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ModelUnitedNations,alsoknownasModelUNorMUN,isaneducationalsimulationand/oracademiccompetition
inwhichstudentscanlearnaboutdiplomacy,internationalrelations,andtheUnitedNations.MUNinvolvesand
teachesresearching,publicspeaking,debating,andwritingskills,inadditiontocriticalthinking,teamwork,and
leadershipabilities.[1][2]Usuallyanextracurricularactivity,someschoolsalsoofferMUNasaclass.[3]
ParticipantsinModelUNconferences,knownasdelegates,areplacedincommitteesandassignedcountries,or
occasionallyotherorganizationsorpoliticalfigures,wheretheyrepresentmembersofthatbody.Theyarepresented
withtheirassignmentsinadvance,alongwithatopicortopicsthattheircommitteewilldiscuss.Delegatesconduct
researchbeforeconferencesandformulatepositionsthattheywillthendebatewiththeirfellowdelegatesinthe
committee,stayingtruetotheactualpositionofthemembertheyrepresent.[4]Attheendofaconference,thebest CISSMUNinShanghai,China
performingdelegatesineachcommittee,aswellasdelegations,aresometimesrecognizedwithawards.
ModelUNparticipantsincludestudentsatmiddleschool,highschool,andcollege/universitylevels,withmostconferences
cateringtojustoneofthesethreelevels(highschoolandcollegeconferencesbeingmostcommon).[5]Delegatesusually
attendconferencestogetherasdelegationssentbytheirrespectiveschools'oruniversities'ModelUNclubs,thoughsome
delegatesattendconferencesindependently.[6]
Contents
TurkishInternationalModelUnited
1 History NationsinIstanbul,Turkey
2 Procedures
3 Languages
4 Attire
5 Committees
6 Organization
7 ModelUNbyregionandcountry
7.1 Denmark
7.2 TheNetherlands
7.3 Turkey
7.4 AsiaPacific
7.4.1 Australia
7.4.2 Bangladesh
7.4.3 China
7.4.3 China
7.4.4 India
7.4.5 Japan
7.4.6 Korea
7.4.7 Thailand
7.4.8 Pakistan
7.4.9 NewZealand
7.4.10 Singapore
7.5 MiddleEast
7.5.1 UAE
7.6 Africa
7.6.1 Tunisia
7.6.2 Othercountries
8 Notableparticipants
9 Seealso
10 References
11 BooksonModelUNsandFurtherreading
12 Externallinks
History
ModelUNbeganasaseriesofstudentledModelLeagueofNationssimulations.ItisbelievedthatthefirstModelLeagueofNationsconferenceswereheldinthe
1920s,beforetransitioningtoModelUNaftertheformationoftheLeague'ssuccessororganization,theUnitedNations,in1945.[7]Today,someModelUN
conferencesincludesimulationsoftheLeagueofNationsamongtheircommitteeofferings.
ThefirstModelUnitedNationswasheldatSt.LawrenceUniversityfromFebruary1113,1949.[8]ItwasinitiatedbyDr.HarryReiff,HeadoftheHistoryand
GovernmentDepartment,withtheassistanceofdepartmentalcolleagueOttoL.George.[9]Dr.ReiffwasatechnicaladvisorontheUnitedStatesdelegationtothe
1945SanFranciscoConference(wheretheUNCharterwaswritten)andtheUNOrganizationalConferenceinLondonin194546(wheretheUNwas
established).[10]The1949St.LawrenceUniversityModelUNconferenceincludeddelegatesfromregionalconferencesanduniversities,includingAdelphi,
Alfred,Champlain,Clarkson,McGill,Middlebury,Potsdam,St.Michael's,andVermont.[11][12][13]TheconferencecontinuedannualformanyyearsatSt.
Lawrence[14][15]andhasrecentlybeenrevivedonthecampus.[16]OtherModelUNconferenceweredevelopedlateratBerkeley,HarvardandtheNationalModel
UnitedNations[17][18]HarvardModelUnitedNations(HMUN),andNationalModelUnitedNations(NMUNNY)aswellasmanyothercollegesanduniversities.
