Model United Nations Meeting was held Saturday September 23rd @ Bob Lanier Middle School and Co-Hosted by The International Leadership of Texas
About Imagine MUN
Model United Nations teaches youth peace skills such as research, global vision, negotiation, networking and how to reach consensus through caucusing
This is our first year and our goal is to make MUN available to all with an emphasis on the use of imagination in discussion of how to resolve world problems
Topics & Committees
Click the logo to access the background guide for each topic
UNGA
What are the obstacles to the SDG’s and how successful will we be in 2030?
UNGA is the main deliberative and policy making body of the United Nations and is crucial to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals
IPCC
Review and propose solutions for the current climate crisis.
UN Women
What would the world be like if 50% of world leaders were women?
Founded by the General Assembly UN Women is a United Nations entity working for gender equality and the empowerment of women
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change monitors and reports on climate change
Security Council
What is the common thread in current conflicts and some solutions?
The work of the Security Council is to keep peace in our world. Currently they are overseeing 12 peace keeping missions
UN DESA
What has your country innovated and what is it planning to focus on in the future?
UN DESA plays a global leadership role in advancing cooperation at the science-policy-society interface, and in multi-stakeholder engagement on science, technology and innovation for the SDGs, areas of work established through the Rio+20 conference and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
COPUOS
What essential agreements we must keep going forward?
The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the General Assembly in 1959 to govern the exploration and use of space for the benefit of all humanity: for peace, security and development.
Special Committee
How can the UN reform to respond better to our world today?
Special Committee on Charter of the United Nations meets and discusses UN reform
How to write a letter to peace, (link to information here)
Country research (link to research questions here)
EVENT SCHEDULE
9-9:30 am registration
9:30-10 am opening ceremony
10-12 am first meeting
12-1 pm lunch
1-3 pm second meeting
3-4 pm closing ceremony