Dear esteemed delegates,
Welcome to the United Nations Security Council, 1967!
My name is Christopher Shin, and I’m thrilled to be your director of action-packed chaos and fun for HMUN 2025! I am a sophomore at Harvard College, double concentrating in Chemical & Physical Biology and Government with a secondary in Music. I grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey–fifteen minutes out of Philly (go Birds and Phillies). My MUN era began in freshman year of high school after I flopped in my first-ever conference, falling in love with the inner workings of diplomacy, chaos, and MUN-friendships. Now here in college, I still hold onto the addicting passion of MUN by competing on Harvard’s Intercollegiate MUN team as a Training Director and a crisis/UNSC delegate.
Yes, UNSC is weird. We will function as BOTH a double-del crisis and general assembly committee–chaos to the max. Yes, you will be challenged. From crisis teamwork to coming up with weird acronyms for your clauses, you will face obstacles unlike most other MUN committees. But also yes, you will have lots of fun. Together, we will learn about the intricacies of international relations in Asia and further translational implications, each other’s flaws and icks, and ultimately how to diplomatically solve (or escalate) historical conflicts. Whether you’ve competed in UNSC before or this is your first time dipping your toes into this odd committee, be prepared for an entirely unique experience.
As your director, I’m so excited to see how you all will navigate the quirky challenges that your Crisis Director Daniel and I will bestow upon you (and trust me, we love throwing curveballs). We’re going to have a blast.
Hang tight till February,
Christopher Shin
Director, United Nations Security Council, Nathu La and Cho La Crisis, 1967 CE
unsc@harvardmun.org
Harvard Model United Nations 2025