LHIMUN 2022
Join us for an exceptional Model UN experience
Dates
Friday, April 8, 2022 - Sunday, April 10, 2022
Location
Le Havre, France
Expected Delegates
90 delegates
Registration Fee
1$7
Application Deadline
Friday, April 8, 2022
The team of Le Havre International Model United Nations is pleased to invite you to LHIMUN 2022.
Spanning over the weekend of April 8th to 10th, we will host over 100 like-minded and passionate students at the Le Havre campus of Sciences Po Paris (77 Rue Bellot, Le Havre 76600). Here, pressing global issues will be presented for the delegates to debate, discuss and deliberate in the United Nations format.
Sciences Po Paris Le Havre campus, home of the Euro-Asia programme, is located in Normandy and on France's largest port which is historically linked to Asia as it served as the entry point for trade and commerce with Asian economies. Academically speaking, the campus is an active and vibrant part of the French schools of excellence network, and ranked 2nd in the QS 2021 ranking for “Political Science and International Relations''. In this lively environment, the LHIMUN 2022 team anticipates an intellectually and socially dynamic conference to encourage deep and critical contemplation and reflection of the Model UN scene in France and in turn, internationally.
Throughout the 3-day weekend, we are thrilled to introduce you to our most avant-garde conference yet which will incorporate all French, English, Chinese and Crisis committees along with an online committee option. All the committees will range from a beginner to advanced scale and will operate to accommodate each level of familiarity for each delegate in order to challenge and provide an opportunity for learning. Ranging from contemporary pressing topics of COVID-19 and it’s relationship with increasing rates of sexual violence to simulations of the International Court of Justice to re-enactements of the crisis of the Korean War or participating in a billingual commitee (Chinese-English) as part of China’s State Council, LHIMUN 2022 is sure to have a topic fit for you and your interests and passions!
Keep up with the newest news regarding LHIMUN 2022 by following us on Instagram @lhimun_ and on FaceBook at Le Havre International Model United Nations for updates regarding our conference’s schedule, social, opening and closing ceremonies and guest speakers!
See you in Le Havre in April!
Diplomatically yours,
The LHIMUN 2022 Team.
Organizers
Abhigyan Hazarika
Alex Zhang
Carrie Liu
Devraj Singhania
Under Secretary General - Committee Affairs
Esha Modi
Hsien Hui, Philip Tham
Inwoo Kim
Kriti Malik
Le-Anne Ong
Head of English Delegate Affairs
Le Havre International Model United Nations
Malavika Kannan
Secretary General
Mason Leung
Srijon Sinha
Toàn Oswald
Wassim Rqibate
Zineb Belhadj
Under Secretary General - Delegate Affairs
Committees
Topic
Humanitarian Assistance in Post-Conflict Zones: In the short-sighted and fast-paced world of global politics, much emphasis is placed on resolving conflicts while comparatively little is placed on settling post-conflict zones. Despite UN institutions having discussed this topic before, there are evidently still gaps that need to be filled given the empirical evidence of failed states and human rights violations after the cessation of conflicts. Hence, there is a need for SOCHUM to discuss how best to protect human rights, specifically in post-conflict zones.
Topic
Sexual Exploitation and Covid-19: Statistics have shown that the implementation of lockdowns related to the Covid-19 pandemic have led to an increase in incidences of sexual exploitation. Physically, as countries go into lockdown, domestic sexual abuse numbers have skyrocketed as people become trapped at home for longer periods of time. The mass proliferation of the internet, exacerbated by the pandemic, has amplified the problem of sexual exploitation too, as evidenced by an increase in number of reported cases of child pornography and online sexual coercion amongst minors. On the economic side, instances of exploitation like sexual slavery and sex trafficking are often financed through illicit transfers of money. ECOSOC should consider both the economic and social causes and consequences of sexual exploitation especially in light of Covid-19 given the gravity of the situation.
Topic
The words “Freedom is not free,” are written on the commemorative marble walls of the Korean War Museum Memorial, located in Seoul, South Korea. Despite the international intervention of Russia, China, the United States, the United Nations Peace Corps, and 18 other states and 5 million casualties, the Korean War is ongoing as of now for 71 years. With ramifications of Korean division into North and South threatening international security and being the focal point of international diplomacy still yet, the Joint Crisis Committee of Le Havre International Model United Nations 2022 will simulate the Korean War (otherwise known as the 6.25 War) in two committees: the State Affairs Committee of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, led by Kim-Il-Sung and the Cabinet of the 1st Republic of Korea, led by Rhee Syngman. It is now upon you, delegates of both North and South Korea, to change not only the fate of Korea but also East Asia and the landscape of world politics. Remember, each of your decisions to act, discuss, betray, backstab, and weigh consequences will have tremendous consequences.
Topic
Qu’en est il du droit des enfants à la vie et au développement concernant la crise migratoire européenne? Le rapport conjoint de l’OCDE et du réseau européen des migrations a publié des détails concernant d'importantes difficultés liées aux procédures européennes de droits d’asiles laissant les réfugiés démunis de droits civiques. De l’autre côté de la marche, le Royaume-Uni a introduit un texte controversé au sujet du droit d’asile, poussant ainsi les réfugiés au mouvement. Dans le même temps, les réfugiés afghans sont au cœur d’un manque cruel de droits civiques pour des périodes de plus en plus en plus longues. Face à tout cela, comment le droit des enfants à la vie et au développement est-il affecté.