Partnership | Asia World Model United Nations

Jhune Paolo P. Candelaria

Jhune Paolo P. Candelaria or also known as “Paoie” is an incoming 5th Year Industrial Engineering Student at the Bulacan State University in the Philippines. He is an active student with numerous award in academics, one of it is for bagging the third place in the Science and Technology Week University-Wide Quiz Bee Competition for Environmental Science; also in Extracurricular for Student Service Award as the University Student Senator. He was the previous National Presider in the National Conference of Youth in Antipolo, Philippines. He was a previous delegate in the Asia Youth International Model United Nations 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand where he was in the UNESCO council and a representative of Fiji. Apart from his potent participation in youth movement, he is also a part-time student assistant in his college Dean’s office, host and entertainer and speaker for UN Sustainable Development Goal #13 or Climate Action and Youth Empowerment and Participation. He cannot contain his excitement to meet diverse people with various relevant advocacy to be resonated till the different corners of the world as he stands with the belief that MUN is a great platform to inspire and to be inspired by the works of other people and to be a total performer in the community sustainable development and progress.

Dziyana Senkevich

I’ll graduate as an English teacher from Minsk State Linguistics University. Despite studying I work in one of the best English school in our country. I’ve worked on three MUN projects so far a volunteer (committee). Now I want to improve my skills more and take part as rapporteur.

YUMNI RIZQIKA AHLINA

Yumni Rizqika Ahlina is an undergraduate student in International Relations Major of Universitas Padjadjaran batch 2016. her focus study is in Political and Security of African and Middle East Region. For her, Model United Nations is a gold platform for her to expand knowledge, increase capability of Critical Thinking. she was becoming Unpad Delegations for AMUNC 2017 in SPECPOL council, She was also becoming the best diplomacy awards of UN4MUN South East Asian Nations Conference 2018 in DISEC council, another experience that she did in MUN are delegates for ASEAN Regional Forum in UI ALSA E-competition, delegates for ASEAN Regional Forum of IHRMUN 2019, Faculty Advisor of Unpad for AMUNC 2019, Unpad delegations for MSNS 2018 as Press Corps. she was also Chairs for AWMUN II in UNHCR Council, Co Chairs of FAO in BAIMUN 2019, Chairs of AMSA MUN Unpad 2018 in UNHCR Council, and many more. She is really excited to welcome all delegates in AWMUN III especially in WHO council, she expect the debate flow inside WHO council will be really substantial and thoughtful also AWMUN III can be platform for all delegates increasing the critical thinking and become the best version of themselves.

IRSAN EFENDI

Irsan is an astute International Relations Student at Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. He takes specification on International Law, International Organisations, and Security Issues. His participation in MUN circuit not only as a delegate and Board of Dais, but also as a committee. You will find him reading books or browsing things in his free time. Start the conversation with Puns and you will get along with him!

Kishan Deepak Buxani

Kishan is a business graduate currently taking LLB Law at a university college in Penang, Malaysia. He worked at UNICEF Malaysia for a brief period before resuming to read Law. He has achieved several number of awards during his period in MUN, most notably, Best Delegate at Diversity and Inclusion Youth Conference 2018 where the HRC resolution that was spearheaded by him won the Best Resolution Award and was submitted to ASEAN. Apart from MUN, he is also a member of Toastmasters International. He now a speaker and runs workshops on communication skills around Malaysia. He looks forward to welcoming all delegates to AWMUN III as he believes MUN is a great platform for character building and self-development.
His message: “Take a step today to shape the world for a better tomorrow. As cliché as it sounds, you do play an important role in shaping the world for tomorrow because sometimes all it takes is one voice to move a nation and that voice might just be you. Don’t doubt yourself because doubts kill more dreams than failure ever will. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you in Bali in November.”

John Vincent E. Cañares

JV is currently studying at the University of the Philippines Diliman taking up Creative Writing in Filipino. He won Best Position Paper during the Asia Youth International Model United Nations 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand under the committee of United Nations World Tourism Organization. Apart from MUN, he is a photojournalist and a member a College Editors Guild of the Philippines, the oldest, broadest, and the only existing alliance of student journalist in the country. He is now a speaker and being invited by different schools in the Philippines to give a talk in Journalism. He looks forward to welcoming all the delegates in AWMUN III because he believes that this will be a good stepping stone to every leader, to practice themselves in diplomacy and the field of engaging more in giving solution and resolving the local and international problems.

Ingmar Salim

Ingmar hails from Jakarta, Indonesia, and graduated with a degree in History from the National University of Singapore. He now resides in Singapore, and previously lived in Hong Kong, Nanjing, and Shanghai. He now advises MUN conferences, including the Jakarta Model United Nations, Nanyang Technological University Model United Nations, and the Asia Pacific Model United Nations. He is also a percussionist and drummer who has performed at the Esplanade in Singapore, as well as Central Park and the Carnegie Hall in New York. He looks forward to a memorable experience at AWMUN III for delegates and chairs alike with the debates, deliberations, and the beaches of Bali.

Joseph Olivier Mendo’o

Olivier Mendo’o is a graduate Student taking a degree on International Politics at Peking University School of International Studies, China. He was granted several awards as a delegate during his period in MUN, and has chaired several conferences in Pakistan, Japan, Belgium and many in China. Apart from MUN, he also represented the African Youth at the Great Hall of people and the Chinese Consultative committee (P.R.China), as well as at the UN Global leaders International Conference in Tokyo, Japan. He has been involved (and still is) in volunteer work for 12 different programs in Beijing, China. He looks forward to interacting with all delegates to AWMUN III and making new friends.

