United Nations Youth Association (WA)
Hammarskjöld Trophy Competition 2004
Named after Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, the annual Competition gives teams of students from years' ten, eleven and twelve the opportunity to represent a country at a mock United Nations Security Council session and debate resolutions on current world issues of peace and security. Each team is allocated one of the fifteen countries which currently make up the Security Council and teams must debate the resolutions from their country's viewpoint.
Teams are comprised of two people who debate the issues in the exact format of the United Nations Security Council. Each member of the team is involved in addressing the mock Security Council session on the resolutions being debated and negotiating with other states on the issues.In past years, resolutions have been debated on a diverse range of topics such as nuclear weapons, terrorism in the Middle East, the United Nations' financial crisis, refugees, NATO, landmines and other contemporary conflicts. The Competition has been supported by several prominent persons and organisations including the Education Departments of Western Australia; the Department of Commerce and Trade and a number of state and federal politicians.
In 2004, a National Security Council Competition, the Evatt Trophy, will be run in Brisbane. The teams that will represent their school and Western Australia at this national competition will be selected at Hammarksjöld. The previous two national competitions have been won by Western Australian teams.The major aim of the Competition is to promote the ideals of the United Nations to the youth of Western Australia. The Competition also aims to improve students practical skills in areas such as public speaking, debating, negotiating, research, social interaction and leadership. Students will gain an increased knowledge of world politics and will encounter the unique problems of obtaining consensus amongst nations representing a vast range of cultures. Participants will benefit from a deeper understanding of other countries, and of the procedures of the United Nations.
This web page is also a starting point for Hammarskjöld teams who want a guide on how and what to research for the competition. Soon to be added to this page is a Hammarskjöld Research Guide, in the meantime please check out the extensive Resources section of the national website.The Western Australian division of the United Nations Youth Association of Australia would like to thank the generous sponsors of Hammarskjöld 2004.
This was prepared courtesy UNYA (WA) WEBSITE.
Please visit :www.unya.asn.au
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