FerMUN 2027

About the Conference

FerMUN is a Model United Nations conference for secondary school students, organised since 2012 by the Lycée international de Ferney-Voltaire, a public international high school on the French side of the border with Geneva. The 2027 edition runs from 5 to 8 January 2027 in Geneva, at the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union and the United Nations Office at Geneva. The 2024 edition brought together about 550 students from 20 countries. It is aimed at high school students. Debates take place in English and French with live interpretation by student teams, and some committees add Spanish in 2027. The 2027 programme is built around digital and technology themes, from undersea cables and space security to artificial intelligence and digital rights. Committees 💻 Critical Digital Infrastructures (Protecting Submarine Cables from Hybrid Threats; Digital Sovereignty and Dependence on Private Infrastructure) 🚀 Space Governance and Security (Regulation and Sustainability of Space Activities; Security and the Militarization of Outer Space) 💻 Cybersecurity (National Strategies Against Cyberattacks; Protection of Personal Data) 📚 Digital Inclusion (Bridging the Global Digital Divide; Digital Inclusion in Education) 🕊️ Gender Equality (Gender Equality in the Digital Sector; Women's Access to Digital Skills and STEM Education) 🌍 Environment (The Carbon Footprint of Data Centres and Artificial Intelligence; Environmental and Light Pollution from Satellite Constellations) 💻 Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence in Health; Ethical Regulation of Generative Artificial Intelligence) 🕊️ Human Rights (Refugee Rights and Access to Technology; Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Space) 🌱 Youth Assembly (Youth Digital Well-being on Social Media; Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Digital Space)

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