Oldenburg Model United Nations A Decade For New Justice – 10th International Session

• Welcome to the OLMUN!
• Participation
  • Accomodation
  • Application
  • Schedule
  • Venues
  • Preparation
  • Discussion Forums
• Team
  • Secretariat
  • Chairs and Presidents
  • Officers
• Gastfamilien
• Press
• Contact

Participation

There are various ways of participating in the OLMUN Conference:

1. Delegate

Each year, OLMUN welcomes several hundret delegates, thus high school students, from more than 10 countries. As a delegate you represent one of the United Nations’ member states, an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), such as Greenpeace or Amnesty International, or an Official Observer (OO), such as the Holy See or the Palestinian National Authority.

Usually, you will form a delegation along with other students from your school. Being in the same delegation means representing the same nation – but of course in different committees. OLMUN 2010 will feature the following committees and councils:

- The General Assembly’s Third Committee (GA3rd)

- The General Assembly’s Fourth Committee (GA4th)

- The Human Rights Council (HRC)

- The Economic and Social Council (EcoSoc)

- The United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council (UNEP GC)

- The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT GC)

- The United Nations Security Council (SC)

- The Special Conference (SpC)

In order to be succesfull in achieving the aims of your nation, you should research your contries positions on the issue that is being discussed in your committee. After you have done that, you might like to write a few clauses, or even a whole resolution, on how your nation would like to pursue its goals in your committee.

Furthermore, one of the delegates of each delegation will need to present an opening speech to the General Assembly during the opening ceremony of OLMUN. However, as many delegates like to present an opening speech, most committee chairs and presidents will invite you to do so on the first day of committee sessions, right before the lobbying process starts.

During the the lobbying process, you wil try to form alliances with other delegates that share the same ideas as you on how to deal with your committee’s issue. You will try to merge your resolutions and clauses with those the other delegates have prepared and eventually come to an agreement.

On the last day of you committee’s session, you will defend your resolutions in formal debate, with the final goal of passing it.

In order to participate as a delegate, please email application@olmun.org

Participation Fee: 20 €

2. Journalist

Every morning, the delegates will receive a newspaper that is written by student journalists. Student journalists observe committee sessions, interview delegates and guest speakers and write articles – both on the serious content as well as the lighter side of the youth event.

In order to become a journalist, please contact the Secretariat.

Participation Fee: Does not apply

3. Chair

Chairs have a lot of responsibility: They prepare the committee guides, which the delegates will use to research the issue, they assist during the lobbying process and the are in charge of debate on the last day of sessions. Chairs of the Councils are furthermore responsible for preparing a report to the General Assembly.

In order to serve as a chair, please email president@olmun.org

Participation Fee: Does not apply

4. Staff

The administrative staff is crucial for any successful MUN conference. Staff members support the chairs as well as the organization team and during formal session the distribute notes, which are used by the delegates in order to communicate secretly.

In adition to the administrative stafff, the OLMUN Secretariat is looking for students who are capable of dealing with all kinds of technical issues, such as setting up beamers, printers etc. in order to support the chairs while their committees are in session.

Please contact any student involved in OLMUN in order to become a staff member.

Participation Fee:  Does not apply

5. Member of the Inner Circle or Member of the Secretariat

These people, easily identified by their blue ID badges, are the heart and brain of OLMUN. Right after the end of any OLMUN conference, the members of the Inner Circle elect a new Secretariat, which consists of the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General, the President of the General Assembly and the Deputy President of the General Assembly. Theye year of their liftime to preparing the conference.

Participation Fee: Does not apply