Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN) is a collegiate level model United Nations organisation that is based in Cairo, Egypt. The CIMUN program is the oldest student activity on the American University in Cairo (AUC) campus and is currently recognised as one of the largest inter-collegiate model United Nations programs outside of North America. It is well known for its annual conference in March.

History It was founded in 1989 by a group of AUC students under the guidance of the Provost of AUC, Professor Earl Tim Sullivan, during his time as a professor in the department of political science.

A fund was made in 2005 in honour of Nadia Younes, under which a conference and meeting room for the support of the model United Nations was created.

Since 2007, several elite high school students have been chosen by merit to join the conference. This has led to the expansion of the model from modelling only one UN council to seven:Makary, Adam Daily News Egypt - CAIRO MODEL UN INAUGURATES ITS 19TH SESSION the Security Council, HRC, ICJ, ECOSOC, International Criminal Court, CTC, and UN Women.

In 2010, CIMUN won the Outstanding Delegation Award while at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York. While this is the second time the group has won the award, this time is considered more important because the group was representing their own country, Egypt. CIMUN won the outstanding delegation award in all the following years. That means they won the award for twelve consecutive years along with multiple honorable mentions. "AUC Students Win Outstanding Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations" - The American University in Cairo

High Board members

Each year a different High Board is chosen to lead the organization's team. Every High Board consists of three positions: Secretary General, Graduate Advisor and Organizing Committee Head. The following is a list of the High Boards since 2002: 2002–2003: Mohamed Gabr, Mohamed Hilal, Dina Harb/Mohamed El Zanaty 2003–2004: Mohamed Menza, Mohamed Gabr, Mohamed El Zanaty 2004–2005: Hedayat Heikal, Sara Rizk, Moataz Samir 2005–2006: Mena Rizk, Tarek Mahfouz, Nora Badra 2006–2007: Nouran Kashef, Yasmine El Rifaie, Noha Khalid 2007–2008: Omar El Orabi, Dalia Ashour, Nadia Mohasseb 2008–2009: Kismet El Husseiny, Pensee Afifi, Sara Negm 2009–2010: Hussein Salama, Omar El Nayal, Amin Badra 2012–2013: Mokhtar Ibrahim, Shatha El Nakib, Hussien Heiba 2013–2014: Yara Sakr, Munir Beletemal, Ali Hossam 2014–2015: Radwa Hamed, Rana Shafik, Hesham Sadek 2015–2016: Mohamed El-Serkeek, Mariam Mohsen, Ramy Mubasher 2016–2017: Omar Zaky, Nour Shafik, Omar Rezk 2017–2018: Mohamed ElShalakany, Omar Zaky, Mazhar Ibrahim 2018–2019: Marwan ElSayed, Ziyad Rushdy, Mariam Hatem 2019–2020: Farh Elwishi, Youssef Sabek, Lamis Sallam 2020–2021: Abdullah Bakr, Nour Abdeldayem, Nada Khaled 2021–2022: Youssef Ragai, Fayrouz Ibrahim, Nada Selim 2022–2023: Lara Radwan, Farid H. Moursi, Ali Hussein Ali 2023–2024: Hanya Sedky, Logain Ragab, Youssef ElMassry 2024–2025: Omar Sedky, Abdelrahman Mamdouh, Ahmed El Zoghby 2025–2026: Zein Mousselli, Habiba Salama, Mostafa Farrag 2026-2027: Hana El Ashmawy, Alia Abotaleb, Adham Nassar safina, haridy, salama

March conference CIMUN holds an annual conference in March. Its primary goal is to increase student interest in and awareness of the United Nations and international affairs. The conference events are wholly organised by students. Participants from international universities—including Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Concordia, and Riverside City College—have attended the conference.

Keynote speakers The following is a list of some notable keynote speakers for past March conferences, along with the year of the speech:

Suzanne Mubarak (1998) Youssef Boutros Ghali, El-Sayed Yassin, and Ibrahim Kamel (2000) Nabil Elaraby (2006)Nadine El Sayed CIMUN pushes students to lead - Caravan. Sunday, 12 March 2006 Mohammed El Farnawany (2007) Amr Moussa (2008)Arab League Leaders Admit Policy Failures Caravan. 16 March 2008

See also AUC Press American University in Cairo American University in Dubai (AUD) American University of Beirut (AUB) American University of Iraq - Sulaimani (AUI) American University of Sharjah (AUS) List of model United Nations conferences Model United Nations United Nations

References

External links Official Website

"Celebrating International Women’s Day in the American University in Cairo" - The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement "Cairo Model UN inaugurates its 19th session" - Daily News Egypt