NIS Sends 25 Delegates to Chiang Mai United Nations Conference

Voices from the Committee: Our Delegates’ Mun Experience

Jason Zhang • December 5, 2025

Last week, Friday, November 21. NIS participated in this year’s two-day CMMUN. Over 20 students from our school participated in this MUN and became one of the delegations. They have won several awards for our school and for themselves. It is fascinating that all the delegates have pushed themselves to their best to attend this year’s CMMUN. It is not only about winning an award, but also about having self-improvement and achieving new skills. All of our delegates accomplished their goals, making this a moment truly worth celebrating. Some of them are their first time attend MUN. It was truly an honor to interview several of our school’s delegates and hear about their MUN experiences.

As a new Delegate, do you consider this time as a good experience?

Can you share a memorable moment or debate that happened in your committee?

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The most memorable moment was when I was in GA1, the delegation of Palestine was presenting their resolution about stopping the genocide in Gaza, and calling everyone to focus on human rights. When the procedure moved to amendment, the delegation from South Africa made an amendment, which, I believe, deleted the entire resolution. And when the chair called him for a speech to explain this, he just shouted: “ WHO CARES ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, LET ME ASK YOU GUYS, DO YOU WANT TO READ ALL OF THIS 20-PAGE LONG RESOLUTION?” and he got his speaking right removed, but when we moved on to the next resolution, he started shouting again, and finally the chair kicked him out from the conference room.

— Kenny G10 (UNHRC, Jordan)

Vivi and Mia G10 NIS Students pause for a smile

How would you describe your overall experience in this year’s CMMUN?

Did you face any unexpected situations during the debate? How did you respond?

Yep that’s Seah G10 speaking in front of a huge group of delegates

How did you collaborate or negotiate with other delegates during sessions?

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During the conference, finding allies is definitely the most important thing to do. My suggestion is that try to find countries with a similar stance, but maintain your country’s diplomatic position. In my opinion, I believe that maintaining a genuine and honest country stance is more important than compromising on things that your country should do, even though there will be disagreement; it’s common to have disagreement, but negotiating through debate and persuading others is the core of MUN. Other than debating, there are two ways to reach your allies. Many of the delegates who wants to present a resolution in CMMUN may be likely to find their allies before the conference date weeks or months before the conference. Eiffel and I instead find our allies during the 30-minute un-moderated conference, because we want to maintain the history of CMMUN. I wouldn’t say which one is better since we get a few supports in our Reso from countries that should be supporting us, but support our opponent solely because they find them earlier, but it’s definitely more valuable to establish the skill to reach and collaborate with others under a limited timeframe.

— Alen G10 (HCC, Austria/China)

As an award winner, what do you want to say to other new delegates?

Matthew and Lola take home a certificate!

After interviewing those fantastic delegates, we are honored to have a chance to interview Eric Xin, grade 10. He’s not a delegate during this year’s CMMUN, but he has a special role, which is parliamentarian. This is totally different from what normal delegates have to do during the conference, but important to have him.

What is your job, and what do you have to do?

Eric Xin: In this year’s CMMUN November conference, LANNA Secretariat has invited me to be the parliamentarian/ombudsman – me and Anita from LANNA. My job is totally different from a delegate or a chair; it has half the power as a secretariat, it requires MUN experience and understanding in deeply, especially the RoP (Rules of Procedure). The main job for me is following

1. Checking AI for position paper, speech, and, more importantly, every resolution that passes to GA, where we will interview to check their understanding of it.

2. Walking around during the conference to make sure delegate are not using their phone, playing games, and any form of AI.

3. Solve any conflicts that happened during the conference

Did you catch anybody who is not paying attention to the conference or using AI?

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Yes, definitely. Many delegates are new, and some of them just look at this event as a vacation to skip school. When I was walking around during the conference, I saw delegates playing games, painting on their iPads, and reading novels, which they should not be doing during the conference. According to AI, I haven’t seen a lot, but I still caught some delegates using them; they might use them for writing a speech, a Poi, or just for some research. But this is MUN, where they should not be using them, without using AI is the only way to grow, strengthen your skills, and learning new things. I also randomly checked many delegates’ speeches. I feel really happy that I didn’t detect any AI in them.

— Eric Xin

Do you feel surprised when you got invited to do this job?

Thanks to all those talented and hard-working students for helping us gain deeper knowledge about Mun and providing us with many interesting experiences. Making this year’s CMMUN such a memorable experience. The story we heard has crossed through new delegates, to the award winner, and even an admin team member. We are proud of what all those delegates have achieved and the growth they have accomplished. If you’re inspired to step into the world of MUN and become part of this remarkable team, reach out to Mr. Jack Robinson ([email protected]). With his guidance, support, and expertise, you’ll gain the confidence and skills needed to grow into a capable and impactful delegate.

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