IMUNA 2025

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IMUNA 2025

This page provides an overview of the 31st edition of the International Model United Nations of Alkmaar, which took place from Friday, 13 June to Sunday, 15 June 2025. The photos taken by our conference photographer, including committee portraits, are available here.

Executive Staff

Ms. Emma Mooij

Secretary-General

Mr. Stein Booden

Deputy Secretary-General

Mr. Stef van Lieshout

Financial Manager

Ms. Lara Yücel

Housing Coordinator

Ms. Hannah Frijters

Art Director

Mr. Remigio Scarpa

Deputy Art Director

Ms. Willemijn Gorter van Wagtendonk

Head of Catering Services

Ms. Emma Teeuw

Deputy Head of Catering Services

Ms. Anouck Reijntjes

Head of Administrative Affairs

Mr. Jonah Benjamin

Head of Promotions

Mr. Jernej Huibers

Head of Information Technology

Mr. Bouwe Houtzagers

Deputy Head of Information Technology

Theme

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The theme of IMUNA 2025 was “Open Minds Open Doors”. We aimed to highlight the importance of opening ourselves up to new and innovative ideas, particularly those of the younger generations.

Our Press Team wrote about the conference theme in our conference newspaper the IMMUNE: “Why did we choose this theme? Every time you open your mind, to a new idea, to someone else’s opinion, to a different perspective, you grow. You step out of your comfort zone. You start to understand the world better. And that’s when the real magic happens, new friendships begin, new thoughts appear, and new doors open. At IMUNA, we don’t just want you to speak we want you to listen. We want you to question, to learn, and maybe even to change. So, keep your mind open and watch how many doors will follow.”

Committees & Issues

General Assembly 1 – Disarmament and International Security (GA1)

 

Issues

  • Evaluating the role of private military and security companies when it comes to international security
  • Reducing the nuclear stockpile

General Assembly 3 – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural (GA3)

 

Issues

  • The issue of indigenous populations’ say in the corporate use of indigenous lands
  • The issue of human genetic enhancement

General Assembly 4 – Special Political & Decolonization (GA4)

 

Issues

  • Improving the sovereignty of African nations regarding their economic independence from their former colonizers
  • The growing unease in European member states as a result of migration from the Middle East and the Mediterranean area

General Assembly Plenary (GAP)

 

Issue

  • Evaluating the contribution of multilateral organisations, like the UN, to peacekeeping, diplomacy, and conflict prevention

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

 

Issues

  • Improving incentives for multinational corporations to transition to greener forms of energy
  • Ensuring job safety in a time of ever-expanding AI-capabilities
  • Improving access to education for children in LDCs

Security Council (SC)

 

Issues

  • Finding a path to peace in times of growing tensions in the Middle East
  • The issue of the South Chinese Sea
  • The issue of Haiti

North Atlantic Council (NAC)

 

Issues

  • Combating China’s growing influence in underdeveloped nations
  • Reconsidering the efficiency of the use of arms embargoes
  • Ensuring all member states are able to and willing to comply to NATO’s defence budget standards

Human Rights Council (HRC)

 

Issues

  • Combating child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Violations of women’s human rights in Afghanistan
  • The issue of combating slavery in the precious metal industry

United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA​)

 

Issues

  • Assisting underdeveloped nations in protecting themselves from natural disasters
  • Combating deforestation in the South American tropics
  • The issue of plastic waste trade

The First Special Conference on “Artificial Intelligence” (SpC1​)

 

Issues

  • The issue of the usage of Artificial Intelligence for surveillance of citizens
  • The issue of Artificial Intelligence as a tool for misinformation and disinformation
  • Ensuring equal access to AI-technology for LEDCs

The Second Special Conference on “Information Exchange in the Digital Era” (SpC2​)

 

Issues

  • The dilemma between protecting free speech and combating hate speech
  • The growing polarisation as a result of engagement-based algorithms
  • The challenges of countering human trafficking in the digital era

Historical Security Council (HSC​) – the year 1967

 

Issues

  • The six-day war
  • The growing tensions between the United States of America and the Soviet Union
  • The Nigerian civil war

World Health Assembly (WHA​)

 

Issues

  • Regulating the marketing and consumption of ultra-processed foods
  • Improving mental health accessibility to victims of armed conflict
  • Reducing the spread of STDs in LEDCs

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ​)

 

Issues

  • Setting clear guidelines for the role of artificial intelligence in law enforcement
  • Enhancing cross-border cooperation to combat human trafficking
  • Reducing the strength and political influence of organized crime networks in Latin America

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW​)

 

Issues

  • The issue of female genital mutilation
  • Evaluating the use and effectiveness of affirmative action to achieve gender parity in corporate leadership
  • Combating forced marriage in the Asia-Pacific region