Dewa Made Nanda Wijaya

Dewa Made Nanda Wijaya earned his Bachelor Degree in International Relations and graduate with distinction from Department of International Relations, Universitas Udayana. In the field of Model United Nations, he has participated in various national and international MUNs as a delegate and chaired several prestigious MUN in Indonesia. He was awarded “Honorable Mention” twice in PadMUN 2015 and PadMUN 2017, “Most Outstanding Delegate” PresMUN 2016 and “Best Delegate” JOINMUN 2016. Additionally, he also the initiator and Secretary-General of Bali National Model United Nations 2016 (BNMUN) and Project Manager of Bali World MUN 2017 (BWMUN). As for professional diplomatic experience, Nanda was involved in the World Culture Forum and Bali Democracy Forum IX under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Culture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, and also a member of delegation represented Indonesia during 2nd Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop and along with Working Group 1 write several recommendations for United Nations Office for Outer Space Program. Currently, Nanda is furnishing his skills in tourism and agricultural business in Bali, and runs several tourist accommodations and developing sustainable agricultural farming in his hometown. He looking forward to welcome all delegates to AWMUN III.

Yau King Ning Alina

Alina, Yau King Ning is an undergraduate student currently studying in the School of International Studies in Peking University. Alina has been an avid participant in MUNs in various roles, including delegate, academic committee and organizing committee. This year, she is also serving as the Assistant Secretary-General of Asia International Model United Nations (AIMUN) 2020 and the Academic Director of China-ASEAN Youth Summit 2019. Alina has integrated her passion in social and political studies through enormous platforms, including the participation as a speaker in youth forums, model councils and debate competitions. She strived to learn further and to voice out as the Drafting Committee of HK Civilian Policy Address from 2017 to 2019, and as the Chairlady of debating society in her secondary school. Alina has been paying concerns towards the SDG goals initiated by UN, and she is really look forward for an in-depth and fruitful discussion in the awaited conferences.

Salsabil Afifa

Salsabil is an undergraduate student from Indonesia majoring in international relations in Universitas Indonesia. She also concentrated on international economic and politics also transnational society issues for her studies. Besides her interest in international studies, Salsabil has an interest in culture and creative industries. She’s been actively participating in several organisations, specifically in public relations and external affairs department. Salsabil has gained experiences in some organisations includes Himpunan Mahasiswa Hubungan Internasional Universitas Indonesia (HMHI UI) and Indonesian Students Association for International Studies (ISAFIS). Recently, Salsabil also being active in participating in some volunteering activities and conference delegation. She’s noted as Jakarta MUN’s committee for 2 consecutive years (2017 and 2018) and Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations in Governance & Diplomacy’s track in 2018.

Algien A. Parker, Lpt

Algien is a double degree holder in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Entrepreneurial Marketing and Bachelor in Secondary Education major in Social Studies. And at the same time is a Licensed Professional Teacher. Currently taking up Master of Arts in Education at the University of the Philippines – open university systems. He worked as a Senior High School Teacher at Madrid National High School and taught Social Sciences subjects. He achieved several awards in terms of Leadership and Community Outreach involvements. Thus, received Certificates and Plaques of Commendation: Honoring Young Leaders of Today from the Local Government Unit and the Province for being one of the remarkable young leaders in its community and as the Founder and President of the Madrid Youth Organization (MYO). With the desire of becoming a Diplomat someday, he were able to join various MUNs such as the Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) in Bangkok, Thailand and Bali International Model United Nations (BAIMUN) in Bali, Indonesia. And even he became a delegate of other conferences such as Diplomatic League Summit Conference – a program by the Department of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with Philippine Embassy to the New Zealand and the Pacific. More so, apart from being an Educator, he’s also a speaker of various leadership seminars, a debater, a philanthropist, and a service-oriented leader who is very passionate in doing service for others and in the welfare of its community. He looks forward to welcoming all the delegates of AWMUN III as he strongly believes MUN is one of the significant platforms for all the young hopefuls in becoming a Diplomat of its Nation someday.

Induwara Shermin Vidanage

Shermin in currently graduating engineering at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. He is a member of Charted Institute of Marketing (CIM UK) with level four qualifications, a member of Charted Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA UK) and FHRM qualified person at National Institute of Business Management Sri Lanka. He is the former USG of TheMUN16 and has many experiences as a member of dais. All over more than 15 MUN experiences in his life. He is welcoming all delegates to AWMUN III and working to make the best MUN experience for delegates.

SHAFIKRY SAAD

Shafikry is an enthusiastic learner currently in final year student ACCA and pursuing his second professional accounting certificate with CIMA. Previously, he active volunteering on charity work with the Malaysia government agency that promotes leadership through volunteerism. He also takes part in NGO works with TFTN and NALS Malaysia that promotes education for underprivileged student and youth empowerment. He first ventures with MUN was back in 2018 with AYIMUN, he becomes delegates representing Argentina. Currently, he works as a business development executive with his company ANAS Freelance Services and co-founder for IKIGAI Project. He always believes MUN will be a fantastic platform for those who keen on youth empowerment and promotes a better future through diplomacy. He welcomes all delegates to AWMUN III.

Panhaprasidh Sorin

Panhaprasidh Sorin is a student majoring in Accounting & Finance at CamEd Business School, Cambodia. He highly interested in MUN since his first participation in AYIMUN2017. He also participates several MUN as a delegate and co-chair inside and outside board. He was also a Student Ambassador at his college. Regarding the council in MUN, his favourite are IMF and INTERPOL that was totally challenging his life to deal with a lot of difficulties and also facing to debate with other’s delegate during the meeting sessions. He is looking forward to seeing the potential’s delegate in AWMUNIII, Bali, Indonesia.

