York University Model United Nations
York University Model United Nations (YMUN) is a Model UN club which operates out of Keele Campus (York University).
In its ten years of existence, YMUN has grown into a large organization that now sends delegates to several external conferences, including the Harvard National Model United Nations Conference in Boston, United States the Harvard World Model United Nations Conference held at a different location every year, and the McGill Model United Nations Conference in Montreal, Canada.
A number of delegates have distinguished themselves at these external conferences. In 2008, the YMUN delegation won more awards than any other school in North America at the Harvard World Model United Nations Conference in Puebla, Mexico.
The annual York University Model United Nations Conference has become a prominent feature on the Model United Nations Circuit.
Guest speakers at the 2008 Conference included Azmi Haq, and the Honourable Bob Rae. The guest speakers at the 2009 Conference, to be held from February 27th to March 1st at Queen's Park will include the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew,QC and the Honourable George Smitherman
The annual Conference is attended by a number of Universities and high schools across Canada including Concordia University, University of Toronto, the Royal Military College of Canada, and Appleby College.
YMUN is affiliated with McLaughlin College at York University and has partnered with many student clubs on campus and with external organizations like Salon camden (on March 1st, 2009 YMUN and Salon Camden hosted a talk on "Stabilizing Afghanistan in an Increasingly Unstable Region") .