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MENAMUN

International Model United Nations of the Middle East and North Africa

نموذج محاكاة الأمم المتحدة بشمال إفريقيا والشرق الأوسط

Next conference to be announced · Registration opens soon

Hundreds of MENAMUN delegates in a group photo outside the conference venue
Founded
September 2016
Participants
About 250 a year
Ages
16 to 28
Countries
15+
Duration
5 days
Languages
EN · FR · AR

About the conference

Young people negotiating the world’s questions

MENAMUN is an international educational youth conference where participants simulate the work of the United Nations. It teaches and spreads the principles of the UN — above all human rights and human security.

Each delegate represents a country, researches its position on a topic, and then negotiates solutions and recommendations with the other delegates in their committee.

Committees work in English, French or Arabic, depending on the committee and the participants’ preferences.

A MENAMUN committee in session in a large hall
A committee session at MENAMUN

Why take part

  • Learn about international and global issues
  • Improve negotiation, public speaking and presentation skills
  • See how the United Nations really works
  • Build personal and professional skills
  • Develop leadership, teamwork and crisis management
  • Meet people from many cultures and countries
  • Receive a certificate of participation and possible awards
  • Make friends and build a network of young leaders and activists

Delegate preparation

From registration to the committee room

  1. 01

    Register

    Complete the registration form. After provisional acceptance, instructions arrive by email.

  2. 02

    Confirm

    Pay the fee and receive final confirmation of your country, committee and topic.

  3. 03

    Your country

    The Secretariat assigns countries. Each delegate represents one country in one committee on one topic.

  4. 04

    Background guide

    Two months before the conference you receive a guide and research summary for your topic.

  5. 05

    Research

    Research your country’s position thoroughly and use the training materials below.

Committees of the next conference

Ten committees in three languages. Topics will be announced with the call for registration.

Arabic committees

UNSC

UN Security Council

Topic to be announced

AL

League of Arab States

Topic to be announced

UfM

Union for the Mediterranean

Topic to be announced

WHO

World Health Organization

Topic to be announced

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Topic to be announced

English & French committees

SOCHUM

Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee · French

Topic to be announced

UN Women

UN Women · English

Topic to be announced

EP CULT

European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education · English

Topic to be announced

UNESCO

UNESCO · English

Topic to be announced

HRC

Human Rights Council · English

Topic to be announced

Downloads

Training materials

Everything a delegate needs to prepare. Arabic and French versions will follow.

Fees and conditions

Fees of the last edition. They are confirmed when registration for the next conference opens.

Participation fee · ages 18 to 26
Citizens of Arab countries€200
Tunisian citizens500 TND
Citizens of non-Arab countries€350

+€50

Ages 26 to 30

+€100

Ages 30 to 35

−€50

AOD members

The fee includes

Five days of accommodation, meals, learning materials and your certificate.

Good to know

  • The conference lasts five days in Tunisia, with online training and preparation beforehand.
  • Accommodation is in air-conditioned student housing, in rooms for three or four.
  • Housing, workshops and debates are at the same venue — no travel between them.
  • Participants from abroad arrange and pay for their own travel to Tunisia and to the venue.

Past editions

Delegate placard and programme from the first MENAMUN in 2017

1st edition · 9–13 July 2017

Sousse, Tunisia

Delegates
180
Chairs & deputies
14
Countries
21
Committees
7

Including UNESCO, UNODC, ECOSOC, HRC, UNODA and the Arab League.

Delegates with the Tunisian flag at MENAMUN 2018

2nd edition · 21–25 July 2018

Sousse, Tunisia

Delegates
200
Chairs & deputies
18
Countries
14
Committees
9

Including HRC, UN Women, UNICEF, SOCHUM, the African Union, OIC, UNODC and UNESCO.

Delegates celebrating with their certificates at MENAMUN 2019

3rd edition · 21–25 July 2019

Hammamet, Tunisia

Delegates
225
Dais members
20
Countries
16
Committees
10

Including OIC, the Arab League, an anti-corruption commission, HRC, the Council of the EU, the African Union, UNODC, UN Women, UNESCO and the G20.

2020–2023: the conference was cancelled because of COVID-19.

Our vision for MENAMUN

  1. 01Help build inclusive social movements that bridge cultural, scientific and intellectual differences.
  2. 02Support young people’s political participation and reduce the exclusion of marginalised communities.
  3. 03Give individuals, communities and institutions leadership, peacebuilding and dialogue skills.
  4. 04Support international partnerships, learning, evaluation and the sharing of good practice.

Gallery

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Committee chair and co-chair at their desk Delegates in conversation during a break Delegates working at a committee table A committee seated around a U-shaped table Delegates holding the Austrian flag Three participants in traditional dress at the cultural evening A committee chair at the dais A large group of delegates with their certificates A copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at its 70th anniversary Delegates posing with the Libyan flag A busy networking break Delegates at their desks during a committee session

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