The official account of the Durham University United Nations Society. Our DurMUN conference is 16th-18th February 2018.
Durham, England
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#TimeIsNow: On Thursday's #WomensDay & every day, speak up & take action for gender equality.
Get inspired by women’s activism from generations past & present via @UN_Women: unwo.men/FkBM30iEMRB #IWD2018
The #snowday2018 in Durham has been incredible! We're very pleased so many society members trekked through it to make it to the AGM and even came for a pint afterward! Stay safe and have fun out there everyone! – at Durham, England
Our AGM results are in, and it was a tough call on many of the roles. Congratulations to everyone who made it onto the exec!
Our AGM is happening soon - Wednesday 28th Feb in fact! Do you want to play a major role in the society's workings to organise DurMUN, run weekly debates and send delegations to other conference? Click on through and check out the available roles! facebook.com/events/17874687…
That's a wrap everyone! Thank you to your delegates, chairs, speakers and members of the secretariat who organised the conference. We hope you had a great time and we hope to see you all year! #DurMUN2018 is officially over!
Great to see our delegates had a good time at the conference! Thanks for all your work DISEC chairs and committee members, as well as everyone else who was involved in #DurMUN2018! teapawt.net/basanththe_reup/status…
Had a fantastic weekend chairing DISEC at #DURMUN2018. My committee managed to pass 2 unanimous resolutions and the quality of the debate was truly exceptional overall. TY @Durham_UN for organizing
Thank you so much Helen for gracing us with your presence! We thoroughly enjoyed your speech to open our ceremony! #DurMUN2018 teapawt.net/HelenGoodmanMP/status/…
Very privileged to meet @GulwaliP and hear the terrible story of his journey from the Afghan war , across -ran and Turkey aged 12 as a child refugee. Organised by Durham students UN association.
Thank you so much Gulwali for your shining presence! We hope to see you in the future :) #DurMU2018 teapawt.net/GulwaliP/status/964630…
We had a great & thoughtful evening @Durham_UN conference opening @durhamcathedral with the amazingly kind the Rt Hon @HelenGoodmanMP it was an inspiring and insightful event. Best wishes for the weekend with your conference guys. #TheLightlessSky
We're very happy to announce that @HelenGoodmanMP will be our second opening ceremony speaker for #DurMUN2018! Just under a week to go until we get the conference underway - see you all there!
FAST-TRACK APPLICATION TO DURMUN 2018 IS OPEN! Choose a council, pay and be allocated immediately for next weekend! For great debates, socials and locations, come to #DurMUN2018!
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Excited and looking to the publication of #TheLightLessSky by @AtlanticBooks in just two month times. #TheJourneyofGP
Durham University UN retweeted
With huge thanks & gratitudes to the @Afghan_Emb_LON for their recognition of my little efforts, contribution and dedication towards refugee causes. Much appreciate you’re encouragements, support & commitments. #TheLightlessSky #WithRefugees #AfghaninUK
We are proud to announce that Gulwali Passarlay is our speaker for #DurMUN2018! He is a refugee, author, activist and student who has given speeches all over the UK and in the USA, spoken at Ted conferences, carried the Olympic Torch and fights for the rights of child refugees.
We'll be hosting a resolution workshop in CG218 on Tuesday at 7pm to prepare all our delegates for #DurMUN2018! Come along and get some practice in before the big weekend! Reserve a country through here: facebook.com/events/35393248…
Our #DurMUN2018 applications closed yesterday and allocations will be coming out through your emails soon - thank you all those who applied!
Tomorrow the is the deadline for applications to #DurMUN2018! What are you waiting for?
We've confirmed the Durham Union's debating chambers as the venue for our closing ceremony! It's right next the cathedral in palace green, and was built in the Arts and Crafts movement in a Tudor style. #DurMUN2018
Did you know we're still (gladly) accepting delegate applications to DurMUN 2018 (16th-18th Feb)? We've announced committees and topics, as well as all of our prices for the conference, so take a look and apply at durmun.com!
We'll be continuing our crisis workshop next week on Tuesday, at 7pm in CG91! React to the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis as Americans or Russians with us in what promises to be an exciting evening! facebook.com/events/12949944…
