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Delegate Quotes
"A main highlight about taking this course for me was being able to meet and interact with women from R-MWC on such a close level. The delegation this year could not have been better, it was extremely diverse, yet we all worked together to make Jamaica a success at the conference."
"Meeting [at the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations] with both Mrs. Norma Taylor Roberts the Minister/Deputy Permanent Representative and Head of Chancery, and Mrs. Ariel Bowen, First Secretary and Social and Humanitarian Affairs Officer, helped me to understand Jamaica’s particular standpoint on this topic and put the issues of drug trafficking, terrorism, small arms trafficking and other prominent concerns into perspective."
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"The main highlight was going to the United Nations, the actual place where the all member states sit, and being in Jamaica’s seat. Another was going to Jamaica’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and meeting the person who drafted the resolution for the commemoration of the slave trade. I was extremely delighted to meet her and proud of the fact that she was a woman."
"My partner and I came up with very practical ideas that can be implemented in the real world, because education and raising awareness are crucial. These two key ideas are essential in addressing and eliminating root causes. Education is the first step that all governments should take in order to go further in combating other problems."
"I think my biggest contribution was in phrasing statements that we wanted to make as well as communicating to other delegates our goals, intentions, and position. We also found ourselves in a situation where a delegate from another country gave us false information, and we were able (in a diplomatic way) to correct her."
"I loved being in New York and in the UN again; I still get so surprised at how there are so many young adults that are able to give up a week of their lives to devote to this conference to think about issues with global implications, ones which aren’t talked about on MTV or at Friday night fraternity parties."
