Bratislava Model United Nations

The Bratislava Model United Nations (BratMUN) conference is an annual four-day event for high-school Model United Nations students. The conference is organized and held by the four IBD students from the IB program at Gymnasium Jur Hronec. BratMUN is funded by the Novohradska Foundation and supported financially or product-wise by numerous sponsors throughout the years. It is currently in its 20th installment.[1][2][3]

Bratislava Model United Nations
AbbreviationBratmun
Formation2001
TypeAnnual Conference
HeadquartersBratislava
Location
Official language
English
AffiliationsGymnasium Jur Hronec
Websitehttps://www.bratmun.sk/

Committee sessions

BratMUN features a host of committees including the Security Council, Economic and Social Council, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the International Court of Justice, the Disarmament and International Security, the Historical Security Council, etc. Delegates in these committees represent member states of the United Nations, explore approaches to foreign problems and establish resolutions addressing these issues. BratMUN has also featured a non-UN crisis committee. Some of the topics dealt by the delegates at BratMUN were the abolishment of the death penalty, nuclear disarmament, sea piracy, nuclear energy, the abolishment of sexual harassment at workplaces, or at armed conflicts, future regulations of digital privacy and much more.[1][4][3][5]

Past venues

Some of the past BratMUN conference premises include:

Notable speakers
A photo of students participating in the Bratmun conference.
A picture of students participating in a committee session.

Other notable speakers

Eduard Kukan (Minister of foreign affairs SVK), Ronald Weiser (Ambassador for USA in Slovakia), Michael Roberts (British Ambassador)

References
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