Dear esteemed delegates and faculty advisors,

It is my honor to welcome you to the fifteenth session of the Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) China, taking place from August 14, 2025 until August 17, 2025 in Guangzhou, China. HMUN was founded on the mission to encourage high school students around the world to engage in meaningful debate on current and emerging issues around the world. Through the committee topics that we set for the delegates, we foster both creative and collaborative solutions that delegates create through their active discussions in and out of debate.

Model UN is not only an avenue of debate, but also a forum for active discussion with ideas brought in from around the world. Each year, we welcome delegates from a number of countries around the world to come and bring their perspectives on actively ongoing issues around the world, allowing for even more creative solutions to form during committee sessions. We are extremely excited to see what this year’s delegates will bring to the table and cannot wait to share with you the work that our directors have put into the preparation for this upcoming conference.

This year, I am proud to bring a team of twelve directors and five secretariat members, each of which are selected from the team that staffs our HMUN Boston conference for their substantive excellence and dedication to bringing the best experience possible to HMUN China. Our directors are also trained to be supportive of first time Model UN delegates, especially domestic delegates who might not have participated in a fully English-speaking conference before. We hope that anyone, regardless of their English level, can participate in our conference confidently and practice their collaboration, communication, and leadership skills.

Having served as the previous Under-Secretary-General of Administration and the Director of the World Health Organization in this past year’s HMUN China, I am honored to serve as your Secretary-General for the upcoming HMUN China and hope that you will take the time to apply to our conference. On behalf of the other Under-Secretary-Generals and Directors for this conference, we truly hope to see you participating in our conference and engage in a one-of-a-kind experience.

Yours truly,
Nicholas Yang
Secretary-General
Harvard Model United Nations 2025