U&P XVIII 2026
Union & Peace XVIII
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Union & Peace is a Model United Nations conference that takes place every year at the John F. Kennedy School in Queretaro, Mexico. The simulation is an event organized entirely by high school students (grades 6–12), in which participants have the opportunity to face the challenges and responsibilities that come with holding leadership positions. The purpose of this experience is to develop each individual’s skills and talents so that they may become future leaders of the world. All students involved in this conference acquire knowledge and skills in areas such as research, writing, public speaking, debate, and teamwork, among others.
The main objective of this conference is to bring together young people from around the world as the future leaders of our society, with a particular focus on youth in Mexico, in order to find new and creative solutions to the problems facing the world today.
Committees
MS UNODC - Transnational Drug Trafficking and State Corruption: Strengthening Institutional Integrity and the Rule of Law
MS UNOOSA - The Regulation of Nuclear Power Sources (NPS) in Outer Space
OHCHR - Addressing the Use of the Death Penalty and Political Executions in Iran
INTERPEACE A: Israel-Palestine Conflict– Pathways Toward Civilian Protection and Sustainable Peace
UN Women - Responding to the Systematic Supression of Women's and Girl's Rights in Afghanistan and Ensuring Access to Education
INTERPEACE SUMMIT B: Israel-Palestine Conflict: Pathways Toward Civilian Protection and Sustainable
OAS: Protection of the rights of journalists and political activists from transnational repression.
CRISIS ESS: International Pathogen Emergency
CIDH: La Reforma Judicial de 2024 en México y su Impacto en la Separación de Poderes, Autonomía Judi
ICC: Prosecutor vs Donald Trump
FIFA: Strengthening Human Rights Protections in International Football After the 2022 World Cup
WHO: Regulating Biotechnology and Human Gene Editing to Prevent Ethical Abuse
SC: Establishing international mechanisms to ensure accountability and safe use of Private Military
GA: Reforming the International Court of Justice to improve enforcement and global authority
UNICEF: Addressing child labour in global supply chains linked to the fast fashion industry in South
UNHCR: Preventing forced displacement and ethnic discrimination of the Rohingya population
MS HISTORICAL SC-The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis: Diplomacy, Sovereignty, and International Security
MS FAO - Strengthening Food Security by Promoting Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture
MS UNHRC- Rising hate speech and minority discrimination in digital spaces
PRESS CORPS
MS UNEA - Strengthening International Cooperation to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Central
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, started as a specialized agency of the United Nations, working to address some of the world's most pressing challenges, including the problems o...
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The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is the primary body within the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of oute...
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The United Nations Historical Security Council (HSC) is the organ of the United Nations entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security. Under the UN Charter it has the authority to...
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an international organization established in 1945 with the main objective of addressing "food security and agricultural development” in a global way. The...
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The United Nations Human Rights Council was established in 2006 by the General assembly Resolution 60/251. This intergovernmental body is the UNs principal committee in charge of the promotion and pr...
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The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the highest decision making body in the UN system focused entirely on environmental issues. It was created in 2012 as the governing body of the United...
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Chair
Chair
Organizers
Ana M. Calvo
HS Head Advisor
EMILIA COVERSTON DIAZ LEAL
Chief of Staff
Erin Ara Cho Kim
Secretary of Hospitality and Logistics
Ivanna Rivera Centeno
Secretary of Special Committees
Leonardo Zuñiga Argüello
Secretary of MS Committees
Montserrat Mejia Campos
Secretary of UN Committees
Nicolas Culebro Nava
Secretary General
Tania M. Torres Carino
MS Head Advisor
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