Yale Model United Nations 2027

About the Conference

Yale Model United Nations (YMUN) is the main high school Model UN conference of the Yale International Relations Association, run by Yale undergraduates and held for more than five decades. YMUN LIII, the 53rd edition, takes place from 21 to 24 January 2027 on the Yale campus in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. About 1,800 students from some 35 countries are expected across 53 committees held in Yale classrooms. Registration has filled, and a waitlist is open. It is for high school students. Committees range from large General Assemblies to small crisis rooms, with a Joint Crisis Committee, introductory and beginner committees, three virtual committees and a Spanish-speaking committee. Most rooms have 30 delegates or fewer, and a Yale Day shows delegates student life on campus. Committees 🤝 United Nations Development Programme (Building climate resilience in small island developing states) 🤝 United Nations Sixth Committee (Legal) (Legal personhood for stateless people and refugees) 🛡️ Disarmament and International Security Committee (Norms for cyber warfare and state-sponsored cyber attacks) 🕊️ Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Indigenous rights and resource extraction) 📚 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Endangered languages in the digital age) 🕊️ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unaccompanied minors in refugee flows) 🤝 United Nations Children's Fund (Child malnutrition in conflict-affected countries) 💊 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (The illegal synthetic opioid crisis) 🩺 World Health Organization (Pandemic preparedness and vaccine equity) 💼 Economic and Financial Committee (Financing the green transition) 🤝 Special Political and Decolonization Committee (virtual) (Remaining non-self-governing territories) 💻 Commission on Science and Technology for Development (Equitable access to AI in developing countries) 🌍 United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Financing climate-resilient rebuilding) 🕊️ Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (The right to housing) 🌍 United Nations Environment Programme (PFAS and persistent pollutants) 🕊️ Commission on the Status of Women (Access to reproductive healthcare) 🤝 Committee of Experts on Public Administration (Beginner) (Restoring public trust by countering corruption) 🤝 Commission on Sustainable Development (Migrants and refugees in social protection systems) 🕊️ Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Gender-based violence in Indigenous communities) 💼 International Monetary Fund (Central bank digital currencies) 💼 International Labour Organization (Jobs and the green transition) 🤝 Commission on Population and Development (virtual) (Youth bulges, instability and unemployment) 🤝 Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (virtual) (Juvenile justice and rising youth crime) 💻 European Union (Introductory) (Regulating AI under the EU AI Act) 🤝 African Union (Climate-resilient agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa) 💼 Gulf Cooperation Council (Cross-border trade corridors in the Gulf) 💼 Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (Regional transport corridors and trade) 🤝 Organization of American States (Digital infrastructure and education in Latin America) 💼 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Semiconductor supply chain resilience) 🌍 Pacific Islands Forum (Climate displacement in low-lying island states) 🤝 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Digital financial services in South Asia) 🏛️ The Ming Imperial Court (The final expedition) 🤝 Minecraft (The Nether invades) 🤝 Wizengamot (Rights of magical creatures) 🤝 Zootopia (The return of the savage) 🤝 Coachella (Planning Coachella 2027) 🚨 The English Revolution (The rights of Parliament) 🚨 One Piece (Reining in World Government tyranny) 🚨 Soccer Wars, 1969 (Escalation between El Salvador and Honduras) 🚨 Joint Crisis Committee: Space Race, USA and USSR (Race to the Moon) 🚨 Antarctic Oil Rush (Resource management)

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