Inrecentdecades,ModelUNhasspreadtoEastandSouthAsia,theMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,andsubSaharanAfrica,withmajorconferenceorganizerssuch
asIndianInternationalModelUnitedNations,HarvardandTHIMUNestablishingadditionalconferencesintheseregionstomeetburgeoningdemand.[19]TheIvy
LeagueModelUnitedNations,anarmoftheModelUNattheUniversityofPennsylvania,hostsconferencesforhighschoolageddelegatesinIndiaandChina,as
well.[20][21]
Procedures
Inordertomaintaindecorum,mostModelUNcommitteesuseparliamentaryprocedurederivedfromRobert'sRulesof
Order.However,mostcrisiscommitteesforgotheformalityofparliamentaryproceduresoastoensuresmootheroperation.
Inaddition,recentlytheUnitedNationshasspearheadedeffortstointroducenewModelUNrulesofprocedurethatare
morecloselyalignedwiththoseusedbytheactualUN.[22][23][24][25]SincethereisnogoverningbodyforMUNs,each
conferencediffersintherulesofprocedure.ThefollowingrulesofprocedureapplytogeneralMUNsbutmaynotapplyto
everyMUN:
MUNsarerunbyagroupofadministratorsknownasthedais.AdaisisheadedbyaSecretaryGeneral.Eachcommittee
usuallyhasachair(alsoknownasmoderator),amemberofthedaisthatenforcestherulesofprocedure.Adelegatemay
Delegatesnegotiatingduringan
requestthecommitteeasawholetoperformaparticularactionthisisknownasamotion.Documentsaimingtoaddress
unmoderatedcaucus
theissueofthecommitteeareknownasresolutionsandarevotedforratification.[26]
MUNcommitteescanbedividedintothreegeneralsessions:formaldebate,moderatedcaucus,andunmoderatedcaucus.Inaformaldebate,thestaffmaintainsa
listofspeakersandthedelegatesfollowtheorderwrittenonthe'speakerlist'.Speakersmaybeaddedtothespeakerlistbyraisingtheirplacardsorsendinganote
tothechair.Duringthistime,delegatestalktotheentirecommittee.Theymakespeeches,answerquestions,anddebateonresolutionsandamendments.Ifthere
arenoothermotions,thecommitteegoesbacktoformaldebatebydefault.Thereisusuallyatimelimit.Inamoderatedcaucus,thecommitteegoesintoarecess
andtherulesofprocedurearesuspended.Anyonemayspeakifrecognizedbythechair.Avoteonamotionisnecessarytogointoamoderatedcaucus.Thereisa
comparativelyshortertimelimitperspeech.Inanunmoderatedcaucus,thedelegatesinformallymeetwithotherdelegatesandthestafffordiscussions.[25][27]
Resolutionsarethebasisofalldebate.[28]Theyareconsideredthefinalresultsofconversations,writings,andnegotiations.Resolutionsmustgothroughadraft,
approvalbythedais,andconsequentdebateandmodification.[29]
Languages
Traditionally,Englishhasbeentheofficialandworkinglanguageofmostconferences,but,asModelUNhasbecomemorepopulararoundtheworld,andas
conferencesincountriessuchastheUnitedStateshavesoughttoappealtounderrepresentedminorities(suchastheSpanishspeakingcommunity),committees
usinglanguagesotherthanEnglish,orwhicharebilingual,havebecomecommon.[30]Itshouldbenoted,however,thatthisisstillnotyetamainstream
phenomenon,especiallynotintheUnitedStates,wheremostbilingualorSpanishlanguagecommitteesarefoundat
conferenceshostedinPuertoRicoortheSouth.[31]
Attire
NearlyallModelUNconferencesrequiredelegatestowearWesternbusinessattire,asdressingprofessionallyisan
importantwaytoshowrespectforthenation,organization,orindividualoneisrepresenting,aswellasfortherestofones
committee.[32]
PlacardfortheUnitedKingdomin
Committees SpanishattheInternationalModel
UnitedNationsofBuenosAires
AspecialcommitteethatdoesnothaveaparallelintheactualUnitedNationswhichdealswithacrisisisknownasa (MINUBA)inArgentina
'CrisisCommittee.'[33]Inthiscommittee,acrisisisgiventoateamofstudentsandtheteamsmustcomeupwith
solutions.[34]TheCrisisCommitteefocusesonasinglehistoricalevent.Theeventmaybefictionalornonfictional.[33]
Organization
MUNsareusuallyorganizedbyhighschoolclubsorcollegeclubs.[35]OrganizationsthatcoordinateMUNssuchastheUnitedNationsAssociationoftheUnited
StatesofAmerica(UNAUSA)areconsideredimportantorganizingforces.[36]
ModelUNbyregionandcountry
