Registration for NHSMUN 2018 ran from October 1-15. If you missed the registration window, please click to the right for more information. Session I: Friday, March 2 - Monday, March 5 | Session II: Wednesday, March 7 - Saturday, March 10
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 and share 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
In honor of the upcoming UN day, NHSMUN is hosting a video contest!... read more
Are you passionate about Model UN? Love international affairs, debate, and event management? Want to join the most talented group of MUN experts from ... read more
NHSMUN is implementing its new training program to prepare the most knowledgeable, engaging directors of all time! ... read more
Demi Lovato, Mandy Patinkin, and Joe Manganiello visited NHSMUN 2017 delegates in the UN General Assembly Hall!... read more
On average, NHSMUN Background Guides are the result of approximately 10,000 hours of our staff members' collective time. It's no wonder our background... 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
Craving more NHSMUN? Luckily for you, we have officially launched our social media channels and will be posting even more updates, important informati... read more
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
"What a great, great privilege it is to be here with all of you in this astounding hall. This is an amazing privilege to be with the future leaders of our world. I just wish that the whole world, the world's leaders, had your energy. Because if they did, this world would be the happiest place in the universe."
Mandy PatinkinActor, Singer, Comedian, Voice Artist
I wish you could stand where I am standing right now, to be able to look out at all of you. Model UN 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 PowerUS Ambassador to the United Nations
"It is an honor to be here at this prestigious NHSMUN event. I am sure that I am speaking to some of our greatest future leaders, problem solvers, innovators. It is so impressive it is to be a part of the excitement of our next generation. This week you will learn what it takes to be a leader."
David H. PetraeusRet. General, US Army | Former Director, CIA
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
