YMCA Model UN

For over 40 years, Y-MUN has provided young people with the opportunity to grow and develop as communicators, researchers, negotiators and leaders. The three-day conference in early January is an exceptional learning experience designed to introduce students to the operation and structure of the United Nations while providing them with an opportunity to actively learn about world cultures and debates issues of international importance. Students will actively participate in conflict resolution, public speaking, and coalition building, in addition to making new friends and being exposed to new ideas. The program promotes leadership through character development, while introducing students to a vast array of ideas. Priding itself on its uniqueness as a student-led conference, our program entails thirty committees led by elected high school student officers that train and plan months in advance for the event. The student officers work throughout the year to select topics, plan serv...