AlthoughModelUnitedNationsoriginatedintheUnitedStates,MUNclubsandconferencesarenotisolatedtothatcountry.Rather,liketheactualUN,Model
UNisfoundincountriesaroundtheglobe.[37]BecauseModelUNisdecentralizedandhasgrownautonomouslyaroundtheworld,therearesignificantdifferences
inhowMUNisdonebetweenregions.[38]
Denmark
MUNisrelativelypopularinDenmark,withconferencesatbothhighschoolanduniversitylevel.Itwasfirstintroducedin2003,[39]ithassincespreadwith3
majorconferencesathighschoollevel,withatleast400participantsateachconference,[39][40]withBIGMUNbeingthelargestconferenceinScandinavia.[41]
TheNetherlands
MUNintheNetherlandsisalmostentirelyrelatedtoTheHagueInternationalModelUnitedNations(THIMUN)conference,whichincludesover3500
participantscomingfromaround200schoolsand100differentcountries.[42]AlthoughitisnotlocatedneartheUnitedNationsHeadquartersinNewYork,itis
oneofthepioneerMUNconferencesintheworld,sinceithasbeenfoundedin1968andlocatedintheInternationalCourtofJustice's(ICJ)worldcityofthe
Hague.AwholenetworkofconferencesismarkedbyitsTHIMUNaffiliation,alabelwhichbasicallydescribestheuniversalityoftheproceduresthatrulethe
conferenceandmakeitpartoftheUNrecognizedfoundation.In1995theTHIMUNFoundationwasaccreditedasaNonGovernmentalOrganisation(NGO)
associatedwiththeUnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformation.[43]Also,theTHIMUNhasestablisheditsownconferences'networkthroughouttime:
THIMUNQatar,THIMUNSingapore,THIMUNOnlineMUN(OMUN)andTHIMUNLatinAmericaconferenceshavebeensetupfrom2005.[44]Thesecond
andthirdbiggestMUNconferencesoftheNetherlandsareMUNISH(ModelUnitedNationsattheInternationalSchooloftheHagueandHMUN(HaarlemModel
UnitedNations)
Turkey
Istanbul,thelargestcityinTurkey,hostsparticularlymanyHighSchoollevelconferences,amongthemthereareGalatasarayLisesiModelUnitedNations
Conference(GSLMUN),[45]ModelUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(MUNDP),[46]KabatasModelUnitedNationsConference(KMUN),RobertCollege
InternationalModelUnitedNationsConference(RCIMUN),[47]TurkishInternationalModelUnitedNations(TIMUN),[48]YeditepeModelUnitedNations
TrainingandDevelopmentConference,[49]ITUInternationalModelUnitedNations,.[50]Prof.Dr.MmtazTurhanSocialSciencesHighSchoolModelUnited
Nations(SOBILMUN)[51]TherearealsoMUNconferencesatADANA(FIMUN).
AsiaPacific
Australia
ModelUnitedNationsconferencesinAustraliaaretypicallyseparatedintotertiaryandhighschoollevels.Atthehighschoollevel,thelargemajorityofModel
UnitedNationseventsareorganisedbythevariousstateandterritorybranchesofUNYouthAustralia,[52]orbythemanybranchesofRotaryAustralia.[53]Tertiary
events,typicallyrunningforthreetofourdays,occurwithinseveralAustralianstates,andaretimedtocoincidewithholidayperiodsintertiarysemesters.
Bangladesh
ModelUnitedNationsispracticedinBangladeshsince2002.ThefirstMUNtotakeplacewastheModelUnitedNationsonCombatingTerrorismBangladesh
ModelUnitedNations2002.[54][55]Sincethen,plentyofMUNconferenceshavebeenheldinthecountry.ButtheconceptofMUNbecameapopularonein
Bangladeshfrom2013.[56]
UnitedNationsYouthandStudentsAssociationofBangladesh(UNYSAB)isthepioneerofMUNinBangladesh.BangladeshModelUnitedNationsconferences,
BangladeshInternationalModelUnitedNations2012,Dhaka+20,BrainwizMUN2013,UNYSABMUN2014wereorganizedbyUNYSAB.MUNsifmuch
largernumberswereorganizedbyUNYSABthepastyearwhentheyorganizedBangladeshModelUnitedNations(BANMUN)SessionVIIinJune2015with
morethan560delegates[57]andBangladeshInternationalModelUnitedNations(BIMUN)SessionIIinNovember2015,withover850delegates,thelargest
numberinBangladesh'shistory.[58]
ThearenaofMUNstartedgrowingleapsandboundsaftertheformationofthefirstuniversitybasedMUNclubofthecountryDhakaUniversityModelUnited
NationsAssociationin2011.DhakaUniversityNationalModelUnitedNations(DUNMUN),themostprestigiousMUNconferenceofthecountry,startedfrom
2012.[59][60][61]WorldslargestModelUNbrandfromIndia,IndianInternationalModelUnitedNationsisalsoslatedtoconductitschapterconferenceinDhakain
February2016.
