
Youth Goes Global: International Model United Nations LT received EU financial support!!!
For the first time in Lithuania – a unique project uniting three countries. In December 2011 the Agency of International Youth Co-operation (http://www.jtba.lt/en) managing the EU programme Youth in Action in Lithuania announced the results of the project competition. We were lucky!
The first international Model United Nations conference, which takes place in Vilnius in April 2012, has won the EU subsidy under the 1.3. Action of this programme: Youth Democracy Projects.
What does this achievement means for the project’s participants?
There are going to be a few preparation phases of the International Model United Nations LT.
In the middle of February, a group of 8 Lithuanian students organizing this project are going to meet the partners from Siegen University in Germany. During the seminar of four days the organizers are going to discuss ways of communicating during the implementation of this project, the importance of United Nations for the youth of both Germany and Lithuania. A visit to The Bonn UN Campus is also planned in order to discuss the topics of the conference with the experts of the UN.
The second phase is starting at the end of April, when 35 participants from Germany are going to come to conference in Vilnius, accompanied by students from Belarus and Lithuania. The simulation is planning to unite 100 people from three different countries. During the four days conference, the participants are going to learn how to prepare a draft for the resolution, the rules of procedure, participate in the opening ceremony, meet the experts of the topics and discuss the topics of the conference with them, present speeches and write resolutions in their committees. The evenings are also going to be meaningful – at the opening day there is going to be an official welcoming event and a cultural evening the next day.
The topics of the conference are really wide. The first one is about energy sustainability after the Fukushima nuclear Power Plant tragedy. The second topic is about international migration and human rights. Before the conference the participants will be able to prepare individually and participate in online training courses guided by E-Academy.
Even a documentary movie is going to be made about this unique project. The experience of both participants and organizers will be published in a fact sheet prepared in educational format. It is hoped that the fact sheet will be helpful for young people, wishing to organize projects about UN role in the world back at their schools or universities.
We are very pleased that the EU programme Youth in action financially supported this project, so there is no participation fee! The organizers of the conference also commit to cover the costs of the event, provide daily allowance for food and to accommodate participants from various cities of Lithuania.
We want to remind, that the conference is going to take place at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University, Vokieciu Street 10 during the 26th – 29th of April. The official language of the simulation is English language.
The registration is going to start at the 16th of January! During the months of December – January the events presenting the simulation are going to be held in various schools and universities in Vilnius and Kaunas. If you are willing to participate in one of them or wishing us to come to your educational institution, add us as friend (Lithuanian Mun) in Facebook and drop us a message! Follow updates in this website an like us on Facebook (Lithuanian MUN)
The Project is organized by youth organization Young Leaders Forum, VU IIRPS informal students group, EHU, „E-academy“, Model United Nations Siegen and Siegen University debates club. The manager of the project is Ada Jonušė: ada.jonuse@googlemail.com
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.