Model UN

WFUNA International Model United Nations (WIMUN)

With a strong determination to promote UN values and provide education to young people within the UN framework, WFUNA has organized a series of regional Model United Nations conferences in three regions:

• Africa
• Asia-Pacific
• Latin America-Caribbean

Three WFUNA Asia-Pacific Regional Model UN conferences were held in Beijing, China (August 2004), New Delhi, India (February 2006) and Incheon, Republic of Korea (July 2008). One WFUNA Africa Regional Model UN conference took place in Stellenbosch, South Africa in September 2005. Several Latin America-Caribbean Regional Model UN conferences were held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in the context of UNA-Dominican Republic's Conference of the Americas.

These conferences were organized by the WFUNA Secretariat in partnership with the local UNA and were based on the theme of the Millennium Development Goals. The 300-350 participants attending each conference came from different countries across the region, and were trained and supported by their local UNAs. WFUNA is currently working to expand its Model UN program and is planning to initiate new conferences in 2012.

Finally, WFUNA has been an active partner to different external Model United Nations programs, such as our partnership with the United Nations Department of Public Information's Global Model UN Conferences (Geneva 2009, Kuala Lumpur 2010 and Incheon 2011) and our partnership with the National Model UN in New York each year.

(GMUN 2010 General Assembly Summit, Opening Plenary at the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)