China
ModelUnitedNationsfirstcametoChinain1995,whentheeliteChinaForeignAffairsUniversityheldthecountry'sfirstcollegiateMUNconference.[62][63][64]
ArrivinginChinesehighschoolsin2005,ModelUNexpandedrapidly.PekingUniversity(PKU)students,afterattendingHarvard'sHMUN,organizedthefirst
nationalModelUNconferenceforhighschoolstudentsinChina.PKU'sconferencewasinitiallybackedbyUNAUSA,howeversupportwascurtailedin2010
duetotheGreatRecession.
Between2005and2010,nationalMUNconferencessuchasthoseorganizedbyPKUandtherivalingFudanUniversityinShanghaidrewthebesthighschool
studentsfromaroundthecountry,whocompetedforlimitedspaces.Overtime,lesserknownnationalconferences,aswellasregionalandevenlocalconferences
forhighschoolstudents,begantodevelopandgraduallyspreadtocitiesbeyondBeijingandShanghai.[65]
IntherealmofinterscholasticMUNconferencesinChina,thewidelyacknowledgedtop3conferencesarecalled"theABC":AsianInternationalModelUnited
NationsheldbyPekingUniversityBeijingModelUnitedNationsheldbyChinaForeignAffairsUniversity,andChinaNationalModelUnitedNations,heldby
UnitedNationsAssociationofChina,hostedindifferentcitiesannually.[66]
MostMUNconferencesinChinaareorganizedthroughprivateoracademicenterprises,howeversomegovernmentaffiliatedMUNshavealsoflourished,and
recently,unofficialstudentrungrassrootsconferenceshavebeguntodominatetheChineseMUNscene.[65]
India
In1996,theCathedralModelUnitedNationswashostedbyTheCathedralandJohnConnonSchoolinMumbai.Sincethen,schoolsinIndiastartedtakingup
ModelUnitedNationsasanactivityintheirschool.ModelUnitedNationsinIndiareallytookoffandstartedreachingschoolsacrossthebreadthandlengthofthe
countrywiththeintroductionoftheHarvardModelUnitedNationsIndiaconference(http://hmunindia.org/).MUNCaf(http://www.muncafe.com/),anIndian
companystartedin2009cohoststhisconferencewiththeHarvardInternationalRelationsCouncil.Sincethen,manyotherglobalModelUnitedNations
conferenceshavestartedestablishingtheirbaseinIndia.SomeoftheprestigiousglobalonesincludeTheIvyLeagueModelUnitedNationsIndia(http://www.ilm
uncindia.com/)byTheInternationalAffairsAssociationattheUniversityofPennsylvania&theWFUNAInternationalMUN(http://www.wimun.org/)hostedby
theWorldFederationofUnitedNationsAssociations.Today,over300schoolsinIndiaparticipateinModelUnitedNationsconferencesacrosstheworldandhost
themwithintheirschoolshereinIndia.Indiaisoneofthetop5countriesgloballyintheModelUnitedNationsspacetodayandisfastcatchingupwithUSA
whichhasbeenapioneerineducatingstudentsthroughModelUnitedNationsandhasavasthistoryofMUN.[1](http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderaba
d/indiasprogresshingesonitsyoungstersnitiaayogchief/article8987740.ece)[2](http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/futureleadersneedtogive
backtosociety/article6313927.ece)
Japan
TheKansaiHighSchoolModelUnitedNations(KHSMUN)isbelievedtobethefirstorganisedModelUnitedNations
(MUN)conferenceaimeddirectlyathighschoolEnglishasaForeignLanguage(EFL)students.Thefirstconferencewas
heldin1990asarequiredprojectforthirdyearstudentsinKyotoGaidaiNishiHighSchool'sCourseofInternationaland
CulturalStudies.Thisconferenceincluded40KGNHSstudentsand13studentsfromKansaiInternationalHighSchoolin
Toyonaka,Osaka.Thetwodayconference,heldatKyotoUniversityofForeignStudies,simulatedtheCommissionon
HumanRightsanddebatedtheagendaitemoftheIsraelandPalestineConflict.Theconferencewentontobecomean
annualgatheringofhighschoolstudentsstudyingEFLinJapan.UnlikeotherMUNeventsaroundtheworld,theKansai
HighSchoolModelUnitedNationsisanoncompetitiveMUNevent.[67]
Korea
TheSouthKoreanModelUnitedNationsisheldatJejuIslandglobaleducationcityeveryyearsince2015,includingin
February,2016.GECMUNistheacronym.
