The 11th edition of ONU Vital begins now

(Translated by Isadora Moraes Maffei and Ana Clara Amazonas)

The UN General Assembly Simulation, organized by high school students from Colégio Vital Brazil started this morning, at 8 a.m, with the touching speech from the school principal Sueli Nercessian Corradini about diversity and empathy.

This assembly counts with the participation of 16 different countries, including Libya, Egypt, Portugal, United States of America, China, Russia, Niger, United Kingdom, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Angola, Brazil, Italy, France and Nigeria.

Today's simulation is expected to be a unique experience, with a huge amount of debates and negociation towards this year's theme: "The role of mediation in preventing conflicts in Africa".

UN's Assembly Simulation