Supriya Koirala

Supriya is an engineering student at a university college in Delhi, India. She is also one of the LinkedIn Global Goodwill Ambassador for Nepal . She has been part of several MUNs and has been able to leave a good imprint in the hearts of the people through her knowledge and vision. Apart from MUN, she is also the member of Rotary International and a youth volunteer at Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti. She now is a youth leader and runs a campaign on personality development and social services in India and Nepal. She looks forward to welcoming all the delegates to AWMUN III as she firmly believes that MUN is a great platform and a golden opportunity to the one who is determined to be the Agent of Change.

NUR RODZIAH

Nur Rodziah is a biomedical student, former president of student representative council in University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She started her involvement in Model United Nation (MUN) as a Liaison Officer through International Global Network since early January 2019. Apart from MUN, she has been known to be actively engaged in numerous programs for youth leadership and community service at various level; locally or internationally. Some of the achievement are became a mentor for English camp in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand, being a program director for Olympic Route by Mykola Podrezan-Ukrainian Journalist “Earth-view from a wheelchair” and fundraising for Malaysian Rare Disorder Society in collaboration with Ukrainian Cultural Association & Ukraine Embassy in Malaysia. Recently, she just started promoting media literacy in Malaysia once come back from the delegation of Media Literacy Regional Workshop 2019 funded by United State of America (USA) in collaboration with George Mason University, Virginia USA. She is looking forward to meet with all delegates and believes MUN will be the best place for delegates to discover the responsibilities as a global citizen in this era of globalization and together to find a solution and strive for the betterment of our world.

Sabrine AlMawla

Sabrine is a business graduate got her Masters degree from Université La Sagesse in Lebanon and Bachelor degree in Hospitality Management. she is working as an Admin relations officer for almost 3 years in International Non-Governmental Organization in Lebanon. Joined Asia Youth International Models United Nation in Thailand in November 2018 as a delegate of the International Maritime Organization. She looks forward to welcoming all delegates to AWMUN III as she believes MUN is a great platform for character building and self-development.

Kundan Adhikari

Kundan is currently pursuing Bachelors in IT at IIMS college (affiliated to UCSI University in Malaysia) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Despite of being an IT student, his interest in programming is not limited, he has the curiosity about learning International Relations and diplomacy mainly being from diplomatic family background. He has attended and organized several Model UN conferences within the nation and he believes that the MUN culture in Nepal has drastically improved in good quality. AWMUN III will be his first experience in the International level. He feels confident enough to explore this International platform and AWMUN III is a great opportunity for him. Being a novice delegate in his first experience, Kundan was very keen on learning the rules of procedures and the importance of Model United Nations rather than just aiming for awards. He believes AWMUN III is all about exploring different cultures, researching and most importantly learning from one another. He looks forward to welcoming all the delegates to AWMUN III as he believes AWMUN III is an amazing experience for them. He wishes all the best to the delegates and kindly suggest them to focus more of learning than winning an award because that’s the most precious moment of any MUN conferences.

Siti Aishah Rizal

Aishah is a second-year law student who is currently taking Bachelor of Law (Hons) in Malaysia. She has worked with the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (Malaysia) and has participated in several events under UNHCR. She has also participated in several MUN conferences and has bagged a couple of Best Delegate awards. Apart from that, she also volunteers with the Women’s Aid Organization as well as Spot Malaysia during her free time. She looks forward to making new friends and experiencing new things in AWMUN III.

Norashikin Binti Mohd Shukeri

Nora is an undergraduate student and currently taking Information Management field at Universiti Teknologi Mara UiTM Cawangan Kedah, Malaysia. She starts her MUN journey since 16 years old at Malaysia and she had joined several MUN conference at international level which is AYIMUN (Bangkok) also BAIMUN (Bali) as one of the delegates. For this AWMUN III she really looks forward to welcoming all delegates and serve them as one of the rapporteurs. Nora believes that this AWMUN III is the best platform for all youth to come here and gaining new knowledge besides can improve their and expand their social networking.

Yatin Kumar

Yatin Kumar is an Engineer graduate currently pursuing MBA in Marketing. He is 23-year-old hail from Gujar tribe in India. He was the Youngest Asian to be part of Sakura Science Club Japan. He is very active member of society, He was a Youth Ambassador of 2018 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations for which he was also awarded as an Outstanding Ambassador award at General Assembly hall, UN Headquarters New York, for his outstanding performance during his tenure, Currently he is also working for MIW Foundation Delhi,India as a International Affair officer. In 2017 he was also awarded Rising star of the year award.

Ryan Sidharta Pribadi Santoso

Ryan is an art and design graduate who currently endeavours to help empower the youth to take action through platforms that are available. Ryan has also experienced some MUN through his studies, and he also achieved the award for Best Project in the 7th Asia Pacific Youth Exchange which is based on the SDGs. He believes that MUN is an amazing platform which provides delegates with an amazing experience which could inspire them to improve their skills and provided with the knowledge to support sustainable developments. Ryan is eager to have an empowering learning experience with all delegates in AWMUN III.

Febryan Sukma Limanus

Febryan is a second year student majoring in International Relations at President University, Indonesia. He has been attending MUN conferences since his first year and won some awards in the process. His dedication to MUN led him to become the current Secretary General of the President University Model United Nations Club. Apart from MUN, he is also active in debating. He is looking forward to meet you all in the crisis committee. He expects all the delegates to have a fruitful discussion and fun with the crisis later.

ANGGORO GALUH PANDHITO

Anggoro Galuh Pandhito is a senior year student in Jendral Achmad Yani University (Indonesia), concentrating in International Relations with a secondary in Economics & International Security. This will be Anggoro’s seventh year of involvement in Model UN – a program that he truly believes has the power to provide new perspectives through delegation representation and to bring people together beyond just being delegates. He has achieved several number of awards and positions during his period in MUN, most notably, Most Outstanding Delegate in Harvard National MUN 2013, Best Delegate in Rome MUN 2013 and Secretary-General of Bali Asia International MUN 2019. Outside of MUN, he is the President of Achmad Yani Sort-Diplomatic Course, Adviser for Indonesia MUN Forum (IMF), and a Mentor for the D’Mediocre Speech and Debate Community. Anggoro is thrilled to serve as the President Chair of the Crisis Committee and is looking forward to a memorable days of fierce debate, diplomacy, and compromise, and hopes that AWMUN III will be an unforgettable experience for all.

