Vytautas Magnus University

Lithuanian United Nations Youth Association

Goals of the Organization

  • Create a broader civil society by increasing the students’ participation in political life and nurture their abilities to make the right decisions.
  • Foster tolerance and the values of human rights.
  • Help the students improve their intellectual abilities.
  • Create wider opportunities for students to improve abroad.
  • Promote communication and discourse within and outside the organization.
  • Promote deep insights upon global issues in different fields on the basis of UN work by organizing discussions, debates, seminars and lectures, international visits and other events.
  • Expand and maintain our connections with Lithuanian and international organizations.
  • Spread ideas of universal human rights and democratic world-view.

Brief Overview of Activities

  • Gather students from Vytautas Magnus University and other universities to debate over wide range of topics.
  • After making arrangements with the organization’s partners abroad, send students to practice or gain experience in various fields in other countries.
  • Model a simulation of the United Nations organization together with the international or national community and partners of the UNSC VMU.
  • Organize youth forums that will gather scholars, students and academics from the entire country, spread knowledge not only about the United Nations, EU, NATO but also a wide variety of topics chosen by them prior to the meeting.
  • Organize political conferences that will invite politicians of various countries to join in discussions with students.

How to Join

If you are interested, please fill out a short form and become a member of the Lithuanian United Nations Youth Association (LUNYA)!

We are happy to welcome everyone to our association, whether you are a full-time student, an exchange student, or just someone who interested in the United Nations Model.

Our task

In  LUNYA, we want to help students develop public speaking, writing, research skills and get better understanding of international affairs and concepts.

During our meetings students are able to learn more about the UN as an institution, its role in world affairs, and the diplomacy involved from  the inside. These affairs and concepts include peace and security, human rights, development, and rule of law issues.

It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of students worldwide participate every year at all educational levels, from primary school to university. Many of today’s leaders in law, government, business, civil society, and the arts participated in Model UN as students. So, let us build our future now!

If you have any questions, please write to lunya.vdu@gmail.com. We are always ready to help you.

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E-mail: lunya.vdu@gmail.com