Who is eligible to participate in CLANMUN?

CLANMUN is pitched at the high-school level, so the conference is built around secondary school delegates rather than university competitors.

Where is the conference held?

The conference is hosted in Mumbai, India, which situates delegates in one of South Asia's principal commercial and diplomatic centers.

How long does the conference run?

CLANMUN is a multi-day conference rather than a single-day simulation, which gives delegates time to move through the full arc from bloc formation to amendment strategy.

How should delegates approach preparation?

Delegates should arrive with a position paper, a clear sense of their country's real diplomatic posture, and an understanding that a Mumbai-hosted conference will be sensitive to Global South framings of the agenda.

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CLANMUN

Name: CLANMUN
Start: 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z
Location: MUMBAI

MUMBAI, India · high-school

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Dates: Jul 9–2026 (day: 15)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: TBD
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

CLANMUN convenes high school delegates in Mumbai for a week-long Model UN conference set against the backdrop of one of South Asia's most consequential commercial and diplomatic capitals. The agenda is built around the standard rhythm of committee work, with delegates expected to arrive prepared on procedure, position, and the substantive files their committees will debate. For secondary school students looking to test themselves in an Asian hub conference, CLANMUN offers a multi-day format that rewards sustained preparation rather than one-day improvisation. The conference is hosted in India and pitched at the high-school level, so the delegate experience is calibrated to students still building their first portfolio of MUN credentials.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Mumbai is not a neutral backdrop. India's diplomatic posture - its balancing act across the Quad, BRICS+, the Global South coalition, and its energy relationships with Russia and the Gulf - shapes how delegates in an Indian conference room are likely to frame multilateralism. Sitting in committee in Mumbai, even on a simulated agenda, means absorbing some of that strategic vocabulary: strategic autonomy, reform of the Security Council, the development-versus-climate tension, and the persistent question of who speaks for the developing world. For high school delegates, this matters because conference geography shapes which arguments land. A resolution clause that reads as moderate in a North American circuit can read as paternalistic in Mumbai, and vice versa. Learning to feel that difference is part of the diplomatic education that a conference like CLANMUN can offer beyond the trophy. The conference also matters as a calendar anchor in the Asian summer MUN season. For delegates building toward more selective invitationals, a week-long Indian conference is a serious training block - long enough to fail in one committee session and recover in the next, which is exactly the kind of repetition that produces real improvement.

How to prepare

Preparation for CLANMUN should start with the basics that separate prepared delegates from the rest: a tight one-page position paper per agenda item, a short list of operative clauses the delegation will fight for, and a clear theory of who the natural bloc partners are. Delegates assigned major powers should expect to be tested on consistency - chairs in experienced circuits punish delegates who abandon their country's real positions for rhetorical convenience. Because the conference runs over multiple days, pacing matters. Strong delegates plan for the arc: relationship-building and bloc formation early, draft resolution authorship in the middle sessions, and amendment strategy at the end. Burning all of one's speaking time on opening statements is a common mistake at the high-school level. Finally, delegates traveling to Mumbai from outside India should treat the cultural and political context as part of the prep, not a distraction from it. Reading recent Indian Ministry of External Affairs statements, scanning the editorial pages of The Hindu and Indian Express, and understanding the host country's framing of the agenda items will sharpen every speech and every unmoderated caucus intervention.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Jul 9, 2026 – Jul 15, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to participate in CLANMUN?
CLANMUN is pitched at the high-school level, so the conference is built around secondary school delegates rather than university competitors.
Where is the conference held?
The conference is hosted in Mumbai, India, which situates delegates in one of South Asia's principal commercial and diplomatic centers.
How long does the conference run?
CLANMUN is a multi-day conference rather than a single-day simulation, which gives delegates time to move through the full arc from bloc formation to amendment strategy.
How should delegates approach preparation?
Delegates should arrive with a position paper, a clear sense of their country's real diplomatic posture, and an understanding that a Mumbai-hosted conference will be sensitive to Global South framings of the agenda.

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

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