SEYED MEHRBOD NASERI

Seyed Mehrbod Naseri is a man of many cultures. He was born in Iran, raised in India and now lives in Malaysia. His lifelong mission is to become a doctor for the sake of humanity as he believes everyone is entitled to physical, spiritual and mental health. His journey in MUNs started with him winning best delagte in his very first confrence. The very first MUN he chaired was Harvard MUN India in 2017. From there, he has held prestigious chairman positions in many MUNs and conducted many training seminars for delegates. He believes MUNs are a platform for the younger generation to improve their vitally needed communication skills, self confidence and self esteem. He cares deeply about his delegates and always says “a committee must be for the delegates, by the delegates and of the delegates.”

ZUL HAZMI LUTHFI

Zul is an environmental engineering student pursuing his degree in Universitas Islam Indonesia. He has been involved in MUN since 2017 and he has successfully achieved several awards during his MUN career as a delegate, most notably the Best Delegate in UNDP JOINMUN 2017 as his first MUN and Diplomacy Award in UNHCR Euro MUN 2018. He has always been excited to be involved in MUN conferences since he believes that MUN conferences are pools of chances and knowledge for chairs and delegates. He is delighted to take part in AWMUN III and he looks forward to welcoming all delegates to AMUN III.

RYAN SUA LI WEI

Ryan is currently undertaking Foundation in Arts at University of Nottingham Malaysia, is planning to major in International Relations with specialisation in South East Asian Studies. He was part of United Nations Association Malaysia as a member of the Youth Executive Council, serving as Deputy in charge of Model UN development in the country. He is also part of an up-and-coming NGO called The Hubb Movement in Malaysia. He has achieved multiple success in MUN in Malaysia and abroad, with is latest achievement being part of the Dias of Nanjing International MUN, one of the biggest nationwide conferences in China. He looks forward to meeting all of you at AWMUN III and cannot wait to hear your suggestions on improving the lives of children all across the world.

NATALIA AYU RIZKI ASTI

Natalia Ayu is a senior student in Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia. Her excitement in Model UN started since late 2016. Therefore she has joined multiple MUN conferences, be it local or international. She ever had the privilege to be the President of International Law Community in Faculty of Law Universitas Sebelas Maret in 2017. She believes that Model UN is a chance for young people to convey their thoughts regarding worldwide issue. Despite her arguably intimidating facade, she is more than happy to have a long talk with delegates wishing to obtain any feedback, clarify any doubts or anything at all. She is looking forward to meet the AWMUN 2019 delegates as to maintain the flow of the debates to make it fruitful for the delegates.

Bioantika

Bioantika is a 19-year-old final year student of Mining Engineering. She has been actively involved and passionate in Model United Nations (MUN) and debating competition since Senior High School. She has joined numerous MUNs, Model EU, and Model ASEAN meetings both as delegate and chair be it in local or international.

In 2016, she was elected for the Secretary General of Sriwijaya MUN Club after going back from Harvard World MUN as a head delegate. Although having a background as an engineering student, her awards and certificates in MUNs can beat her scientific paper and internship experiences as engineering student. Recently, she was awarded as one of the champions for National Debating Competition and EFL semifinalist for World University Debating Championship Cape Town 2019.

When she’s not busy thinking and discussing about international and politics issue, you can sit with her solving some math questions, working out, travelling, reading books, experiencing food-coma or hearing some dark jokes from her.

Together with Kishan as Secgen, Bio will work hard to make sure all attendees of
Asia World MUN III have a 5-star experience. She couldn’t be more excited to
serve as Under-Secretary General and see everyone in Bali this November!

Jan Felix Knapp

Hailing from Germany, Felix Knapp has participated avidly in MUN conferences across the globe. Having received numerous awards in conferences like Asia International Model United Nations, GACMUN, WHUMUN and WISMUN, Felix also chaired the SWUMUN conference in China or JohorMUN in Malaysia. Apart from being a professional in MUN, Felix is also a multilinguist, having mastered five foreign languages! He holds a B.A. degree from Wuhan University, where he served as President of Wuhan University International Students Union, and is currently finishing his studies at Göttingen University in Germany. Felix is looking forward to returning to Asia in order to discuss the development of renewable energy technology with delegates from all around the world!

Sayan Mukherjee

Sayan is a graduate student from Calcutta University. He pursued Accounting and Finance Honours from Calcutta University and preparing for the Masters next year. He loves talking about international politics and socio political scenario from all over the world. He started debating from 2016 and represented his college/university as delegate many times.He worked as an Organisation Committee Member from 2016-2017 at BESC Assembly of Nations, Kolkata. He was a Dais Member or Director in various International MUN. He also have a keen interest in Photography and Football. As Barcelona and Lionel Messi being his favourite. He looks forward to Chair for UNODC at AWMUN III this November.

Mohammed Naimuddin

Mohammed Naimuddin has recently completed his graduation from University of Chittagong with Honors and Masters degree and his major is Public Administration. He achieved Bronze Award from “Duke of Edinburgh International Award Association” because of his expertise on Co-curricular activities and he is involved with Model UN since his inception of undergraduate study. He started his MUN journey with “Chittagong University Model United Nations Association (CUMUNA)” back in 2014 as Executive member. Later on this journey was continued as “Head of Research” , “Organizing Secretary” and “General Secretary” respectively in the tenure of 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19. Besides, he played active role as “Director General”, “Chief of staffs”, USG of “Branding & Hospitality Management”, “Branding & Logistic Management” respectively in CUMUN 2019, CUMUN 2018, CUMUN 2017, CUMUN 2016 significantly, throughout his organizing since CUMUN 2015. Earlier he participated in various MUN conferences as delegate and bagged several awards. As Board of Directors, he took part in various MUNs in Bangladesh and overseas.

