MUN Conferences

On 12th March 2024, the delegation departed from the Mumbai International Airport, and a couple of hours later they were in the City of Pizza and the Colosseum, Rome, for the seventeenth edition of Rome International Model United Nations. As soon as they arrived, they registered at the Liceo Farnesina School, where the conference was held and after which, they had the much-awaited opportunity of meeting their hosts for the next week. Students spent the rest of the day getting to know their host and being familiarized with the city.

The next day, they further explored the smallest country on our planet. At the Vatican City, they admired the brilliance of St. Peter's Basilica and the intricate beauty of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling adorned with the picturesque artwork of Michelangelo. They were awestruck by the priceless artworks and historical artefacts as they walked through the museums. The beauty and serenity of St. Peter's Square left a lasting impression, and they thoroughly enjoyed the spiritual and cultural significance of this historic site.

On the third day, the delegates attended the opening ceremony at the Palazzo dei Gruppi Parlamentari, Via di Campo Marzio, and that marked the beginning of their experience as a chair at RIMUN XVII. They gained insight into ethics in the contemporary world from a number of speeches on the same. After the opening ceremony, the delegates spent the afternoon further exploring the city on a walking tour, admiring the beauty of the Trevi Fountain and the streets of Rome.

The next day, delegates spent time in their committees, lobbying. It was extremely interesting to see delegates working together to produce effective and practical solutions providing holistic approaches to common agendas. After which they discussed their first resolution. Chairing discussions was both informative and amusing. To hear delegates sharing their country’s perspectives on the issue, in the form of active debate and insightful expressions was truly an intriguing experience. After lobbying delegates spent the evening with their hosts, experiencing the life of a local in Rome. The chair’s dinner was an opportunity to not just interact with the other chairs but also taste pure Italian delicacies from the Pizza quattro formaggi (four cheese pizza) to the most delectable pasta. They spent the next few days of the trip working in committees, chairing intense debates. They also attended the RIMUIN official party and went on another walking tour to see the Colosseum. Which was an enlightening experience and echoes of the past reverberated within its ancient walls, making it a perfect conclusion to this trip. The closing ceremony the next day, marked the end of our experience. The delegation landed back in Mumbai on 21st March, carrying home with them lifelong memories, new experiences and knowledge. It was both a culturally and intellectually stimulating experience for the entire delegation.

The Rome International Model United Nations (RIMUN) was held from the 22nd to the 25th of April, 2021. The conference was held online through Google Meet. The conference was attended by 17 delegates from our school, representing Italy, Japan, Singapore, Mozambique and Tunisia. There were many different committees from the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Human Rights Council and the Security Council.

The conference began on the 22nd of April with the opening ceremony, where Dhruv Kapadia, the Ambassador of Japan delivered a speech on the conference’s theme, ‘The Responsibility of Freedom.’ Committees began the very next day with lobbying. DAIS Delegates actively lobbied other delegates and debated over the role of main submitter of their resolutions. Resolutions were discussed and amendments were proposed. This followed for another day. The last day entertained the plenary session, where delegates of all committees got together to discuss passed resolutions.

In the General Assembly, Annika Cerejo and Daya Ravi represented Italy in GA3 and GA6 respectively. They debated on issues such as the social inclusion of refugees and the difficult agenda of forming a legal framework concerning travel regulation during the pandemic. Japan was represented by Yashraj Vishwakarma in GA2 who discussed the views on Japan on establishing global financial guidelines to counter transnational corporate tax avoidance and Dhruv Kapadia in GA4 who presented the country’s views on the modern issue of sustainability in space. The stances of Mozambique were represented by Aneesh Kumar in GA4 and Aaryan Dalal in GA1 respectively. Aneesh presented the nation’s stance on the Hong Kong Crisis while Aaryan strived to achieve security in the war torn Afghan region. The views of Singapore were put forth by Vansh Bhatia in GA2, who debated the issue of instituting an international fund to help war torn and disaster struck nations and Anamika Rastogi in GA3, who put forth the island nation’s opinions on improving the living conditions of internally displaced people.

