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The Doon School Model United Nations
	The DSMUN logo is a synthesis of the United Nations emblem and the school's "Lamp of Knowledge" logo
Abbreviation	DSMUN
Formation	2007
Location	The Doon School; Dehradun; India;
Membership	c.400 delegates; 30–40 schools
Official language	English
Secretary General	Riddhim Agarwal
President	Vivaan Malik
Faculty Advisor	Rageshree Das Gupta
Website	dsmun.net/

The Doon School Model United Nations (DSMUN) is an annual model United Nations conference run by The Doon School, an all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India. Founded in 2007, it is one of India's largest MUNs in terms of number of delegates and committees. It is held on the school campus on a weekend in August. The conference receives students from all over the Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, as well as in recent years from Dubai and Oman.^[1]

General information edit

DSMUN was founded as an intra-school conference in 2007. Over the years, it attracted local schools and then, later, from across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, becoming one of India's largest conferences. It is considered one of the most prestigious MUNs in the Asia-Pacific region, regularly drawing over 350 delegates from over 30–40 schools.^[2]

Committee sessions edit

Committees include United Nations General Assembly, the Security Council, subcommittees of ECOSOC and crisis simulation committees. Delegates represent different countries to debate current international and regional issues. In recent years, special non-conventional committees have been devised at DSMUN, inspired by the local politics of the region or landmark historical decisions and events, such as Lincoln's War Cabinet (1861), Union Cabinet of Ministers (1984), Viceroy's Executive Council (1946) a Lok Sabha simulation, cabinet meetings of Russia, India and China, and a special convention on religion and terror.^[3]

Rahul Gandhi at DSMUN, 2017.

Social events edit

Apart from the usual committees and debates, social and cultural events are held for the delegates, including music concerts, dance evening, tea and formal dinner.^{[citation needed]}

Guest speakers edit

Chief guests and guest speakers at the conference usually feature prominent Indian politicians or diplomats. In the recent years, they've included:

2013 – Salman Khurshid,^[4] Jairam Ramesh
2015 – Sujatha Singh^{[citation needed]}
2016 – Pavan Varma^{[citation needed]}
2017 – Rahul Gandhi^[5]
2018 – Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
2019 – Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
2021 – Kiren Rijiju, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo

References edit

^ "Model United Nations Conference begins at The Doon School | Dehradun News – Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ TNN (23 August 2015). "Doon School Model UN conference ends | Dehradun News – Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ "World's diplomatic realties discussed at Doon School". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Salman Khursheed Reached Doon School – विदेश मंत्री सलमान खुर्शीद पहुंचे दून स्कूल – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". Amarujala.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Rahul Gandhi visits alma mater Doon School as nephew Raihan chairs 'Lok Sabha' | dehradun". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.