The Map of CNYMUN 2025
Thank you to the Maxwell School of
Citizenship & Public Affairs!
Please join CNYMUN 2025 in extending its sincerest gratitude to Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs for their generous sponsorship of our 42 conference! CNYMUN would not be possible without the school and its staff, notably Christopher N. Anderson the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Enrollment, who will be giving a brief speech at the start of opening ceremonies in regards to the Maxwell school. So truly thank you to SU's Maxwell School, from everyone here at CNYMUN, as it is in part thanks to their sponsorship that we are able to continue our conference into its 42nd year! And a big congratulations to the school for 100 years of preparing the future leaders of our world!
The Conference
CNYMUN 2025 is back at Syracuse University for another year! It will operate in-person on January 10th and 11th for 2025. Information regarding the conference will be posted continuously on our website, and our advisors will be updating clubs and attendees as more information becomes available.
CNYMUN is a two-day Harvard style Model United Nations conference with over 750 students in annual attendance. Our conference brings schools and their students together from all over Central New York. Over the course of two days delegates solve global issues through substantive debate. For the past 42 years, CNYMUN is one of the largest high school-run MUN conferences in the United States, organized by the Fayetteville-Manlius Model UN club. We are also one of the longest running high school-run Model UN Conferences. CNYMUN is an opportunity, regardless of experience, for high school students to develop invaluable debate and speaking skills while solving the world's most prevalent issues.
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Our Theme:
Pathways to Peace and Prosperity
Today, we stand at a crossroads. Climate change is accelerating, populism and democratic deconsolidation are on the rise, institutional trust is waning, brutal conflicts are intensifying, discrimination in all forms persists, and food and water insecurity is as pressing as ever—and that’s just the shortlist. Before us lies an array of options, each with its consequences. To what extent can we, as the global community, work to forge a pathway towards a more peaceful and prosperous future for all? Through this year’s committees, topics, and speakers, CNYMUN 2025 will simulate the ability of our global society to work collaboratively to forge a blueprint for a safer, brighter tomorrow.
Nicole Zheng and Zach Mangoba
Co-Secretaries General
Ethan Richards
Chef de Cabinet
CNYMUN 2025 Keynote Speaker:
Betania Allo
We are proud to welcome Betania Allo as our keynote speaker for CNYMUN 2025! Thanks to the generosity of Dean David Van Slyke and the entire faculty and staff at The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Ms. Allo has traveled from Buenos Aires, Argentina to speak with us at Syracuse University, her Alma Mater. A cyber lawyer and policy expert, Ms. Allo has worked with the United Nations as a Programme Management Specialist to counter the use of technology for terrorism and violent extremism globally. In this role, she was a focal point for the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee and International Telecommunication Union briefings and operations. Furthermore, she has led high-level discussions with government officials, and representatives of international organizations regarding cyber security and counter-terrorism efforts in the Middle East and North Africa.
Prior to her work at the United Nations, Ms. Allo was a lawyer in her native Argentina. She received a Master of Arts from Harvard University’s International Relations program and a Master of Law at Syracuse University College of Law’s Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism program in 2020. Ms. Allo enjoyed interdisciplinary collaboration at Syracuse, particularly in the Syracuse Law Institute for Security Policy and Law, bringing together academic coursework and experiential learning. Merging international law with public policy at Maxwell - the nation’s top-ranked school for public affairs, Ms. Allo’s capacity to work on concrete solutions at the UN has been instrumental in many top-level negotiations and has resulted in her work as a global consultant in cybersecurity, Responsible AI and counterterrorism.
Ms. Allo is a sought-after thought leader and speaker who has been featured in interviews and discussions such as the CIO Leadership Live Middle East and Quantum Innovation Summit 2024 in Dubai. At CNYMUN 2025, her speech will give delegates insight into the functioning of the United Nations and the delicate balance of technology and diplomacy in a rapidly evolving world.