In the Economic and Social Council, Hrishita Shah represented Italy in the Commission on Population and Development, which debated on supporting victims of domestic abuse during the COVID 19 pandemic. Ruhaan Mahindru represented Japan in the same committee. In the Commission on Sciene and Technology for Development, Viraj Aggarwal voiced the view of Singapore on the issue of empowering refugees through technology. In the Economic and Social Commmission for Western Asia, Tunisia was represented by Karan Verma, who debated on the agenda of guaranteeing education in Western Asia, post the COVID 19 pandemic.

In the Human Rights Council, Italy was represented by Kiara Maniar, who strongly debated on protecting the rights of female refugees, while Japan’s opinion was put forth by Harshvardhaan Jhaveri. In the Advisory Committee on New and Emerging Digital Technologies and Human Rights, Aditya Ramanathan presented Japan’s stance on the agenda of measures to redefine the edges between social media policies and the freedom of expression of individuals, while Aritra Mallik did the same for Tunisia.

In the Security Council, Ishaan Singh was the sole representative of DAIS, who put forth the view of Tunisia on Myanmar conflict.

DAIS Delegates once again lived up to their name and earned respectable awards and their hardwork paid off.

Kiara Maniar won the best delegate award in the plenary session of the Human Rights Council (HRC)
Hrishita Shah won the best delegate award in the Commission of Population and Development (CPD)

Aaryan Dalal (DISEC) and Ishaan Singh (SC) were noted for their active involvement in the debates and were recognised by their chairs during the closing cermony.

Overall, the experience of RIMUN was enjoyable for all delegates, and was catered to almost every DAIS delegate’s needs due to the wide range of committees, with each delegate experiencing different sides of the wide spectrum of Model United Nations.

Today, there are many MUN conferences that you can choose to go to. So what sets RIMUN apart? It wasn’t the fact that it followed the THIMUN format. It wasn’t the fact that it offered many committee choices. Neither was it about which guest speaker gave a speech at the opening ceremony, but it was the fact that along with being an MUN conference, RIMUN was also an exchange trip and served as a collective learning platform, and a gateway to bridge the cultural gap between India and Rome. Of course, you can research these facts on the internet, but the exchange would give us a taste of what life in Rome was really like. By living with a host family for a week, we would understand what Rome was really all about. We would also have the opportunity to interact with foreign students from 16 international schools, and gain new perspectives about the problems being faced by different people all over the world. RIMUN wasn’t just a MUN, it was an idea that was started 13 years ago, to bring students from different parts of the world together, and give them the tools to make a difference to society. It wasn’t about winning a prize, but more about the facts and perspectives you learned, the people you met, the friends you made, and the journey you took to get there. And this journey started, when we applied for RIMUN.

Soon after we were selected to go for the RIMUN conference, we began deciding which committees we would like to apply for out of the many options we were given. After a few days of submitting our choices, and applications, we received our allocations. We represented Indonesia, Brasil, Morocco and Tunisia in the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Security Council (SC), the Crisis Committee and the Advisory Panel. Two students, Dev Mehta, and Anirudh Fadia, even participated as Judges in the International Court of Justice and Ananya Mukerji and Kamya Parekh were journalists in the RIMUN Press. We even had 3 Student Ambassadors. Rajveer Batra was Indonesia, Yash Fadia was Brazil and Rhiaan Jhaveri was Tunisia. After receiving our allocations, we started researching our countries’ foreign policies and stances on the agendas to help us write our position paper.

The nine day trip to Rome, Italy, was primarily for the purpose of attending the 13th session of RIMUN. It began on the 20th of March with a day of intense lobbying followed by three continuous days of enthralling debate, ended with a plenary session.

The level of debate was exceptional, especially in the Security Council and Crisis Committee, and surpassed any of our prior expectations! Munners aged 15 to 19, from 16 nations worldwide presented their views on major global issues and tried their level best to work collectively and come up with solutions for the issues proposed. It was a truly exciting experience, one that all of us learned a lot from, but it did not come without its challenges. Linguistic barriers were sometimes hard to overcome, but the extra effort required constantly kept us on our toes and was definitely one of the most interesting and unique aspects of RIMUN. Overall, all we had an amazing time, learned a lot, and will have RIMUN 2019 in our hearts as one of our best memories, forever!

RIMUN 2019 has opened doors to a friendship thousands of miles away from home. Each of us not only got the opportunity to debate and express our views, but also got to make friends from every corner of the world, from 16 different nations. We got the chance to talk to and learn from a wide-variety of students aged 15-19 years and understood the extent of our privilege like never before. We thought we were enthusiastic about MUN, but there was a delegation even more enthusiastic than us, a delegation that created a GoFundMe page, just so that they would be able to attend the conference! Our hosts and their families were an integral component of our RIMUN experience and they were truly the cherry on top of the icing. We’re not going to lie, but at first we were unsure of what our hosts would be like. Today, as we look back at it, on behalf of the entire Dhirubhai Ambani International School delegation we can vouch for the fact that each host was beyond friendly and took the best care of us.

We recommend every student to apply for RIMUN. Whether you are a Munner or not as the experiences it has to offer are truly what makes our school the best in ensuring each student’s international exposure and learning. We know that it will go on for several years to come, but all we can ask you to do is try. Apply for it, give it your best. As we know you won’t regret it.

To those who will be a part of RIMUN’20 or any of the future years. Go with an open mind. Trust us, it is an experience of a lifetime. ‘È stata un'esperienza Magica’ as they say in Rome. It was a magical experience.

Day 1: Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony at Liceo Farnesina School in Rome was probably the most grandiose event hosted in any MUN conference our delegation has attended to date. It was perfectly organised in a grand hall with delicate Roman Architecture and the flags of many illustrious nations. After a few inspiring speeches by the Secretariat the various ambassadors gave a full overview of their agendas and policies before concluding the ceremony with the banging of the gavel by the Secretary General.

Day 2: Lobbying

On the first day of RIMUN, we arrived at the school to receive our placards and introduce ourselves to our committee, by stating our names, where we were from and a fun fact about ourselves. The delegates came from various places, including Germany and Brazil. We began lobbying with each other for the rest of the day, forming blocks and discussing agendas. Later, after lunch, some committees discussed a 'fun' resolution to understand the procedure conducted in RIMUN.

On the first day of RIMUN, we arrived at the school to receive our placards and introduce ourselves to our committee, by stating our names, where we were from and a fun fact about ourselves. The delegates came from various places, including Germany and Brazil. We began lobbying with each other for the rest of the day, forming blocks and discussing agendas. Later, after lunch, some committees discussed a 'fun' resolution to understand the procedure conducted in RIMUN.

Day 3: First day of Committee

Armed with resolutions, the students of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School marched into their committees on the second day of the RIMUN session.

All around us there was a tinge of nervousness in the air, of students frantically learning their main submitter speeches, going through them and correcting them over and over again, but excitement was the emotion that dominated. A day of vigorous debate followed. Committees discussed resolution after resolution, and all around you could only see students hard at work, adding, deleting but through it all, supporting each other in their common goal to make the resolutions perfect. The hard work did pay off, when the resolutions main submitted by some of the students from our school were passed in their respective committees. These included the resolutions of Tara Agarwal, Lekh Parekh, Arjun Pawar, Aditya Bhargava and Insha Lakhani.

Day 4: Second day of Committee

This day of RIMUN 2018 was yet another fruitful day for the delegates representing Dhirubhai Ambani International School.

The zest of the previous day accompanied the delegates this day as well, and once again we saw delegates hard at work, presenting and perfecting resolutions and proposing solutions to make the world a better place, and playing important roles in their committees through their delegations, to rid the society from problems that stagnate it.

Seeing the accomplishment of their fellow delegates' resolutions, the delegates whose resolutions were to be discussed today, were inspired to succeed. Indeed, our students did exceedingly well, and the resolutions passed today were of Aditya Dalal and Avana Patel.

Day 5: Third day of Committee

The last day of the RIMUN conference saw the culmination of the hard work and passion of every DAIS delegate. With plenary sessions and final speeches delegates strived to ensure that every delegate's voice was heard. Each resolution was thoroughly debated till a clear consensus was reached. Towards the end of the day, even though every delegate was tired from all the exhausting hours of arguments, they were happy and content to have stepped out of their comfort zones and exhausted their capabilities. The closing ceremony started with a lively and energetic percussion performance with the waving of flags from each nation represented. The chairs gave heartfelt and teary speeches, moving their delegates. The distribution of awards ensued with the DAIS delegation bagging several. The ceremony concluded with the presentation of a short video that perfectly encapsulated the RIMUN spirit. With bittersweet memories, the delegates exited Auditorium Massimo, armed with a greater understanding of the world around them and friends that would last a lifetime. RIMUN 2018 was truly one to remember.