Thailand
MUNinThailandisusuallyhostedbytheinternationalschoolsanduniversitiesinThailand.BangkokPatanaSchool, GeneralAssemblyoftheKansaiHigh
ConcordianInternationalSchool,EkamaiInternationalSchool,HarrowInternationalSchool,InternationalSeaboard SchoolModelUnitedNationsatthe
EasternSchool,NISTInternationalSchool,ChulalongkornUniversityandThammasatUniversityhaveallhostedModel KyotoInternationalConference
UnitedNationsconferences.Theseconferencesaretypicallyseparatedintouniversityandhighschoollevels.MUN Center,Kyoto,Japan.
conferencesarerunbytheschoolortheuniversityclub,withsomeguidancefromtheiradvisors.Therearealso
conferenceslikeThaiMUNandAPMUN,botharebiggerthanwhattheInternationalSchoolanduniversityhosted.
APMUNwashostedbytheRoyalThaiEmbassyonSeptember20to24of2012.UnlikeotherMUNconferencetheAPMUNandThaiMUNare34day
conferences,otherMUNconferencesareusuallyhostedfor1day.ThaiMUNconferenceishostedbyanyinternationalschoolsoruniversitieseveryyear.Students
frommanyinternationalschoolsgatherandformahostcommittee.ThehostcommitteedecideswherewillThaiMUNbehostedinthatyear.ThailandsMUN,
unlikeMUNconferencesaroundtheworld,arenoncompetitive,andareintendedtohelpstudentsimprovetheiracademicandsocialskills.
Pakistan
PakistanModelUnitedNations(PAKMUN)isoneofthemostprestigiousMUN'sinPakistan.Theparticipantsfromalloverthecountryparticipate.PAKMUN
hashistoryof25yearswithitslatestinstallmentplannedinFebruary2017atHajveryUniversity,Lahore.
Sindh:IntheProvinceofSindhManyoftheModelUnitedNationshavebeenorganizedbymanyReputableUniversities,OrganizationsandEducational
Institutes.
Year
Name Abbreviation Organizer Location
established
JinnahHighsModelUnitedNations JHMUN JinnahHighsSchoolSystem Multan 2016
Jamshoro,
MehranUETModelUnitedNations MUETMUN MehranUniversityofEngineeringandTechnology 2015
Hyderabad
CollegeofBusinessManagementModel
CBMUN LiteraryandPublicSpeakingSocietyofIoBM Karachi
UnitedNations
HyderabadModelUnitedNations HYDMUN StudentsofHyderabad Hyderabad 2014
ModelUnitedNationsIBAKarachi MUNIK InstituteofBusinessAdministration Karachi
ModelUnitedNationsinGuardsPublic
GPCMUN GuardsPublicCollege,Karachi Karachi
College
MehranUET,QUESTandKYI(KnowYourImportance)(https://w
NeroonKotModelUnitedNations NKMUN Hyderabad 2015
ww.facebook.com/KYI.14)
ModelUnitedNationinLUMHS MUNIL LiaquatUniversityofMedicalandHealthSciences Hyderabad 2015
QUESTModelUnitedNations QMUN QuaideAwamUniversityofEngineering,ScienceandTechnology Nawabshah
BadinModelUnitedNations BadinMUN StudentsofBadinCity Badin 2016
NEDUETModelUnitedNations NEDMUN OpenMIC Karachi 2014
HopeModelUnitedNations HopeMUN TeamHope Karachi 2016
Petaro
PETAROModelUnitedNations PMUN StudentsofPetaroCadetCollege 2015
Jamshoro
||PMUN|StudentsofPetaroCadetCollege|PetaroJamshoro|2015|}
NewZealand
AhighnumberofNewZealandhighschoolsoperatetheirownMUNevents,withUNYouthNewZealandfunctioningasamanagingorganisation.[68]UNYouth
NZalsoorganisesregionalandnationalevents,alongwithAotearoaYouthDeclaration,thePacificProject,andNewZealand'sTHIMUNdelegation.[69]
Singapore
ThefollowingareModelUnitedNationConferences,ModelASEANConferencesandothermodeldiplomaticconferencesheldinSingapore.
