KENTMUN NEWS

September 2011
At LiMUN 2011, KentMUN participated in several committees, earning two best delegate awards and connecting members with their peers around the world.

New Year, New Conferences KentMUN ready for the fall

After a successful year and a great summer, KentMUN is back for another year of Model United Nations. Starting this fall, the society prepares to hit the ground running by visiting Oxford, Cambridge and Nottingham. At OXIMUN, Oxford Universitys Model United Nations conference, global top MUN associations take part, including delegations from West Point and the national MUN team of the Netherlands. After a KentMUN member received an honorary mention last year, we will aim ever higher this time. CUIMUN is Cambridges MUN conference, and traditionally hosts the top universities in the UK. Previous conferences have included creative committees like FIFA and other non-UN organizations. Again, KentMUN received an award last year. The society has already been awarded 10 places at CUIMUN 2011, representing Pakistan, Ghana, and Germany in the historical assembly. Nottingham hosts a conference considered to be an excellent start for those who are new to MUN, and as such KentMUN is aiming to procure as many slots as possible to allow all new members to have a strong introductory conference. On top of these conferences, KentMUN is actively searching for additional conferences to top off a host of regular activities that will be taking place as the term proceeds. The society also aims at cooperating with other societies such as the Current Affairs Society (CAS) and Amnesty International to provide opportunities for all society members to broaden their horizons and get to know other students around campus who are interested in international relations and current issues.

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You Have the Floor

Lo Wilkinson Attended Model European Union in Strasbourg 2011, representing EPP as Romania in the European Parliament Out of the three big conferences I went to last year, Model European Union Strasbourg was by far the one I enjoyed the most Spending a whole week debating in the European Parliament building with over 190 participants from all over Europe is a unique and fantastic opportunity! Unlike other MUN conferences, MEU gives participants a much fuller experience thanks to journalists, live interpreting, lobbyists as well as delegates in the European Parliament and the Council. I enjoyed it so much that I am now on the organising team for MEU 2012, so feel free contact me if you are interested in going!

The Middle East and Global Economy

Key Topics in High Level Talks Are taking Place at the UN Headquarters

18 September 2011 SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon today discussed issues such as the Middle East peace process and the global economic situation with several world leaders who have arrived in New York for this week's high-level meetings at the United Nations. In his meeting with Sheikh Naser Al-Mohammad AlAhmad Al-Sabah, Mr. Ban and the Prime Minister of Kuwait reviewed developments in the region, including the Middle East peace process, the evolving situation in Syria and relations between Kuwait and Iraq. Mr. Ban reiterated his call for the release of the remaining political prisoners in Myanmar during his meeting with the South-East Asian nation's Foreign Minister, Wunna Maung Lwin. He also recognized the signicance of recent developments in the country and encouraged the Government to step up its reform efforts to bring about an inclusive transition. Mr. Ban and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Stavros Lambrinidis, discussed

the UN-backed talks aimed at reunifying Cyprus, as well as the status of the negotiations facilitated by the world body between Athens and Skopje to resolve the long-running dispute over the ofcial name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Preparations for the upcoming senatorial election in the Republic of Congo, the refugee situation and other peace and security developments in the Central Africa sub-region were among the issues discussed in the meeting between the Secretary-General and that country's Foreign Minister, Basile Ikouebe. More than 120 heads of State and government are slated to attend the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly this week, during which a series of high-level meetings on issues ranging from non-communicable diseases and nutrition to nuclear safety and desertication will also be held.

KentMUN meets regularly every wednesday at 6 pm. For more information, please visit our Facebook page or get in contact with the committee. details can be found below. Our web page: www.kentunion.co. uk/societies/ kentmun/ On Facebook: www.facebook.com /pages/KentMUN By Email: kentmun@live.co.uk