How to Stay Sane While Supervising Teens at THIMUN: A Survival Guide By Shrika Gadepalli and Allegra Baschiera Photography by Lilly Tourville (Please Note: This piece is partly satire.) MUNITY asked a few chaperones and MUN directors to compile their best advice and warnings. To the next generation of THIMUN chaperones and directors, here is…
Freedom of the Press: Lessons from Cecilia Sala’s Bold Journalism By Allegra Baschiera, Illustrations by Azadeh Changrani-Rastogi As the THIMUN 2025 conference begins, delegates and chairs will craft resolutions to solve various global issues. Still, the MUNITY team will heed the role of sharing the work of all participants in the conference. By sharing this…
World Forum Staff Spotlight By Jina Song Photography by Lilly Tourville Behind the bustle of the THIMUN conference, dozens of World Forum staff members have been working tirelessly to fill our stomachs or organize coats. So before all students head back home, let’s take a moment to thank the workers behind this conference. Even with…
Evening Entertainment : A Panel of A.I. By Lucie Mellon On the evening of the 29th of January, THIMUN had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion on the topic of AI, focusing on the perspectives of corporate, startup, and NGO. The three experts present, Carla Canino from Kindlee (startup), Daniela Martea from Shell (corporate),…
The Black Box Problem: Ady Van Nieuwenhuizen on Legal Perspectives of AI Governance By Shrika Gadepalli Photography by Anna Plunkett Renowned Intellectual Property (IP) and privacy lawyer Ady van Nieuwenhuizen honoured GA6 (Legal) with her presence, offering an insightful discourse on the fundamental principles of accountability (ensuring stakeholder responsibility), transparency (providing users with a clear…
Delegates and Homework Stress By: Paula Knapp The everlasting excitement of THIMUN is almost palpable in the air as delegates and chairs engage in their roles with joy. However, there is a small detail which may always stay in the back of each atendee’s heads: the dreaded homework. THIMUN is dandy and all that,…
Panic! In GA2: Standards of Safety in the workforce By Allegra Baschiera, Photos by Lucie Mellon The resolution proposed by Algeria debated the question of working conditions and standard of safety in factories. It focuses on improving working conditions worldwide, especially in developing and newly developed countries. The main submitter first recognizes the issue of…
POI to the Chair: Is Rizz in Order? How to Get a THIMUN Date By Jina Song Photography by Lilly Tourville and Anna Plunkett “Roses are red, violets are blue . . . water comes from the tap, can I get your Snap?” “Are you a magician? Cuz everybody disappears when I look at you.”…
Erik-Jan Oosterhout’s visit to the NATO council By Anna Delmas Five months from now, the NATO summit will be held in the World Forum, where today’s delegates debate. In honor of this summit, the Dutch political counselor of the NATO mission stationed in Brussels, Erik-Jan Oosterhout, appeared as a guest speaker in front of THIMUN’s…
“Listen to Us”: Conversation with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs By Allegra Baschiera Photography by Lucie Mellon On Tuesday the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an interview with two THIMUN delegates from the NATO Council, as part of the Netherlands’ preparation for the NATO Summit in June. The communication officers, Anne Aarts and…