Md Shakhawat Hossain

MD Shakhawat Hossain known as Shuvoraj, originally from Bangladesh is a senior student of University of Macau. He started to engage in MUN & MEU (Model European Union) through Macao Model United Nations Association (MUNA) and Jean Monnet Programme under European Union Academic Program (EUAP). He was awarded outstanding delegate award two times in a row by EUAP & Erasmus+. Since then, he has joined several MUNs, MEUs and Model European Commissions both as delegate and Chair at home and abroad such as MMEU in Macao, GGMUN in Malaysia, AWMUN in South Korea, Asia Pacific MUN in Australia. In addition, he has become a part of Public Speaking U-Team and Toastmaster International. He is also a member of AIESEC China and has joined Global Volunteer Program in Middle East as part of taking action towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He acted as the Vice President tional Students’ Association (ISA) in Macao and was a former Vice Minister of Model United Nations Association in Macao. He worked as SMR (Social Media Reporter) in African University week 2017 and is an active Campus News Reporter & Photo Journalist at a same time. In addition, he is the current Global Youth Ambassador of an UK based non-governmental organization ‘Their World’ and also the United Nations sponsored ‘Hult Prize’ Campus Director. He looks forward to welcoming all delegates to AWMUN III in Bali and hopes to learn and share from each other.

AYSEN KOSE

Honourable Participants, my name is Ayşen Köse and it is my utmost pleasure to serve you as the Co-Chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the third edition of Asia World Model United Nations Conference. I am studying in Istanbul Kültür University Faculty of Law, Turkey. I have started my MUN career in 2017 and participated in various conferences not only as an award-winner delegate but also as a committee director and a Secretariat member. In 2018, I was elected as the President of my University’s MUN Society and served as the Secretary-General of IKUMUN’19. I am very excited for AWMUN 2019 and looking forward to meeting you all!

YOGESH RAJAGOPAL

Yogesh Raja Gopal is currently pursuing his undergraduate studies in the Multimedia University of Melaka in the Bachelors of Law Program. Born and raised in the southern pearl of Malaysia, he was consistently venturing in various fields of social intellect sports to find his niche area. That’s when he found MUN and developed his path through there. He was part of various MUN locally and internationally. He has also received honorable mentions during his trip to Greece representing Malaysia and the state of Johor as the Ambassador of Denmark. He has been chair for the recent Johor MUN conference and training which assists the secondary students to be part of MUN. He realized the duty owed to the community to educate them was way more than just his mere participation which was also why he uptook the position of being the Project Director of Johor International Student Leaders Conference 2017 convening about 1100 students from about 11 different countries to put forth various issues faced by these delegates in their home country. He is currently serving as an Alumni of the Johor Student Leaders Council.

Nur Robiahtul Sofia

Nur Robiahtul Sofia is a former student of Media Studies at University of Malaysia. She specialized in Public Relations and Gender Studies. She has served as the President of Johor Student Leaders Council Alumni and currently serving as trainer for Johor Model United Nations (JOHORMUN) in Malaysia that focus more on shaping young leaders from secondary school, so that they can get earlier exposure about MUN. As far as her experience in chairing is concerned, she has served as a chair at TAYMUN, at Asia Youth International MUN in Bangkok, Thailand, Bali Asia International MUN in Bali, Indonesia, International Human Rights MUN, University Islam Indonesia MUN and few series of JOHORMUN. She served as Secretary General for Global Goals MUN recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She was crowned as “The Most Outstanding Delegate” back in TAYMUN at start of her journey in MUN. Furthermore, She was in the list of top 10 best malay debaters back in 2017. She believes that her journey in MUNs have made her develop more interpersonal and leadership skills. Aside from that she has also experienced public speaking as TEDx speaker for Johor when she was 21 and was the youngest speaker among all. We believe, that her expertise and experience will prove to be an excellent addition to our conference.

RAISSA SISWANTO

Indonesian by blood and Arab by culture, Raissa is an enthusiastic 19 year old currently majoring in International Relations at Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia. With Corporations and International Security as her field of expertise in university, Raissa has the burning passion and interest for every field of MUN; starting from its topics, diplomacy and negotiation skills etc. Throughout her MUN journey, Raissa has attended many conferences around the world and achieved several awards notably in Georgetown University MUN, The Hague International MUN, and Harvard National MUN. Outside the universe of MUN, Raissa is currently serving as the Secretary and Director of Public Relations at Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia Chapter UPH.

DOĞAN BORA DIKME

Bora is an Industrial Engineering student at Işık University in Istanbul/Turkey. Through his MUN career, he has bear the mantles of different positions in Secretariat from Committee Director to Secretary General. Even though he is an engineering student, he is interested in political issues, finance and diplomacy rather than war or conflict zones and it is safe to say that his dedication to Model United Nations is undoubted. In this year’s AWMUN III, he looks forwards for the delegates to surpass their limits, think outside of the box and be the financial and financial masterminds that you meant to be.