SIMUNSingaporeModelUnitedNationsattheSingaporeFrenchSchool[70]
RafflesModelUnitedNationsConference[71]
DunmanHighModelASEANPlusSummit[72]
YouthModelASEANConference[73]
HwaChongConflictResolutionandInquiry[74]
InternationalModelUnitedNationsConferences[75]
MiddleEastSummit[75]
RiverValleyModelUnitedNations[76]
SustainableDevelopmentYouthConvention[77]
NanyangTechnologicalUniversityModelUnitedNations[78]
SingaporeChineseGirls'SchoolModelUnitedNationsConference[79]
UnitedNationsAssociationofSingaporeModelUnitedNationsPreparatoryConference[80]
SaintJoseph'sInstitutionModelUnitedNations[81]
YaleNUSAsiaPacificModelUnitedNations[82]
VictoriaSchoolModelUnitedNations[83]
Vietnam
TheideaofModelUnitedNationsisrelativelynewamongVietnameseyouth.Therehasbeenanincreasingnumberofsuchconferences,includinginvitational
onessuchasUNISMUN,SAIMUNandmanyothernoninvitationalones.Theseconferencesareoftenorganisedbyschoolsorstudentledorganizationswith
varyingscaleandexclusivity.OneofthemostinclusiveModelUnitedNationsconferencesinthecountryisVietnamNationalModelUnitedNations(VNMUN),
opentonotonlyVietnameseinallpartsofthecountrybutalsointernationalstudentsstudyingaroundtheworld.[84]
MiddleEast
ModelUnitedNationsisgrowinginpopularityintheregion.ThelargestconferenceintheregionheldinDoha,Qatar,heldeachJanuaryattheQatarNational
ConventionCenter.[85]THIMUNQatarcurrentlyhostsover1500studentparticipants.Theregionboastsover8THIMUNaffiliatedconferencesinplacessuchas
Istanbul(MUNDP(http://modelundp.org))Jordan(AMMUN),Dubai(DIAMUN),Bahrain(BayMUN),Cairo(CACMUN,HIAMUN,AISMUNandBISKMUN)
andDoha(DCMUN).Mostcountriesintheregionhostnumeroussmallerconferences.TheregionalsohasitsownregionalMUNmagazine,TheOliveBranch,
coeditedbyTHIMUNQatar,THIMUNOnline,andBestDelegate.[86]
UAE
CambridgeModelUnitedNations(CAMUN)formed2008isnowthelargestconferenceintheUAE.CAMUN2016hadmorethan500delegateswithmany
internationaldelegates.[87][88][89]TheIndianHighSchoolModelUnitedNationsisoneofthelargestHMUNconferencesintheregion.IndianInternationalModel
UnitedNationsisalsoconductedanMUNconferenceinUAEin2016.[90]
Africa
Tunisia
ConferencesinTunisiaaremostlyfoundinTunisandtheyareusuallysponsoredbytheTunisianInternationalModelUnitedNations(TIMUN[91]).Themost
famousconferenceinTunisiaisthe"GrandeSimulationannuelleduTIMUN"inTunis,whichhostmorethan300delegates.Theseconferencesareusuallyhosted
bythebiggestnationaluniversities.Sincethe6thedition,the"GrandeSimulationannuelle"isunderthepatronageoftheTunisianMinisterofForeignAffairsand
welcomesTunisianministersanddiplomats.
