St. Catherine's Model United Nations 2027

About the Conference

SCMUN is the Model United Nations conference of St. Catherine's British School in Athens, organised by the students of the school's MUN club. The sixth conference takes place on the school campus on 20 and 21 February 2027 under the theme Redesigning Reality, with fifteen committees. It is aimed at secondary school students, who register through their schools or as independent delegates. Each committee debates two topics, and the agenda ranges from a beginner friendly Youth Assembly to a Historical Security Council set in 1982 and an International Court of Justice case. School forms are due by 15 November 2026. Committees 🤝 Special Conference on Redesigning Reality (Reshaping the UN Trusteeship Council's Role in Modern Governance; Addressing the Political Weaponization of Historical Memory and National Narratives) 🛡️ Disarmament and International Security Committee (Confronting the Militarization of the Arctic; Addressing the Question of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)) 💼 Economic and Financial Committee (Regulating the Global Rare Earth Minerals Market to Prevent Monopolistic Control; Evaluating the Rise of Algorithmic Trading in the Global Economy) 🕊️ Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee (Considering the Social and Psychological Impact of Forced Cultural Assimilation on Minority Communities; Redesigning International Mechanisms to Combat Human Trafficking in Digital Environments) 🤝 Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (Reforming UN Peacekeeping Mandates to Address Protection of Civilians (POC) Failures; The Situation in Greenland) ⚖️ Legal Committee (Redefining Cyberattacks as Acts of War Under International Law and Establishing Proportionality Standards; Evaluating the Two-State Solution as a Legal Framework to Maintain Peace in Cyprus) 💼 Economic and Social Council (Addressing the Socioeconomic Consequences of Youth Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region; Combating Pharmaceutical Price Gouging and Ensuring Affordable Access to Essential Medicines in LEDCs) 🌍 Environmental Commission (Restoring and Conserving Mangrove Ecosystems to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change; Re-examining the Protection of Sea Turtle Populations in Nature Protected Areas across the Mediterranean) 🩺 World Health Organisation (Mitigating the Global Maternal Mortality Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia; Addressing the Mental Health Epidemic Among Frontline Healthcare Workers) 🕊️ Human Rights Council (Protecting the Rights of Persons Subjected to Algorithmic Decision-Making in Criminal Justice Systems; Examining Political Re-Education Camps as Violations of Human Rights) 🛡️ Security Council (Addressing the Threat of Nuclear Escalation on the Korean Peninsula Following Ballistic Missile Tests; Responding to Growing Threats to International Shipping Through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden) 🏛️ Historical Security Council (1982) (Responding to the Argentine Invasion of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and the UK Military Response; The Question of Israeli Annexation of the Golan Heights and its Legality Under International Law) 🕊️ International Organisation for Migration (Preventing the Use of Refugee Populations as Political Leverage and Hostages in Regional Conflicts; Enhancing the Role of Diaspora Networks in Supporting Sustainable Development) ⚖️ International Court of Justice (Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan)) 🌱 Youth Assembly (Tackling the Crisis of Adolescent Mental Health in the Post-Pandemic Era; Protecting the Rights of Children in Immigration Detention and Border Enforcement Contexts)

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SCMUN 2027