A premier virtual Model United Nations conference for youth delegates aged 16–28 across Southeast Asia and the wider world — three days of real diplomacy, five committees, one cohort of delegates who came to write, not just to speak.
Each committee is designed to push delegates past talking points — into topics that reflect real, ongoing international debates and the trade-offs they actually contain.
Addressing the nexus between climate migration and human rights: a framework for binding international protection standards.
Restoring regional stability in the Indo-Pacific: sovereignty, grey-zone tactics, and the limits of multilateral response.
The cascading financial contagion of 2026: a G20 Emergency Finance Ministers' Council facing sovereign debt cascade and currency warfare.
Governing the geoengineering frontier: solar radiation management, transboundary risk, and the architecture of global atmospheric governance.
Renegotiating the intergenerational social contract: youth representation mechanisms in multilateral climate finance frameworks.
A sixth committee may open if the waitlist crosses fifty applicants. Add your name and we'll write to you when it does.
Join the waitlist ↗Our crisis committees don't simulate a single problem — they cascade. Each directive a delegate writes feeds into the next injection, and the room has to track multiple developments at once under genuine time pressure.
Pre-written and live crisis injections drop on a published schedule and a hidden one. The Crisis Director can introduce a new development based on what the room just decided.
Every directive committed on Day 1 has a documented downstream effect on Day 2. The dais reads the directives carefully; the room is graded on what they cause, not just what they say.
Back-channel notes between portfolios are encouraged. Side-deals are real. The Crisis Staff reads them — and so does the next injection.
Board has suspended the facility for three affected economies pending governance review. Finance Ministers must respond within 45 minutes.
Unofficial communiqué on alternative currency settlement mechanisms is moving through back-channels. Crisis Director demands formal response.
Activated without Security Council endorsement. Three member states have lodged formal protests within the hour.
Temporary Capital Controls Framework. Sponsors: Germany, Japan, Singapore, Brazil. Floor opens at 14:45.
YSP MUN runs on a layered virtual setup designed to replicate the flow, spontaneity, and formality of an in-person conference — without the boilerplate of a generic Zoom call.
Each committee has pre-assigned Zoom breakout rooms for moderated caucus, unmoderated caucus, and bloc negotiations — active on demand with one-click access during sessions.
Zoom Pro · Multi-roomA shared, Chair-controlled debate timer visible to every delegate at once. Speaking time, caucus durations, and voting periods are all centrally managed with zero lag.
Live sync · Chair-controlledEvery committee gets a dedicated Discord server with channels for directives, crisis updates, bloc chats, and staff contact — open through every session day.
Discord · Real-timeWorking papers, draft resolutions, and amendments live in Google Drive in real time. Delegates co-author and submit directly through the platform — no email back-and-forth.
Google Drive · CollaborativeA live, publicly visible speakers list is updated by the dais in real time. Delegates view their position, request extensions, and track procedural motions transparently.
Live · auto-refreshedA tech support volunteer is on-call every session. Connectivity issues, audio failure, or platform errors are triaged in a priority channel within five minutes.
< 5 min response| Mode | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formal (Moderated) Caucus | Delegates speak in order from the Speakers List. The Chair recognises each delegate formally; all substantive debate occurs here. | Chair-set | Required |
| Unmoderated Caucus | Delegates negotiate freely, draft working papers, and form blocs. A motion and a second are required to enter. | Motion-set | Required |
| Moderated Caucus | A short-form structured discussion on a specific sub-topic. Delegates motion specifying topic and per-speaker time (e.g. 45 sec). | Motion-set | Optional |
| Yield to Questions | A speaker may yield remaining time to questions from the floor. Maximum two questions per yield; the Chair manages priority. | Remaining | Diplomatic |
| Motion / Point | Purpose | Needs second | Debatable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to open debate | Begin formal debate on an agenda item | Yes | No |
| Motion to set speakers' time | Change the per-speaker time allocation | Yes | No |
| Motion for unmoderated caucus | Suspend formal proceedings for negotiation | Yes | No |
| Motion for moderated caucus | Direct discussion on a sub-topic | Yes | No |
| Motion to extend speaker time | Add time to the current speaker only | Yes | No |
| Motion to close debate | Move to voting procedure | Yes | Two speeches against |
| Point of order | Procedural error by Chair or delegate | No | No |
| Point of personal privilege | Technical or audibility issue | No | No |
| Right of reply | Respond to a direct personal attack | No | Chair discretion |
Scheduled in SGT (UTC+8) to maximise accessibility for delegates from Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
Secretary-General's address, keynote speaker, and the delegate pledge. All delegates join the plenary room.
Live demo of breakout rooms, Discord channels, and document submission. Tech support takes questions in a priority channel.
Formal opening statements, roll call, and agenda-setting. GA, SC, UNEP, and Youth Assembly committees begin formal debate.
Optional informal Zoom lounge open. Delegates may mingle across committees; Crisis Staff on standby.
All five committees resume. First working papers and draft directives may circulate from 14:30. Crisis committee receives first injection at 14:00.
Structured social hour. Optional. Hosted in a Discord stage channel with light trivia and culture-exchange prompts.
Crisis Director delivers the overnight development summary. Three new injections release simultaneously. Required for crisis committee.
Unmoderated caucus expected. Crisis committee enters peak phase: three major injections scheduled.
Optional mentorship match-up sessions are available for delegates who opted in during registration.
Committees move to formal resolution and directive debate. Amendments permitted from 14:00. Crisis: second-order consequences from Day 1 activate.
Live panel with practitioners from MFA Singapore, UNDP, and the ASEAN Secretariat. Q&A from the floor. Recorded for delegates.
Final resolution and directive debate. Amendments to be submitted by 10:30. Crisis: final crisis-arc resolution phase.
Formal voting on all pending resolutions and directives. Roll-call votes. Crisis committee final directive outcomes announced.
Secretariat closing remarks, awards announced across all five committees, and the post-conference reflection compendium previewed.
Optional, open. Delegates are welcomed into the wider YSP alumni network and the post-conference Discord.
YSP MUN awards are decided by a structured rubric, not speaking time. We recognise precision arguments, foreign-policy alignment, cross-bloc collaboration, and the quality of the documents a delegate actually authored.
Applications are open until 15 October 2026. Committee placements are confirmed by 1 November. All confirmed delegates receive the full preparation package — background guides, ROP primer, and Discord access.
Single delegate registration · all materials included
Group rate · faculty advisor access included
Partial and full waivers available — no delegate turned away for financial reasons
Fees collected via PayNow (SG), bank transfer, or PayPal. Receipts issued within 48 hours. Cancellations before 25 November 2026 receive an 80% refund.
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