About the conference

MUN conferences simulate the work of the United Nations and help students to learn more about the principles of the UN and how it functions. Participants also develop their language skills through debates, engage with current political issues and follow the actual rules and practices used at the UN. During the conference, the students stay with host families and form intercultural bonds and friendships.

Over 50 students and 20 teachers from nine countries are scheduled to participate in MUN (Model United Nations) debates dealing with varying issues around developments in diverse areas and modern democracy.

Under the theme of "A World in Transition", the participating students will explore the societal and political challenges posed by the current evolution in many different sectors.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

• Lycée Michel Rodange / Luxembourg
• Lycée Hubert Clément Esch / Luxembourg
• Lycée Aline Mayrisch / Luxembourg
• Institut de la Providence de Champion / Belgium
• Oscar Romero College Dendermonde / Belgium
• I Liceum Ogólnokształcące Toruń /Poland
• Wittekind Gymnasium Lübbecke / Germany
• Instituto de Educación Secundaria ‘Miguel Catalan’ Zaragoza / Spain
• Gymnázium bilingválne Zilina / Slovakia
• Lycée Charles de Gaulle / France
• Schildtin lukio / Finland
• Cross and Passion College / Ireland

The main theme of this year's conference is "A World in Transition". Not only politics, but also economics, the social sector and international relations are going through many changes due to things like: the more common use of AI, climate change, changes in leaders of countries, or ongoing/resurfacing conflicts (like India&Pakistan, Ukraine&Russia, Palestine&Israel) These developments have significant repercussions on our modern societies and impact us greatly, locally and globally. Major challenges for political regulation and social policies have arisen and have to be discussed, tackled and hopefully resolved through diplomacy. This year's MEGAmun conference explores these new and old issues and presents a big range of topics.

COMMITTEES:

• General Assembly (GA): Addressing human right abuses induced by authoritarian regimes
• Security Council (SC): Revising the UN peacekeeping force and its potential development as an active protection force
• International Labour Office (ILO): Ensuring fair and ethical recruitment, integrating migrants into the labor market and addressing potential social impact
• World Health Organisation (WHO): Tackling health concerns linked to the consumption of large-scale industrial and modified food
• Economics and Social Council (ECOSOC): Addressing the global digital divide in education and the resulting inequalities