Committees
HIXSMUN prioritises innovation, challenge, and pace across its committees. At HIXSMUN'24, our committees will add an element of uncertainty and peril to reflect our theme - A Minute to Midnight. We discuss the fundamental question of existence: of humanity, of societies, or of our environment. Our committees will enable delegates to manipulate the doomsday clock across real and reimagined histories.
Disarmament & International Security Committee
Dehradun Conference
Democratic Party
Prima Acies
Assembly of the African Union
Emergency Meeting of the Global Financial System
Emergency Session of Silicon Valley Executives
Acies Primaria Futura
Symposium of Attica
Republican Party
International Press Corps
Disarmament & International Security Committee
Biohacking & Use of Genetics in Biological Warfare
This General Assembly aims to discuss one of the most pressing issues of tomorrow: genetic warfare. The immense power genetic warfare holds in an ever increasingly multi-polar world threatens the very existence of humanity, as it unleashes the unprecedented possibility of systemic, global genocide. The collaborative efforts of delegates in regulating genetic warfare will define whether genetic warfare causes the next “Minute to Midnight” moment for humanity.
Assembly of the African Union
Combating Desertification & Ensuring Water Security
Our simulation of the African Union tackles the unprecedented assault on the ecological fabric of Africa. This assault jeopardizes the lives of millions on the continent, as water becomes increasingly scarce and desertification consumes precious, arable land. As the cradle for human civilization, Africa - and its ecological security - dictate the fate of humanity. Delegates are called upon to compromise, collaborate, and take action to prevent “A Minute to Midnight” from occurring on the continent.
Dehradun Conference
Traveling back to 1946, the committee simulates the volatile and palpable situation of India in an alternate reality. What if the United Kingdom is reluctant to part with its crown jewel: India. This committee acts as a channel between Indian and British stakeholders, as delegates on both sides strive to define how India emerges after World War II. This committee leaves the choice of creating or preventing the “Minute to Midnight'' moment in delegates’ hands: will partition, or even independence occur?
Deliberating on the Future of the Indian Subcontinent
1 August, 1940
Emergency Meeting of the Global Financial System
Mitigating Global Deflation & Recession
27 January, 1931
This congregation of financial stalwarts of the early 1930s takes us back to one of the most perilous eras in finance: The Great Depression. The era of the Great Depression defined not only modern economics, but also precipitated the rise of authoritarianism. The delegates’ discussions within the committee will define the financial system for centuries to come, and determine whether this era catalyzes “A Minute to Midnight” in 1939: World War II.
Republican Party
2028 U.S. Presidential Election
7 July, 2027
Now more than ever, each U.S. election has grown to be its own “A Minute to Midnight'' moment for the fight against the degradation of our civic values, an unprecedented assault on our freedoms, and the growing inefficiency of the U.S. government. In our proprietary simulation of the entire U.S. elections process - from the primaries to the final election, we encourage delegates to embrace the political theater and emerge as the torchbearer for the future of the largest economy on this planet - as a Republican.
Democratic Party
2028 U.S. Presidential Election
7 July, 2027
Now more than ever, each U.S. election has grown to be its own “A Minute to Midnight'' moment. They determine the fate of the fight against climate change, global tyranny, and the ever-increasing income inequality across America. In our proprietary simulation of the entire U.S. elections process - from the primaries to the final election, we encourage delegates to embrace the political theater and emerge as the torchbearer for the future of the largest economy on this planet - as a Democrat.
Emergency Session of Silicon Valley Executives
27 January, 2030
The Emergency Special Session for Silicon Valley Executives’ (ESSSVE) would tackle the grim possibility of Artificial Intelligence reaching its singularity and how the human race would move forward in a world where it no longer prevails as the apotheosis of intelligence. Our response to the singularity would be the “Minute to Midnight'' moment defining the future of humanity. The committee is a polycentric crisis challenging delegates to balance the individual objectives of their corporation against the need for the very survival of humanity.
Symposium of Attica
433 BCE
This committee is set in a time of Athens’ peril: threats of war with Sparta and its allied states, internal disarray, and an epidemic are all on the verge of ravaging Athens. This is Athens’ A Minute to Midnight moment: on the brink of crisis lies not only Athens, but the very concept of democracy as we know it. This polycentric crisis encourages delegates to form alliances in their quest for power and influence, as they seek to turn the tide against Athens’ impending demise.
Prima Acies
Futurum nostra spes est...
Acies Primaria Futura
Praeteritum nostrum exitium est...
International Press Corps
In a world controlled by the disseminator of knowledge, the role of the Press is more critical than ever. As a result, the Press is pivotal to the understanding of agendas, events and the happenings of this MUN. The intrinsic role of the International Press Corps is one that catalyses revolution and dictates the course of change.
Members of the IPC are expected to understand and report the proceedings of each committee. Their words, photos and works of art will be covering the event through a birds-eye lens and will record the manifestation (or the lack thereof) of “Minute to Midnight”.
