The EARMUN is here again; it is bigger and better this year. The 2008 EARMUN is scheduled to take place in Arusha, Tanzania at the Arusha International Conference Center (AICC) from 4th to 8th August 2008.
The first two EARMUNs were held in Nairobi , Kenya at the United Nations Africa Headquarters. YUNA Tanzania, UNYA Kenya, UNA Kenya, UNA Tanzania and UNA Uganda are the main organizers of this gathering. The EARMUN is a regional forum for Eastern Africa youth to engage in and discuss pertinent international and regional issues of development and to encourage youth action for sustainable development in their respective constituencies.
The 2008 EARMUN is expected to bring together 300 young people from Eastern Africa (university students and youth from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan and DRC), representatives for the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Youth Chapters in the 11 member countries and Youth from outside Africa including Norway and Sweden.
The Theme of the 2008 EARMUN will be "Youth Engagement in championing Peace and Security in Africa".
2008 EARMUN program will have the following activities; a) the Model United Nations (everyone participates), b) the ICGLR Youth Multi-Functional Meeting (participation restricted to a few), c) the Somalia Youth Initiative meeting (participation restricted to a few) and d) the EARMUN Final Plenary (everyone participates).
For more information regarding the application dont hesitate to use the following webpage:
www.earmun.org.
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