The Union
History and governance
Since the first PIMUN in 2008, the university associations of Paris have worked together around the United Nations. Here is their story, how the Union governs itself and who can take part.
About
Who we are
The Comité interuniversitaire des Nations Unies de Paris brings together the student associations of Paris universities and grandes écoles that work on the United Nations, diplomacy and Model United Nations: close to a thousand students in all.
Together they run the Paris International Model United Nations every year, along with embassy visits, meetings with diplomats, conferences and a diplomatic speaking contest.
- Member associations
- 17
- Students, approximately
- 1,000
- First PIMUN
- 2008
The story
From 2008 to today
The first PIMUN
The Paris International Model United Nations is born at Sciences Po, run by the Sciences Po Nations Unies association. From 2008 to 2014, every Secretary-General comes from SPNU.
The Union takes shape
The EPANU fund (Étudiants de Paris pour les Nations Unies) is created on December 17, 2012. CINUP, independent since 2012, has run PIMUN since that year. Several member associations date their membership to 2012, among them Assas MUN, SPNU and ILERI MUN.
CINUP, independent since 2012, has run PIMUN since that year.
CINUP gets its name
CINUP is created on November 13, 2013 as the “Conférence internationale des Nations Unies Paris”, succeeding the EPANU fund.
“Conférence internationale des Nations Unies Paris”
The EPANU fund closes
The EPANU fund (“Étudiants de Paris pour les Nations Unies”), set up on December 17, 2012 and succeeded by CINUP, is dissolved on February 20, 2015 (CINUP statutes, article 1).
A union of associations under the French law of July 1, 1901.
The Union grows
SOMUN, SQYMUN and the CentraleSupélec MUN Club join CINUP in 2022, Saclay United Nations on September 25, 2023, UPCitéMUN in 2024. The Union now reaches from Paris to the Saclay, Nanterre and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines campuses.
Geneva, the Charter and the 18th PIMUN
On May 8, 2026, about thirty students leave for CINUP’s first diplomatic trip, to Geneva. On May 25, the associations, the board and the external members adopt the Union’s Charter of Values.
From May 27 to 30, PIMUN holds its 18th edition. The diplomatic speaking contest is held in German, with its final at the Embassy of Germany.
Governance
Governance
The Assemblée générale brings the member associations together. It elects and oversees the Comité exécutif, which convenes it.
Assemblée générale
The member associations, one vote each
elects and oversees
convenes
Comité exécutif
- President
- Vice-Presidents
- Treasurer
- Secretary-General of CINUP
- Secretary-General of PIMUN
- Deputy Secretaries-General of PIMUN
- Pôle activitiesUnder the Comité exécutif
- CINUP treasury and bank accountsUnder the Comité exécutif
- Administrative workUnder the Comité exécutif
- Paris International Model United Nations*Autonomous from the Comité exécutif
* PIMUN is autonomous from the Comité exécutif, except for treasury and legal formalities (see the statutes).
The statutes and the internal regulations set out the activities and responsibilities of each body and each role.
Taking part
Who can take part
Every student who has paid dues to a member association is a member of CINUP by right and can take part in its events.
Students who do not belong to one of the Union’s associations can join CINUP directly and become external members.
The Union’s memory
The Union’s memory
Successive boards, every PIMUN since 2008 and the Union’s year, mandate by mandate.