SUMEDH RISHI

“An Indian National by birth and heart, Sumedh comes from New Delhi. Besides being a final year law student at VIPS, IP University, Delhi, he has also worked for an NGO which seeks to educate the less privileged classes in the society and is presently working at the Delhi High Court. He has been a part of an immense number of MUN conferences in all the possible capacities such as a Delegate, an Executive Board member and a member of the Secretariat. He had successfully hosted one of the best Youth Educational Conference, namely Delhi Diplomacy Summit in the year 2016 being its Secretary General. Precendently, he has also worked as an Under Secretary General for his Institution’s MUN, namely VIPSMUN. In addition to conferences in India, Sumedh has been selected as a Chairperson for some international conferences, namely Tirana International MUN, Lavish MUN, Africa International MUN, Paderewski MUN and Antwerp MUN, as well. He shall even be chairing UNEP at AYIMUN 2019. He has also worked as the Communications Associate for the Asia region at an International MUN Training and Organizing body, United Ambassadors for a span of 2 years. Apart from being an active MUNer, Sumedh is an avid Debater and a passionate Dancer as well. He looks forward to a stupendous experience at AWMUN 2019.”

KHILOLA MUSTAFOEVA

Khilola Mustafoeva is a student at Westminster International University in Tashkent, majoring in Commercial Law. She has developed a nerdy fascination in the simulation of United Nations Conferences ever since her first participation in MMUNC 2017 as a delegate. She was recognized to deserve the Best Delegate nomination even in her first MUN experience. Thus, since 2017 she is continuing to be an active MUNer by joining every single National MUN and several other international ones. As a proof of her dedication and enthusiasm in MUN world, she got assigned to the Board Of Directors in AYIMUN 2019. For 2019, she is making concerted efforts to increase the profile of Glocal International Teen Conference 2019 in Nepal with her great contribution as a Country Representative. Plus, she is looking forward to intense debate and discussions as well as lasting solutions to the world’s pressing issues in a unique international atmosphere in AWMUN III. Her personal statement is: “ ENSURE THAT EVEN ONE LIFE IS BREATHING EASIER BECAUSE YOU HAVE LIVED”.

Tong Tung Hin Derek

Derek is a junior student majoring in International Relations in Peking University, China. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he first encountered MUN in university, and he fell in love with the dazzling dynamics and fabulous friendships that he was able to experience in all his past MUN conferences. He has participated in both Chinese and International conferences both as Chair and as Delegate, which he was lucky enough to win a few awards as well. Derek previously had an internship in the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Beijing, and is currently working for a youth non-profit organization CYCAN (China Youth Climate Action Network). He is interested in multilateral diplomacy and political security issues, and believes that MUN is one of the best platforms for an individual to train themselves as a diplomat, and also to submerge and enjoy in an international environment. He is excited to join AWMUN III, and also looking forward to meeting everyone in Bali in November.

Mira Mastura Binti Murkhalis

Mira is a third year Finance undergraduate currently persuing her study in Wuhan University, China. Hailing from Malaysia, she has participated in various MUN conference including AIMUN in Beijing where she achieved Outstanding Delegate in ECOSOC committee. Mira has also chaired and organised several MUN during her stint as Secretary General of WISMUN in 2018/19.

MOHAMMAD HUZAIFA FAZAL

Esteemed Delegates, It is with great honor that I introduce myself as the Chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Hi! My name is Huzaifa and I am from India. I am currently pursuing my Engineering degree at the International Islamic University Malaysia and I will be assisting you as one of your Board of Directors for Asia World Model United Nations III. I have been relatively active in the MUN scene with having participated in various National and International conferences as a Delegate, Chair and Secretariat Member. The most recent ones being Asia Youth International MUN as a chair and Malaya International MUN 2018 as a delegate. Besides MUN, I enjoy involving myself in various kind of events and competitions with notable ones being the Maybank Go Ahead Challenge (MGAC) 2018 and the Hult Prize. I just want to let you know that there’s nothing to be worry about whether you are a beginner or an experienced delegate. Everyone has to start somewhere. Whether it’s an interest in politics and International Relations, or a passion for public speaking and self-development that brought you to BAIMUN, I want you to be confident and believe in your ability to voice out your opinions and ideas. For experienced delegates, there is no limit to improvement and excellence. Strive to be better than you already are. Use this as a platform to test your limits. I hope to get to know each and every one of you and look forward to meeting you all. See you at Bali! Mohammad Huzaifa Fazal Chair of OIC.

LYMENG CHI

Lymeng is a bachelor graduate from Royal University of Phnom Penh, Institute of Foreign Languages, Department of International Studies. He majored in International Studies, specialized in International Economics. He is working for NGO in Cambodia. He attended many local and international conferences especially those organized by International Global Network such as, AYIMUN, AWMUN II and BAIMUN, took role as Chair and Co chair. For this third AWMUN that will take place in Bali, Lymeng will be serving as Co chair in World Trade Organization. His words for delegates of awmun III are “To overcome impossibility is to think of possiblity”.

SALMAN HAIDER

Former Secretary General of Asia World MUN, Syed Muhammad Salman comes from a marketing background and currently resides in Pakistan. He has immense interest in world politics and global issues. Salman has been a part of several national and international Model United Nations conferences – as delegate, board of directorate and secretariat – and has bagged many awards. Apart from MUN, Salman also actively participates in social welfare activities and has tirelessly worked for refugees all over the world. He runs a small social welfare organization of his own that aims to eradicate poverty and illiteracy. Currently, Salman is working to provide education to the underprivileged. Salman is also a writer at My Voice Unheard and several Pakistan based blogs and newspapers. He looks forward to welcoming you all to Awmun III and having comprehensive discussions.

Christianne Gerarde D. Bartolazo

Christianne Gerarde Bartolazo is a freshman student at De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde taking up Bachelor of Arts major in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs. He is an active youth leader in his community, serving as the Junior Vice Mayor in his city and an advocate against child trafficking. Christianne started doing MUN last year and it helped him chose the right path for him in college and develop his interest in international affairs and global issues. Sustainable Development Goals created a great impact in his leadership skills, making these goals an inspiration for a better future generation. Attaining to be a future diplomat, he believes that the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without peace, justice, strong institutions and good governance. Christianne is looking forward in giving the delegates one of the best MUN experience with the skills he knew he is capable with. He welcomes all participants to AWMUN III as he trusts that MUN is an incredible stage for character building and self-advancement.

