Abbreviation HMUN Location Haarlem, Netherlands | Formation 1998 | |
Type Model United Nations conference Headquarters Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem Membership HMUN is an international conference. Schools from all over the world attend this conference | ||
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.
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Anniversary
The conference of 2017 will be the 20th anniversary of HMUN.
Theme
2017's theme is: "Sustainable development; problems of the past, possibilities of the future."
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 2017) are: