MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY (MUNA)

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

NEXT EVENT

When | May 2025 (TBC)
Where | Tweed Heads Civic Centre, Cnr Brett St and Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485 (MAP)
Who | Year 11-12 Students
Cost | $400 per team

OVERVIEW

For teams of Year 11-12 students, 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.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications for MUNA 2025 will open later in 2024 / early 2025 - the indicative process is listed below.
Step 1 - Financial Sponsorship
 
On the application form you have the option of selecting the Financial Sponsorship arrangement 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
 
Information to be updated when available.

MUNA RESOURCES

Below are links to resources available to support MUNA -
 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Feel free to email us if further assistance is required.
 
MUNA is proudly supported by Tweed Shire Council