Port Blair, Mar 31: One of the Indias leading brand in education conference management, ‘Indian International Model United Nations (IIMUN) is going to organize a conference from 28th to the 30th of April, 2017 at Ummat Public school. IIMUN founded in the year 2012 by a group of college friends led by Mr. Rishabh Shah have done 108 conferences in many cities across the globe with over 3200 committees being simulated and a total of 200,000 students who have directly participated in them. With annual conferences present in 108 cities across 15 countries, IIMUN is the Worlds Largest MUN Conference at our Mumbai Edition was a record breaking of over 7500 delegates in the past year 2015-16.
Being a conference for the youth by the youth, it is run completely by students in age group of 16-25 years which is backed by the Ministry of External Affairs. It is the first MUN in Asia to have its own procedure. The events organized by IIMUN have been attended or supported by noted luminaries like UN Secretary General Mr. Ban-Ki-Moon, UN Under Secretary General Mr. Peter Launsky, UN Chief of Education outreach Ms. Nathalie Leroy, Former UN Under Secretary General Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Pritviraj Chavan, Union Minister of Agriculture, Shri Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar, Founder of UTV and Walt Disney India, Mr. Ronnie Screwvala, Noted Bollywood Actors like Mr. Imran Khan, Mr. Rahul Bose, Vir Das, Mr. Cyrus Broacha, Mr. Aftab Shivdasani, National Film Award winner, Mr. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Mr. Subhash Ghai, CEO of Future Group, Mr. Kishore Biyani, National Information Officer of United Nations Information Centre, Mr. Rajiv Chandran, Former Union Minister Mr. Manish Tewari, Union Cabinet Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu and had performances by Dance Maestro Mr. Shaimak Davar, Mr. Mudassar Khan apart from the ever green veteran Singer and mascot of the organisation, Mr. Leslie Lewis and many more.
Indian International Model United Nations explained, “With India to be one of the leading candidates to become the next super power by the pundits, there has never been more need for young leaders. Youth represents the Modern India, young mindsets, young visions and new perceptions. There is a great burst in the youth to be more effective and involved in social issues. The youth today feels an urge to speak up, to stand by itself and its beliefs and ideals. Here, the Indian International Model United Nations is trying to create platforms to bring the youth forward by providing the youth a responsible medium to put forth their ideas. At IIMUN, simulations of local bodies is organized, the Indian Parliament and the United Nations where students don the hats of diplomats and try to solve local, national and global issues.”
IIMUN conference in Port Blair at Ummat Public School will be held from the 28th to the 30th of April, 2017 in which students from grade 7th to grade 12th (all boards welcomed) who are not only from Port Blair but also from other parts of the island and also from cities like Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad will take part. It would be a three day conference with opening ceremony on the first day, committee sessions on the second and closing ceremony on the third. Invitations have been sent to schools and students who have the desire to participate individually.
“The trick is not spotting an opportunity but in seizing it”, Said a member. All the students of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been invited to this mega event to not only be a part of an international conference but also to be associated with IIMUN family.
