The Carolina International Relations Association (CIRA) is UNC’s leading international affairs club, engaging students across the university in the global issues of today. CIRA is devoted to fostering critical thought, discussion, and debate on current international issues, stimulating creative and effective responses to them, and developing the analytical, communicational, and team building skills of its members and the broader university community. We aim to work towards combating international crises that threaten peace and security, social and economic progress, and fundamental human rights.

CIRA hosts two Model United Nations conferences each year: UNCMUNC, our collegiate conference, and MUNCH, our high school conference. CIRA members also travel across the nation to compete in Model UN conferences. In addition to Model UN, CIRA publishes an undergraduate journal of foreign affairs, the Journal of Foreign Affairs at Carolina (JFAC), on a bi-annual basis. Members also have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of Campus Affairs, which aims to raise awareness of international issues through presentations, workshops, and distinguished speakers.

To learn more about CIRA, visit our website www.unccira.org or follow us on Instagram, @carolinairassociation