Wahyu Ramadhan

Hailing all the way from the wild nature of eastern Indonesia, meet Wahyu Ramadhan, or you may know him as Vicky, a graduate from the Language, Art, and Cultural Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada. 2015 marked his first journey in the MUN universe and he has landed for some adventures in China, Singapore, Germany, and of course across the archipelago. From all the great adventures that he had, the press is the greatest among them, in which he has devoted himself to. Press(ing) for him is like enjoying a cup of tea; whether you like it hot or with some ice, plenty of sugar or without any, adding a slice of lemon, a spoon of honey, even some milk (his favorite), everyone has their own preference. But in an MUN, the only good tea is a spilling tea. He has the privilege to return and once again navigate the Press Corps of PadMUN as its Editor-in-chief. Hereby, he invites all of you future journalists and delegates to join him in Asia World MUN III.

Oleksii Zahreb

Oleksii is currently pursuing a BA in International Studies at Burman University in the province of Alberta, Canada. Originally from Ukraine, he came to study in Canada more than three years ago. The first MUN conference he attended was the Global Goals MUN in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Oleksii was amazed by the hospitality of Malaysia, as well as the friendliness of his new Indonesian friends. He was honored to receive the Best Delegate at the conference, that motivated him to achieve more. Back home Oleksii attended and chaired more MUNs. Oleksii is serving as a member of the executive committee of the International Studies Club at his university. In the free time, he enjoys writing to a blog and reading books from a political science field. He can’t wait to meet all the delegates at AWMUN III, and anticipates the time of collective learning and networking with people from around the world.

Muhammad Enrico Santoso

Muhammad Enrico Santoso, or Eric in short, is a second year student of Gadjah Mada University majoring in International Relations. He is currently focusing on Peace and Conflict Studies. Eric is actively searching for MUN in both the Indonesian MUN and international MUN circuit, either to be a delegate or to chair the council. He only started his MUN career in only a year, however, he started to snatch attentions and of course, awards in his previous MUNs, ranging from beginner to advanced councils. His competence can be proven by snatching 4 awards consecutively in an MUN, in which 3 of the 4 is United Nations Security Council, a council that is regarded as the most advanced council. Eric is highly enthusiastic in joining Asia World MUN III as a chair for UN WOMEN. He expects delegates’ substantial arguments, high level of diplomatic manners, and of course, building friendly communications throughout the whole conference.

Raihan Zahirah Mauludy Ridwan

Raihan Zahirah is a final year International Relations student who is very ambitious and highly motivated person. She is an active student in Parahyangan Catholic University, specialized on security studies and international political economy. She is the Most Outstanding Student 2019 of Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung-Cimahi and West Java-Banten. She shown her expertise in MUN and been chairing various MUN internationally. In 2018, she was the only Indonesian student who selected as Plenary Speaker at WIMUN and gave a speech about sustaining peace at the United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York. She always strives for excellence and likes to give insight to other people. She looks forward to meeting with all knowledge hunters in AWMUN III 2019.

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Shureen Baskaran

Hailing all the way from Malaysia, Shureen Baskaran is reading the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Aspiring to specialise in audit and assurance, he also works in the Big Four Accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) during his free time. He is a very well known figure in his local Model United Nations scene. He has worked in the most prestigious MUN conference in Malaysia, the Malaysian National Model United Nations (MNMUN) in the year 2018 as the Deputy Secretary-Generalof Logistics. He is also a member of the United Nations Association of Malaysia (UNAM). With a total of 27 MUN conference experiences in various roles both in his country and outside, he feels that he still learns a lot in every MUN he attends. He believes that MUN is what that shaped him into the person he is right now. He developed his self-esteem and learned the importance of empathy through MUN. Therefore, in AWMUN III, he looks forward to helping and inspiring delegates to develop themselves through this golden opportunity just like the way he did.

Jennifer Reva Anton

Jennifer Reva Anton is a third-year International Relations student in President University. Since she was very young, she has been highly interested in international issues and thus put her interest into practice by diving into the world of MUN. As a delegate, she has joined in many councils such as NATO, UNHRC, UNSC, and Press Corps in various national and international conferences. She has also previously chaired in President MUN, SMALA International MUN, as well as Asia World MUN II and Airlangga MUN. For her, it is a huge honor to have the opportunity to co-chair UNDP in Asia World Model United Nations this year.

Abdurrahman Al-Fatih Ifdal

Abdur is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree of legal studies in Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia. As a persistent individual, he envisages future challenges as a door that broadens his curiosity over new knowledge. He has made his presence felt in delivering quality process of his past experiences, some of which include being the Best Delegate & Best Speaker in ASEAN Youth General Forum 2018, the Best Delegate of International Student Energy MUN PGD UI 2018, and the Best Delegate & 1st Runner-Up for Outstanding SDGs Concept of Global Goals Summit 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As for his legal expertise, he has managed to snatch the Best Position Paper award in the official 2018 Model ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and the Best Delegate award of Asian Law Students Association (ALSA) English Challenge MUN 2019 in UNGA’s Legal Committee. Outside the world of MUN and SDGs presentation competitions, Abdur is currently active in Jakarta Toastmasters Club where he seized the Best Table Topics award in his very first meeting as a guest, and he is now busy serving his surrounding community through Indonesian Youth Opportunities in International Networking (IYOIN) Local Chapter Jakarta. Abdur looks for nothing but a substantive, constructive, and fun discussion in the upcoming UNICEF council of Asia World MUN III in Bali, Indonesia. You can contact him through [email protected] if you find any concern on your preparation. See you all very soon in the Last Paradise in the World!

