WorldMUN
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Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) is the most diverse college-level Model United Nations conference in the world, and the largest outside of North America. This year, more than 1,800 college students from over 43 countries will attend WorldMUN in Geneva, Switzerland. WorldMUN is held in a different location around the world each year so as to allow delegates to truly immerse themselves in an international experience; past locations include Beijing, China; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The conference lasts one week in March and combines committee sessions during the day with nightly social events. The events provide delegates with an amazing way to experience the host-country and to learn from students from around the world.
WorldMUN operates within a unique paradigm as it combines the students of Harvard College as directors of committee sessions with students from the host school in order to run the conference. It seeks to truly create an international leadership that fosters a level of diversity in thought that exists at no other Model UN conference. Committee sessions simulate the issues that are discussed within the General Assembly (GA), Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Specialized Agencies (SA) of the United Nations. Delegates spend committee sessions debating and discussing the topics, ultimately seeking to conclude the session by authoring a collaborative and comprehensive resolution that addresses the issues that had been mentioned in the study guide which was drafted by the director prior to the conference.
WorldMUN is unique with respect to all other Model UN conferences because the "spirit of WorldMUN" extends beyond just the committee sessions themselves. WorldMUN begins with Global Village, an event exclusive to WorldMUN where delegates are encouraged to share the food and culture of their country with all of the other delegates in attendance. Cabaret, another event tht occurs during the evening, is one the most popular WorldMUN events where delegations perform a dance, skit, or other cultural celebration that informs other WorldMUN participants about their country's culture or heritage.
WorldMUN 2006 was held in Beijing, China, hosted by Peking University. Over 1,500 students attended from 35 countries making it the largest and most diverse WorldMUN ever.
WorldMUN 2007 will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from March 26-30. It will be co- hosted by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne with the Harvard team.
WorldMUN is open to all individuals who are enrolled in a university, both undergraduate and graduate students. Delegates have the option of representing a university as a delegation, or applying as individual delegates.
[edit] Diplomacy Awards
Diplomacy Awards are handed out to the best delegates in each committee as well as the best delegations. WorldMUN strives not to reward the delegate who speaks the most or writes the most resolutions, but instead the delegate who best exhibits the spirit of cooperation and collaboration that the United Nations represents.
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| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Best Large Delegation | Best Small Delegation | |
| 2006 | The College of William and Mary | Lahore University of Management Sciences and United States Military Academy | |
| 2005 | The College of William and Mary | United States Military Academy | |
| 2004 | The College of William and Mary | United States Military Academy | |
| 2003 | Yale University | United States Military Academy | |