Othercountries
TheotherconferencesinAfricaincludeNIAMUN[92]inMarrakechEstablishedinAugust2012byacoalitionofNorthAfricanyouths,NAIMUNisthelargest
studentrunModelUnitedNationsconferenceinAfricaandtheMiddleEast,with4subbranchesinMorocco,Tunisia,AlgeriaandEgypt.Ittrainsandencourages
youngpeopletoaddresspressingglobalissuesandengagetheminresolvingglobalproblems.NAIMUNisanonprofitorganizationwhichprovidesanequal
opportunityforallyouthtoactivelyparticipateinanopendebate.,JoMUN[93]inJohannesburg,andtherecentlyfoundedIMIRAMUN[94]inWindhoekarecent
onetookplaceinBenin,inCotonou.ThefirsteditionofAlgeriaModelUnitedNationswasheldinDecember2014.[95]TheEastAfricanModelUnitedNations
(EAMUN(http://www.eamun.org))takesplaceinNairobi,Kenya.AlsomentionableistherecentlyconductedLagosModelUnitedNationsheldattheUniversity
ofLagosinNigeria,thefirstofitskindinWestAfrica.Theconferencefirstheldin2016andishopedtobeanannualoccurrence.Theideawasmaderealityby
NigerianStudentsoftheFacultyofLawoftheaforementionedUniversityafterseveralexperiencesoftheNationalMUNespeciallywinningmanyawards.
Notableparticipants
ModelUNbuildsskillsthatareusefulinawidevarietyoffields,withmanyparticipantshavinggoneontobecomeleadersindiplomacy,politics,lawandthe
media.
WhenIwasanundergraduateatStanford,IwastwiceadelegatetotheModelUnitedNationsandonceamemberoftheSecretariat(whenStanford
wasthehost).Studentsareenthusiasticroleplayers.Wehadtolearnhownationsandtheirrepresentativescouldworkwithothers.Welearnedabout
howtheUnitedNations(andinternationalrelations)workedinpractice.Theexperiencewasvaluabletheconferenceswereeducationalanditwas
greatfun.IamdelightedtolearnmorethanhalfacenturylatertheModelUNisstillgoingstrong.Ishouldthinkthatintodaysgreatglobal
conversationitoffers...studentsanevenmorevaluableexperience.
U.S.SupremeCourtJusticeStephenBreyer
KiyotakaAkasaka,FormerUNUnderSecretaryGeneralforCommunicationsandPublicInformation
BanKimoon,SecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNations
StephenBreyer,AssociateJusticeoftheU.S.SupremeCourt
ChelseaClinton,formerfirstdaughteroftheUnitedStates
TomDonilon,formerNationalSecurityAdvisorintheObamaadministration[96]
SamuelL.Jackson,Americanactorandproducer
SuzanG.LeVine,U.S.AmbassadortoSwitzerlandandLiechtenstein[97]
StephenM.Schwebel,formerjudgeandpresidentoftheInternationalCourtofJustice
RyanSeacrest,Americantelevisionpersonality,bestknownashostofAmericanIdol
JoelStein,Americanjournalist,formerwriterfortheLosAngelesTimesandregularcontributortoTime[98]
GeorgeStephanopoulos,televisionjournalistandformeradvisertoU.S.PresidentBillClinton
RainnWilson,actorbestknownforplayingDwightSchruteonNBC'sTheOffice[99]
Seealso
BestDelegate
MUNPlanet(http://www.mplanet.com/)
MUNCafe(http://www.muncafe.com/)
HarvardModelUnitedNationsIndia(http://hmunindia.org/)
IvyLeagueModelUnitedNationsConferenceIndia(http://www.ilmuncindia.com/)
WFUNAInternationalModelUnitedNations(http://www.wimun.org/)
MontrealUnitedNationsConference
BoysState
Experientiallearning
Globalcivics
GlobalClassrooms
ListofModelUnitedNationsconferences
Mocktrial
ModelArabLeague
ModelCongress
ModelCrimeInvestigations
ModelUnitedStatesSenate
Mootcourt
UnitedNations
UnitedNationsAssociationoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica
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BooksonModelUNsandFurtherreading
AGuidetoDelegatePreparation:AModelUnitedNationsHandbook,editedbyScottA.Leslie,TheUnitedNationsAssociationoftheUnitedStatesof
America,2004edition(October2004),softcover,296pages,ISBN1880632713.
BecomingaModelUNDelegateAnEssentialGuideThroughtheMUNWorld(http://partners.munplanet.com/whatismodelunguidetobecomedelegat
e/),editedbyMarkoKovacevicofMUNPlanet(August2016)
OrganizingSuccessfulMUNspractices,trends,innovation(http://partners.munplanet.com/downloadebookorganizingsuccessfulmodelun/),editedby
MarkoKovacevicofMUNPlanet(2015)
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