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.

On the 15th of September, GIMUN will organise an evening for all the students in Geneva. We would like to introduce ourselves to the new students as well as the old ones who don't know us yet. We will also explain how you can participate and what you might do. We will also seize the opportunity to introduce our new MUN club and have a guest speaker from the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, who will talk about Geneva's relation to the International Organisations.

Venue - IHEID, salle AJF, Parc Barton (http://map.search.ch/d/ge3y2mxyw) read more …

We are very thankful to have had the opportunity to host a night of rather informal talks on the last night of the first ever Global Model UN. The official photo selection contains more than 300 pictures and can be found here. All photos are published under the Creative Commons License. If you choose to download, copy and reuse any photos (i.e. for your own facebook album) please refer to the respective photographer, in this case Christopher Streuli. read more …

GIMUN, in cooperation with IFIL (Initiative for Intercultural Learning), is organising a study trip to New York from August 23 to 30, 2009.

During the study trip, entitled "times of crisis, times of change – rethinking the UN in New York", we will enter the UN building, discuss current topics, invite high level guest speakers to join our discussions and visit embassies. And of course, exploring the city will not be left out!

You can find further information and the full programme on the IFIL website. The deadline for applications is May 17, 2009 or until the maximum number of participants is reached.

See also the report on last year's study trip to the USA.

GIMUN has been asked to organise mini-simulations of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change) during the Youth Forum in Geneva. Of course, we have happily accepted to offer the organisers our assistance and share our experience in this matter. read more …