
4th UST MUN tackles peacemaking and poverty
OVER 180 delegates from local and international universities gathered at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) for this year’s UST Model United Nations (MUN) to discuss issues on poverty and advocate ways for international peacemaking. International Relations lecturer Jan Michael Denila urged the aspiring diplomats during the conference’s opening ceremony to become mediators who facilitate in finding resolutions to possible disputes between opposing countries. “A lot of you (delegates) would go for a coalition. But what if we try to consider a third actor, a game changer that is the mediator? […] A good mediator would regulate the traffic of information…