Word: generality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...speech attended by the consul-generals of Portugal and Israel and by School Committee member Lawrence Weinstein, University of New Hampshire professor Douglas Wheeler told his audience of the heroic exploits of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul-general in Bordeaux, France during World...
Other simulations presented to the delegates included the formation of a white secessionist state in South Africa and a call for the return of former dictator Idi Amin to Uganda, according to Marc S. Sabatine '90, the specialized agencies undersecretary general...
According to Linda A. DiMeglio '90, director of delegate services, the conference is comprised of 18 committees divided into three categories: the general assembly, the economic and social council and the specialized agencies--which include the Security Council, the Court of Justice and the International Atomic Agency...
After debate, committee resolutions are developed and put before the mock General Assembly for approval in a procedure identical to that used by the United Nations. Students said the practice of developing resolutions during the conference is unique to Harvard, because other model U.N. programs often hold conferences with pre-set agendas...
...past years, Harvard's Model U.N. was complicated by security problems, said Andrea G. Cohen '90, general assembly undersecretary. But, Cohen added, this year was virtually problem-free because, due to hotel renovations at the Marriott, students stayed at six different local hotels, with only about one-third of the participating students housed at the Marriott...