About · UTMUN 2027
The Twentieth Annual SessionWhat Is UTMUN?
The University of Toronto Model United Nations is one of North America’s most prestigious high school debate and Model UN experiences, hosted each winter in the heart of downtown Toronto.
The Experience
Diplomacy,
Staged
Model United Nations is stylized debate, and a rehearsal for the real work of diplomacy.
Participants, high school students from around the world, are each assigned a country and a committee. Their task is to represent and defend that nation’s foreign policy and interests while weighing them against the needs of the committee and the wider world. Along the way, delegates step directly into the challenges of international diplomacy, trade, and peacekeeping.
Every committee is staffed entirely by students of the University of Toronto, Canada’s most prestigious post-secondary institution, at the heart of the city. Our team is friendly, knowledgeable, and present all weekend to keep the conference running smoothly and warmly for everyone in the room.
Hart House, U of TThe Committees
One Conference,
Many Rooms
Committees range from established agencies of the United Nations, such as UN Women, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF, to more inventive settings: regional bodies, fictional UN councils, corporate boardrooms, political cabinets, and historical crisis rooms.
Every committee belongs to one of four streams. Each has its own rhythm, its own rules, and its own ideal delegate.
General Assemblies
Global issues, debated by the book. The classic first room.
ECOSOC & Regional Bodies
The same structure, focused on one region or community.
Specialized Agencies
Boardrooms and niche forums tracing the fallout of policy.
Crisis Committees
Live updates and directives as history tips toward crisis.
Four Streams
A Diverse Offering,
Year After Year
UTMUN is dedicated to an innovative and diverse slate of committees. Whichever stream you choose, you will find a room built with care.
General Assemblies
Traditional procedureTraditional UN agencies such as the UN Development Programme and the UN Environment Programme, alongside historical and conceptual councils that reach beyond the UN’s existing structures. Delegates take on issues with consequences for the whole world, which calls for careful negotiation, real collaboration, and a solid grasp of global politics.
ECOSOC & Regional Bodies
Traditional procedureThe same structure and Rules of Procedure, turned toward issues rooted in one part of the world or one community. Past rooms include the Arctic Council and the League of Arab States, plus distinctive sessions such as USSR 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union and the International Court of Justice.
Specialized Agencies
Procedure variesThe economic and social fallout of political decisions, staged in boardrooms and focused forums. Home to some of our most inventive committees, from GameStop versus Wall Street to the Press Corps, the Women’s NBA Board of Directors, and the occasional fictional session such as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Crisis Committees
Crisis procedureFast-paced rooms that dig into historical moments still shaping the world today. Delegates react to updates in real time and produce actionable directives as events escalate. Past rooms include the Merchants of the Swahili Coast, the Warring States Period, and the Alliance of the Itzcoatl, plus our secretive Ad Hoc committee, revealed only on the day.
Every committee is open to every delegate, whatever your experience, background, or grade level. If a committee speaks to you, register and tell us. We encourage you to follow your genuine interests.
St. George Street, downtown TorontoFebruary 11–14, 2027
Find Your Committee
Twenty years of tradition, thirty-four committees, and a room for every delegate. Explore the structure, then claim your seat.