Registration for NHSMUN 2017 begins on October 1! Friday, March 10 - Monday, March 13, 2017 | Wednesday, March 15 - Saturday, March 18, 2017
Held at the United Nations Headquarters and the New York Hilton Midtown, the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) is the world's largest Model UN conference, with hundreds of schools and thousands of delegates attending from around the world. NHSMUN is known for its diverse, prestigious attendees, its world-class staff, and its engaging committee simulations of proven substantive quality. NHSMUN provides students with opportunities to interact with high-profile, relevant United Nations figures, including an in-person visit with diplomatic representatives of the countries the students are representing. Academically rigorous material, thought-provoking debate, and a staff of carefully-selected MUN experts -- whether you are a beginner or veteran, if you are looking for an engaging, immersive experience in the world of international affairs, problem solving, and diplomacy, NHSMUN is the conference for you.
Top university students from around the world mentor their secondary school counterparts
NHSMUN produces the most comprehensive background guides in the world, preparing students for top-notch committee participation
NHSMUN's staff leadership team is known for its meticulous attention to detail and around-the-clock availability
Conclude your 4 days of problem solving by speaking at the world-renowned podium of the United Nations General Assembly Hall
Check out NHSMUN's comprehensive digital resource library and training materials for MUN delegates
Distinguish yourself from your peers in your college applications by showing your involvement with Model UN.
View your digitally published resolutions online at the end of each conference
Become a part of the powerful network of the best and the brightest in the 21st-century Model United Nations community
On average, each NHSMUN Background Guide is the result of approximately 10,000 hours of our staff members' collective time. It's no wonder our backgro... read more
The NHSMUN Staff just returned from its annual summer training retreat in New York City, featuring intensive workshops, seminars, and engagement sessi... read more
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It has long been said that the NHSMUN staff is what makes the conference most special. The average staffer puts in more than 3000 hours -- volunteer (... read more
We received a record number of staff applications for our 2017 Assistant Director class: nearly 500 applicants from over 30 countries and 70 schools, ... read more
Hundreds of proposals and thousands of hours go into our topic selection and background writing processes!... read more
NHSMUN is implementing a revamped training program to produce the most knowledgeable, engaging committee directors of all time! ... read more
NHSMUN 2017 Senior Staff is hired and already hard at work! This team takes individualized attention and customer service to a whole new level! ... read more
I wish you could stand where I am standing right now, to be able to look out at all of you. Model United Nations really is enough to give one hope...to really inspire one...about what your generation is going to achieve in the world. We need you. That's my main message to you here this evening.
Samantha PowerNHSMUN 2016 Keynote Speaker | US Ambassador to the United Nations
You will have to represent countries in talks with States that have policies you may not agree with. It will train you to be open-minded and flexible. To analyze all of the positions, even those that you oppose. To propose constructive solutions that will benefit all parties. Developing these diplomatic skills will help you as you prepare for leadership in the future. Such skills have never been more important.
Ban Ki-moonSecretary-General, United Nations
To share a few words to the delegates of NHSMUN: First, thank you for doing it. The UN is a vital global institution. It better work because we have to figure out ways to make this planet work together, and that's the way we get 192 countries around the table and try as we might to get global agreements on critical issues—exactly the task you face as the ambassadors and UN leaders in the Model United Nations.
Dr. Jeffrey SachsDirector, Earth Institute at Columbia University; Special Advisor to the UN on MDGs
The beauty of Model United Nations is that it is unlike most other things we teach and grade in school, unlike the ‘competition’ to win and show yourself ‘on top’ and better than others. The beauty of Model United Nations is that it is a simulation model that allows you, encourages you, to learn as you go. Just like life itself.
June GormanFounder, Transformative Education Forum
