Difficulty: Intermediate
Comité français
1 seat
I.La situation des droits de l'homme dans la République islamique d'Iran
II.Impacts environnementaux et sociaux de la pollution plastique
III.La question des passages maritimes stratégiques
THIMUN 2027
The Hague International Model United Nations 2027
Format
In person
Level
High School
Delegates
3,000
About the Conference
The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) is a simulation of the United Nations for secondary school students, run by the THIMUN Foundation in The Hague. The 59th annual session takes place at the World Forum convention centre in The Hague, with briefings on 25 January and debate from 26 to 29 January 2027. It brings together around 3,200 students and teachers from roughly 200 schools. The 2027 theme is Seas and Oceans: Challenges and Opportunities. Schools apply as delegations, and the programme adds courts, a NATO summit, a historical council set in 1967 and a French-language committee. Committees 🤝 Comité français (La situation des droits de l'homme dans la République islamique d'Iran) 💼 Economic and Social Council (Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2022-2031) 🌍 Environment Commission, Sub-Commission 1 (Combating marine pollution from land-based sources) 🌍 Environment Commission, Sub-Commission 2 (Measures against illegal fishing) 🛡️ General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) (Combatting maritime insecurity (piracy, ghost fleet)) 🤝 General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonisation) (Strategy for security and development in the Sahel) 💼 General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial) (Developing sustainable coastal tourism by 2030) ⚖️ General Assembly Sixth Committee (Legal) (Criminal responsibility of officials and experts on United Nations missions) 📚 General Assembly Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) (Developing health care infrastructure to limit the deterioration of public health) 🏛️ Historical Security Council (1967) (Addressing the escalation of inter-communal violence in Cyprus (20 July 1967)) 🕊️ Human Rights Commission, Sub-Commission 1 (Ensuring people with a disability have a voice in government) 🕊️ Human Rights Commission, Sub-Commission 2 (Measures to strengthen protection for migrants in distress at sea) ⚓ International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Controlling climate change impacts on marine ecosystems) ⚖️ International Courts (ICC and ITLOS) (ICC: The Prosecutor versus Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo) 🛡️ North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Summit (NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative) 🛡️ Security Council (Maintenance of peace and security in maritime strategic passages) ⚓ Special Conference on Seas and Oceans, Sub-Commission 1 (Adapting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to meet new challenges) ⚓ Special Conference on Seas and Oceans, Sub-Commission 2 (Countering illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing) 🌱 Sustainable Development Commission, Sub-Commission 1 (Strengthening access to education for rural populations) 🌱 Sustainable Development Commission, Sub-Commission 2 (Improving water quality by reducing pollution and the release of hazardous chemicals)
How to Apply
THIMUN 2027 takes applications on its own website, not on Gavelling.
Visit their websiteIs this your conference? Claim it freeDifficulty: Intermediate
ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council
1 seat
I.Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2022-2031
II.Increasing investments in infrastructure considering the rise of debt-trap diplomacy
III.Tackling the illegal mining of and illicit trafficking in minerals and precious metals
Difficulty: Beginner
EVC1
Environment Commission, Sub-Commission 1
1 seat
I.Combating marine pollution from land-based sources
II.Minimising the environmental footprint of cruise ships
III.Promoting the Green Jobs for Youth Pact
Difficulty: Beginner
EVC2
Environment Commission, Sub-Commission 2
1 seat
I.Measures against illegal fishing
II.Measures to promote the Global Goal for Nature by 2030
III.Measures to reduce the negative effects of desalinisation of sea waters
Difficulty: Intermediate
GA1
General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
1 seat
I.Combatting maritime insecurity (piracy, ghost fleet)
II.Geopolitical tensions and ocean governance
III.Strengthening security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region
Difficulty: Intermediate
GA4
General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonisation)
1 seat
I.Strategy for security and development in the Sahel
II.The question of the Great Wall of Sand in the South China Sea
III.The question of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Difficulty: Intermediate
GA2
General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
1 seat
I.Developing sustainable coastal tourism by 2030
II.Measures to reduce the impact of high oil prices
III.Promoting the development of a sustainable blue economy
Difficulty: Intermediate
GA6
General Assembly Sixth Committee (Legal)
1 seat
I.Criminal responsibility of officials and experts on United Nations missions
II.Measures to counter maritime criminality (piracy, sabotage, illegal traffic)
III.Promoting the recognition by the United Nations of the crime of ecocide
Difficulty: Intermediate
GA3
General Assembly Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
1 seat
I.Developing health care infrastructure to limit the deterioration of public health
II.Measures against the impact of climate change on coastal communities
III.Measures against the social and economic impacts of plastic pollution
Difficulty: Expert
HSC
Historical Security Council (1967)
1 roleCRISIS
I.Addressing the escalation of inter-communal violence in Cyprus (20 July 1967)
II.Confronting the humanitarian crisis in Biafra (10 October 1967)
III.Responding to the rapid escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East (5 June 1967)
Difficulty: Beginner
HRC1
Human Rights Commission, Sub-Commission 1
1 seat
I.Ensuring people with a disability have a voice in government
II.Implementing traditional knowledge and indigenous rights in ocean governance
III.The situation of human rights in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Difficulty: Beginner
HRC2
Human Rights Commission, Sub-Commission 2
1 seat
I.Measures to strengthen protection for migrants in distress at sea
II.Protecting the rights of workers in the fishing industry
III.The situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Difficulty: Intermediate
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
1 seat
I.Controlling climate change impacts on marine ecosystems
II.Measures to protect submarine cultural artefacts
III.Measures to protect submarine infrastructure
Difficulty: Expert
IC
International Courts (ICC and ITLOS)
1 seat
I.ICC: The Prosecutor versus Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
II.ITLOS: The detention of three Ukrainian naval vessels (Ukraine v. Russian Federation, provisional measures)
Difficulty: Advanced
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Summit
1 seat
I.NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative
II.Strengthening dialogue and cooperation with partners in the Indo-Pacific region
III.The question of security in the Baltic Sea
Difficulty: Advanced
SC
Security Council
1 seat
I.Maintenance of peace and security in maritime strategic passages
II.The situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
III.The situation in the Middle East
Difficulty: Intermediate
SPC1
Special Conference on Seas and Oceans, Sub-Commission 1
1 seat
I.Adapting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to meet new challenges
II.Countering maritime grey zone operations
III.Implementing the Deep-Sea Conservation Coalition moratorium
Difficulty: Intermediate
SPC2
Special Conference on Seas and Oceans, Sub-Commission 2
1 seat
I.Countering illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
II.Expanding the role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
III.The issue of strategic maritime passages: threats to global trade security
Difficulty: Beginner
SDC1
Sustainable Development Commission, Sub-Commission 1
1 seat
I.Strengthening access to education for rural populations
II.Balancing food security and marine conservation
III.Mitigating pollution from container shipping
Difficulty: Beginner
SDC2
Sustainable Development Commission, Sub-Commission 2
1 seat
I.Improving water quality by reducing pollution and the release of hazardous chemicals
II.Measures to implement sustainable ocean renewable energy sources
III.Promoting sustainable protection against rising sea level
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