NOMUN 2026
Diplomacy Without Borders
- Dates
- 26-27 Sep 2026
- Format
- Online
- Location
- Online (Zoom)
- Open to
- University and high school students
- Level
- All levels
- Fee
- Free
- Status
- open
- Application deadline
- 14 September 2026 (open)
Open calls
- Chair: 5 June 2026 to 6 August 2026 — Closed
- Delegate: 5 June 2026 to 14 September 2026 — Open now
- Observer: 5 June 2026 to 19 September 2026 — Open now
About
Diplomacy Without Borders.
Every committee at NOMUN 2026 sits on a different kind of border. The humanitarian kind, that people cross under duress. The criminal kind, that networks route around. The geopolitical kind, that governments contest. And the historical kind, that gets drawn on the map for the first time.
The Human Rights Council opens with refugee protection and access to education and healthcare for the displaced. UNODC turns to transnational organised crime and cybercrime, borders as targets and as detours. The Arctic Council takes on resource development and geopolitical competition in a region whose lines are being redrawn by melting ice. And the Historical Nordic Congress of 1919 returns to the moment those lines were first negotiated: the political future of Karelia after Finnish independence, and the cultural rights of the peoples of the North.
Two days online, on 26 and 27 September 2026. Four committees from beginner to expert, so it works whether this is your first conference or your fiftieth. Open to university and high school students from anywhere in the world. Free to attend.
Organisers
Ali Serbest (Secretary-General), Musa (USG Academics)
Committees
Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Beginner · 20 seats
- Ensuring the Protection of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Expanding Access to Education and Healthcare for Displaced Persons
Represented: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, North Korea, Eritrea, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
UN Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)
Intermediate · 21 seats
- Combating Transnational Organized Crime
- Addressing Cybercrime and Digital Criminal Networks
Represented: Afghanistan, Armenia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Colombia
Arctic Council (AC)
Expert · 8 seats
- Managing Geopolitical Competition in the Arctic Region
- Balancing Arctic Resource Development and Environmental Protection
Represented: Canada, Russia, Finland, United States, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, China, Ukraine