Hall Model United Nations
Hall Model United Nations ( H-MUN for short ) is one of the oldest MUN simulation games for schoolchildren in Baden-Württemberg . It is held annually for five days at the grammar school near St. Michael in Schwäbisch Hall and is organized exclusively by students.
Attendees
With around 200 participants annually, H-MUN is one of the largest student MUNs in Baden-Württemberg . It is aimed primarily at pupils from the eighth grade. Most of the participants attend a school in Schwäbisch Hall . In addition, foreign and former students are often represented. Participants can get involved in various areas:
- The majority of the participants are delegates who represent the interests of a country to which they have applied in one of six different committees.
- The various bodies are chaired by two experienced participants.
- Service staff take care of the participants' physical well-being during the week of the meeting. They are usually provided by younger students to give them an initial insight into H-MUN.
- A scientific service advises the delegates on factual issues.
- During the entire week of the session, a press team reported on the negotiations in a daily newspaper.
organization
H-MUN was started in 2001 by a group of students. Since then, it has been organized by a three-person project management team made up exclusively of students. This is usually determined by the project management for the coming year at the end of the meeting week. The organization usually begins shortly after the end of the last conference.
procedure
H-MUN orients itself in the course of the meetings to those of the real UN . The debates were originally held in German. However, since 2017 there has also been an English council.
Bodies
Current global problems are discussed in six different committees and resolutions are drawn up to solve them. There are three permanent bodies, the General Assembly , the Security Council , and the Economic and Social Council , as well as three annually changing subsidiary bodies subordinate to the main bodies. Examples of this are the Human Rights Council or the Committee on Combating Terrorism.
General Secretariat
The General Secretary is selected by the project management from among the experienced H-MUN participants. He opens the session week. His job during the meetings is to clarify issues related to the United Nations. Often he also acts as an intermediary.
Accompanying program
The session week is accompanied by an evening program. In addition to the up and down event, this includes the panel discussion , which traditionally takes place on Tuesday , in which representatives from politics and business debate a current topic and then answer questions from the audience. An evening, informal meeting should also help the participants to get to know each other better.