Returning Model UN participants
Students who took part in a previous Model UN session and want to be first in line for the spring kickoff introduction.
Model UN · Spring Kickoff
Spring Kickoff Social Summit — Registration for Model UN Participants
The Global Youth Congress report names the conditions young people face — and the measurable campus projects already contributing to the UN General Assembly. One chair at the table is still empty. This spring, Model UN participants gather to begin filling it.
Why we gather: the report, the work, and the missing chair
The Global Youth Congress report takes stock of the current conditions facing young people — in classrooms, on campuses, and across the communities they will inherit. It is not a lament. It is a ledger.
Alongside those conditions, the report records something the world too often overlooks: measurable campus projects, led by students, whose results have already contributed to the conversation at the UN General Assembly. Young people are not waiting to be handed a future. They are documenting the work they are doing right now, in numbers that hold up under scrutiny.
And yet one thing remains missing: the chair. At the tables where decisions are made — in district offices, in assembly halls, in the rooms where policy is written — the seat that should hold a young voice sits empty. The empty chair has become the symbol of this work: not an accusation, but an invitation. The table is not complete until the young person arrives and takes the chair.
True democracy: shared decisions, seven generations ahead
The founding premise of Model UN is simple: true democracy includes shared decision-making by youth. Not consultation after the fact, not a symbolic seat at the edge of the room — a real voice in the decisions that shape the world young people will inherit.
That shared decision-making reaches further than any single school year. It looks ahead across seven generations, building a society that is inclusive now and sustainable for the grandchildren of the grandchildren of today's participants.
The spring kickoff introduction is where that practice begins: participants do not just hear about this work — they help decide how Model UN carries it into the summit season.
The Global Youth Congress and its spring kickoff social summit introduction are an independently proposed initiative. Its report, dates, agenda, and access information are published at www.unglobalyouthcongress.com — this page handles registration for Model UN participants only, and nothing here implies official United Nations affiliation.
Visit the Global Youth Congress siteWho should register
Chapter members
Participants active in a Justice League Society chapter who would like an introduction to what the spring summit season looks like.
Curious newcomers
Students who have heard about Model UN through a chapter or mentor and want to see what it is before the next cycle begins.
What the introduction covers
The spring kickoff social summit introduction is a welcoming, low-pressure session: a chance to meet other participants, hear what the summit season has in store, and bring your own question to the table before the full schedule is announced.
Full details — including the date, agenda, and how to join — are published on the Global Youth Congress site as they are confirmed. Register here and we will make sure you are on the list when those details land.
Register for the introduction
Registration is free. Fill in your details and the team will confirm your place by email.
Questions about Model UN or the kickoff? The team is happy to help — details are at www.unglobalyouthcongress.com.