Dear Future Participants of BIMUN 2025,
It is my great pleasure to invite you all to the 14th annual session of Budapest International Model United Nations (BIMUN) for 2025.
Model United Nations serves as a platform for us to simulate and engage in diplomatic dialogues, mirroring the complex issues our world faces today. Your participation in this conference reflects your commitment to understanding global affairs, fostering cooperation, and honing the skills necessary for effective leadership.
In 2024, global issues have become more interconnected than ever. Geopolitical tensions continued to rise, with the escalations of conflicts continuing to disrupt geopolitical stability prompting shifts in global alliances and impacting energy security globally. Meanwhile, unresolved legacies of conflicts continued shaping regions as a long-standing challenge. At the same time, climate change remained an urgent issue, with extreme weather events causing widespread displacement and destruction, highlighting the need to support vulnerable populations. Crime and drug dynamics continued to evolve, with an alarming rise in the diversification of drug markets and the rise of online platforms as a method of distributing drugs. Women’s issues continued to be prominent with debates on reproductive rights, sparking global conversations on equality. But with this, there has also been progress. An increasing number of nations have become ambitious in space exploration with new missions launched, and the groundbreaking introduction of AI technology in new fields such as healthcare showed us new directions to advance.
These ongoing situations underline the importance of cooperation and adopting a global vision, while they provide us with many topics to choose from. Thus, similarly to previous years, this year’s delegates will debate on a wide range of issues. In 2025, BIMUN will entertain 12 different committees, each dealing with an interesting matter relevant to today’s greatest global issues. Delegates can apply in accordance with their level of MUN skills and previous experiences, as we organize 4 beginner, 4 intermediate and 4 advanced committees.
The work of delegates in the 4 advanced committees will be unique to those partaking in regular MUN conferences and will operate on an ad hoc basis. They will be facing a fictional crisis, which is the escalation of an existing political tension. Students will receive the crisis at the beginning of the conference in the form of articles and news broadcasts, and updates will continuously be issued throughout the conference. Delegates in these advanced committees must give adequate responses to unexpected issues, enhancing their critical thinking skills in a unique manner. With the creation of the crises, we aim to ensure that the conference remains challenging and fascinating even for the most experienced students.
Our objective is to organize an outstanding MUN conference for high school students. As a result, we put great effort into organizing a spectacular event with meaningful discussions. Students can share their opinions and take part in fruitful debates while learning more about pertinent subjects and honing their debating techniques.
While debating is at the heart of BIMUN, we also prioritize fostering cross-cultural exchanges and connections. Debating brings like-minded students together, which can result in lifelong friendships. We believe that BIMUN is an outstanding chance to get to know students from all over the world, while debating, exploring Budapest, and having fun. For this year’s BIMUN, we have planned new and interesting informal activities for delegates, including sightseeing, a boat trip, sports events, the Official Party and many more.
Our Organizers are working hard to provide the best experience for you and ensure that you will have an unforgettable experience filled with fruitful debates and new friendships. I hope that many of you will choose to join us in our exciting debates, and I am excited to welcome you all at BIMUN between 10-15 April 2025 in Budapest.
Yours faithfully,
Thien Kim Tran
Secretary General of Budapest International Model United Nations 2025