01 · The Assembly

Debate
the world.

Sixty delegates. One General Assembly. One global cohort.

The Global 60 New York  ·  21 – 24 April 2027
01 One committee

One General Assembly.
Sixty member states.

Sixty in one room, not several hundred. Every delegate takes the floor; the dais knows every name.

SizeSixty delegates, one per member state. A dais of four
SessionsWed 21 April afternoon · Thu 22 April morning and afternoon, then the vote
AgendaGoverning artificial intelligence
AssignmentBalanced for age, experience and representation
A Youth Impacts delegate making a point from the floor
Youth Impacts archive · 2025
02 What Model UN teaches

Represent a nation.
Defend a position.

Represent an assigned country. Research its position. Negotiate a resolution. Vote.

  • Public speaking
  • Negotiation
  • Research
  • Drafting
  • Coalition building
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03 How the Assembly runs

Rules, papers,
and the vote.

  1. Rules of procedureStandard Model UN: speakers' lists, caucuses, motions, amendments, votes.
  2. Your countryReleased after you confirm. No tier affects it.
  3. Position paperDue 1 April 2027, read by the dais before New York.
  4. The voteResolutions drafted, merged and voted on Thursday 22 April.
  5. RecognitionFour academic awards on Thursday; five Global 60 recognitions at the gala.
  6. The daisTwo chairs, two vice-chairs, selected by application. Apply to chair.
04 Preparation resources

Everything a serious delegate
will need.

The training programme is free and open now.

Published to confirmed delegates

  • Your country, within fourteen days of confirming your place
  • The Committee Background Guide, by 1 March 2027
  • The handbook, rules and guides, same date
  • Position papers due 1 April 2027
  • Delegate briefing call in the first week of April 2027

All of it in your delegate portal.

Open now, free

Selected for the room.
Remembered for what you did inside it.

Applications for the Founding Class. Round one closes 15 December 2026.

Apply for the Founding 60 › The agenda & study guide ›