Mutiara Octavia

Mutiara is a final-year student, majoring Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at University of Indonesia and also a Full-time Business Development Analyst at a retail company. She has participated both national and international level Model United Nations and snatched some awards. Model United Nations has taken her as far as from Bali to Maastricht. She believes that Model United Nations is a good platform to learn about research, negotiation, public speaking, and drafting. Not only that but also, she believes Model United Nations is a place for you to expand your network. Previously, she was the head chair of WTO Council at AWMUN II therefore, she is interested to take a part at AWMUN III as well. She is looking forward to witnessing an outstanding debate in a framework.

ALBERT OLIVA

Albert is a global change and Impact advocate who established the first ever conference which combined virtual communication with real-life debates, Impact Summit. He managed a large organizing team and communicated with delegates from more than 55 countries of the world all across the earth. He has participated in over 17 Model United Nations Conferences either as a delegate or chair. He has partcipated in MUNs in Qatar, United States of America, Israel, or United Kingdom and won both the best delegate and best chair award at local conferences. Albert now runs workshops in less economically developed countries such as Liberia in order to educate youth about all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. He is looking forward for amazing and fruitful debates at AWMUN III 2019.

Md Muksetul Islam

Md Muksetul Islam is currently a sophomore at the University of Dhaka majoring in Criminology. He has been attending MUN conference since 2015 and has attended over 35 MUN conferences till date. Other than MUN he likes to travel, explore different cuisines of food and most importantly always aims to build himself up as an intellectual. He is passionate about social science. He is also a director of talent management agency in Bangladesh. He looks forward to AWMUN III as being an open minded person he loves to meet new people and learn about different cultures. Most importantly he believes that such conferences is very important in personal development for everyone involved.

SHIMAR AHAMED

Shimar is a final year student pursuing a degree in Business Information Systems & Software Engineering. He is from the beautiful island known to be Sri Lanka and has Been involved with the Model United Nations movement for the past 4 – 5 years, that being said he has represented his colleges both locally and internationally. He displays a tremendous amount of dedication towards sports, mainly soccer, athletics & basketball and plays them on a club level. A personality that revolves around leading a few organizations such as the Leo club & the Rotaract club, He is also the founder of Dawn Developments, a software development firm that deals with clients on a global scale & has an exemplary passion to uplift the lives of peers around him. A very kind gestured heart who’s always open to assist anybody in times of need.

Subham Shrivastava

Subham Shrivastava is a student of (but not limited to) Economics at SRCC/CIC, University of Delhi. Debating and Quizzing have been his longtime favorite and he has won over a dozen awards at the national and international level in the same (from being an HDFC India Meritus fellow to IFF Nigeria to SES, Mexico). Subham also has a cosmology diploma from Yale University, USA. He is also a fellow of the Duke University (USA) TIP, which identified him as one of the ‘Top academically gifted minds of India’. Other than that, Subham also has actively participated and won in various National and International MUNs alongside National quizzes and international case study competitions ( RBI Quiz, Times of India Quiz, Connectonomics, DU; to name a few). All that said, Subham calls himself an ‘introverted extrovert’ who can be found balancing between Sagan and Stiglitz. He looks forward to serving as the chair of UNFCCC and expects solid research from your end.

RIO PUTRA HADIVATAMA

Rio Putra Hadivatama, or known as Rio, is a Penultimate year student in Economics focusing in Financial and International Economics in Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. In MUN Circuit, He has participated in several conferences both in National or International MUNs, as Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) 2017 Malaysia marked his very first conference and recently in Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC) 2018 Sydney and Thammasat University Model United Nations (TUMUN) 2019 in Bangkok. Those efforts also led him to become the Faculty Advisor of Unpad Delegation for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC) 2019 Singapore. Besides active in the world of MUN, he also serves as the Secretary-General of English Speaking Union (ESU) Universitas Padjadjaran. AWMUN III brings another challenging experience especially in IMF, that happens to be one of his favourite councils, and he is super excited to welcome and guide all delegates throughout their time in AWMUN III 2019 to have a substantive debate and consensus building.

DOMINIQUE VIRGIL

Dominique is a final-year student of Public International Law in Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia. She has been doing MUN for 3 years now, resulted in notable achievements and insightful experiences, one of which is snatching Diplomatic Commendation in Legal Committee of the prestigious Harvard National MUN 2018. Her experience in MUN has readjusted her passion to care about human rights, paving the way for her to become the Research Intern in Human Rights Resource Centre for ASEAN and the Deputy Director of Research and Education in Sandya Institute, one of the most prominent NGOs in Indonesia which values peace and justice. She has also published and presented numerous academic papers in international conference. She is now the Head of Delegation of Universitas Indonesia for the Law of the Sea Moot Court in Utrecht, Netherlands while also being a public speaker in the recent BIL Kerala. An avid coffee lover, she spends most of her free time singing, playing guitar, or doing photography. She can’t wait to vibe along everyone involved and make the best out of her experience in AWMUN III, 2019.

AZHARUL ISLAM

S. M. Azharul Islam has been attending MUN conferences consistently for a period of three years. He has also been selected to serve as Head Chair of SOCHUM at Singapore MUN 2019. His aim is to learn from everywhere. He was the first ever elected Vice Chair at Bangladesh UN4MUN Assembly. He achieved numerous Best Delegate awards in the prestigious university level conferences of Bangladesh. He has previously served in the Executive Board across borders on a number of occasions. He won Diplomatic Commendation from the Director of UNIC New Delhi as well as a Letter of Recommendation by representing China at the most prestigious UNSC at Siliguri MUN 2019.