Who is eligible to attend Union & Peace XVIII?

The conference is designated for the high school level, so eligibility is built around secondary school delegations rather than university clubs.

Where is the conference being held?

Union & Peace XVIII takes place in Queretaro, Mexico, positioning it within the North American Model UN circuit.

What format should delegates expect?

The event runs as a weekend simulation in Queretaro focused on diplomacy and negotiation, with committee work compressed across the program days.

How does this conference fit into the broader circuit?

As a high school conference hosted in Mexico, it serves delegates from across the region who are building experience before moving into larger or university-level conferences.

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Union & Peace XVIII

Name: Union & Peace XVIII
Start: 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z
Location: Queretaro

Queretaro, Mexico · high-school

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Dates: Oct 16–2026 (day: 17)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 500
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

Union & Peace XVIII convenes high school delegates in Queretaro, Mexico, for a fall simulation organized around diplomacy, negotiation, and consensus-building. The conference positions itself within the North American Model UN circuit, drawing participants who are still developing the procedural and substantive habits that define competitive committee work. The gathering is pitched at the secondary school level, which shapes both the committee design and the pacing of debate. Delegates arriving in Queretaro should expect a format that rewards preparation, clear position articulation, and the ability to build working groups across linguistic and regional lines.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Mexico has steadily become an anchor for Model UN activity in the Spanish-speaking Americas, and conferences hosted outside the capital play a particular role in widening access. Queretaro, as a host city, sits at a comfortable distance from Mexico City while offering the institutional infrastructure that a sizable high school conference requires. For delegates from the surrounding region, this geography lowers the cost of serious circuit participation. A conference of this expected scale sits in a substantive part of the circuit. It is large enough to assemble competitive committees with genuine bloc dynamics, but not so large that first-time delegates are lost in the noise. That middle position is where most high school delegates actually learn the craft - where they encounter peers who are stronger than their home club but where the room is still legible enough to navigate. The high school designation also matters for how faculty advisors weigh the trip. Secondary school circuits in North America are increasingly transnational, and a Mexico-hosted conference that welcomes delegates from across the region helps normalize cross-border travel as part of the standard delegate development arc.

How to prepare

Preparation for Union & Peace XVIII should start with the basics that high school committees consistently reward: a tight position paper, a working knowledge of your assigned country's actual foreign policy posture, and at least two draft operative clauses you can offer in the first unmoderated caucus. Delegates who arrive with concrete language tend to anchor blocs, and bloc leadership is the most reliable path to recognition at this level. Because the conference runs on a compressed weekend format, time discipline matters more than at longer conferences. There is little room for committees to drift through procedural debate before getting to substance. Delegates who can move quickly from speakers' list to working paper - and who understand when to yield time rather than fill it - will have a structural advantage. Finally, advisors should think about the Queretaro setting as part of the preparation. Delegates traveling from outside Mexico should be briefed on the host country's diplomatic priorities, and delegates from Mexico should resist the temptation to default to home-country framings when assigned other portfolios. The conferences that produce strong delegates are the ones where students learn to argue for positions that are not their own.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to attend Union & Peace XVIII?
The conference is designated for the high school level, so eligibility is built around secondary school delegations rather than university clubs.
Where is the conference being held?
Union & Peace XVIII takes place in Queretaro, Mexico, positioning it within the North American Model UN circuit.
What format should delegates expect?
The event runs as a weekend simulation in Queretaro focused on diplomacy and negotiation, with committee work compressed across the program days.
How does this conference fit into the broader circuit?
As a high school conference hosted in Mexico, it serves delegates from across the region who are building experience before moving into larger or university-level conferences.

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

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