On a bright morning of May 13, 2025, the air around the UN House in Beirut crackled with energy, not from political negotiations or press conferences, but from the eager chatter of nearly 80 high school students, each one a budding diplomat, thinker, or leader. Coming from Rafic Hariri High School in Saida, Brummana High School in Metn, SSCC Kfarhbab in Keserwan, these students had more in common than just their uniforms or their shared age group. They were all Model United Nations (MUN) participants, some of them national and international award-winners, drawn together by a single goal: to witness diplomacy in action.
Their visit was orchestrated by the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO), in collaboration with the UN Information Centre (UNIC Beirut) and the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL). The day was more than a field trip. It was a journey into the heart of international cooperation and leadership, offering them rare access to the rooms where peace, justice, and development for Lebanon and the region are deliberated.
