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OUR VISION |

A world comprised of civically engaged people who strie for peaceful, multi-lateral conflict resolution and equitable, sustainable human development
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HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS |

1945 | The UN Charter is ratified on 24 October. Support for the United Nations in subsequent years includes the development of UN simulations like the National Model United Nations (NMUN).

1950s | Eleanor Roosevelt serves as a keynote speaker at an early NMUN Conference.

1968 | The National Collegiate Conference Association (NCCA) is incorporated to assure the long-term educational integrity and financial success of the NMUN conference.

1974 | NCCA develops National High School Model UN conference (NHSMUN). In 1979 this conference incorporates as a separate nonprofit organization.

1990 | NCCA begins to develop the Southern Regional Model UN conference (SRMUN) in Atlanta in response to the absence of Model UN opportunities in the region. In 1993 SRMUN incorporates as a separate nonprofit organization.

1999 | UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan serves as a keynote speaker at the annual NMUN conference in New York City.

2007 | To better serve participants, NMUN is held as one conference at two New York City venues. More than 4,000 students attend, half from outside the United States. Attendance has more than doubled in the past 10 years.

 

PRESS & NEWS| Links to coverage of NCCA and its programs.

IN THE NEWS:

NMUN ALUMNA INTERVIEWED BY BBC
Lauren Judy, a NMUN•08 USG, was interviewed in late September by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The BBC asked various young people from different countries were asked what they would say at the UN as their country’s head of state. Lauren’s remarks aired September 24, and are a testament to the caliber and passion of NMUN volunteers.

To listen to the link click here.

NEWS RELEASES:

22 October 2007 -- National Collegiate Conference Association Honors United Nations Day, Oct. 24 - Announces New Model United Nations Programs

ST.PAUL, MINN -- The National Collegiate Conference Association (NCCA) honors United Nations Day, commemorating the formation of the United Nations, by announcing National Model United Nations•DC (NMUN•DC), to be held 2-4 November.
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ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE :

International News Network: German Students receive Award representing Pakistan At NMUN
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University of Bridgeport and Japan's National Model United Nations Team honored at the National Model U.N. in New York (click to read)

 

 

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