NORMUN
2023
21-22 October 2023
What is MUn?
"Model United Nations is a simulation of the UN General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues on the organisation's agenda. While playing their role as ambassadors, student delegates make speeches, prepare draft, resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the Model UN conference rules of procedure - all in the intrest of mobilizing international cooperation to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world." - UNA-USA
the theme for NORMUN 2023 is "A world elevated by technology".
Theme of NORMUN 2023
“A world elevated by technology”
Technology, the most pressing issue of all time, will be the focus of NORMUN 2023, from its inaugural year. Do we know where technology is taking us? Do we have a clue what we have in store for us in the light of its unstoppable advancement?
History tells us that electronic contraptions introduced to us a century ago, continuous to bring entertainment. Five decades from then, the first mobile phone revolutionizes telecommunication. It shrinks the world and makes us closer to each other. Furthermore, the recent discovery of CRISPR Cas9 promised us a future where genetic diseases and cancer can be cured. We live in hope to see a world where individuals are not born with congenital disorders and die young. However, abuse of technology has introduced ineluctable threats that pervade today’s society of ours.
Consider mobile phones – an inextricable companion of our lives. The continuous development of technology has had an irrevocably transformative effect on our lives. At the same time, we remain vulnerable to cyber threats.
In order to balance the inestimable advantages of technology, we must be prudent and contemplate the challenges technology poses. This is the primary objective of NORMUN 2023: to equip ourselves with diverse perspectives through which we reflect upon technological advancements.
During the upcoming weeks of the conference, consider how technology continues to shape the world. Could there be a hidden repercussion of technology you previously did not think of? Could people be suffering from technologies that have become inextricably linked to our lives? From your avid engagements in NORMUN 2023, we hope you can further develop yourself into an erudite student who is not blinded by the comforts introduced technology. We hope that you get to discern its merits and appraise its drawbacks. Only then can we find solutions to conflicts and issues revolving around technology, creating a world elevated by technology.
executive staff
Secretary General : Jaesung Shin
Deputy Secretary General : Orkidee Farzehsaeid
Treasurer : Ricardo Sonda Guiraudeli
Secretary : Emilie Berg Nielsen
Conference Manager : Ricardo Miguel Arcala Simonsen
Administration Manager : Jefimija Milijic
IT Manager : Maria Helena Anderson
Press Manager : Makoto Nishijima
Financial Manager :
Hospitality Managers : Vanshika Sharma and Hyokyung Shin
Design Managers : Divyaasree Gnanamaragathavel and Dorian Severin Pettersen Reljin
COMMittees and issues
GA 1 - Chairs: Hanna Louise Nervik & Lila Fageraas
Topic 1- Promoting Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Efforts in Syria to Enhance Peace and Security
Topic 2- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warface: Addressing the Challenges posed by Cyber Threats to National and International Security
GA 2 - Chairs: Alexander Bruusgaard Aulin & Dorian Severin Pettersen Reljin
Topic 1- Developing Robust Policies to Protect Financial Systems and Personal Data
Topic 2- Examining the Role of State-Sponsored Cyber Operations in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
GA 3 - Chairs: June Steensen & Sofie Jøranli Eskedal
Topic 1- Discussing misuse of information and communication technology for human trafficking
Topic 2- Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Social Dynamics
GA 4 - Chairs: Alvin Gustav Wendel & Aleksander Stenberg Kløv
Topic 1- Promoting International Cooperation and Ensuring Peaceful Uses of Outer Space for Sustainable Development and Global Security
Topic 2- Adressing Exploitation in African Natural Resource Extraction Industries to Catalyse Development
GA 5 - Chairs: Salma Lorente Gimenez & Ronit Batra
Topic 1- Financing the Operations of OICT (The Office of Information and Communications)
Topic 2- The Usage of Technology to Eliminate Tax Evasion by Transnational Corporations
ECOSOC - Chairs: Sofie Gurli Ulverud Solheim & Justine Lindqvist
Topic 1- Bridging the divide: Addressing Global Disparities in Access to Technology
Topic 2- Addressing the Issue of Global Change in Workforce Due to Growing Technological Advancement
SC - Chairs: Emilie Berg Nielsen & Mark Mc Donnell
Topic 1- The Issue of Preventing a Fallout in the Case of the United Kingdom’s dissolution
Topic 2- The Issue of Cybercrime in The Russo-Ukrainian War
HRC - Chairs: Nabiha Saqib & Vuk Apic
Topic 1- Evaluating the Human Right Implications of Iran’s Internet Shutdowns: Ensuring Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, and Digital Rights
Topic 2- Surveillance and Right to Privacy: Codifying Safety and Restricting Surveillance by States
Chairs of NORMUN 2023
Day 1- 21st October
Day 2- 22nd October
Registration | 8:00-9:00 |
Opening Ceremony
| 9:00-10:00 |
Ice breakers and lobbying | 10:15-11:30/11:45/12:00 |
Lunch:
| Group 1: 11.30-12:15 Group 2: 11:45-12:30 Group 3: 12:00-12:45 |
Lobbying and session | 12:15/12:30/12:45-17:00 |
Delegates meetup | 8:30-9:00 |
Session | 9.00-11.30/11.45/12.00 |
Lunch
| Group 1: 11.30-12:15 Group 2: 11:45-12:30 Group 3: 12:00-12:45 |
General Assembly (GA1-5) | 13.00-16.00 |
Session between SC, HRC, ECOSOC | 12.30-16.00 |
Closing ceremony | 16.15-17.15 |
NORMUN Foundation
The NORMUN conference is a MUN conference organised by the NORMUN foundation. The conferences are annualy held at the Blindern videregående skole in Oslo, Norway.
The united nations is our one great hope for a peaceful and free world.
- Ralph Bunche
Registration
To register for NORMUN 2023, please contact embea013@osloskolen.no
People applying as individual delegates must send their full name, address (including postal code and country), as well as your phone number to the email above.
Norway Model United Nations charges attendance fees in order to be able to organize the conference. This fee includes entrance to the conference, and lunch on the two days of the conference.
The fees for attendants are as follows:
- MUN Directors, delegates and observers: NOK 450,-
contact us
ADDRESS
Sognsveien 80, 0855 Oslo
Namal Lokuge
MUN Director
+47 95824875 (SMS only)
embea013@osloskolen.no (contact for registration inquiries)
risia005@osloskolen.no
