Cairo International Model United Nations

It was founded in 1989 by a group of AUC students under the guidance of the Provost of AUC, Professor Earl Tim Sullivan, during his time as a professor in the department of political science.{{cite news|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/634/pe1.htm|title=Pack of Cards|last=Sosostris|first=Madame|newspaper=Al Ahram|accessdate=8 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325060001/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/634/pe1.htm|archive-date=25 March 2013|year=2003}}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NBLr8Cs1Nx0C&q=%22Cairo+International+Model+United+Nations%22&pg=PA249 |title="Multilateral diplomacy and the United Nations today" - Google Books |accessdate=26 August 2010 |isbn=9780813399584 |last1=Muldoon |first1=James P. |year=1999 |publisher=Avalon }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

A fund was made in 2005 in honour of Nadia Younes, under which a conference and meeting room for the support of the model United Nations was created.{{cite news|last=El Alfy|first=Farah|title=A true inspiration|url=http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=229|accessdate=7 August 2010|newspaper=Daily News Egypt|date=3 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225111500/http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=229|archive-date=25 February 2012|url-status=dead}}

Since 2007, several elite high school students have been chosen by merit to join the conference. This has led to the expansion of the model from modelling only one UN council to seven:Makary, Adam [https://web.archive.org/web/20070422184606/http://dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6032 Daily News Egypt - CAIRO MODEL UN INAUGURATES ITS 19TH SESSION] the Security Council, HRC, ICJ, ECOSOC, International Criminal Court, CTC, and UN Women.

In 2010, CIMUN won the Outstanding Delegation Award while at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York. While this is the second time the group has won the award, this time is considered more important because the group was representing their own country, Egypt. CIMUN won the outstanding delegation award in all the following years. That means they won the award for twelve consecutive years along with multiple honorable mentions. [http://www.aucegypt.edu/newsevents/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?eid=455 "AUC Students Win Outstanding Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations" - The American University in Cairo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730040010/http://www.aucegypt.edu/newsevents/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?eid=455 |date=30 July 2010 }}{{cite web |url=http://www1.albawaba.com/en/news/auc-wins-outstanding-delegation-award-new-york |title=AUC Wins Outstanding Delegation Award In New York |publisher=Al Bawaba |date=17 May 2010 |accessdate=26 August 2010 |archive-date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305235000/http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/auc-wins-outstanding-delegation-award-new-york |url-status=dead }}

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Each year a different High Board is chosen to lead the organization's team. Every High Board consists of three positions: Secretary General, Graduate Advisor and Organizing Committee Head. The following is a list of the High Boards since 2002:

• 2002-2003: Mohamed Gabr, Mohamed Hilal, Dina Harb/Mohamed El Zanaty
• 2003-2004: Mohamed Menza, Mohamed Gabr, Mohamed El Zanaty
• 2004-2005: Hedayat Heikal, Sara Rizk, Moataz Samir
• 2005-2006: Mena Rizk, Tarek Mahfouz, Nora Badra
• 2006-2007: Nouran Kashef, Yasmine El Rifaie, Noha Khalid
• 2007-2008: Omar El Orabi, Dalia Ashour, Nadia Mohasseb
• 2008-2009: Kismet El Husseiny, Pensee Afifi, Sara Negm
• 2009-2010: Hussein Salama, Omar El Nayal, Amin Badra
• 2012-2013: Mokhtar Ibrahim, Shatha El Nakib, Hussien Heiba
• 2013-2014: Yara Sakr, Munir Beletemal, Ali Hossam
• 2014-2015: Radwa Hamed, Rana Shafik, Hesham Sadek
• 2015-2016: Mohamed El-Serkeek, Mariam Mohsen, Ramy Mubasher
• 2016-2017: Omar Zaky, Nour Shafik, Omar Rezk
• 2017-2018: Mohamed ElShalakany, Omar Zaky, Mazhar Ibrahim
• 2018-2019: Marwan ElSayed, Ziyad Rushdy, Mariam Hatem
• 2019-2020: Farh Elwishi, Youssef Sabek, Lamis Sallam
• 2020-2021: Abdullah Bakr, Nour Abdeldayem, Nada Khaled
• 2021-2022: Youssef Ragai, Fayrouz Ibrahim, Nada Selim
• 2022-2023: Lara Radwan, Farid H. Moursi, Ali Hussein Ali
• 2023-2024: Hanya Sedky, Logain Ragab, Youssef ElMassry
• 2024-2025: Omar Sedky, Abdelrahman Mamdouh, Ahmed ElZoghby
• 2025-2026: Zein Mousselli, Habiba Salama, Mostafa Farrag

