Activities

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VVN Youth Brussels organises many activities: lectures, during which we invite guest speakers to comment on a specific subject using their own professional experience; visits, during which we learn how international organisations work exactly. These activities are open for everyone. For our members, we also organise movie nights, informal meetings with for instance diplomats and we also send delegations to participate in Model United Nations all over the world.

Lectures​

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During our lectures, we invite guest speakers to inform us on a certain subject from their own professional experience. In the past, we welcomed representatives from the UNODC, UNHCR, Amnesty International,... Furthermore, we can always count on the presence of academics and we have invited, among others, Prof. Dr. Paoli and Prof. Dr. Drieskens. Some subjects we covered during these lectures are the famine in the Sahel, the refugee crisis in Syria and human trafficking. After each lecture, we organise a Q&A during which you can ask your questions to the guest speakers. Afterwards, there is always a reception so you can make informal contacts, ideal if you're working on a thesis or a paper.

 

Moreover, VVN Youth Brussels regularly organises a UN&YOU, during which information about the United Nations is combined with information regarding job and internship opportunities. Also during these UN&YOUs, we offer the opportunity to interact with former interns.

 

Lectures are usually in English and are open to everyone. 

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Visits​

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During our lectures, we invite guest speakers to inform us on a certain subject from their own professional experience. In the past, we welcomed representatives from the UNODC, UNHCR, Amnesty International,... Furthermore, we can always count on the presence academics and we have invited, among others, Prof. Dr. Paoli and Prof. Dr. Drieskens. Some subjects we covered during these lectures are the famine in the Sahel, the refugee crisis in Syria and human trafficking. After each lecture, we organise a Q&A during which you can ask your questions to the guest speakers. Afterwards, there is always a reception so you can make informal contacts, ideal if you're working on a thesis or a paper.

 

Moreover, VVN Youth Brussels regularly organises a UN&YOU, during which information about the United Nations is combined with information regarding job and internship opportunities. Also during these UN&YOUs, we offer the opportunity to interact with former interns.

 

Lectures are usually in English and are open to everyone. 

Model United Nations

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During a Model United Nations (MUN), some institutions of the United Nations are simulated, such as the Security Cuncil. You represent a country and together with other representatives you have to work on a current issue in world politics. At the end of the MUN, you are supposed to agree on a resolution that is in your country's interests. 

 

In the past, VVN Youth Brussels members participated in the GIMUN in Geneva, the LiMUN in London, the OxiMUN in Oxford and the WorldMUN of Harvard University. VVN Youth Brussels helps its members during the application process, but also by arranging transport and accomodation.

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