The
2030 Agenda, of which the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form the
core, is a global policy framework set by the United Nations in 2015.
It aims at reducing poverty and inequality as well as strengthening the
economical, social, and ecological dimension of sustainability by means
of establishing a collaborative partnership between state and non-state
actors in the global South and North. Based on the principle of
universalism, all UN member states committed themselves to implementing
the SDGs: a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future
for all" and an urgent call for action.
Model United Nations (MUN) is an academic simulation of the United
Nations where students play the role of delegates from different
countries and attempt to solve real world issues with the policies and
perspectives of their assigned country. Every winter semester, MUN
Siegen (hands-on professional skills programme of the University of
Siegen) organises an own hybrid (digital/on site) MUN conference for
students from all over the world. 2021 it will take place in Siegen from
the 17th till the 20th of November.
This course seeks to accompany the SiegMUN 2021 and thereby attains
two goals. First, the students will learn about the history, structure
and the working method of the UN, about how the SDGs came about and how
they relate to previous international attempts to attain sustainable
development. The second goal is to familiarise students with the concept
and methods of Model United Nations (MUN) and to prepare them for the
conference. After participating the SiegMUN 2021 conference, the
experiences will be reflected together in the seminar. More information about SiegMUN2021 can be found here: www.siegmun.de |
- Dozent/in: Hanna Butterer