Chair applications

Chair the
General Assembly.

One committee of sixty. Two chairs and two vice-chairs. Selected by application, not appointed.

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The Global 60 New York  ·  28 April – 1 May 2027
01 The role

Sixty delegates.
A dais of four.

One committee: a simulation of the United Nations General Assembly. All sixty delegates in one room, with a dais of two chairs and two vice-chairs. Topics released to admitted delegates ahead of the conference.

What a chair does

  • Runs three committee sessions with a co-chair and leads the General Assembly to its final vote
  • Writes the Committee Background Guide with the dais and the academic team, once topics are approved
  • Reads every position paper before New York and gives written feedback where the handbook provides for it
  • Keeps standard Model UN rules of procedure, and keeps sixty people moving: speakers' list, timed speeches, structured caucuses
  • Judges the four academic awards with the rest of the dais and the academic team
  • Holds the room to the conduct expected of diplomats: respect for every delegate, zero tolerance for harassment

What a vice-chair does

  • Supports the chair in session: speakers' list, timing, motions, voting records
  • Co-writes the Background Guide and shares the position-paper reading
  • Takes the chair when needed and leads unmoderated caucus support
  • Co-judges the awards
  • Is one of four adults on the dais of a committee that includes under-18s
02 The practical questions

Before you
apply.

  1. EligibilityAged 18 or over by April 2027, with Model UN experience as a chair or senior delegate. Background screening is required for everyone working with minors.
  2. RolesTwo chairs and two vice-chairs: a dais of four for the General Assembly.
  3. TimelineApplications close 15 December 2026. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed by video. Decisions in January 2027.
  4. Before New YorkA Background Guide, a chairing brief, position-paper reading, and two video calls with the academic team. Roughly fifteen to twenty hours across February and March.
  5. In New YorkWednesday 28 April to Saturday 1 May with the cohort: three sessions and the vote across the two academic days, the academic awards on the Thursday evening, the New York day, and the gala.
  6. TermsTerms for selected chairs, including travel and accommodation in New York, are confirmed in writing with the offer.
  7. The committeeA simulation of the United Nations General Assembly. Sixty delegates, single delegation, standard rules of procedure. Topics are to be announced.
  8. Conduct and safeguardingChairs are staff for the weekend: background screening, the staff code of conduct, no alcohol around underage delegates, and the supervision arrangements in the delegate handbook.

Apply to chair.

Ten to fifteen minutes. We acknowledge every application within 72 hours.

Youth Impacts
The Global 60
Chair application
Founding Class · New York
28 April – 1 May 2027
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