LEMUN 2024

Leiden Model United Nations

Dec 6–8, 2024 Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden Model United Nations

Conference

Leiden, Netherlands·Europe

Dec 6–8, 2024

450 delegates expected

High school students

In English

About

''Out of this World'' - Theme LEMUN 2024

Dear future participants,

We would like to invite you to join us at LEMUN 2024 from Friday the 6th until Sunday the 8th of December, with early registration for foreign schools starting the evening of Thursday, December 5. Please read the following Invitation Letter for more information on this edition of the conference. 

Registration will take place from the 13th of April till the 26th of May. If you register after said date we sadly will not be able to guarantee participation of your delegation at the conference.

For the most recent information on the conference, such as committees, issues and programme of events, visit our website.

If you would like to register please go to the following site.

Committees

  • 15 countries
    1. The situation in Yemen
    2. The situation in Haiti
    3. Evaluating the severity of using Electromagnetic Warfare

    Security Council (SC)

    Expert · English · 15 countries

    Topics

    1. The situation in Yemen
    2. The situation in Haiti
    3. Evaluating the severity of using Electromagnetic Warfare

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. The situation in the Sahel region
    2. Setting rules and regulations for the jamming of sattelites
    3. Ensuring secure shipping lanes and safe navigation

    General Assembly 1, International Security and Disarmament (GA1)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. The situation in the Sahel region
    2. Setting rules and regulations for the jamming of sattelites
    3. Ensuring secure shipping lanes and safe navigation

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. Defining minority language status
    2. Protecting the rights of children in the region of Palestine
    3. LHBTQI+-rights in religious environments

    General Assembly 3, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural (GA3)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. Defining minority language status
    2. Protecting the rights of children in the region of Palestine
    3. LHBTQI+-rights in religious environments

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. The right of Palestinian people to self-determination
    2. Completing the process of decolonisation in the Caribean region
    3. Involving the Global South in space activities

    General Assembly 4, Special Political and Decolonisation (GA4)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. The right of Palestinian people to self-determination
    2. Completing the process of decolonisation in the Caribean region
    3. Involving the Global South in space activities

    Countries

    How this committee type works

  • Plenary Session of the GA's

    Beginner · English

    Countries

    1. The future of the ISS programme
    2. Space debris
    3. Regulating the commercial activities in space

    United Nations Office on Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

    Intermediate · English

    Topics

    1. The future of the ISS programme
    2. Space debris
    3. Regulating the commercial activities in space

    Countries

    1. Protection from the consequences of climate change as a human right
    2. The future of the right of asylum
    3. The rise in global antisemitism

    Human Rights Council (HRC)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. Protection from the consequences of climate change as a human right
    2. The future of the right of asylum
    3. The rise in global antisemitism

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. Formulating best practises to combat desertification
    2. Sustainable creation and distribution of heat
    3. Effectively cataloging biodiversity worldwide

    United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. Formulating best practises to combat desertification
    2. Sustainable creation and distribution of heat
    3. Effectively cataloging biodiversity worldwide

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. The role of labour rights in the integration of refugees in host nations
    2. The right of civil servants to express personal beliefs in the exercise of their duties
    3. The labour market and AI

    Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. The role of labour rights in the integration of refugees in host nations
    2. The right of civil servants to express personal beliefs in the exercise of their duties
    3. The labour market and AI

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. Industrial autonomy in an increasing unstable geopolitical environment
    2. Setting up legal routes for labour migration
    3. Balancing the cost of living and the energy transition

    European Council (EC)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. Industrial autonomy in an increasing unstable geopolitical environment
    2. Setting up legal routes for labour migration
    3. Balancing the cost of living and the energy transition

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. The legal status of the Bedouin people
    2. Hosting of palestinian refugees

    Arab League (AL)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. The legal status of the Bedouin people
    2. Hosting of palestinian refugees

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. The role of AI in warfare
    2. Copyright in the era of AI
    3. The labour market and AI

    Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SpCf. on AI)

    Intermediate · English

    Topics

    1. The role of AI in warfare
    2. Copyright in the era of AI
    3. The labour market and AI

    Countries

  • The Crisis Committee is something we at LEMUN are very proud of. The issues of this committee will not be announced beforehand, thus delegates must improvise on real time crises. This means that the delegates should be very experienced and should study the nation they represent. Please visit the following site (https://www.lemun.org/archive/lemun-2019/committees-issues-2/crisis-committee/) for additional information. (Note: the site has yet to be updated for upcoming conference)

    Crisis Committee (CC)

    Expert · English

    About the committee

    The Crisis Committee is something we at LEMUN are very proud of. The issues of this committee will not be announced beforehand, thus delegates must improvise on real time crises. This means that the delegates should be very experienced and should study the nation they represent. Please visit the following site (https://www.lemun.org/archive/lemun-2019/committees-issues-2/crisis-committee/) for additional information. (Note: the site has yet to be updated for upcoming conference)

    Countries

    How this committee type works

  • Our conference has a very different take on the Historical Committee compared to other conferences. Please visit the following site (https://www.lemun.org/archive/lemun-2019/committees-issues-2/hc/) for additional information.

    Historical Committee (HC)

    Intermediate · English

    About the committee

    Our conference has a very different take on the Historical Committee compared to other conferences. Please visit the following site (https://www.lemun.org/archive/lemun-2019/committees-issues-2/hc/) for additional information.

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. The use of vaccines in animal husbandry
    2. Fighting obesity and its secondary diseases
    3. Ensuring proper care for victims of physical and mental health issues induced by armed conflict

    World Health Agency (WHA)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. The use of vaccines in animal husbandry
    2. Fighting obesity and its secondary diseases
    3. Ensuring proper care for victims of physical and mental health issues induced by armed conflict

    Countries

    How this committee type works

    1. Protecting and preserving underwater archaeological sites
    2. Including minority culture in in national educational programmes
    3. Returning items of cultural heritage to their country of origin

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

    Beginner · English

    Topics

    1. Protecting and preserving underwater archaeological sites
    2. Including minority culture in in national educational programmes
    3. Returning items of cultural heritage to their country of origin

    Countries

    How this committee type works

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