Last week (12 Jan 2018), the International Organization for Migration's Head of Office for Ho Cho Minh City, Mr. Mark Brown, gave the keynote speech at the city's high school Model United Nations conference.

Mr. Brown spoke to the theme of "Resilience in a Globalized World". He noted that globalization has many benefits, but resilience to globalization's disadvantages is not universal.

He discussed the political animosity towards globalization from the poor, the vulnerable, and those disadvantaged by economic changes. He noted the importance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are as relevant today as the original poverty-reduction mandate was when the UN was created. Finally, he tasked the MUN delegates with constructive debates to resolving all of issues facing the world today.

AISMUN 2018 was hosted by the American International School (AIS - http://www.ais.edu.vn). The other six participating schools were: 
ABC International School (http://theabcis.com/2014) 
Australian International School (http://www.aisvietnam.com) 
Canadian International School (http://www.cis.edu.vn)
European International School (http://eishcmc.com) 
International School of Ho Chi Minh City (https://www.ishcmc.com)
and Saigon South International School (https://www.ssis.edu.vn)