SHASMUN XIII 2026
Shanghai American School Pudong MUN
Welcome to SHASMUN XIII, one of Shanghai’s largest MUN conference hosted by the best international school in Shanghai: Shanghai American School. Situated in a serene seaside golf course, our Pudong Campus is a perfect haven for delegates from around the world seeking tranquility within the bustling international metropolis of Shanghai. February in Shanghai is the perfect time and place for all to visit. You can enjoy the vibrant atmosphere as the city gets ready for Lunar New Year while strolling the Bund, where the modern East unites with the monumental West across the iconic Huangpu River. The SHASMUN XIII secretariat team extends our sincere invitation to all delegates from around the world to explore our innovative, historic, and diverse city by attending our conference.
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Committees
GA I
GA II
Human Rights Council
Environment Commission
Economic and Social Council
UN Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations International Children's Fund
Historical Security Council
Security Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Parliament
Crisis Committee
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Description
The General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nation, serving as the primary body within the UN for formulating policy. With participation from every Member State, it offers a ...
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The General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nation, serving as the primary body within the UN for formulating policy. With participation from every Member State, it offers a ...
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The United Nations Human Rights Council seeks to promote the protection of universal human rights and freedom. The council’s role is to investigate breaches and violations of human rights and make rec...
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The Environment Commission is the foremost global environmental authority. It establishes the environmental agenda, encourages the UN system's cogent application of sustainable development's environme...
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The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. It operates to advance the three elements of sustainable development – economic, social, and environm...
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The UN Commission on the Status of Women helps promote women's rights and gender equality worldwide by documenting the lives of women around the world....
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The United Nations International Children's Fund provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. It aims to protect children's rights and help them thrive....
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The Historical Security Council challenges delegates to come up with thoughtful and original solutions to historical conflicts by reenacting historically relevant crises and events. Delegates relive, ...
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The Security Council has the primary duty of upkeeping international peace and security. This vital organ of the United Nations takes the primary role in assessing the existence and how to proceed wit...
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union....
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Topics
Establishing a framework for digital sovereignty, rights, and security
Making efforts to mitigate hate crimes committed on the basis of belief or religion
Addressing the issue of unemployment caused by technology and AI
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Addressing worldwide HIV/AIDS outbreaks
Tackling maritime piracy in international waters
Hampering the effects of online radicalization within youth populations
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Protecting the right to education in conflict zones
Ensuring the free movement of all peoples
Combating child marriage in rural regions
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Addressing the increased environmental toll incurred by the advent of AI
Addressing the environmental crisis regarding rising sea levels
Ensuring ethical and sustainable supply chains for critical energy transition minerals
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Promoting decent work and labor rights in the gig economy
Developing economic recovery strategies for nations emerging from conflict
Ensuring economic diversification in oil dependent economies
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Addressing the issue of education of women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Addressing femicide in low- and mid-income countries
Combatting inequities in IP protections for women innovations
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Ensuring the safety, wellbeing and quality of life of children within active war zones
Protecting children from predatory advertising
Addressing child labor in global supply chains and the informal economy
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On the Topic of the April Revolution of 1960 (overthrow of Syngman Rhee) in South Korea
On the topic of the Romanian revolution of 1989
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Addressing the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stabilizing Syria post-civil war
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Establishing the accountability of all member states to the defense of Europe
On the topic of admitting new members to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Decoupling foreign influences from key industrial military sectors in NATO member states
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Addressing European reliance on volatile foreign goods
Deciding the future and scope of the Schengen Area
Addressing hybrid threats: countering disinformation, cyber-Attacks, and economic coercion
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The Second Punic War
The Wars of the Diadochi/Wars of Alexander's Successors
Organizers
Undercover MUNer
Gina Lin