Dear delegates,

On behalf of Durham University and the United Nations Society, I would like to cordially invite you to the second annual Durham Model United Nations Conference 2009 (DURMUN’09). This year’s event will be the first conference open to all British universities and will comprise of six committees. A total of 125 delegates will be participating, making it the largest MUN conference in North East England. The three day conference is scheduled from the 12th to 14th of June.

DURMUN’s purpose is to facilitate a platform to allow students of all background to debate, share and create solutions to problems that threaten the livelihood of world citizens today. Through MUN rules and procedures, we hope that delegates will be able to experience a professional yet fun environment to share their ideas in the historic city of Durham.

The United Nations Society and the School of Government and International Affairs look forward to welcoming you to this conference and contribute your ideas and solutions while gaining new experiences and make new friendships from around the world.

For more details and updates, please browse through our website (www.durmun.co.uk).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,
Christopher Ching
Secretary General of DURMUN 09

12/05 @ 12:00, Chris posted Speaker announced!

DURMUN is proud to annouce Sir Richard Jolly of the Institue of Development Studies will be our key-note speaker for the conference!


11/05 @ 12:00, Chris posted Rules and Procedures Released

Please refer to the Committees tab to view the rules and procedures for DURMUN'09


08/05 @ 12:00, Chris posted Registration deadline extended!

Registration deadline has been extended to 13th of May!


12/04 @ 12:00, Chris posted Registration Now Open!

Registration now open!

You can now reigster and pay online via this website. Deadline for registration is 8th of May.


09/04 @ 12:00, Chris posted Topics

Topics for each committees are now out!

Please check the Committees tab for more detail.


18/03 @ 12:00, Mike posted New Website

We have a new website, look out for lots more news still to come!