Swiss MUN Calendar
Keep up to date with what is happening in the Swiss MUN community: Conferences, Social Events, Workshops, etc.
2023
January
29 January
17:00 on Zoom
UNYA Best Practice Call: Social Media
February
13 – 17 February
Geneva
GIMUN Conference
«Addressing conflicts and crisis: the new perspectives of the regional and international institutions»
The Western narrative about conflicts fails to encompass and recognize the efforts of regional organizations in the resolution of said conflicts. We chose for this year to hold debates showcasing their abilities in doing so, and their importance in mediation. Our Conference’s theme will revisit the role and perspectives of these regional actors, which can be associations, intergovernmental organizations, or even United Nations Agencies, in facing various types of conflicts and crisis.
26 February
17:00 on Zoom
UNYA Best Practice Call: Rules of Procedure
March
2 March
19:00 UZH Zentrum
MUN Team UZH: Guest Speaker Event with Prof. em. Dr. Michael Ambühl
“Switzerland’s Role and Potential in the UN Security Council”
5 March
13:00 Bern
UNYA General Assembly
UNYA’s Spring GA will take place at the World Trade Institute in Bern. We look forward to a fruitful General Assembly with our member associations to both review UNYA’s activities of the last year as well as announce exciting projects for the future! On 5 March, new members may be elected to the UNYA Executive Board. Fill out the form below to apply for a board position.
7 March
13:15 – 14:45 Bern
ASNU Manifestation de la session de printemps “Suisse – ONU” / GSUN Sessionsanlass “Schweiz – UNO”
“Résolus à préserver les générations futures du fléau de la guerre” / “Fest entschlossen, künftige Generationen vor der Geisel des Krieges zu bewahren”
12 – 16 March
Paris
Swiss Delegation at Harvard WorldMUN 2023
Delegates from seven Swiss MUN Associations (ETH MUN, FriMUN, GIMUN, MUN Bern, MUN EPFL, MUN Team Uni Basel, MUN Team UZH) are heading to Paris to participate in “the olympics of Model United Nations”!
30 March – 2 April
Lausanne
EPFL Conference
“The Energy Crisis: Solutions Today for a Better Tomorrow”
Our goal is to create a common ground for attendees from all around the world, where they will be immersing themselves in an intellectually demanding environment, adopting other perspectives, and employing the art of negotiation to achieve meaningful resolutions.
April
2 April
17:00 on Zoom
UNYA Best Practice Call: Alumni
How can a community of former MUN members be preserved?
20 – 21 April
Palais des Nations
GIMUN x UNIDIR Conference on the Implications of the Use and Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapons
GIMUN is hosting a conference on the theme of lethal autonomous weapons at the Palais des Nations in collaboration with the UN Institute on Research and Disarmament (UNIDIR). UNYA and GIMUN members are given early access to apply, so please sign up to debate this very current topic with us in Geneva!
23 April
17:00 on Zoom
UNYA Best Practice Call: Topic tbd
27 – 30 April
Zurich
ZuMUN 2023: The Zurich Conference
“The Circle of Political Extremism”
The UN was created with the vision of maintaining world peace and security. However, with the pronounced rise of anti-system and extremist parties, the subsistence of international peace is called into question. Extremist thinking can be nostalgic of a radicalized past which idealizes authoritarianism. Looking at the present state of the world, we can draw a distressing parallel with the interwar period. What resolutions can we therefore create to prevent such misfortune from happening again?
May
6 – 7 May
University of Bern
UNYA Conference
28 May
17:00 on Zoom
UNYA Best Practice Call: Topic tbd
June
July
August
September
October
14 – 15 October
ETH Zurich