COBIS-St. Julian's School Model United Nations 2026

About the Conference

COBIS-SJSMUN is the Model United Nations conference of St. Julian's School, a British international school near Lisbon, held in partnership with COBIS, the Council of British International Schools. It is student-led and began with a junior conference in 2024, followed by its first full edition in December 2024. The third edition takes place from 3 to 5 December 2026 in Carcavelos, using two venues: the St. Julian's School campus and the Nova School of Business and Economics. The organisers expect about 350 delegates. The conference is for secondary school students aged 14 to 18, and places are open to COBIS member schools. Besides General Assembly and council committees it runs a historical Security Council, an International Court of Justice case and a futuristic crisis committee whose topic stays secret until shortly before the conference. Committees 🛡️ General Assembly First Committee: Disarmament and International Security (Advancing Global Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; Regional Instability and Global Security after the 2026 Iran Conflict) 💼 General Assembly Second Committee: Economic and Financial (Peaceful and Sustainable Use of Outer Space; Regulating Emerging Biotechnologies and Genetic Engineering) 💼 Economic and Social Council (Energy Security and Trade Routes in the Strait of Hormuz; Women's Rights under Taliban Rule in Afghanistan) 🕊️ Human Rights Council (Ethical Standards for Biological Engineering and Genetic Modification; Preventing the Use and Proliferation of Chemical Weapons) 🛡️ Security Council (The Situation in Sudan and the International Humanitarian Response) 🏛️ Historical Security Council (The Outbreak of the Korean War, July 1950) ⚖️ International Court of Justice (Application of the Genocide Convention: The Gambia and Myanmar) 🚨 Futuristic Crisis Committee

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