Oregon Model United Nations 2026 Recap

2026 Secretariat:

Saikapish Sahu, Secretary-General

Sunset High School

seena Nguyen, Vice-President

Hello! My name is Seena Nguyen, I am a senior at Sunset High School, and I am so excited to be serving as your vice president this year. I have been in MUN for four years and have served as a delegate, committee chair, and secretariat member. I enjoy traveling, thrifting, listening to music, playing sports, and making art. This year I am looking forward to meeting you all! You can contact me through my Instagram (@seena_xn)

Misha Rana, Vice-President

Hey guys! My name is Misha Rana and I am a rising senior at West Linn High School. This will be my 4th year in MUN, and I am so so excited to serve as one of your Vice Presidents for 2026! My high school MUN experience includes being a delegate and committee chair for Environment and an OMUN Undersecretary last year.

Outside of MUN, I do Mock Trial, tennis, and anything and everything music (singing, piano, and bassoon)! I love playing with my three bunnies, traveling, hanging out with friends, and both making and listening to music. Feel free to reach out to me at @mish_rna on instagram. I can’t wait to see everyone at SpringCon 2026!!

Laura Chen, Undersecretary

Hello! My name is Laura Chen. I'm a junior at Crescent Valley High School and this will be my third year participating in OMUN! I've found an interest in history, international relations and political science, and MUN is one way I'm showing it. I look forward to Model UN Conference every year, knowing I will learn so much and have so much fun. It is my honor to serve as your undersecretary, and help make MUN something to be excited about for everyone. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, traveling, snacking on potato chips, and finding cozy places to study! You can reach out to me at laurachen497 on Instagram. See you guys in the spring!

Samuel Hartoch, Undersecretary

Hey everybody, welcome to Model UN! My name is Samuel Hartoch and I’m incredibly honored to be serving as one of your 25-26 Undersecretaries! I’m a Junior at Ida B. Wells High School, and when I’m not drafting resolutions, I love playing baseball, running cross country, spending time with my 4 cats, and listening to music! I’m elated to get the opportunity to work this coming year, striving to make MUN as amazing as possible for each and every one of you. If you have any questions, you can contact me on Instagram @samhartoch_ or by email at secretariat@oregonmun.org! Can’t wait to meet you all!

Yeda Song, Undersecretary

Sarah Thomas, UNDERSECRETARY

Hi everyone! I’m Sarah, and I’m a rising senior at Jesuit High School. This is my 4th year in Oregon MUN; I was a delegate for Health and Human Services and then a chair for the same committee for the past 2 years, and now I am so incredibly excited to be one of your undersecretaries! I have been interested in global affairs, health, culture, and history for a long time, and I have been able to meet so many others with similar interests at MUN! I’m so excited to share my love for all things United Nations through being in the Secretariat.

Outside of MUN, I do Ethics Bowl and Science Olympiad and in my free time, I like to sew dresses, make jewelry, read, watch movies, and go down rabbit holes on Wikipedia. Contact me @sarah.selin007 on Instagram for book or movie recs and  for questions about OMUN (or anything else)! So excited to meet everyone this year!

Nina Vivek, UNDERSECRETARY

Hi everyone! My name is Nina and I am so honored to be one of your undersecretaries for MUN 2026! I am a senior at South Eugene High School and this is my fourth year in MUN. Outside of MUN I enjoy playing violin and tennis, volunteering and studying at cafes with friends! I'm looking forward to having a great year with you all in preparation for the spring conference. You can contact me on Instagram @ni.j.vivek

2026 Resolutions That Passed General Assembly.

Access to the Sea for Landlocked States

Addressing Domestic Violence

Addressing the Threat of AI on Women

Alleged Smuggling of Migrants

Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

Antimicrobial Resistance Infections

Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Control of Samarium

Climate Change as a Driver of Conflict

Climate Change Conflicts

Crypto Currency Regulation

Debt for Nature Swaps (DNS)

Debt For Nature Swaps and Sustaining Sovereignty Along With Economic Strength

Drone Regulation

Drone Regulation 2

Drone Regulation 3

Drug Trafficking as a National Security Threat

Energy Grid Attacks

Ensuring Ethical Use and Preventing Bias in Artificial Intelligence within Legal Systems

Essequibo Region

GDP Adjustment

Global Food Infrastructure

Improving antibiotic resistance strategies

Increasing Funding For Women’s Health Research by Better Allocation Of Funds

Increasing Funding For Women’s Health Research by Better Allocation Of Funds (2)

Linguistic Imperialism and Linguicide

Maternal Health Emergency

Money Laundering

Money Laundering 2

New and Changing States

Nuclear Arms Treaties

Population Time Bomb

Population Time Bomb 2

Protecting the rights of small and middling powers from protectionist trade policies, and the rebalancing of the rules-based-international-order

Protecting the rights of small and middling powers from protectionist trade policies, and the rebalancing of the rules-based-international-order 2

Protecting Women in War

Refrigerant Gas Management

Refrigerant Gas Management 2

Regulating Cryptocurrency

Rewilding

Rewilding 2

Rewilding 3

Rights of Journalists

Rights to Privacy in the Digital Age

Rights to Privacy in the Digital Age (2)

Safety of journalists in major conflict areas

Soil Degradation

Soil Degradation 2

Soil Degradation 3

Stochastic Terrorism

Strengthening Secure and Accessible Voting Systems Worldwide

Sustainable Building Practices

Sustainable Building Practices 2

The desertification and ensuing intensification of conflict within the Sudano-Sahel

The importance of independent journalism in a democratic society

2026 Awards