xin
World Tourism Organization
UAE: Fu Ziyu, Li Siyan
Outstanding Organization Award
Jingmen Petrochemical No.3 Primary School, Wuxi Jiangnan Middle School, Wuxi Donglin Middle School and Zhoukou Tianli School, Hubei Province.
Outstanding Delegation Awards
DENO International Students Team DENO International Students Team, Beijing No. 12 Middle School, China-US Cultural Ivy Junior Team, Wuxi Donglin Middle School, Hangzhou Dibang Arts and Science School, Jingmen Duodao District Wangbing Shi School.
Honorable Mention Delegation Award
Zhoukou Tianli School, Wuxi Furen Senior High School, Wuxi Taihu Gezhi Middle School, Jingmen Doudao District Baishipo Junior High School, Wuxi First Middle School, Wuxi Foreign Language School, Wuxi Xinwu Experimental Middle School, Wuxi Jiangnan Middle School, Hubei Jingmen Petrochemical No. 3 Elementary School, Zhuji Open Bilingual Experimental School, Yiwu Delegation, Shilipai Elementary School, Doudao District, Jingmen.
Outstanding Contribution Award
Education Bureau of Duodao District, Jingmen City, and Education Bureau of Wuxi City.
Best Delegation Award
Zhuji Middle School, Zhejiang Province
Outstanding Teacher Award
Shi Zhaozhou, Huang Chencan, Li Shuangmei, Hong Yan, Liu Jiaxing, Li Ruoyu, Zhang Shuting, Pan Lei, Zhou Junlin, Gu Haoyue, Zhu Linling, Wang Xue, Wang Yang, Shen Junjie, Yang Qiaoqiao, Xu Chunxiao, Tang Kunyi, and Li Yonglong.
Outstanding Chairman's Award
Wan Erya, Chen Lirui, You Yiyun, Yang Duer, Yu Junqian, Cao Qinghao, Zhang Zixuan, Liu Runqi, Peng Siyuan, Sima Bingqing, Gu Siqi, Wang Rong, Tang Jialing, Wang Bo, Dai Yaojue, Wang Haojie, Wang Fanyue, Hu Jin, Jia Shang.
At the end of the closing ceremony, Gloria Li, the general manager of the conference, came on stage to give a thank-you speech and talked about the concept of "Canal City Modeling Conference", hoping that the students could get in touch with international messages, expand their horizons, improve their abilities and make friends through the platform of Canal City Modeling Conference. At the same time, we hope that the students will see the importance of China's position on the world stage and grow up to be global citizens who speak for China. Finally, Gloria Li thanked all the governments, organizations and individuals for their support to the Canal City Modelling Conference, and hoped that all the delegates will have a full harvest in this conference, and meet each other at the 2024 Winter Canal City Ivy League International Modelling Conference in the United States!
