Haarlem Model United Nations
| Abbreviation | HMUN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | Model United Nations conference |
| Headquarters | Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem |
| Location | |
Membership | HMUN is an international conference. Schools from all over the world attend this conference |
Official language | English |
| Affiliations | The Hague Model United Nations (THIMUN) |
| Website | www.hmun.nl |
Haarlem Model United Nations (HMUN) is an annual Model United Nations (MUN) conference organised by the Haarlem Model United Nations Organisation and hosted by the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem, the Latin school of Haarlem, in the Netherlands. HMUN was founded in 1998 and was an initiative of the students of the Latin School. The MUN is held in the monumental building of the Latin School in the old city center of Haarlem. As an internationally known conference, HMUN welcomes schools from several countries including Tunis, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, France, Germany, Turkey, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
General Information
Aims
HMUN strongly emphasizes on training speaking, negotiating, leadership and debating skills. Moreover it strives for increasing awareness with regards to global issues among high school students and helping them to find sustainable constructive solutions to these problems. HMUN is regarded as an MUN of high quality. Both beginning as well as utterly experienced delegates are more than welcome to HMUN.
Affiliations
HMUN is affiliated to The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) and therefore HMUN uses the THIMUN charter, including rules of procedure as the main basis of the conference.
Forums
The Haarlem Model United Nations has 16 forums. The forums present (as of 2015) are:
- SC Security Council
- PBC Peace Building Commission
- AUPSC African Union Peace and Security Council
- GA1 General Assembly 1: Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)
- GA2 General Assembly 2: Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN)
- GA3 General Assembly 3: Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM)
- GA4 General Assembly 4: Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL)
- ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
- CSD Commission on Sustainable Development
- ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- HRC Human Rights Committee
- SPC1 Special Conference 1
- SPC2 Special Conference 2
- CC Conflict Committee
- G20 G-20 major economies
- ExCom Expert Committee