Going to NMUN New York means: getting to know many people and working long hours. As we all worked in different committees, our individual experiences vary a lot. We have had a lot of practice before our conference, so writing on working papers, delivering speeches and bringing in motions for some of us almost felt … More The big finale – NMUN New York
From the 12th to 15th February a part of our delegation went to Geneva to learn more about the UN organisations. We had a really good time as a group and got to know each other better. On Wednesday, we learned more about the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Our speaker who had just returned … More Geneva
Our journey to New York for the NMUN 2019 is almost three months away. As we look back at the last months, we can say with certainty that we have worked hard for a fantastic experience as the Tübingen Delegation representing Namibia. Besides writing our position papers, receiving speech training and preparing ourselves in NMUN … More Our Supporters
Despite having submitted the second draft of our position papers on Friday and having spent the whole of Saturday at a simulation of the General Assembly Plenary in Hohenheim, all of us gathered at 9am on a Sunday morning at the onset of the exam period for a speech training. We were lucky to be … More Speech Training
After a warm welcome with Butterbrezeln and gorgeous home-made cakes, we started the simulation at Hohenheim Castle which is a very impressive setting. It was a great opportunity to get to know delegates from Heidelberg and Hohenheim, and we realised that the size of the committee really matters. Unlike during our first simulation, we didn’t … More Hohenheim Castle Model United Nations (HCMUN)
Lately, we have been putting quite a lot of effort into our position papers. They all summarise Namibia’s position on the agenda topics but these issues are different in every committee. This means, we mostly work in pairs and do research on various topics, e.g. Mainstreaming Gender in Peacekeeping Operations, The Role of Youth in … More How to write a Position Paper
Happy New Year, everyone! In 2018 we have been up to a lot of things: our fundraising team organised cake and waffle sales, we did presentations on Namibian history, politics, economy etc. , we started working in our committees and wrote our first position paper. Last but not least we had a nice Christmas party … More
It is Saturday, 10 a.m., and the formal meeting starts with the roll call. Students of the University of Tübingen, dressed up in professional business attire, represent the UN delegations. The chair (Bettina Ahrens) and rapporteurs (Lidija Beganović and Malena Halmer) guide the delegates through formal session. It is all just a simulation, yet everyone … More 1st Simulation
New academic year, new delegation! We started our first session this week and are now expecting the applications of our potential new delegates that will be representing Namibia next year in New York. It is going to be a great challenge and a lot of fun. You still have the chance to apply until 10pm … More We are Back!
Finally, it was there – the moment (or rather the days) we had been waiting for. When we sat in the opening ceremony on Sunday, March 24th, overviewing a grand ballroom in which hundreds of people were chatting excitedly, we felt that this was what we had been preparing for since octobre. After the opening ceremony, … More The Grand Finale
