About HalcyonMUN

HalcyonMUN is a two-day Model United Nations conference hosted annually at Halcyon London International School in central London.

Delegates are assigned countries and committees, where they debate real-world international issues using formal parliamentary procedure. Through speeches, Points of Information, amendments, resolutions, lobbying, and voting, delegates learn how diplomacy works in practice.

The conference is designed for students aged 13–18 and welcomes delegates of different experience levels, from first-time participants to experienced MUN students.

HalcyonMUN exists to promote political literacy, global awareness, and diplomatic engagement among young people.

In a world shaped by conflict, polarisation, climate challenges, inequality, technological change, and shifting international relations, students need opportunities to discuss global issues seriously and constructively.

Our aim is to give students the confidence, knowledge, and skills to engage with these issues not as spectators, but as active participants in global dialogue.

Model United Nations gives students a practical way to develop skills that are difficult to teach through classroom learning alone.

At HalcyonMUN, delegates learn to:

• Research complex global issues

• Understand perspectives different from their own

• Speak formally and persuasively

• Write resolutions and amendments

• Negotiate with other delegates

• Think critically under pressure

• Work towards compromise

• Engage respectfully with controversial topics

Delegates do not simply argue their own opinions. They learn to represent the position of an assigned country, even when that position may differ from their personal views. This is one of the most important parts of MUN: learning to understand the world through more than one perspective.

HalcyonMUN is organised by students, for students.

From committee preparation and logistics to communications, media, operations, and conference delivery, HalcyonMUN is run by student volunteers who care deeply about diplomacy, debate, and youth political engagement.

This student-led model gives the conference a distinctive character. It is professional and structured, but also built around the needs of students. We understand what makes a conference engaging, accessible, and meaningful because we are students ourselves.

HalcyonMUN is also non-profit. Our goal is not to maximise revenue, but to deliver a high-quality educational experience while keeping participation as accessible as possible.

HalcyonMUN was founded in 2013 and has continued to grow as one of London’s longest-running student-led Model United Nations conferences.

The first conference welcomed eight London schools and was held across three committees: the Security Council, Environmental Committee, and Disarmament Committee. The inaugural conference was opened by Baroness Julia Neuberger, a life peer in the British House of Lords. Since then, HalcyonMUN has grown significantly and now welcomes over 200 students annually.

Across more than a decade, HalcyonMUN has remained committed to the same purpose: giving students the opportunity to engage with real-world issues through diplomacy, debate, and collaboration.

HalcyonMUN aims to continue growing as a leading student-led platform for youth diplomacy and political literacy in London.

Each year, our conference brings together students who are willing to speak, listen, negotiate, and think seriously about the future. Our long-term ambition is to help make political literacy a normal part of young people’s education, not an optional extra.