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 and 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.
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 has also actively participated in different Model United Nations programs developing a partnership with UNDPI (GMUN Global Model United Nations in Geneva and Kuala Lumpur).
Our will to educate about UN values encourage us to develop a new Model United Nations program in two ways: WFUNA is currently in negotiations with NMUN (National Model United Nations) to establish a partnership and develop an international Model United Nations in 2011 in New York.
In the framework of “United Nations International Year of Youth,” WFUNA is also developing its own program on WFUNA International Model United Nations (WIMUN). This International Model UN will feature an international conference for 300 young people each year. WFUNA will organize and develop this program together with national UNAs, providing them with the necessary tools to organize and develop their own Model UNs in the future.
