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JEMUN, which stands for the Japan English Model United Nations, is an annual three-day conference for university students from around the world.
The JEMUN Organizing Committee is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the United Nations and contemporary international issues in English. JEMUN’s mission is to positively affect the lives of the participants and prepare them to be better global citizens through quality educational experiences in English that emphasize collaboration and cooperative problem solving. The JEMUN Organizing Committee envisions a world comprised of civically engaged people who strive for peaceful, multi-lateral conflict resolution and equitable, sustainable human development.
At each JEMUN conference, university-aged students from around the world experience cooperative, hands-on learning allowing them to confront a topic in English from the perspective of their assigned country or as a JEMUN Journalist. Through these experiences, during preparation and in committee sessions, participants will develop an appreciation of differing viewpoints, the frustration of negotiation, the rewards of cooperation, and a broader view of the human side of international relations and diplomacy.
The yearly JEMUN conference agenda is chosen after careful and extensive deliberation and discussion by the Organizing Committee and deals with an issue of great importance to the world that needs to be addressed with comprehensive and innovative solutions; that serve as a basis for resolutions in the future.