CIMUN holds an annual conference in March.{{cite web|url=http://www1.aucegypt.edu/publications/auctoday/AUCTodayFall09/AkherKalam.htm |title="From MUN to the Real United Nations" – AUC Today |publisher=.aucegypt.edu |date=10 March 1998 |accessdate=26 August 2010}} Its primary goal is to increase student interest in and awareness of the United Nations and international affairs.{{cite news|last=Rabie|first=Passant|title=Model UN celebrates 20 years of development|url=http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=12515|accessdate=8 July 2010|newspaper=Daily News Egypt|date=16 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225111441/http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=12515|archive-date=25 February 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://cairo.wantedinafrica.com/events/show_event.php?id_event=12364 |title="What's On in Cairo: Conferences" - Wanted in Africa |publisher=Cairo.wantedinafrica.com |accessdate=26 August 2010 |archive-date=13 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813013919/http://cairo.wantedinafrica.com/events/show_event.php?id_event=12364 |url-status=dead }} The conference events are wholly organised by students.{{cite web |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/472/people.htm |title=Al-Ahram Weekly | Pack of cards |publisher=Weekly.ahram.org.eg |date=15 March 2000 |accessdate=26 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123170434/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/472/people.htm |archive-date=23 January 2011 |url-status=dead }} Participants from international universities—including Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Concordia, and Riverside City College—have attended the conference.{{Cite web | url=http://academic.rcc.edu/mun/CIMUN.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707011514/http://academic.rcc.edu/mun/CIMUN.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-07-07 | title=Untitled Document}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cimun.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=67 |title=About CIMUN |publisher=Cimun.com |accessdate=26 August 2010}}

The following is a list of some notable keynote speakers for past March conferences, along with the year of the speech:

• Boutros Ghali{{cn|date=November 2024}}
• Ali El Din Helal{{cn|date=November 2024}}
• Ahmed Maher{{cn|date=November 2024}}
• Suzanne Mubarak (1998){{cite web|url=http://www1.aucegypt.edu/publications/auctoday/AUCTodayFall09/AkherKalam.htm |title=AUC Today |publisher=.aucegypt.edu |date=10 March 1998 |accessdate=26 August 2010}}
• Kofi Annan (2002){{cn|date=November 2024}}
• Youssef Boutros Ghali, El-Sayed Yassin, and Ibrahim Kamel (2000){{cite web|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/471/people.htm |accessdate=13 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810041219/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/471/people.htm |archive-date=10 August 2009 |title=Al-Ahram Weekly | Pack of cards }}
• Nabil Elaraby (2006)Nadine El Sayed [http://datacenter.aucegypt.edu/caravan/pdf/caravan_06_03_12.pdf CIMUN pushes students to lead - Caravan]. Sunday, 12 March 2006
• Mohammed El Farnawany (2007)
• Amr Moussa (2008)[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012081018/http://www1.aucegypt.edu/students/caravan/stories/08Mar16/front_riham.html Arab League Leaders Admit Policy Failures] Caravan. 16 March 2008

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• [http://www.cimun.com/ Official Website]
• {{Cite news|last=El Sayed|first=Nadine|title=CIMUN pushes students to lead|url=http://datacenter.aucegypt.edu/caravan/pdf/caravan_06_03_12.pdf|accessdate=8 July 2010|newspaper=Caravan|date=12 March 2006}}
• [http://www.womenforpeaceinternational.org/English/Media/News/Pages/CelebratingInternationalWomen%E2%80%99sDayintheAmericanUniversityinCairo.aspx?MTag=&OTag=&UID=d00d7dfa-7272-45c1-b3a5-f42cbda7fa11 "Celebrating International Women’s Day in the American University in Cairo" - The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225111450/http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6032 "Cairo Model UN inaugurates its 19th session" - Daily News Egypt]

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