In February 2010 a delegation from MUNUSAL, the University of Salamanca’s Model United Nations, and one of our EMUNNET partners, took part at the HNMUN (Harvard National Model UN). After this, the delegation spent a week in NY. read more …

The registration for the commemoration event of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter, 64 years ago, is now open. You can find all the informaiton here. The deadline of registration is the 19th of October.

We have used the first week of classes in order to introduce GIMUN to students from all Universities in Geneva. Apart from the presentations on the NGO and the Conference, by the President and the Co-Secretaries-General respectively we invited Marc Bruchez as a guest speaker.  Mr. Bruchez works for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in the department of Political Affairs. He introduced the Swiss host state policy for International Organisations, introducing the relations Geneva has to the various international actors present. read more …

The second international study trip, organised together with IFIL this year, took us to the United Nations Head Quarters in New York.

During one week the participants learned about the topics set (UN reform, Sudan, Financial Crisis, the EU in the UN and the MDGs) through guest speakers and embassy visits. Additional to the academic input we had the chance to explore and experience New York City. read more …

Please find attached the announcement of the third in a series of lectures jointly organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The Geneva Lecture Series was inaugurated in April 2008 by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General.
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The first of two international study trips organised by GIMUN in cooperation with IFIL this year was the study trip to Lebanon. During one week, our EMUNNET Representative, Kaspar Paur, together with organisers from our partner MUN in Zagreb, gave the international participants a chance to form a strong knowledge base about the region and Lebanon in particular, in order to be able to form their own opinion.

The announcement can be found here, and the final report is attached.