The Doon School Model United Nations
- The Doon School
Dehradun
India
30–40 schools
The Doon School Model United Nations (DSMUN) is an annual Model United Nations conference run by The Doon School, an all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India. Founded in 2007, it is one of Asia's largest MUNs in terms of number of delegates and committees. It is held on the school campus on a weekend in August. The conference receives students from all over the Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, as well as in recent years from Dubai and Oman.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/DSMUN2019.jpg/220px-DSMUN2019.jpg)
General information
DSMUN was founded as an intra-school conference in 2007. Over the years, it attracted local schools and then, later, from across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, becoming one of India's largest conferences. It is considered one of the most prestigious MUNs in the Asia-Pacific region, regularly drawing over 350 delegates from over 30–40 schools.[2]
Committee sessions
Committees include United Nations General Assembly, the Security Council, subcommittees of ECOSOC and crisis simulation committees. Delegates represent different countries to debate current international and regional issues. In recent years, special non-conventional committees have been devised at DSMUN, inspired by the local politics of the region or landmark historical decisions and events, such as Lincoln's War Cabinet (1861), Union Cabinet of Ministers (1984), Viceroy's Executive Council (1946) a Lok Sabha simulation, cabinet meetings of Russia, India and China, and a special convention on religion and terror.[3]
Social events
Apart from the usual committees and debates, social and cultural events are held for the delegates, including music concerts, dance evening, tea and formal dinner.[citation needed]
Guest speakers
Chief guests and guest speakers at the conference usually feature prominent Indian politicians or diplomats. In the recent years, they've included:
- 2013 – Salman Khurshid,[4] Jairam Ramesh
- 2015 – Sujatha Singh[citation needed]
- 2016 – Pavan Varma[citation needed]
- 2017 – Rahul Gandhi[5]
- 2018 – Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
- 2019 – Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
- 2021 – Kiren Rijiju, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
See also
- The Doon School
- Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference
- List of model United Nations conferences
- Model United Nations
References
- ^ "Model United Nations Conference begins at The Doon School | Dehradun News – Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ TNN (23 August 2015). "Doon School Model UN conference ends | Dehradun News – Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "World's diplomatic realties discussed at Doon School". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Salman Khursheed Reached Doon School – विदेश मंत्री सलमान खुर्शीद पहुंचे दून स्कूल – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". Amarujala.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Rahul Gandhi visits alma mater Doon School as nephew Raihan chairs 'Lok Sabha' | dehradun". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
External links
- Official DSMUN website
- v
- t
- e
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/The_Doon_School%2C_Dehradun_-_logo.png)
- Anoop Singh Bishnoi
- Arthur Foot
- J. A. K. Martyn
- C. J. Miller
- Eric Simeon
- Gulab Ramchandani
- Shomie Das
- John A. Mason
- Kanti Bajpai
- Peter McLaughlin
- Matthew Raggett
- R. L. Holdsworth
- Jack Gibson
- Sudhir Khastgir
- Gurdial Singh
- Sheel Vohra
- Peter Lawrence
- John Martyn
- Chetan Anand
- Simon Singh
- Vikram Seth
- Satendra Nandan
- Ashok Roy
- Hari Dang
- The Doon School Weekly
- Dazed in Doon
- Indian Summer School
- Constructing Post-Colonial India: National Character and the Doon School
- The Doon School Quintet
- Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering
- The Doon School Model United Nations
- Doon School Ground
|Category
Commons