The Rotract Club of Colombo North organized the first ever Youth Model United Nations conference in Sri Lanka on the 17th and 18th of December 2011 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. The event was endorsed by the Higher Education Ministry, the US Embassy to Sri Lanka, the United Nations, UN volunteers, Rotary, National Youth Services Council and The Justice Weeramantri Center. The participants for the conference included delegates from many private and state universities of Sri Lanka along with many individual delegates. The delegates from the Royal Institute of Colombo were able to win the following prestigious awards.
Security Council - Best Delegate - Gabon - Shiran Fernando
1st com - Best Delegate Nominee - India - Naushalya Rajapaksha
3rd com - Best Delegate Nominee - China - Dilara Liyanagama
Best Delegation Nominee – China
The delegation consisted of:
Best University (runners up) - Royal Institute of Colombo
The delegation comprised of
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Abigail Sooriyakumar |
Mikail Mushin |
Sasitharan Vireshwaran |
