Yale Model United Nations South Asia 2026

About the Conference

Yale Model United Nations South Asia is a three day Model UN conference for high school students, staffed by members of the Yale International Relations Association. Its committee directors are Yale students, and the conference has run in different forms since 2014, including a virtual edition. The second edition under the YMUNSA name, YMUNSA II, takes place from 27 to 29 November 2026 at Harrow International School Bengaluru, north of central Bengaluru and about 25 minutes from the airport. The organisers list eleven committees, one of them held online, so a few hundred delegates can be expected. It suits secondary school students from India and abroad, from first timers to experienced delegates. Besides standard General Assembly and regional bodies it offers specialised and crisis rooms on Indian history and the film industry, along with a career fair, speaker events and workshops. Registration is rolling until capacity is reached. Committees 🕊️ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Statelessness and Legal Identity; Asylum Seekers' Treatment and Turmoil) 🕊️ UN Women, virtual (Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence; Expanding Education Opportunities for Women) 🛡️ Disarmament and International Security Committee (Drone Warfare; Space Regulations and Anti Satellite Weapons) 🕊️ Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated and Marginalized Populations; Labor Rights and Safety in the Global Garment Industry) 🌍 UN Environment Programme (Rising Sea Levels; Pollution) 💼 UN Development Programme (The Erosion of Foreign Aid; Enforcement of Human Rights) 💻 Commission on Science and Technology for Development (Algorithmic Bias in AI Systems; AI in Surveillance and Privacy) 🤝 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Regional Connectivity and Infrastructure Development; Political Instability and Democratic Backsliding) 🚨 Crisis in Bollywood and T-Series (Intellectual Property Rights; Western Expansion) 🏛️ Indian Independence (Drafting the Indian Constitution; Refugee Crisis) 🚨 The Emergency (Declaration of Consolidation of the Emergency; Democratic Entrenchment or Restoration)

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