Model United Nations (informally abbreviated as Model UN or MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants in civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. In the Model UN, students take on roles as foreign diplomats and participate in a simulated session of an intergovernmental organization (IGO). Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of high school and university students participate in various Model United Nations (MUN) conferences around the world. The purpose of a MUN conference is to allow participants to experience international politics and diplomacy in a setting that is very similar to the real United Nations. Delegates face the difficult challenge of setting aside their own personal views on a specific topic and accurately protecting the interests of the country they represent. In addition, they must not only keep in mind their national interest, but, in the spirit of the United Nations, also serve the notion of international cooperation in order to protect and promote such interests as global peace, security, and prosperity. It requires not only strong debating and negotiating skills, but also a thorough investigation of the issue to be discussed and its political, societal, and legal background.

Our High School MUN Club has joined two conferences LEMUN and TIMUN. There is one more conference in our program. It is RIMUN (Rome International Model United Nations) will be held between 18 - 23 March 2010.

LEMUN was held in the city of Leiden in Netherlands between 19 - 22 November.
We have represented two delegations Estonia and Argentina.

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION TOPICS

GA 1 : Disarmament & International Security

• Disarmament in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Preventing interreligious hatred from threatening international security
• Protection against anti-personnel mines and the remains of cluster bombs
• Reconciliation and disarmament in the Korean peninsula

GA 2 : Economic & Financial

• Coordinating global regulations of the banking system (extension IMF)
• Eliminating child labour
• Gas conflicts in eastern Europe

GA 4 : Special Political & Decolonization

• The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Establishing a permanent UN rapid intervention force
• Achieving lasting stability in the Comoros Islands
• Threats to the stability in Chad

The Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC)

• The effects of the spread of protectionism
• The economic and social situation of the citizens of the Gaza Strip
• Preventing children from becoming victims of economic instability

Environment Commission (EC)

• Financial incentives as a means to promote protection of rainforests
• The effects of pollutants on infants and the unborn
• The safety of nuclear energy and radioactive waste
• Preventing activities causing environmental disasters in LEDCs

North Atlantic Council (NAC)

• Increasing Afghan civilian support for NATO operations
• Restrengthening the international force in Afghanistan
• The accession of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to NATO

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION TOPICS

GA1 Disarmament

• Empowering UN inspections to ensure full compliance with the NPT 
• The disarmament of terrorist militant groups in Pakistan
• The use of white phosphorus in military practices with reference to the CWC

GA2 Human Rights

• The persecution of the Rohingya people and the safety of their refugees 
• The Situation in Tibet 
• Freedom of political thought in Zimbabwe

GA3 Territorial Disputes

• Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and People 
• Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea
• The Spratly Islands Issue 

GA4 Environment

• The use of biotechnology in agriculture and related areas 
• The preservation of indigenous species and their habitats 
• The melting of glaciers and its long term effects in a warming world 

GA5 Legal

• The protection of genetic privacy in genetic research 
• The eradication of unlawful detainment and transfer of detainees around the world
• Evaluation of the arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir issued by the International Criminal Court and its implications on international policy 

Special Conference on “The Law of the Sea”

• The ratification and the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea with a special focus on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 
• Setting new safeguard mechanisms regarding threats against the marine environment including oil spills, other pollution and illegal fishing 
• Establishing common provisions to eradicate seabed mining with the cooperation of International Seabed Authority 
• The case of the Aral Sea 

ECOSOC

• Encouraging private sector development in Africa 
• Minimizing the effects of the current financial crisis on the LEDC`s 
• Effective targeting of UN Security Council sanctions and minimizing their effects on civilian population;
• The reformation of international financial institutions to relieve economic suffering,