JUEMUN 2026

The 17th Annual Japan University English Model United Nations
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
UN Body: UN Women
Conference Theme: Building a Gender Inclusive Society
Participants: 193 Delegates from 16 Countries and 26 Nationalities

Toi Fuchigami – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Secretary General
Miyu Higuchi – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Secretary General
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Meeting 1: Protecting Women and Girls from Gender-Based Violence

Sana Matsuura – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Nathan Poon – MacEwan University
Yukie Endo – Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Koharu Ankyu – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

Committee A: Ending harmful practices to protect sexual and reproductive health and rights
Committee B: Eliminating domestic violence for women’s and girls’ safety
Committee C: Protecting women from harassment in the workplace
Committee D: Ensuring safety by tackling human trafficking

Meeting 2: Empowering Women’s Economic Participation

Christian Galera – MacEwan University
Haruka Takahashi – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Nana Shimamura – Notre Dame Seishin University
Trisha Mae Sato – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

Committee A: Promoting shared responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work
Committee B: Promoting gender sensitive social protections
Committee C: Ensuring women’s role in sustainable resource management and environmental protection
Committee D: Advancing access to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to enhance women’s entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation

Meeting 3: Integrating Women in Political Decision-Making and Peace-Building Processes

Oriha Fujiwara – Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Joyce Ong Si Min – Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Akiho Asano – Notre Dame Seishin University
Hidetoshi Murayama – Konan University

Committee A: Enhancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda
Committee B: Empowering women’s potential as key actors in humanitarian response and recovery
Committee C: Promoting women’s contribution to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) towards building sustainable peace and resilience
Committee D: Increasing women’s political participation