Who is eligible to attend HDMUN III?

The conference is pitched at the high-school level, so secondary-school students are the intended delegate pool. University students and middle-school delegates should look elsewhere on the circuit.

Where is the conference held?

HDMUN III takes place in Dubai, which makes it accessible to delegations from across the Gulf, South Asia, East Africa and the wider Indian Ocean region via direct flights.

Is this a first-time conference?

No - this is the third edition, which means the organizing team has already run the format twice and delegates can expect a more settled committee structure than at a debut event.

How should I decide whether to apply?

Weigh the Dubai location and the high-school level against your other summer options. If you want a regionally diverse committee room and are at the secondary-school stage of your Model UN trajectory, this fits the profile.

Part of the Horizon Diplomatic Model United Nations(HDMUN)III series

Horizon Diplomatic Model United Nations(HDMUN)III

Name: Horizon Diplomatic Model United Nations(HDMUN)III
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-07-05T00:00:00Z
Location: Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · high-school

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Dates: Jul 3–2026 (day: 5)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: TBD
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

Horizon Diplomatic Model United Nations (HDMUN) III convenes high-school delegates in Dubai for a multi-day summer conference that positions itself within the Gulf's increasingly dense circuit of student diplomacy events. The third edition signals an ambition to consolidate a recurring presence on the regional calendar rather than remain a one-off experiment. For delegates weighing where to spend their summer travel budget, HDMUN III offers a mid-year window between the spring exam season and the autumn university application cycle - a useful slot for students who want a substantive conference experience without colliding with school commitments.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Dubai has quietly become one of the most strategically located Model UN hubs outside the traditional North American and European corridors. A conference based there draws naturally from South Asian, East African, Levantine and Southeast Asian delegations, producing committee rooms with a markedly different center of gravity than the Geneva or Boston equivalents. For a high-school delegate, that diversity is itself the curriculum: you debate climate financing or maritime security with peers whose home governments are first-order stakeholders rather than distant observers. The third edition matters because it is the threshold at which a Model UN conference either becomes an institution or fades. Edition one is a launch. Edition two proves the team can repeat the trick. Edition three is where alumni networks, faculty advisor relationships and chair pipelines begin to compound. Delegates attending now are buying into the formative period of what could become a fixture of the Gulf circuit. It also matters because the high-school level is where Model UN does its most durable work. University circuits sharpen technique, but the secondary-school years are when students first encounter the discipline of speaking on behalf of a state they did not choose, defending positions they may personally disagree with, and negotiating text rather than scoring points. A summer conference in a global crossroads city is a high-leverage venue for that formation.

How to prepare

Preparation for HDMUN III should start with the assumption that committee rooms will be regionally diverse and that the loudest American-style debate cadence will not necessarily carry the day. Delegates who succeed at Gulf-based conferences tend to be the ones who can read a room where consensus-building is valued and where bloc dynamics cut across the familiar Western/non-Western axis. Research should go beyond your assigned country's foreign ministry press releases. Read how regional powers - particularly the host country and its immediate neighbors - have voted in the relevant UN body over the past several sessions. The Gulf states are not interchangeable, and chairs at a Dubai-based conference will reward delegates who understand that nuance rather than collapsing the region into a single position. On the logistical side, summer in Dubai is hot in a way that reshapes the conference day. Plan wardrobe, hydration and venue-to-hotel transit accordingly. The committee sessions themselves will be climate-controlled, but the social programming and informal lobbying that decides most resolutions tends to spill into spaces where the heat is a real constraint. Finally, treat the application portal as the first negotiation. Country and committee assignments at growing conferences are often allocated on a first-substantive-application basis, so a thoughtful position preference submitted early tends to outperform a polished one submitted late.

Eligibility deep-dive

Level: high-school
Age: —
Team size: —
Country quota: Open

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Jul 3, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to attend HDMUN III?
The conference is pitched at the high-school level, so secondary-school students are the intended delegate pool. University students and middle-school delegates should look elsewhere on the circuit.
Where is the conference held?
HDMUN III takes place in Dubai, which makes it accessible to delegations from across the Gulf, South Asia, East Africa and the wider Indian Ocean region via direct flights.
Is this a first-time conference?
No - this is the third edition, which means the organizing team has already run the format twice and delegates can expect a more settled committee structure than at a debut event.
How should I decide whether to apply?
Weigh the Dubai location and the high-school level against your other summer options. If you want a regionally diverse committee room and are at the secondary-school stage of your Model UN trajectory, this fits the profile.

Last verified May 27, 2026 · Source: mymun.com

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