Committees at hNUMN-lA 2027

substantive excellence | Global vision

Committees at HNMUN-LA consist of a carefully curated set of units that form an integrated whole. The delegate experience is the central concern around which the staff crafts each of the committees, paying close attention to the temporal, geographic, and formal diversity within the organ. This is to ensure that we stay true to our philosophy that Model UN should be an educational endeavor for everyone involved. We hope that HNMUN-LA encourages participants not only to learn something about the countries and positions they represent, but also, perhaps, to discover something about themselves and grow from their discoveries. We sincerely hope that we offer an exciting committee for each and every delegate, who bring the passion and enthusiasm that ultimately gives the conference meaning.

university and high school delegates

Both university and high school delegates will find a home at HNMUN-LA this coming year. We are excited to be continuing with committees for both audiences this session in order to further the inclusion of a wider reach of students into the conference and to cement their substantive and social experience in January. Spanish-speaking committees are available to both university and high school delegates.

list of Committees

COMING SOON!

Position Papers

Each delegate must turn in a position paper. To submit the position paper, you must email it to your committee director’s email. The purpose of the a position paper is to give each delegate the chance to summarize their understanding of the issue at hand, to delineate a nation’s stance on the issue, and to propose possible solutions that could be debated in committee.

When writing your position papers, there is a simple format that you should stick to; it will make it easier for you to write and for me to read. The first paragraph of your position paper should describe what you feel are the most pressing and pertinent aspects of the issue, as well as some facts that you could use in debate or to support a point. The second paragraph should be used to describe what your nation will be arguing in committee, why the aspects you described in the previous paragraph are so important to your country, and what unique aspects of your nation relate to the issue at hand. Finally, your third and last paragraphs should contain your ideas for possible solutions as well as courses of action that you believe should be included in a resolution. 

When writing, make sure you use the third person; instead of saying “I believe” or “we believe”, instead say, “the delegation of Nation X believes” or something similar. 

Each delegate is required to submit one position paper. The position paper should be written in Times New Roman 12-point font, single-spaced, and approximately one page in length.

Please note that all position papers will be scanned for plagiarized text. If your paper is plagiarized, you will be disqualified from awards. The best way to prevent accidental plagiarization is to cite your sources!