One issue unique to online conferences came up: internet connection. “The biggest challenge during this online conference was to keep up while having connection issues. I think the communication in general was a bigger challenge than it would usually be.”, said Maria, one of our delegates in CCPCJ. Jost, who was serving in CSW had a similar experience: “It was difficult to impossible to get in touch one-on-one and make plans for joint action, which is especially important for small states.”

Everyone still had a great time and said they wanted to participate again next year if their schedules allow it. “NMUN as a digital conference was already a unique experience. On site, these experiences are then supplemented by personal contact – in and after the conference”, said Jost.

Maria remarked: “I would absolutely love to attend in Person. That would be a dream come true. To only be able to experience this in person, in real life at least once would be an experience of a lifetime I will for sure never forget.” This really shows how even through the online format, everyone was able to have a unique and amazing experience.

Working together with the delegates from the Kobe University in Japan was great! We were able to meet them briefly on a Zoom call before the conference started. When we attend in New York delegates from both universities usually meet for the first time at the conference. During the conference we saw each other during the debriefing. It was amazing how much spirit and energy the students from Kobe brought into these meetings after working through the night. We all grew closer as the conference went on and the debriefings were always fun while also constructive.

I was very honoured to be able to serve as a chair in the UNAIDS committee. It was great to get to know some people from the NMUN staff and to see the delegates work. I was glad I could support my Director and keep the committee running during the sessions. I really enjoy being a delegate and representing a country but I realised more and more how great it can be to be guiding delegates within a committee and support them in their work.

NMUN 2021 has been a very different experience and we all had to learn to adapt. I think everyone learned to be more patient and adapt to new challenges. We all hope to be able to return to New York next year, but we know how amazing an online conference can be nonetheless. Everyone made new friends and got to meet people from all over the world. It was great to have a big part of the usual NMUN experience even though we all were separated by space.

Ruth Spickermann

Students from Westfälische Hochschule jointly with our friends from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies metamorphose into Cuban diplomates representing Cuban policies in different committees at the United Nations.

We are proud, that one of our delegates, Ruth Spickermann, will serve as Chair in the committee UNAIDs.

Students will gain and deepen their knowledge, and hopefully make new friends. Our wish for the future is to meet at NMUN 2022 in person again right in Midtown Manhattan.

For a period of five days 24 students (18x WHS, 6x KCUFS) made their way to Midtown Manhattan in order to represent delegates from the Republic of Korea. A massive knowledge on substantive matters were for this role as important as the competence to act by United Nations rules and procedures during the UN conferences in several committees from the 19th to the 23th of March 2017.

The exhausting preperation paved the way to successfull days with diplomatic negotiations, well-considered cooperations with other UN member states and the hard work on voteable resolutions adressing global issues.

At the end their ambitions were rewarded with an award certificating the great work of the multi-national students. The NCAA, host of NMUN, was recognizing the delegation of both universities as an honorable mentioned delegation.

At the last day the conference and contribution of the more than 3.000 students from over 30 nations were accredited by long applause in the General Assembly Hall within the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Keynote speaker Mr. D. Stephen Mathias, himself Secretary-General at NMUN 1977 and working actually for the UN today, was calling upon spreading the word about Nation Model United Nations all over the world when returning home, before the present delegates voted in favor for the adjourning of the meeting until March 2018.

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