Yale’s Premier Model UN Conference
Yale Model United Nations LI is YIRA’s flagship conference that takes place on Yale’s campus every January and will be having it's 51st iteration in January 2025. This conference is one of the nation’s largest high school MUN conferences, drawing in over 2000 delegates from over 40 countries worldwide. This conference also composes of over 200 Yale students who help run the conference as Secretariat members, chairs, and vice chairs. During this conference, delegates learn the values of “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow” by engaging in seven committee sessions with topics ranging from history to the future. Participants develop skills such as leadership, communication, and cooperation within the span of four days. We ask delegates to challenge their perception of the their world and be open-minded about how different events and conversations can change the course of the world’s international relations. And with the conference being on campus, delegates also get first-hand experience of what Yale is like through our Yale Day program; delegates will be able to tour campus, watch undergraduate performances, and engage in different Yale-organization-hosted workshops. This is a unique aspect of our conference that we champion.
Bringing the conference world-wide
As YMUN’s success skyrocketed, YIRA began expanding the YMUN mission abroad to make the discussion of international relations and YMUN’s values more accessible. YIRA is proud to host 9 abroad conferences on 6 continents. YMUN Korea (YMUNK) and YMUN Dubai (YMUND) are hosted in November. YMUN Taiwan (YMUNT), YMUN Europe (YMUNE), YMUN Singapore (YMUNS), and Yale Model African Union (YMAU), are hosted in March. YMUN China (YMUNC) is hosted in May. YMUN LatAm (YMUNLatAm) and YMUN India (YMUNI) are hosted in August. Please refer to each conference’s respective website for more information regarding the conference details and to reach out to the Secretariat.
Getting Involved
YMUN is an excellent way to get involved in international relations both as a Yale student or high school student.
Yale Model United Nations LI will be opening applications for incoming Yale students to apply to be Assistant Under-Secretary-Generals (ASGs). More details will be open in September. YMUNE, YMUNT, YMUNI, YMUNS, YMAU, and YMUND will be open for recruiting ASGs and Assistant Directors in the Fall. These positions are open to high schoolers.