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Between March 22-24 the second student-organized BRIMUN conference took place at IUB. Following the model of the United Nations, about 200 participants from 30 nations were brought together. The main theme of BRIMUN 2005 was “Security in Time of Terrorism.”
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Model United Nations simulates the working environment of the UN. Internationality and English as the language of campus communication are part of the every day lives of the 804 IUB students from about 80 nations. The Brimun Club takes advantage of this inspiring international environment.
The organisers of the conference prepared six committees which met on Wednesday and Thursday at IUB. The palette of themes was both challenging and diverse:
- Political Committee: “Humanitarian Intervention in Darfur (Sudan)”
- Human Rights Committee: “Issue of Gay Rights”
- Economic and Social Council: “Eradication of Corruption within the UN”
- European Council: “Reform of The Growth and Stability Pact”
- International Court of Justice: “The Case of Ahmadou Sadio Diallo (Republic Guinea vs. the Democratic Republic of Congo)“
- The Security Council: “Reform of the Security Council”
On Tuesday the 22nd of March the opening ceremony took place at 4 p.m. in the Conference Hall of the IUB Campus Center. During the opening ceremony speeches were delivered by IUB president Dr. Fritz Schaumann, the BRIMUN 2005 keynote speaker Ambassador Wolfgang Stöckl from the German Foreign Office in Berlin as well as IUB students Manuel Adolphsen, Director General of BRIMUN 2005,and Gero Elerd, Secretary General of BRIMUN 2005.
Further Information about BRIMUN 2005 under: www.brimun.org
contact:
Tino Kreutzer
Tel.: 0171-8186774
e-mail: t.kreutzer@brimun.org
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Model United Nations |
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The concept of a Model United Nations was developed by students in America more than 50 years ago in order to simulate the challenges of diplomacy and international negotiation.
They particulary focussed on areas of peace and conflict resolution that are a part of the day-to-day work of the United Nations. During a MUN conference participants are assigned to delegations representing a specific country. These delegations represent the positions of their countries in the General Assembly, Security Council and the respective committees. The debate takes place in English, all rules of the United Nations protocol have to be followed by student diplomats.
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