COMMITTEES

NAIMUN prides itself on its dynamic, educational committees. Students at NAIMUN are pushed to heighten their understanding of the international system through 41 simulations. Our committees range from standard UN committees like the UN General Assembly and the Security Council to crisis simulations of various regional organizations, national cabinets, corporate boards, and political organizations. NAIMUN will continue to outperform its peer conferences by providing rigorous and innovative simulations that challenge delegates and foster thought-provoking debate.  Going beyond traditional assemblies and cabinets, a large number of non-traditional forums, corporate boards, and domestic bodies push the boundaries of MUN and will force delegates to confront the changing nature of international politics.


Position Papers

Position papers are required for all delegations. Any delegate who does not submit a position paper will be ineligible to receive an award. All position papers must be submitted through the NAIMUN Registration system. Delegates can also find writing and submission guidelines, as well as a sample paper, on the Position Papers page. Position papers must be submitted online by the end of the first committee session (Thursday night).


GENERAL ASSEMBLIES

Large general assembly-style committees (150+ delegates)

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)

Special political and decolonization committee (SPECPOL)

The World Bank (WB)

Legal Committee (Legal)

United nations educational, scientific, and Cultural organization (UNESCO)

International atomic energy agency (IAEA)

 

Social, Cultural, and humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM)

 

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COUNCILS

Mid-sized general assembly-style committees (50-150 delegates)

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

National diet of japan

Arctic council (AC)

High-level political forum (HLPF)

International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

Group of 77 (G77)

 

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

 

HISTORICAL CRISIS

Small committees with full crisis elements (25-30 delegates)

JCC: The Elephant & the Whale — The Second Punic War, 216

Dada Dissent: The Artistic Convention of Dadaists, 1916

Rise of the Emu-pire: The Emu War, 1932

Going for Gold: Mansa Musa’s Royal Court, 1323-1336

(All-Women) Powder Puff Girls: The Women’s Air Derby, 1929

Battling Brothers: The Inca Succession Crisis, 1529

 
 

CONTEMPORARY CRISIS

Small committees with full crisis elements (25-30 delegates)

Joint Committee Crisis: Two Germanys Enter, Only One Germany Leaves: German Reunification, 1989

United Nations Security Council: North Korea Nuclearization, 2002

Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina: Argentine Debt Crisis, 2023

La-La-Labor: Hollywood Labor Strike, 2023

A Win-Win: Cabinet of President Win Myint, 2021

McCrisis in Moscow: American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, 1994

 
 

NON-TRADITIONALS

Small committees with distinct committee procedures (15-30 delegates)

ad hoc committee of the secretary-general

Ad hoc Committee of the
Director-General

International Criminal Court (ICC)

(Bilingual Spanish/English) Movida Promovida por el Ayuntamiento: Madrid City Council, 1981

The Room Where It Happens: The White House Situation Room, 2026

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)

 

Press Corps

 

NATIONAL SECURITY APPARATUS

The Football War, 1969

5-way joint committees with full crisis elements (25 delegates)

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

Organization of American States (OAS)

Federación Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos de Honduras (FENA-GH)

 

El Salvador: The Cabinet of General Fidel Sánchez Hernández

Honduras: The Cabinet of General Oswaldo López Arellano