Honourable Chairs, fellow delegates, distinguished directors, and most esteemed guests,
On behalf of the Secretariat, it is our profound honor to welcome you to MSMUN@UWCSEA X. As we gather in January 2026, we commemorate not only a decade of middle school conferences hosted by UWCSEA East, but a decade of student voices shaping dialogue on the issues that define our time.
Decennium Concordiae, a decade of concord, captures both our history and our aspiration. When MSMUN first convened in January 2017, the world seemed poised between cooperation and division. Today, that tension has only intensified. We face a climate crisis demanding unprecedented global coordination, conflicts fracturing regions from Europe to the Middle East, and technological disruption reshaping how we communicate and understand truth itself.
This is why Model United Nations remains essential. In committee sessions, you will experience what our world desperately needs – the discipline of listening to perspectives that challenge your own, the creativity required to forge compromise, and the courage to advocate for solutions that transcend narrow self-interest.
We encourage you to embrace this weekend fully. Challenge yourself to speak when it feels uncomfortable. Listen when you disagree. Most importantly, remember that concord does not mean the absence of conflict – it means the commitment to resolve conflict through dialogue rather than division.
Welcome to MSMUN@UWCSEA X. Let us make this tenth year worthy of the decade that preceded it.
In service and solidarity,
The MSMUN@UWCSEA X Secretariat
On behalf of the Secretariat, it is our profound honor to welcome you to MSMUN@UWCSEA X. As we gather in January 2026, we commemorate not only a decade of middle school conferences hosted by UWCSEA East, but a decade of student voices shaping dialogue on the issues that define our time.
Decennium Concordiae, a decade of concord, captures both our history and our aspiration. When MSMUN first convened in January 2017, the world seemed poised between cooperation and division. Today, that tension has only intensified. We face a climate crisis demanding unprecedented global coordination, conflicts fracturing regions from Europe to the Middle East, and technological disruption reshaping how we communicate and understand truth itself.
This is why Model United Nations remains essential. In committee sessions, you will experience what our world desperately needs – the discipline of listening to perspectives that challenge your own, the creativity required to forge compromise, and the courage to advocate for solutions that transcend narrow self-interest.
We encourage you to embrace this weekend fully. Challenge yourself to speak when it feels uncomfortable. Listen when you disagree. Most importantly, remember that concord does not mean the absence of conflict – it means the commitment to resolve conflict through dialogue rather than division.
Welcome to MSMUN@UWCSEA X. Let us make this tenth year worthy of the decade that preceded it.
In service and solidarity,
The MSMUN@UWCSEA X Secretariat