Chair Letter
Honorable chairs, fellow delegates, and most esteemed guests. Another journey of ours has once again begun! This is Yeonseon Kim, serving as your dear chair of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
For those of you who don’t know me, I would like to scatter just a few more words and sentences to introduce myself a little more. This year marks my second year working as the LDP and also my second year of serving as the chair of KISMUN. I've participated in numerous conferences as both a delegate and chair, yet still feel like I don't know how to become an absolute professional of MUN. As a delegate, it is strenuous to communicate with other nations and share thoughts, while as a chair, the desire to give all countries a fair opportunity doesn’t always work out so well due to various obstacles and constraints.
MUN, which is a space of communication between people and nations, is full of unknowns, and most things are fearful and ambiguous. However, within that opacity, some things are clear and distinct: one’s mindsets and attitudes towards the conference.
It may be difficult to grasp someone’s personality and values in just three days – I mean, who even could do that? Nevertheless, whether I was a delegate or chair, the things that were always clear and discernible to me were ‘what kind of mindsets and attitudes are the delegates trying to approach the conference with’. LDPs and chairs are students with more ability than you might think of, not just in a field of speaking English more fluently and knowing more international situations and knowledge, but also being observant of the delegates; they can tell at a glance if you’re enjoying the conference, bored, disengaged, or fearful. Thus, if you’re hanging back, we all know why you are, so JUST DO IT!
In MUN, nothing – gender, age, religion, values, etc. –, absolutely nothing can stop you from sharing your opinions. Don’t hesitate to spit out any words. You may, indeed, be afraid to make mistakes, but I mean, even the real attendees of the United Nations make mistakes, what do you expect more from a student?
“I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that don’t work,” said Thomas Edison. So all we can do is just keep trying again and again. If ‘this’ didn’t work out so well, maybe you can try ‘that’ the next time. Keep challenging yourself and be inspired.
Wrapping up the long and tedious letter of mine, I would like to once again welcome all delegates, chairs, and even myself to the field of failure, fear, and hardship, which will one day lead to success, overcoming, and challenge.
Best regards,
Yeonseon Kim
Chair of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, KISMUN 2025.
