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UNO Model United Nations Team Earns Recognition at National Conference
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The University of New Orleans Model United Nations team earned an honorable mention award, placing it among the top third of the more than 170 participating teams, at this month’s 2025 National Model UN Conference in New York City. The 19 students who made up UNO’s delegation represented the Republic of Austria, a nation with longstanding ties to the University through Center Austria and the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School.
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2021
December
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