SALIENT 2023

SALIENT

Jun 29 – Jul 2, 2023 Ljubljana, Slovenia

SALIENT

Latest edition: Salient 2025Sep 10–13, 2025

Conference

Ljubljana, Slovenia·Europe

Jun 29 – Jul 2, 2023

High school and university students

In English

About

NEW GENERATIONS ASCENDING: Between youth and politics

Policy and law have usually been established in order to catch up to the facts rather than work preemptively. But the world has changed, and the events, crises and new ideologies today are breeding grounds for issues in the future that traditional diplomatic approaches might not be able to fix. MUN offers a unique opportunity to let young people propose new ideas, introduce their own perspectives and familiarize themselves with policy-making.

New generations are therefore not only responsible for tackling the issues of the past but are also the ones making decisions that will directly affect our future. It is of utmost importance to look at current issues and challenges that might lead to potential conflicts so we can prevent them and make sure that the new generations have the best starting point possible. For this reason, it is crucial to empower them, to give them a voice and a chance to improve our complicated world.

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Committees

  • 20 countries
    1. Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Heritage and Culture

    UNESCO

    Beginner · English · 20 countries

    Topic

    Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Heritage and Culture

    About the committee

    Indigenous peoples’ heritage is extraordinarily valuable, and they have become the caretakers of this valuable heritage, whose transmission and upkeep is necessary for maintaining the national identity of indigenous communities. In the UNESCO committee, delegates will be able to address the challenges indigenous’ heritage is currently facing and discuss possible solutions to safeguard such an important, and sometimes forgotten, part of human civilisation.

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  • 20 countries
    1. Women and Terrorism: Understanding the Motives and Means of Female Participation in Terrorism

    UNOCT

    Intermediate · English · 20 countries

    Topic

    Women and Terrorism: Understanding the Motives and Means of Female Participation in Terrorism

    About the committee

    Up until now, counter-terrorist policies and research seem to have overlooked the role of women in terrorism. Women may take different roles in extremist acts – they can be sympathisers, active participants, enablers or preventers, and recent data suggest an upward growth in this participation. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the motives for these phenomena in order to develop effective policies for the prevention of terrorist movements on a global scale.

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  • 18 countries
    1. The Crisis in Afghanistan: Protecting the Future of Younger Generations

    UNSC

    Expert · English · 18 countries

    Topic

    The Crisis in Afghanistan: Protecting the Future of Younger Generations

    About the committee

    With more than a dozen armed conflicts, only in the 20th century, the nation of Afghanistan has been accustomed to the consequences of war. The destabilizing and destructionist nature of the matter has made younger generations prone to feeling distraught and isolated from the rest of the world. Stemming from the brinks of war, one of the main purposes of the United Nations, as stated in its preamble, is "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war (...)" and "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights (...)". Ergo, making it the essential task of the United Nations to gurantee and maintain peace inside the International community. More recent developments, such as the extension of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), until 17 March 2024, emphasize the need of special attention and careful planning of new security policies in the area. It is time to highlight further the importance of the younger generations and their security by helping those to return to a more stable civilian life.

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Partner conferences

BIMUN/SINUB 2022

Bonn, Germany

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MUNUSAL 2023

Salamanca, Spain

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Organizers

Festina Thaqi

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