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What is MUN?

Model United Nations (MUN) is a simulation of different committees and bodies of the United Nations, where students represent countries and act as real diplomats. They try to defend the interests of the country they are representing and negotiate with other delegates in an attempt to find solutions to relevant international issues. MUN tests the participants’ writing, public speaking and negotiation skills. MUN is an engaging and challenging educational activity, forcing delegates to push for their countries’ positions, while at the same time having to reach a consensus with others while trying to write resolutions. As challenging as it is, it is during MUN conferences where you may find the best friends and get a chance to meet people from all over the world. MUN helps to destroy many biases and false assumptions about other nationalities and countries, and engages the youth in a discussion on current affairs.

What is LVMUN?

Latvian Model United Nations (LVMUN) is an incentive created by the students of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga in 2012. The first LVMUN took place in 2013 and gathered more than 150 delegates from 10 countries. The aim of LVMUN is to promote open dialogue on complex global issues, including international peace and security, economic and social progress. At LVMUN, delegates gain insight into the workings of the United Nations and the dynamics of international relations. They gain a chance to engage in a debate on pre-selected topics, and well as react to crises that emerge during the conference. At LVMUN delegates work on writing resolutions, which should provide an adequate solution to the issue at hand, would fall under the mandate of a respective committee, and would be accepted by the majority of delegates.