Secretary-General Welcome

Dear delegates and esteemed guests,

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Welcome to KAMUN 2026, King’s Academy’s seventeenth annual Model United Nations conference. My name is Hashem Hatamleh, and I have the honor of serving as the Secretary-General of KAMUN’26.

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It is remarkable to contribute to a seventeen-year journey of KAMUN, and even more meaningful that this year, KAMUN and I share something beyond politics and debate. Our conference is seventeen this year, and so am I. Seventeen is the age at which opportunities flourish, and one must seize them and keep their eyes fixed on the summit ahead.

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Competition for opportunity has become more rigorous than ever before. And with rapid global development, tragedy has become an unfortunate, yet undeniable, consequence. Genocide, civil war, cyber attacks, and territorial disputes are only a few of humanity’s gravest challenges. Still, our mission is not merely to reflect on these crises, but to analyze them, debate them, and confront the fires ignited by generations before us.

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When I signed up for my first MUN, I didn’t yet feel the thrill, nor did I fully understand what I was getting into. But the moment I spoke in a room filled with ambitious young leaders, I fell in love with the intensity of debate, the face-offs, the improvisation, and the challenge of speaking under pressure. MUN not only shaped my character; it helped me develop skills I never imagined I could embody.

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This year at KAMUN’26, I expect delegates to take initiative, craft innovative solutions to international conflicts, and, most importantly, develop themselves and adopt new perspectives that allow them to Scale the Summit. Over the three days we share, we must transform our status from spectators to real-world diplomats.

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On that note, I look forward to welcoming you this February.

 

In pursuit of the summit,

Hashem Hatamleh, 

Secretary-General

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