I.I.M.U.N.

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India’s International Movement to United Nations (I.I.M.U.N.)
AbbreviationI.I.M.U.N.
Formation2011;13 years ago (2011)
TypeYouth organization
Headquarters Mumbai
Location
  • India
Official language
English, Hindi
President
Rishabh S. Shah
Website www.iimun.in

I.I.M.U.N. (India's International Movement to Unite Nations, also known as: Indian International Model United Nations or IIMUN) [1] is a youth organisation comprising 26,000 young organisers who put together student conferences in 220 cities and 35 countries, and work with over 7,500 schools. [2] [3] [4] [5] The organization simulates the workings of Indian Parliament and multi-lateral organisations for school students to engage them in debates about international relations, current affairs and world politics. [6] [7] The aim of the organisation is to get Indian students between 13 and 19 to become global citizens with an Indian mind-set. [8] [9] [10]

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History

I.I.M.U.N. was founded in 2011 by Rishabh.S.Shah, with its first conference being held from 2–5 August 2012 at the Mumbai World Trade Centre. [11]

Conferences

I.I.M.U.N. held a conference inside the United Nations headquarters in New York City in August 2016, and it has since become annual. [12] [13] [14] [5] [15] They have conducted the world's largest Mock UNO conference in Mumbai with 7,500 students participating in it. [16] [17] [18] Every year, annually in August, the organisation puts together its yearly finale event which has taken place in Aamby Valley City, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel & the World Trade Centre. Winning students from across the country and globe come to participate in the same, which is called I.I.M.U.N. Championship Conference. [19] [20] [21] The students learn about yoga and Indian best practices in the mornings, followed by debating on issues after which speakers come and engage with them. [22] [23] The conferences are held in cities in India ranging from Srinagar [24] to Kanyakumari [25] & Port Blair [26] to Kohima, [27] countries ranging from Japan to Uruguay, Poland to South Africa. [28] [29]

Issues discussed

One of the central topics being discussed in all conferences has been Security Council reform to get India a permanent seat in the council, which is a topic lobbied for by the Indian government in the actual United Nations. [1] [30] Other issues that are discussed range from debating the 26/11 terror attacks, ISIS, environmental issues, human rights concerns, and economic topics such as demonetisation. [11] [31] [32] The organisation also simulates councils based on Indian history and polity.

Initiatives

Find a bed, [33] [34] an initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic, tackled the problem of finding COVID beds for mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in India. [35] [36] [37] [38] Popular celebrities from Karan Johar, [39] Gauri Khan, Kriti Sanon, Kartik Aryan, [40] Sania Mirza, Shashi Tharoor amongst others supported the cause. However, the initiative also came under criticism for some of the pictures of ambassadors not being "proper". [41]

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