German UNESCO Committee presents a decoration to BIMUN/SINUB e.V.
The UNESCO National Committee of the UN-Decade of Education for Sustainable Development rewards BIMUN/SINUB e.V. for its ongoing commitment to the international decade. During a public ceremony at the 69th general meeting of the German UNESCO Commission in Brühl on June 25th, BIMUN/SINUB e.V., as well as other projects, is awarded “Official Project of the World-Decade”. These awards shall help promoting the UN-Decade all over the country. The UN-Decade of Education for Sustainable Development aims at spreading the idea of an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable development of global society…
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Luc Gnacadja (Executive Secretary of UNCCD), Ulrich Hauschild (Mayor of Bonn) and Reza Adrakanian (Representative of the Heads of UN Agencies Germany) opened the WDCD event 2009 in Bonn. They were followed by three excellent guest lectures of Marc Paganini (ESA), Ulrich Kindermann (GTZ) and Dr. Hans Günther Brauch (AFES-PRESS). A huge interested audience had found their way to the Gobelinsaal in the old City Hall to get a deep and first-hand insight into the problems of desertification and various…
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We Walk The Talk. The 2009 BIMUN/SINUB Conference will be the first Model United Nations conference worldwide, which is guided by “green” principles. Within the scope of this year’s conference topic Green Solutions – Inspiring Global Governance, we do not only intend to discuss sustainability issues, we are also strongly determined to act in a sustainable way. It is our distinct aim to minimize the negative environ- mental impacts of the conference and compensate inevitable emissions. A Green Conference is carbon neutral, non-polluting and…
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About BIMUN/SINUB e.V.
In 2002, BIMUN/SINUB e. V. was founded by students of Bonn University with the goal to hold an annual Model United Nations conference. Ever since, teams of volunteering students have supported and extended the association’s activities. Our self-conception is based on the idea of raising awareness about issues of international significance and promoting the ideals of the United Nations, especially among younger people. The main focus of our work is to foster cultural exchange as well as political education and international understanding…
