SAMUN

South American MUN

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Approximately 300 students plus directors from 25-30 schools in Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to attend the SAMUN conference. In terms of origin, the student delegates typically hail from 30-40 different countries representing most regions of the world. SAMUN is an officially-affiliated program of The Hague International Model U.N., otherwise known as the THIMUN Organization. As SAMUN does limit the conference size , early commitments to attend are recommended.

SAMUN, a non-profit event, is a four-day simulation of the United Nations for secondary school students. Each school is allocated a number of countries according to the number of students who are participating; each country is represented by four students (five for Security Council countries). The students then represent the ideologies and interests of that country at the conference through the General Assembly. The students will be delegates for their given country, representing it throughout the four days with the purpose of seeking, through discussion, negotiation and debate, solutions to the various prescribed issues presented in the conference. Successful, widely supported student resolutions are brought to debate and vote in the Security Council or in the Disarmament, Human Rights, Environments and Economic & Social Committees. Based on the level of country delegation support, a select number of resolutions are taken to debate and vote at the full General Assembly. The International Court of Justice is an integral part of SAMUN and cases are presented, argued, and decided upon by the ICJ Justices. Security Council and ICJ decisions are presented to the General Assembly.