Welcome!

.…from the Faculty Adviser

We welcome all delegates, teachers, research students, stakeholders and partners (national and International) to the Nigeria Model United Nations Society (NigMUNS).

 The year 2008 marks the 4^th anniversary of NigMUNS. Yes four good years of existence! It is in deed hard to believe that we have got this far. We are excited at the progress we have made and the unending possibilities that stretch out ahead of us. Without the great support this organization has received from all our well wishers and encouragers, we would have been unable to get this far. We, therefore, use this medium to express our immense gratitude to the student delegates, parents, schools, individuals, organizations, government agencies and diplomatic missions that have identified with us and have motivated us strongly by their encouragement, appreciation and support. This has strengthened our commitment towards the attainment of our organization’s goals particularly the hosting of the annual NISSMUN and NIGIMUN conferences for secondary and tertiary institutions respectively.

 Our special thanks go to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar’adua, for his kind words of support to our organization as contained in his Keynote address at NISSMUN 2007 conference. We are equally grateful to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon for the goodwill message he sent to our conferences.

NISSMUN and NIGIMUN Conferences are growing by leaps and bounds. Programmes of the 2008 edition are centered on “CLIMATE CHANGE” which is currently the most deliberated issue around the world. There is no country on the face of the earth that can claim to be unaffected by the devastating effects of this phenomenon. This condition in itself has the potential to derail all the efforts made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

The severity of the Climate Change situation has raised such alarm that led to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon calling for a global grassroots public awareness which would focus political pressure and keep global warming at the forefront of public consciousness. We therefore believe that by focusing on Climate Change, we will be fostering a strong awareness of the phenomenon among the youth of Nigeria.

We have the opportunity to put our words and commitments into action and bring to life our dreams for a better tomorrow. We ask that you join us.

Chika A. Nwaozuzu

Faculty Adviser

Nigerian International Model United Nations Conference Abuja.
(Tertiary Institutions)
23 - 27 November 2008

Theme

Climate Change As A Global Concern

Goodwill Messages

UN Sec. Gen - Ban Ki-moon's Message to NISSMUN & NIGIMUN 2007

President Umaru Musa Yar' adua's Keynote Address at NISSMUN 2007