Model United Nations (MUN) is an educational simulation of the United Nations where students take on the role of the representative of a country or an organisation, attempting to solve real-world issues with the policies and perspectives of their assigned portfolio. Students can learn about diplomacy, international relations and how the United Nations works through a MUN conference.

HCCRI is a two-day conference catering to both first-timers and experienced delegates. There will be councils with three difficulty levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. First-timers will be allocated to beginner councils, where they will be equipped with the needed skills and knowledge before embarking on their Model UN journey.

Delegates who are more experienced will be allocated to Intermediate or Advanced councils where the rigour of the simulation exercise will be raised, in terms of the complexity of issues discussed and the pace and dynamics of their council. Depending on each student's level of experience, they will be allocated to councils that suit them the best to ensure that every participant will have a meaningful and enjoyable experience.

HCCRI 2023 will be held physically over a span of 2 days, from 29 May 2023 to 30 May 2023.

For school delegations, kindly refer to the instructions appended in the “HCCRI 2023 School Delegations Registration Form” spreadsheet to sign up for our conference.

Independent Delegation Registrations are subject to the approval of the involved parties and are entertained only on a case-by-case basis. Delegates are strongly encouraged to sign up through their schools as far as possible.

Unfortunately, this would not be possible.

For school delegations, the teacher can stay for the conference but it is not mandatory to do so.

Yes! A 1 hour lunchtime will be allocated for each day of the conference.

A crisis council is a specialised form of Model UN where participants can emulate a variety of entities, which tend to be smaller decision-making bodies, to make a collective decision regarding a quickly-developing series of events known as “crisis”. In Crisis, delegates are assigned positions, and must create directives consisting purely of operative actions in order to navigate their way through the course of the crisis. Crisis councils are typically considered advanced councils as they aim to stretch delegates to their limits, and are thus not recommended for first-time or inexperienced MUN delegates.

Unfortunately, we do not offer double delegation councils at HCCRI 2023.

Yes, HCCRI 2023 offers an array of beginner councils to cater to the needs of students who are new to the Model United Nations circuit. The beginner councils for HCCRI 2023 are World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

HCCRI 2023 will be holding a Pre-Conference Delegate Training session for delegates. It will be a half a day training session that will equip delegates with background knowledge about the United Nations, and the skills and technicalities which will come in handy when participating in Model UN. The session will cover topics like the Rules of Procedure, formulating a nuanced stance as accurately as possible, and some effective lobbying techniques. The training will thus ensure all delegates, especially those who are less experienced, can all have a meaningful and enjoyable experience from participating in HCCRI 2023.

Yes, political actors are people who will roleplay as roles relevant to the council to aid in driving debate and providing delegates with direction. They work closely with the chairs and are the bridge between chairs and delegates, often conveying the chairs' sentiments to the delegates in a more light-hearted manner (e.g. a short performance).