Press room

This meeting lets students simulate the role plated by United Nations diplomats. Those participating (between 50 and 60 students per commission) present, study and debate some of the most important issues on the international agenda, reproducing the exact process followed by UN diplomats when drafting the corresponding resolutions. Finally, on the last day, their conclusions are presented to the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, where they are debated and voted on. The resolutions are then sent out to the actual UN to be taken into consideration as an expression of the will of the young people of the world.

This year’s meeting is special because the C’MUN is being held for the fifth time, becoming on the most important forums of its kind in Europe. Alongside the commissions’ sessions, there will also be sessions of the UN’s two main bodies: the Security Council and the International Court of Justice. Another new development this year is the simulation of the activities of its two most important agencies, UNESCO and the ILO, which will look to work on pressing issues in the international arena.

In both cases, students cannot represent or defend the interests of their own countries. This means that they have to study in depth and understand the social and economic problems in the countries they represent, which contributes to their gaining the global cultural perspective required of the future generations.