Tartu MUN

12/03/2020

IMPORTANT! 📣 Tartu MUN 2020 postponed due to the latest developments regarding the coronavirus.

We will let you all know when we have more information regarding the future of our conference here on our page, our event and homepage. Make sure you follow our page and this event to be up to date!

Until then - keep safe!

05/12/2019

We are looking for any volunteers who would like to help us out with organizing the Tartu Model United Nations. The event is happening 3-5.4.2020, but we need help long before that and during the event. Come and join our wonderful team!

21/03/2019

Quick insight into the Middle-East through the eyes of a witty young man!

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''I am Mihkel Märtens, president of the Society of International Relations. The Middle East, which is the main theme of Tartu MUN this year, is my favourite region in the world. The region manages to maintain it's mystique to the western world.

Last summer I travelled to Israel and Palestine. The regions' historical importance is unparalleled. It contains numerous holy sites for the largest Abrahamic religions. The Temple Mount, The Western Wall and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and The Cave of the Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron are just some of the special places which I had the chance to visit. These places really make you appreciate the history of the region and due to its importance, the history of modern civilization.

The Middle East can seem to be a really complex region to analyse, and rightly so! Culture, religion and geopolitics play their part. Tartu MUN is the perfect event to take your first steps, so don't hesitate and register to participate!''

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19/02/2019

''Theatre and emotion'' it one way to call the UN General Assembly. Every world leader has 15 minutes to make their point but we all know that politics can get heated.

Did you know that Fidel Castro ones held a speech in UN General Assembly for 4 and half hours!

Enjoy:

For more than 70 years, world leaders have gathered before the United Nations General Assembly to speak and to be heard. However, with more than 190 leaders ...

07/01/2019

Happy New Year! 🎉

After a week of celebrating the new year and enjoying the holiday we are back. TartuMUN team is really excited to continue working.

Almost 3 years ago CSIS published this article about the changing security structure in the Middle East. Has anything changed since then? Were the predictions correct?

Here is the interesting article:

There is nothing new about change in the security structure of the Middle East and North Africa, nor is it new that many key changes seemingly come without warning. The challenge today, however, is not to examine the past but to focus on the future, and here I have been asked to give a keynote speec...

21/12/2018

Christmas holidays are almost here and we're sure everyone is going to have a busy week celebrating with their friends and family. This is also true for us and for this reason we will be opening registration for Tartu MUN 2019 in early January! So as not to end the year on a serious note, here's a quick overview of the innerworkings of the United Nations:

Ali G travels to New York to learn more about the UN. I claim no rights.

21/12/2018

Another topic on the list is Freedom of the Press and 2018 has been a problematic year in that regard.
"The brutal murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi captured the world’s attention this year. But he was just one of 34 journalists murdered because of their work in 2018, up from 18 the year before." Who do you think has has the biggest influence in the rise of the issue? What are the reasons behind it? Who could solve the issue and how?

Here is a short article about the problems with press freedom in the Middle-East:

Committee to Protect Journalists said lack of international leadership on safety and rights of journalists was partly to blame

13/12/2018

One of the topics in TartuMUN 2019 will be armament in the Middle-East. To keep you posted and excited about the event, we will be posting various articles for you to read in order to catch up on the topic. Here is the first one. This might be controversial but we hope it will help you gather your thoughts, provide new information and a different perspective.

Saudi Arabia is world’s second biggest importer, with global US sales up by 25% in past five years

10/12/2018

Tartu Model United Nations is back for 2019 and this year the event will take place from 18 April to 21 April in the student city of Tartu in Southern-Estonia!

Tartu Model United Nations is organised by the Society of International Relations at University of Tartu, a student non-profit, which connects students interested in diplomacy and foreign affairs.

This year’s conference will focus on „Sustainable development in the Middle-East“. The four-day conference will discuss over the development in the Middle-East, status of World Heritage Sites, the controversies within its societies as well as the domestic and foreign challenges faced by this region.

Tartu MUN 2019 agenda:

UN Security Council:
The Mediterranean region

UNESCO:
Heritage in the Middle-East

First committee of the General Assembly (Disarmament and International Security):
Armament in the Middle-East, weapons market and black market

Third committee of the General Assembly (UN Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues):
Freedom of Press


Registration to Tartu MUN will be open to all university students. High-school students and recent graduates are just as welcome. The age limit for the conference is 18. No matter what your previous MUN experience or knowledge in international relations is, we look forward to welcoming you!

Registration will begin this month.
Stay tuned for more!
Tartu MUN 2019

08/04/2018

Tartu Model United Nations 2018 is over for this time! It was our pleasure to bring this event to you! We hope everybody have had a safe trip home, see you next year!