State Emissary, November 2017. Issue 1 2017 Edition | Page 51

The Abuja International Model United Nations Conference (AIMUN) is an
annual simulation of the United Nations diplomatic functions, hosts by the
Model United Nations of the University of Abuja in collaboration with the
United Nations Information Centre (UNIC, Lagos) and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The participants at the AIMUN conference are called Ambassadors and are
grouped into committees; Security Council, ECOSOC, ECOFIN SOCHUM and
other United Nations agencies, Funds and Programmes. These youth
Ambassadors will choose a country of their choice, research the background
policies of the chosen country for effective representation and step forward to
dare the dons of the world leaders by assuming the responsibilities of the UN
member states Ambassadors to proffer solutions to the world most daunting
challenges such as Climate Change, Discrimination, Terrorism, Refugee crisis,
Human Rights Violation and Cyber Security, using the policies and
perspectives of those individual member State they represent.
OPENING CEREMONY: Management Science Hall, University of Abuja.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE SESSION: Rotunda Hall Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria