Bucharest International Student Model United Nations (BISMUN) conference

Dear prospective participants,

The BISMUN Association is delighted to announce the launch of the second edition of the Bucharest International Student Model United Nations (BISMUN) conference.

BISMUN is a 5-days simulation of the activity of various United Nations bodies that will take place between 25-29 March 2010 in Bucharest. During the course of the conference, the participants will debate on topics of high interest to the international community:

* SECURITY COUNCIL

The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan

* 1ST COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (DISEC)

Iran’s nuclear programme

Cooperation with private military forces and international responsibility

* 2ND COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (ECOFIN)

Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty

The Global Economic Crisis and its impact on landlocked developing countries

* ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)

Combating forced labor

Finding a lasting solution for external debt problems of developing countries

* HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Providing help for surpassing the Zimbabwe education crisis

Western Sahara- the right to self-determination

* COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – HOME AND JUSTICE AFFAIRS

Cooperation on cross-border crimes: illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings

Cooperation on tackling corruption and financial crimes.

In order to apply and for more details regarding the conference, visit our website: www.bismun.ro.

The first wave of application deadline is 14th of February 2010.

The participation fee for the participants from Romania is 20 euros.

BISMUN 2010 is a project financed by the European Commission trough its Youth in Action Programme.

The partners of BISMUN 2010 are:

· Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

· University of Bucharest

· Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest

· Rin Grand Hotel Bucharest

The venue of BISMUN 2010 is the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest.