The Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) is an annual traveling Model United Nations conference that is run by Harvard students and a local university team from the host city. WorldMUN moves to a new international city each year and attracts 2,000 college and graduate students from more than 60 countries, making it the largest traveling collegiate-level Model UN conference in the world.
Founded in 1991, WorldMUN has traveled to 22 cities in five continents, including The Hague in the Netherlands; Puebla, Mexico; Geneva, Switzerland; Beijing, China; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; Heidelberg, Germany; and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Vancouver, Canada was the host for the 21st Harvard WorldMUN, which was held from March 11-15, 2012. The next conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia from March 18-22, 2013.
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