Concordia International School Shanghai Model United Nations

Concordia International School Shanghai Model United Nations

Abbreviation	CISSMUN
Formation	2010
Type	Model United Nations
Headquarters	Concordia International School Shanghai
Location	Jinqiao District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Official language	English
Main organ	Secretariat
Affiliations	The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN)
Website	http://www.cissmun.org/cissmun/

The Concordia International School Shanghai Model United Nations (CISSMUN) is a three-day simulation of the United Nations taking place each January^[1] on the campus of Concordia International School Shanghai. The goal and mission of CISSMUN is to provide a venue in which students of diverse backgrounds can hone the skills of research, public speaking and negotiation while cultivating the virtues of active global citizenship and principle-centred leadership.

From its inception in 2010, the conference has grown from a few dozen students (all drawn from the host school) to a gathering of over 500 high school students from around the world.^[2] During the conference itself, students role-play as delegates of assigned member states in the various committees of the United Nations, and work together in a formal setting to posit solutions to some of the economic, social and political problems confronting the international community.

Each year, topics are chosen for the CISSMUN conference in relation to a central theme. Past CISSMUN themes include The Peace Imperative, Responsibility to Protect, Shaping our Demographic Destiny and, most recently, The Challenge of Inequality. The theme of the 2016 conference will be The Information Revolution. The CISSMUN conference is part of a constellation of Model UN conferences affiliated with The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN).^[3]

Chairs of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in CISSMUN IV

Forums

CISSMUN offers participants the opportunity to serve in one of thirteen different UN forums:^[4]

General Assembly 1st Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
General Assembly 3rd Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
General Assembly 4th Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
General Assembly 6th Committee (Legal)
Economic and Social Council
Human Rights Council
The Environment Commission
The Disarmament Commission
Ad Hoc Commission on Society and Governance in the Information Age
The Arctic Council
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court
Security Council

CISSMUN Conference History

Conference	Year	Number of Participating Schools	Number of Attendees	Secretary-General
CISSMUN I	2010	1	60	Himmy Lo
CISSMUN II	2011	6	200	Heesu Jang
CISSMUN III	2012	15	350	Katie Klammer
CISSMUN IV	2013	22	400	Jonathan Tan
CISSMUN V	2014	40	570	Allen Wang
CISSMUN VI	2015			Steven Pan
CISSMUN VII	2016	60	750	Shannon Hwang

References

↑ Little Star Magazine. "CISSMUN: Fostering a Generation of Global Citizens". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
↑ Little Star Magazine. "SSIS Students Attend MUN Conference in Shanghai". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
↑ "THIMUN Foundation Homepage". Retrieved 2013-09-14.
↑ CISSMUN. "Committees and Topics". Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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