The World?Federation of United Nations Associations (WFÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵA) is pleased to invite you to the second annual WFÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵA International Model United Nations (WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ) programme.?WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ is an extraordinary intellectual student seminar that brings together an amazing assortment of young minds from around the world to engage in cultural exchange, gain first-hand experience of negotiating process, and improve their knowledge of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system while enhancing their awareness of the most relevant international issues.
Over 700 young students coming from all over the world will attend WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ, an event with high symbolic value of education to international and intercultural dialogue. Students have a unique opportunity to improve their debating and negotiation under the simulation of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Sixth Committees.
This second edition of the conference will take place in New York City, USA from 10 to 14 November 2015. WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ is the most accurate and realistic simulation of the United Nations and features intensive training workshops taught by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ officials on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ4MÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ (the official Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ platform introduced by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ), briefings on important agenda items by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Agencies and internationally renowned experts, and conference sessions at the United Nations Headquarters.
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The year 2015 does not only mark the 70th anniversary of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, but also puts the organization at a crossroads. The Millennium Development Goals, set out in 2000, are set to expire at the end of this year. It is expected that 17 Sustainable Development Goals will be adopted in September 2015 at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Agenda. During WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ 2015, participants will have the unparalleled opportunity to engage in the Post-2015 process at the United Nations while the world's top diplomats debate the exact same issues alongside them in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters during the 70th session of the General Assembly. The conference theme Global Transformation: The Sustainable Development Goals and the selected issues on the agenda challenges all participants to engage actively with the Post-2015 Agenda and the SDGs and make a strong and meaningful contribution to the ongoing dialogue.
WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ is being organized in conjunction with the that will take place in New York from 6 to 9 November. Students who want to participate in both programs are welcomed to do so but must register separately for each. WFÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵA independently charges a fee for participation its Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ programme. Please note that there is no cost to participate in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ4MÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ workshop organized by the Education Outreach Section, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Public Information. You can find more information on WIMÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ, together with details of .