Conference

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Important Updates

Research Reports now available under "Conference".

Payment, Flight, and Hotel Booking Information published.

Chair appointments published.

Committees and topics published.

Chair and Press applications available.

Conference Timeline and Deadlines published - includes important information for MUN Directors.

Schools can now register for DIMUN II through the Expression of Interest Form

DIMUN II website live - to be regularly updated, please check back soon!

Dates for DIMUN II announced!

DIMUN I archives can be found here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Committees and Topics

At DIMUN, each committee has a maximum of 25 delegates and two committee Chairs.

Research Reports are now linked for each topic.

General Assembly [GA]

  1. Addressing the social and environmental costs of nuclear energy plants
  2. The question of preventing and mitigating natural disasters
  3. Addressing human trafficking in Europe
  4. Ensuring fair and equal access to the Mekong River

Economic and Social Council [ECO]

  1. Ensuring access to clean water in rural areas
  2. The complete eradication of polio
  3. Addressing urban poverty by improving urban environments
  4. Mitigating the effect of melting glaciers on key water supplies

Environment Commission [ENV]

  1. Measures to reduce the effects of rising sea levels on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
  2. Reducing material waste in the Pacific Ocean
  3. Reducing the environmental impacts of offshore drilling
  4. Alleviating the water crisis in Chad

Human Rights Council [HRC]

  1. Defining and protecting the rights of migrant workers
  2. The protection of street children
  3. Measures to ensure that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to all people, regardless of religion and gender
  4. Ensuring the right to participate in non-violent political protest

Disarmament Council [DIS]

  1. Evaluating the use of targeted assassinations which violate national sovereignty
  2. Measures to prevent nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
  3. The use of bombing in inhabited areas where collateral damage is inevitable
  4. The security situation in the Sinai peninsula

Security Council [SC]

  1. Stabilising South Sudan
  2. The situation in Afghanistan
  3. The situation in Somalia
  4. The situation in Algeria

 

Schedule

Below is a sample schedule for our three-day conference - a schedule for DIMUN II will be published here towards the end of the year. Please note that this is only for reference and that our final schedule is subject to change prior to the conference.

Thursday, 23rd February 2012

Schools arrive at airport, check in at hotel

Chairs, press team, and admin staff attend briefing in the evening

Friday, 24th February 2012

11:15

Buses depart from hotel

11:45

Delegates arrive at Dulwich College Beijing: registration, delegation photos
Lunch

12:45

Opening Ceremony

14:00

Delegates in committee rooms, roll call, opening speeches, lobbying begins, Approval Panel open

15:15

Break

15:30

Lobbying continues, Approval Panel closed

17:00

Delegates dismissed

 

Dinner

18:30

Buses depart to hotel

Saturday, 25th February 2012

08:15

Buses depart from hotel

09:00

Delegates in committee rooms, roll call, lobbying continues, Approval Panel open

10:30

Lobbying ends
Break

10:45

Debate begins

12:30

Lunch, Approval Panel closes

13:15

Debating resumes

15:15

Break

15:45

Debating resumes

17:00

Delegates dismissed from debate

 

Dinner and social night.

21:30

Buses depart to hotel

Sunday, 26th February 2012

08:30

Buses depart from hotel

09:15

Delegates in committee rooms, roll call, debating resumes

10:30

Break

10:50

Debating resumes

12:30

Delegates dismissed
Lunch

13:30

Closing Ceremony

14:45

Delegates depart