The Raffles Model United Nations Conference (RMUN) was first organised in 1992, as the Raffles Mock United Nations Security Council Conference. Back then, it was a quiet, one-day affair attended by just a handful of secondary school students and simulated a single UN body. Today, throughout the three days of the conference, students role-play ambassadors or press members from an assigned UN member
nation. Students (referred to as ‘delegates’) will engage in intensive debates over world issues which are currently being deliberated on by the UN. In the 23 years since, it has increased vastly in scope to include three full days of debates held concurrently in four UN councils – General Assembly (GA), Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC), Human Rights Council (HRC) and the Security Council (SC) – and boasts a separate Press Corps (PC). RMUN has established itself as one of the most prestigious student-organised events in Singapore – it is after all, one of the largest and most long-running competitions in both the secondary school and junior college circuits – with a rich tradition of stimulating debates, first-rate speeches and enthralling performances. It promises to be an amazing three-day journey for all delegates.
