APPLICATIONS OPEN

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MUNA - for Year 11-12 Students
 

For teams of Year 11-12 students, the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) is a one day event that encourages them to learn about other nations and to understand and appreciate the workings of the United Nations (UN) while they develop debating skills and gain self-confidence in public speaking.
 
Teams of three students from Year 11 or Year 12 are preferred, but students from Year 10 may be accepted on request from schools, if space permits. The teams select a country; research its history, politics, economics, peoples, international alignment and policies in current world affairs.
 
Having chosen a country, they then debate selected resolutions from each country’s point of view in a simulated United Nations Assembly.  The debates reproduce genuine UN debates often with a fine flow of rhetoric, points of order, motions of dissent and bloc walkouts!
 
MUNA is actually a United Nations initiative and MUNA events are held throughout the world. The winning team from Rotary District 9640 each year competes in the MUNA Nationals in Canberra in August.

 

NEXT EVENT

30 May 2026
Tweed Heads Civic Centre
Cnr Brett & Wharf Sts
Tweed Heads  NSW  2485
 
$400 per team (sponsorship available)
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APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications for MUNA 2026 are now OPEN.  Please follow the steps below to register your team.  Early registration is encouraged as limited spaces (and country selections) are available.
Step 1 - Financial Sponsorship
 
On the application form you have the option of selecting the Financial Sponsorship arrangement for each team (they can be different for each team).  Please make sure you have any information required before completing the application.  The options are -
 
  1. If you have agreed with your local Rotary or Rotaract Club (a list of clubs and contacts can be found here) to sponsor your team(s) application then please make sure you have their details, including a contact person at the club and their email and phone number (if you have it)
  2. Self funding by the school is also an option - please make sure to have the details of the person (at least a name and email address) to whom any invoice should be sent.
STEP 2
Complete Application Form, including Student Details
 
The application form will allow schools to submit one team at a time (a maximum of three teams per school are allowed, except with prior agreement of the MUNA team).  When completing the form you will need to provide the name and contact details of a teacher liaison plus the following -
 
  • The name, age, emergency contact detail and dietary requirements of all three students on the team
  • The country that team would like to represent (only those not selected by other schools will be shown as available).  There is no need to wait for confirmation - unless otherwise advised by the MUNA team your selected country is locked in so you can start preparing on that basis.
  • The sponsorship arrangements applicable to that team (see above).
  • Agreement to insurance and other terms and conditions.
 
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MUNA RESOURCES
 
MUNA 2026 Resources
 
All four resolutions will be debated at MUNA 2026.  The resolutions that will be debated at MUNA 2026 can be accessed via the link below, along with a participant guide that provides further details, including rules, judging criteria, and a program of the days events - 
 
Past Resolutions
 
For practice purposes, schools and students may also review the past resolutions debated at MUNA by clicking the respective link below -
 
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Please feel free to email the MUNA Chair, Susan Howard at muna@rotary9640.org if you have any questions.