United Netherlands

Participate in the 6th edition of the Radboud international Model United Nations and be part of the ultimate challenge...

Enter the challenging world of diplomacy: public speaking, negotiation, lobbying, and great social activities together with more than 400 students from all over the world.

The registration deadline is March 22nd. Engage yourself at rimun.org/2010!

MUN conference by United Netherlands

Dear future delegates,

The time has come to announce the date for RiMUN 2010. An important moment in time, the wheels have been set in motion and an inspired and enthusiastic new team is already working very hard to make sure RiMUN 2010 will be an incredible conference. For those of you that have visited RiMUN in the past, prepare to be dazzled! Because RiMUN 2010 will be bigger and better than any RiMUN you have seen. The experience of organizing WorldMUN 2009 has strengthened United Netherlands, in their ideal of putting up the best MUN conference imaginable. So, for now we will announce to you that RiMUN 2010 will be held from the 8th until the 11th of april 2010. Information on how and when registration starts will follow shortly on the website solely dedicated to RiMUN 2010. If you would like to be kept up to date, or if you have any other questions, please send an email to t.vanassendelft@unitednetherlands.org.

Yours Faithfully,

Tom van Assendelft de Coningh
Secretary-General RiMUN 2010

About RiMUN

RiMUN is United Netherlands' own yearly Model United Nations conference. The first edition was organized in December 2005 in Nijmegen and was called Radboud intrauniversity Model United Nations. 26 different countries were represented in a highly successful conference that was themed Freedom vs Liberty - in an international perspective.

In April 2006 the second edition took place in Nijmegen. This time called Radboud international Model United Nations, participation was open for students from all Dutch universities and abroad. This edition was centered around the theme of the Millennium Development Goals. With interesting debate, speakers Mandeep Bains (policy advisor UN Millennium Campaign), Ruud Lubbers and Dries van Agt (former Dutch prime ministers), this conference was a tremendous success as well.

From November 24th to November 26th 2006, the next RiMUN took place. This time the theme was War on War - Peace and Security in the 21st century. Speakers were, among others, Dr. P. H. Kooijmans, Ms. mr. C. F. Meindersma & Prof. dr. M. van Rossem.

RiMUN 2007 was centered around the theme Fight 4 Freedoms: Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union revisited. Delegates re-enacted the League of Nations, discussed the limits to freedom of religion in a symposium and debated about female circumcision.

With almost 250 participants of which 30 different nationalities and coming from 24 different universities, the fifth edition of RiMUN (2008) was a grand success. The theme United inDifference provided for fruitful debates about, amongst others, the Arctic Ocean and the role of climate change in civil conflict. At RimUN 2008, United Netherlands was honored to host former Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation and Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Sudan, J.P Pronk as well as the Mayor of Nijmegen, Mr. Th.C. de Graaf.

Click here to open the RiMUN website for more information.