Join us for NHSMUN 2020! Session I: Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 - Monday, March 2, 2020 Session II: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - Saturday, March 7, 2020 Join us in New York City for the experience of a lifetime. Reserve your seats during early registration!
The National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) is the world's largest Model UN conference for secondary school students, with hundreds of schools and thousands of delegates attending from around the world. Established in 1975, NHSMUN is known for its diverse, prestigious attendees, its world-class staff, and its engaging committee simulations of proven substantive quality. NHSMUN provides students with opportunities to interact with high-profile, relevant United Nations figures, including an in-person visit with diplomatic representatives of the countries the students are representing. Academically rigorous material, thought-provoking debate, and a staff of carefully-selected MUN experts -- whether you are a beginner or veteran, if you are looking for an engaging, immersive experience in the world of international affairs, problem solving, and diplomacy, NHSMUN is the conference for you. NHSMUN holds sessions at the New York Hilton Midtown and UN Headquarters, subject to availability of space at the UN.
Top university students from around the world mentor their secondary school counterparts
NHSMUN produces the most comprehensive background guides in the world, preparing students for top-notch committee participation
NHSMUN's staff leadership team is known for its meticulous attention to detail and around-the-clock availability
Memorialize your 4 days of problem solving by presenting your resolution to 3,000 supporters
Check out NHSMUN's comprehensive digital resource library and training materials for MUN delegates
Distinguish yourself from your peers in your college applications by showing your involvement with NHSMUN in New York City
View and share your digitally published resolutions online at the end of each conference
Become a part of the powerful network of the best and the brightest in the 21st-century Model United Nations community
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Many years ago, I, myself, was a Model UN delegate. In fact, my high school came to NHSMUN each year. To this day, I give credit to my faculty advisor, who has since become a dear friend, for getting me involved with Model UN, as it directly inspired me to pursue a career in foreign service.
Ambassador Jonathan R. CohenUS Mission to the United Nations
Networking, negotiation, compromise...this is the stuff that makes the world go around. You might not realize it until years from now, but the skills you're learning here...they might be more important than anything you'll ever study in a classroom.
Ambassador Susan RiceFormer US Ambassador to the UN; Former U.S. National Security Advisor
I wish you could stand where I am standing right now, to be able to look out at all of you. Model UN really is enough to give one hope...to really inspire one...about what your generation is going to achieve in the world. We need you. That's my main message to you here this evening.
Samantha PowerUS Ambassador to the United Nations, 2013-2017
You will have to represent countries in talks with States that have policies you may not agree with. It will train you to be open-minded and flexible. To analyze all of the positions, even those that you oppose. To propose constructive solutions that will benefit all parties. Developing these diplomatic skills will help you as you prepare for leadership in the future. Such skills have never been more important.
Ban Ki-moonUnited Nations Secretary-General, 2007-2016
It is a great pleasure to welcome everyone to NYC and to NHSMUN. The UN strives every day to promote peace and security, uphold human rights, and tackle the world's most pressing crises. We are proud to be home to its headquarters and the many political, educational, and cultural events it inspires. NHSMUN is one of these terrific events, helping to equip the leaders of tomorrow with the skills they will need to ably guide us into the future.
Bill de BlasioMayor, New York City
"What a great, great privilege it is to be here with all of you in this astounding hall. This is an amazing privilege to be with the future leaders of our world. I just wish that the whole world, the world's leaders, had your energy. Because if they did, this world would be the happiest place in the universe."
Mandy PatinkinActor, Singer, Comedian, Voice Artist
"It is an honor to be here at this prestigious NHSMUN event. I am sure that I am speaking to some of our greatest future leaders, problem solvers, innovators. How impressive it is to be a part of the excitement of our next generation. This week you will learn what it takes to be a leader."
David H. PetraeusRet. General, US Army | Former Director, CIA
To share a few words to the delegates of NHSMUN: First, thank you for doing it. The UN is a vital global institution. It better work because we have to figure out ways to make this planet work together, and that's the way we get 193 countries around the table and try as we might to get global agreements on critical issues—exactly the task you face as the ambassadors and UN leaders in the Model United Nations.
Dr. Jeffrey SachsSpecial Adviser to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the SDGs
The beauty of Model United Nations is that it is unlike most other things we teach and grade in school, unlike the ‘competition’ to win and show yourself ‘on top’ and better than others. The beauty of Model United Nations is that it is a simulation model that allows you, encourages you, to learn as you go. Just like life itself.
June GormanFounder, Transformative Education Forum
