About Model United Nations

Model United Nations known as MUN, is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy, formal sessions on current political, social and economic issues and the United Nations agenda. The participants role-play as diplomats representing a country or NGO in a simulated session of a committee of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly. Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, discuss, debate, consult, and then develop solutions to ongoing global issues.

Pamir International Model Unite Nations 2018

PIMUN 2018 was a three-day conference organized from 29th August to 1st September 2018. The opening ceremony of the conference was organized at the Government Media & Information Center while the rest of the three days of the conference was organized at the Queen’s Palace, Bagh-e Babur (Babur’s Garden), Kabul. The conference was a competition among 317 students from various universities and high schools of Afghanistan. The conference was designed to promote an atmosphere of positive competition among the participants. PIMUN 2018 was organized to provide Afghan youth a platform to learn and practice international relations/policy, diplomacy, tolerance, negotiation, debating, critical thinking, and public speaking. PIMUN is organized annually in Kabul city and simulate various UN committees with new initiatives and new topics.

Keynote Speakers;

  1. Mr. Faizullah Zaki – Minister of Labor & Social Affairs
  2. Ms. Naheed Sarabi – Deputy Minister for Policy, Ministry of Finance
  3. Mr. George Cunningham – Deputy Ambassador of European Union Delegation in Afghanistan
  4. Mr. Sajed Taqwa – Director General, Ministry of Finance
  5. Mr. Jenny Jones – Head of Press & Communications of Embassy of The United Kingdom in Kabul

They shared their remarks about the role of youth in building sustainable peace. Following the speech by keynote speakers, the conference was officially opened by the Secretary General of the MUN conference.

Committees & Chairing Team at PIMUN 2018

The following UN Committees were formed at the PIMUN 2018. Each UN committee formed at the PIMUN 2018 was chaired by a group of individuals who had extensive experience in MUNs. They had experiences of attending an MUN as a delegate, organizer and many have chaired other MUNs around the world. The chairing team of each committee was selected by the Core Committee of the PIMUN 2018 through an extensive selection process. First they applied for the mentioned positions and then they were interviewed and selected. The chairing team of each committee is responsible for moderations, selecting the best delegate and other award winners, help the participants draft their working papers, make sure the participants adhere to the rules of procedures and give a direction to the dialogue within the committees.

1. United Nations Security Council
Agenda 1: Mechanism for Preventing Terrorism and Extremism in South Asia (or in Afghanistan).
Agenda 2: Women, Peace, and Security.

Chairperson: Mohammad Anil Qasimi

Vice Chairperson: Roman Dehsabzi

2. United Nations General Assembly – Social & Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM)
Agenda 1: Global Rights of the LGBTQ community.
Agenda 2: Promotion of effective Democracy.

Chairperson: Mursal Juya

Vice Chairperson: Roohafza Zarabi

3. United Nations Human Rights Commission
Agenda 1: Protection of Human Right in Digital World
Agenda 2: Discrimination against Disabled

Chairperson (s): Rauf Merzayi & Zaheer Noori

Rapporteur: Shakiba Ibrahimkhail

4. United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
Agenda 1: Mitigating the Effects of Drugs
Agenda 2: Actions to Regulate Drug and Crime Level in Affected Locations

Chairperson: Qudsia Popalzai

Vice Chairperson: Sadaf Tahib

5. United Nations Environment Program
Agenda 1: Economic Implications of Climate Change
Agenda 2: Water Resources and Scarcity

Chairperson: Mohammad Abid Qayumi

Co-Chairperson: Faisal Azizi

6. The Parliament of Afghanistan – General Assembly
Agenda 1: Voting and Election Security
Agenda 2: Security Situation in Afghanistan Remote Locations

Speaker of the House: Pamir Hassas

Deputy Speaker of the House: Sameem Habibi

Secretaries: Husna Amini & Ehsan Nemati

7. International Press Forum

Editor-in-Chief: Farahzeb Miri