Model United Nations of the University of Chicago 2027

About the Conference

The Model United Nations of the University of Chicago (MUNUC) is a four-day high school conference run by students at the University of Chicago. It has been held every year since 1988 and puts teaching at the centre of its committees. MUNUC 39 takes place from 18 to 21 February 2027 at the Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The conference usually draws over 3,000 students and will run 33 committees. School registration closed on 11 October 2026 and a waitlist is open; position papers are due on 7 February 2027. It is for high school students from the United States and abroad, who register as school delegations and stay at the conference hotel. Committees range from large General Assemblies and Economic and Social Councils to regional bodies, specialised agencies, hybrid and continuous crisis committees, and need-based financial aid is offered. The list below shows 25 of the 33 committees. Committees 🛡️ Disarmament and International Security Committee (Lunar militarization; Demilitarization in maritime trade) 🕊️ Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Smart cities; Job automation and unemployment) ⚛️ International Atomic Energy Agency (Ending nuclear proliferation; The consequences of nuclear testing) 🤝 Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Private military companies and post-colonial state sovereignty; Foreign control of critical infrastructure in developing states) ⚖️ Legal Committee (Regulating the environmental impact of AI; Rights of international journalists) 🕊️ Commission on the Status of Women (Harmful beauty practices; Preventing maternal mortality) 🤝 Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Women in the prison system; Access to rehabilitation services in prisons) 📚 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Intangible cultural heritage in a digitised world; Preserving the ocean) 🕊️ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Child literacy and education in refugee camps; Economic integration of refugees) 💻 Commission on Science and Technology for Development (Safety in neurotechnology; Security in an AI-driven world) 🌍 Arctic Council (Militarization and strategic cooperation; Resource exploitation and environmental protection) 🤝 League of Arab States (Women's legal and economic participation in civil life; Equitable access to technological and social resources) 🤝 African Union (Women's access to the digital economy; Expansion of space programs) 🛡️ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, 1987; Defence burden-sharing) 🤝 European Union (Sustainable agriculture; AI regulation in global medicine) 🩺 World Health Organization (Pandemic prevention; Natural disaster relief) 💼 World Bank (Financing global health infrastructure; Post-conflict monetary stabilization) 💻 Office of Digital and Emerging Technologies (Global access to AI infrastructure) 🏛️ UK Parliament, 2016 (The referendum on European Union membership) 🌾 World Food Programme 🏛️ United Nations Security Council, 1979: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 🚀 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958 🏛️ Founding of the Empire of Trebizond, 1204 🚨 Chicago World's Fair, 1893 🚨 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General

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