CAHSMUN - History

CAHSMUN began as a small annual local conference for high school students in 2005- the Richmond Model United Nations (RMUN), based in Richmond, BC. Building upon the success of the conference, RMUN was re-created as the Canadian High School Model United Nations in 2007. Since then, the conference has continued to rapidly expand in the size of the delegations it attracts, as well as the diversity of the students attending the conference. CAHSMUN seeks to reach out to all schools, especially public schools, to encourage greater participation by students in engaging in global issues and increase international awareness.

CAHSMUN is also a provincially-registered non-profit organization. It is organized annually by the organizing body, the Secretariat- a group of post-secondary and secondary students with extensive Model United Nations (MUN) experience. The Secretariat is overseen by the Board of Directors, a group of post-secondary students who oversee and set the long-term goals of the organization.

At CAHSMUN, we strive to offer an affordable conference for delegates to attend, so as to encourage a greater number of students to get involved and experience MUN for themselves. We also have a program called Foundations that assists delegates who are new to MUN to understand the proceedings of a MUN conference, as well as doing outreach to schools who do not currently have a strong MUN or debate community.

Registration for this year’s conference will open in mid November. Before that time, I advise you to browse our website and contact the Secretariat if you have any concerns or questions. The Secretariat and staff looks forward to your participation at CAHSMUN 2008 in March.