AI: Your MUN Wingman By Shrika Gadepalli As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues redefining the contours of the modern world today, it’s found a way into the realm of Model United Nations (MUN), profoundly influencing how negotiations progress. Delegates tasked with addressing complex issues—like governance, AI ethics and its societal impacts, –increasingly rely on the very…
Welcome to the World Forum: A Photographic Snapshot Welcome to THIMUN 2025! For many of us, preparation for this conference and travel has been strenuous and taxing. The culmination of all your hard work and dedication began today, congratulations! Trams were filled this morning as delegates raced to the conference at 9am. Nevertheless, the World…
Research, Resos, and Relationships: Stepping into the World of THIMUN By Jina Song Grab your blazers, write your resolutions, and break into those dress shoes! Whether THIMUN 2025 is your first conference or last, it is a place for each delegate to explore. As THIMUN is the world’s largest and oldest Model UN conference, its…
Where are you from? By Anna Delmas and Lucie Mellon Illustrations by Azadeh Changrani-Rastogi THIMUN’s doors are officially open, inviting delegates worldwide to participate in this year’s conference. From Oceania to South America, six continents are present this week. We asked some delegates to compare what it is like back home, to here, in The…
Unseen Consequences: How AI contributes to Environmental Decline By Paula Knapp Artificial Intelligence has evidently been a part of human society for quite some time now. Slithering its way, almost unnoticed, into electronics like Smart Phones, Smart TVs and Voice Assistants like Siri or Alexa. As humans get more and more comfortable with the use…
From Sci-fi to Reality: Artificial Intelligence By Allegra Baschiera Photography by Lison Merlino and Linus Däubner It all started with Tron The journey of AI started with the internationally celebrated 1982 movie Tron–the movie series that inspired many children in the world. The revolutionary movie tells the story of a tech-savvy arcade-owner hacking into the…
THIMUN Preparations From All Over the World By Ina Choe, Jina Song, Lucie Mellon, and Lilly Tourville At Seoul Foreign School, the delegation of Monaco collaborates to maintain cohesive stances throughout the committees. Aidan Kopp, a delegate for the Special Conference Sub-Com 1, is most excited to “interact with delegates of all levels and see…
A Taste of The Hague By Paula Knapp Every year, since 1968, thousands of students from around the globe find their way to The Hague, to partake in the THIMUN Conference at the World Forum. Although everyone’s day is jam-packed with resolutions, speeches, and debates, at 17:00 each delegate is set free to roam the…
What MUNITY has to say By Anna Delmas Photography by Linus Däubner THIMUN 2025 is officially opening its doors to thousands of participating delegates this week. Between the debates, speeches, guest appearances, and events, this 57th edition of THIMUN The Hague will be packed with activities and once-in-a-lifetime experiences for many participants. Where does the…