The Doon School Model United Nations

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The Doon School Model United Nations
AbbreviationDSMUN
Formation2007
Location
Membership
c.400 delegates
30–40 schools
Secretary General
Aryavardhan Agarwal
President
Divyaansh Surana
Executive Director
Krtin Goel
Faculty Advisor
Rageshree Das Gupta, Mohit Ghai
Website dsmun.net/

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]

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DSMUN, August 2019.

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]

Rahul Gandhi at DSMUN, 2017. Rahul Gandhi at The Doon School.jpg
Rahul Gandhi at DSMUN, 2017.

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:

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