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03/04/2018

GIMUN is always looking for journalists and translators! If you are a student, interested in international news, and fluent in French or English, this is your chance to contribute to an established bilingual online journal, run entirely by students. It is an opportunity to report on conferences, conduct interviews, translate fascinating texts on various international matters, or get a sneak peek into GIMUN’s events, among other things…

03/04/2018

Dear readers of UN, You know?! blog, if you are interested to write about the actual hot topic, don't hesitate to contact us :) we are looking for new journalists and contributors :)

03/04/2018

Nouveau article de notre journaliste Camille de Felice sur l’enseignement de la tentative de putsch de juillet 2016 dans les écoles turques : vers une nouvelle représentation du social en Turquie?

Par Camille de Felice Quelques semaines après les événements du 15 juillet 2016 au cours desquels une frange de l’armée turque avait cherché à s’emparer du pouvoir par la force, lors de la rentrée …

03/04/2018

Read our new article by Camille de Felice and react to the teaching of the putsch attempt of July 2016 in the Turkish schools: towards a new representation of the social in Turkey?

By Camille de Felice Translated by Anis Arioua After few weeks of the event of July 15, 2016 during which a section of the Turkish army had sought to seize power by force, During the school year 20…

21/01/2018

Read about the forum of social innovation in Armenia by our editor-in-chief Nataliya Borys.
On 3-6 February 2017, Yerevan became a hub of innovative ideas which flew in the air spreading creativity and EYP-spirit. AYSOR4Innovation NSC of EYP Armenia gathered 120 local and international participants under the theme of social entrepreneurship and innovation. “New ideas, project initiatives, hundreds of new friends and much more” organizers claimed. It sounded so impressive and innovative, so I decided to apply.
https://wordpress.com/post/unyouknow.org/2576

12/01/2018

New article from our editor-in-chief, Nataliya Borys. She shares her impressions about AYSOR conference in Armenia.it is about changes in Armenian society,eternal friendship of Russian and Ukrainian peoples, eco-friendly and smoking free spots in Yerevan, women in the kitchen, and other topics! Captivating reading!

By Nataliya Borys. Eternal friendship of Russian and Ukrainian peoples. When I was accepted to participate in the AYSOR session in Yerevan,[1] Armenia, I was truly excited by meeting old friends, b…

29/09/2017

Notre monde a simplement besoin d’humanité.

Mawuli Affognon partage son experience et ses impressions de la 18ième conférence annuelle de la Geneva International Model United Nations 2017 : « j’ai observé des jeunes du monde entier débattre de divers sujets. J’ai vu de la conviction, des émotions et des éclats de rires. J’ai côtoyé des jeunes ambitieux, soucieux de leur image et déjà sous la pression de la réussite sociale ».

Il insiste que « dans ces belles institutions aux murs impressionnants, parfois, on oublie très vite les petites mains » et « Je pense que notre monde gagnerait beaucoup en paix, si nous avions l’humilité d’observer et de donner la parole à celles et ceux qui souvent ne l’ont pas »

Effectivement, notre monde a simplement besoin d’humanité. Merci à Mawuli de nous le rappeler.

Par Mawuli Affognon. Ce sera mon dernier pour la 18ième conférence annuelle de la Geneva International Model United Nations 2017. Je préfère vous le dire. Je déteste écrire à la première personne. …

29/09/2017

Our world simply needs humanity.
Mawuli Affognon shares his experience of the 18th Geneva International Model United Nations Annual Conference in Geneva, 2017: “, I watched young people from all around the world debate a variety of topics. I saw conviction, emotions and bursts of laughter. I worked with ambitious young people; worried about their image and under pressure to be successful in life”.

But behind this scenery, as he says “sometimes it is easy to forget about the little cogs in the big wheel” and “I think that our world would be more peaceful if we had the humility to observe and to give a voice to those who often do not have one”.
Obviously, our world simply needs humanity. Thanks Mawuli to remind it to us.

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By Mawuli Affognon. This is my last blog post for the 18th Geneva International Model United Nations Annual Conference. I would just like to let you know. I hate writing in the first person. I don’…

16/04/2017

Today, Turkey was voting for the constitutional referendum. Is the country back to the Ottoman Empire way of life ? [by Camille de Félice]
➡ https://unyouknow.org/2017/04/16/the-ottoman-empire-is-it-back-to-life-in-modern-day-turkey/

Aujourd'hui, la Turquie votait au référendum organisé par le président Erdoğan . Vers un retour de l'Empire Ottoman dans le pays se demande Camille de Félice dans cet article.
➡ https://unyouknowfr.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/lempire-ottoman-aujourdhui-un-musee-souvenir-en-turquie/

By Camille de Félice. Translated by Matthew Hall. The period following the attempted coup d’état on 15 July 2016 in Turkey has been characterised by efforts to reshape our understanding of h…

12/04/2017

Are you looking for a productive way to spend a part of your summer? Do you want to make new friends in a sunny and exotic environment? What about GIMUN's study trip? This year's destinations are Turkey and Cyprus. You will be discussing peace agreements and meet with IOs, NGOs and activists, to grasp a better understanding of this particular situation.

To discover more about this amazing opportunity, do not hesitate to click on the following link: http://gimun.org/?page_id=5088

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Cherchez-vous un moyen productif de passer une partie de votre été? Voulez-vous vous faire de nouveaux amis dans un cadre ensoleillé et exotique? Pourquoi pas le voyage d'étude de GIMUN? Les destinations de cette année sont la Turquie et Chypre. Vous discuterez des accords de paix et rencontrerez des OI, des ONG et des militants afin de mieux comprendre cette situation particulière.

Pour en découvrir d'avantage à propos de cette oportunité incroyable, n'hésitez pas à cliquer sur le lien suivant: http://gimun.org/?page_id=5137&lang=fr

09/04/2017

- 31st March 2017 :
Alas, along with your final committee sessions comes our final issue. This conference had it all: fierce debates, laughs, and long queues (especially the fight for coffee!). We hope that your week has been as fun and successful as ours. The conference was filled with many surprises which made it all the more interesting, like for instance the opening ceremony concert. We have been graced with guest speakers and debates that have filled our brains with more information that we could ever ask for. Our last three guest speakers are featured in this issue, and we managed to get informative interviews with two of them.
Read more ➡➡➡ https://unyouknow.org/2017/04/03/the-gimun-chronicles-31st-of-march-2017/

08/04/2017

- 30th March 2017 :
La semaine bat son plein, commençant peu à peu à s’essouffler pour bientôt toucher à sa fin. Prochainement, cette 18ème édition du GIMUN 2017 s’inscrira dans les mémoires de chacun d’entre nous comme un souvenir figé dans le passé. Il est temps de prendre conscience qu’il ne nous reste plus que quelques heures pour profiter de l’ambiance intense des débats et de la solennité du Palais des Nations qui accueillait encore hier la présidente du Chili. Il est temps de prendre conscience que l’expérience humaine dans laquelle nous sommes plongés va bientôt se terminer, et que nous avons probablement manqué quelques occasions de rendre cette semaine encore plus inattendue et sans pareil qu’elle ne l’est déjà.
Lire la suite ➡➡ https://unyouknow.org/2017/04/03/the-gimun-chronicles-30-mars-2017/