Model UN Committees: every body and format

A Model UN committee is one room at a conference, where each delegate represents a country or a role and the room debates set topics, usually ending in a vote on resolutions. Body committees simulate a real organization, such as the Security Council or WHO, with its membership and powers. Formats change how a committee runs, with crisis updates, a historical date or a press corps; a historical Security Council is both, and counts on both pages.

First-timers usually start in a General Assembly committee such as DISEC; the Security Council, courts and crisis committees suit delegates with some experience.

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Main UN organs

4 committees

Other UN bodies and agencies

11 committees

Regional and other organizations

7 committees

National bodies

2 committees

Crisis, historical and other formats

6 formats

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UN Security Council (UNSC)292166 15 delegations Armed conflicts 24%
UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)218133 22 delegations Human rights 48%
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and UN Women13883 20 delegations Women and children 82%
DISEC (GA First Committee)13473 24 delegations Arms control and disarmament 27%
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)12771 21 delegations Economy and development 53%
World Health Organization (WHO)12377 20 delegations Health and pandemics 73%
Crisis Committees11668 15 seats Armed conflicts 22%
Historical Committees10055 17 seats Armed conflicts 27%
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)8853 20 delegations Crime and drugs 72%
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)7649 20 delegations Climate and environment 68%
Courts and Mock Trials7138 12 seats International law and justice 62%
UN General Assembly (UNGA)6231 28 delegations Economy and development 13%
UNESCO6241 23 delegations Education and culture 50%
Press Corps5523 9 seats No theme stands out
SOCHUM (GA Third Committee)5428 30 delegations Human rights 28%
UNICEF5132 22 delegations Women and children 83%
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)4626 25 delegations Refugees and migration 91%
SPECPOL (GA Fourth Committee)4318 26 delegations Decolonization and self-determination 18%
International Court of Justice (ICJ)4018 13 seats International law and justice 66%
NATO3418 23 delegations Cyber and AI 12%
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)3019Too few simulations to say Crime and drugs 56%
ECOFIN (GA Second Committee)279 26 delegations Economy and development 63%
All India Political Parties Meet (AIPPM)268Too few simulations to say Democracy and governance 21%
International Criminal Court (ICC)2311 12 seats International law and justice 65%
UN Development Programme (UNDP)1912Too few simulations to say Economy and development 34%
Futuristic Committees1814 17 seats Future and science fiction 35%
Legal Committee (GA Sixth Committee)188Too few simulations to say International law and justice 21%
Arab League177 20 delegations Armed conflicts 18%
INTERPOL179Too few simulations to say Crime and drugs 50%
World Trade Organization (WTO)1610 20 delegations Economy and development 69%
European Council1510 21 delegations Refugees and migration 13%
Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)148 20 delegations Cyber and AI 51%
Fictional Committees144Too few simulations to say Fiction and fantasy 32%
African Union (AU)96Too few simulations to say Terrorism and extremism 10%
Lok Sabha83Too few simulations to say Democracy and governance 17%
  1. UN Security Council (UNSC) 292 upcoming, 166 accepting applications · About 15 delegations · Armed conflicts 24%
  2. UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 218 upcoming, 133 accepting applications · About 22 delegations · Human rights 48%
  3. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and UN Women 138 upcoming, 83 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Women and children 82%
  4. DISEC (GA First Committee) 134 upcoming, 73 accepting applications · About 24 delegations · Arms control and disarmament 27%
  5. UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 127 upcoming, 71 accepting applications · About 21 delegations · Economy and development 53%
  6. World Health Organization (WHO) 123 upcoming, 77 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Health and pandemics 73%
  7. Crisis Committees 116 upcoming, 68 accepting applications · About 15 seats · Armed conflicts 22%
  8. Historical Committees 100 upcoming, 55 accepting applications · About 17 seats · Armed conflicts 27%
  9. UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 88 upcoming, 53 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Crime and drugs 72%
  10. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 76 upcoming, 49 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Climate and environment 68%
  11. Courts and Mock Trials 71 upcoming, 38 accepting applications · About 12 seats · International law and justice 62%
  12. UN General Assembly (UNGA) 62 upcoming, 31 accepting applications · About 28 delegations · Economy and development 13%
  13. UNESCO 62 upcoming, 41 accepting applications · About 23 delegations · Education and culture 50%
  14. Press Corps 55 upcoming, 23 accepting applications · About 9 seats
  15. SOCHUM (GA Third Committee) 54 upcoming, 28 accepting applications · About 30 delegations · Human rights 28%
  16. UNICEF 51 upcoming, 32 accepting applications · About 22 delegations · Women and children 83%
  17. UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) 46 upcoming, 26 accepting applications · About 25 delegations · Refugees and migration 91%
  18. SPECPOL (GA Fourth Committee) 43 upcoming, 18 accepting applications · About 26 delegations · Decolonization and self-determination 18%
  19. International Court of Justice (ICJ) 40 upcoming, 18 accepting applications · About 13 seats · International law and justice 66%
  20. NATO 34 upcoming, 18 accepting applications · About 23 delegations · Cyber and AI 12%
  21. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) 30 upcoming, 19 accepting applications · Crime and drugs 56%
  22. ECOFIN (GA Second Committee) 27 upcoming, 9 accepting applications · About 26 delegations · Economy and development 63%
  23. All India Political Parties Meet (AIPPM) 26 upcoming, 8 accepting applications · Democracy and governance 21%
  24. International Criminal Court (ICC) 23 upcoming, 11 accepting applications · About 12 seats · International law and justice 65%
  25. UN Development Programme (UNDP) 19 upcoming, 12 accepting applications · Economy and development 34%
  26. Futuristic Committees 18 upcoming, 14 accepting applications · About 17 seats · Future and science fiction 35%
  27. Legal Committee (GA Sixth Committee) 18 upcoming, 8 accepting applications · International law and justice 21%
  28. Arab League 17 upcoming, 7 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Armed conflicts 18%
  29. INTERPOL 17 upcoming, 9 accepting applications · Crime and drugs 50%
  30. World Trade Organization (WTO) 16 upcoming, 10 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Economy and development 69%
  31. European Council 15 upcoming, 10 accepting applications · About 21 delegations · Refugees and migration 13%
  32. Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) 14 upcoming, 8 accepting applications · About 20 delegations · Cyber and AI 51%
  33. Fictional Committees 14 upcoming, 4 accepting applications · Fiction and fantasy 32%
  34. African Union (AU) 9 upcoming, 6 accepting applications · Terrorism and extremism 10%
  35. Lok Sabha 8 upcoming, 3 accepting applications · Democracy and governance 17%