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Model United Nations or Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. In Model UN, students take on roles as foreign diplomats and participate in a simulated session of an intergovernmental organization (IGO). Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 122 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Model United Nations Baden-Württemberg 2006, Stuttgart, Germany, Delegates of the General Assembly Photographer: Hendrik Wohlfahrt uploaded by Drbashir117 11:28, 3 November 2006...
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Simulations During a simulation participants must employ a variety of communication and critical thinking skills in order to represent the policies of their country. These skills include public speaking, small group communications, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing. However, school delegation formats vary from region to region (with Cerritos MUN being the vanguard of debate). Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ...
 MUN Security Council Session at John Jay College in New York, USA Most Model UN's are simulations of a body in the United Nations system, such as: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 170 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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- The General Assembly, generally in the form of its main committees and specialized agencies:
- Main Committees:
- Disarmament and International Security (DISEC, the First Committee)
- Economic and Finance Committee (ECOFIN, the Second Committee)
- Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM, the Third Committee)
- Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL, the Fourth Committee)
- Legal Committee (the Sixth Committee)
- The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) is considered to be so dry and UN-internal that it is almost never simulated.
- Specialized bodies:
- Economic and Social Council, specialized councils and agencies
- Security Council
- International Court of Justice
Many conferences simulate other IGOs including: The United Nations General Assembly (GA, UNGA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one which all member nations have equal representation. ...
The United Nations General Assembly (GA, UNGA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one which all member nations have equal representation. ...
The Economic and Finance Committee is a committee within the United Nations that solves problems in the area of global finances and economics. ...
The United Nations Human Rights Council is an international body within the United Nations System. ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ...
UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ...
The United Nations´s Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations. ...
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The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; French: ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. ...
In addition, solely national organizations such as the United States National Security Council are often simulated, with delegates role-playing specific people (e.g. the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense) rather than representing countries. This may be taken one step further, having the delegate represent merely the interests of his/her office, or role-play a specific holder of the office (e.g. Condoleeza Rice). Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1] Administrative Centre Largest city Cairo, Egypt Working languages Arabic English French Portuguese Swahili Membership 53 African states Leaders - Chairman John Kufuor - Alpha Oumar Konaré Establishment - as the OAU May 25, 1963 - as the African Union July 9, 2002 Area - Total 29...
Headquarters Washington, D.C. Official languages English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Membership 35 countries Leaders - Secretary General José Miguel Insulza (since 26 May 2005) Establishment - Charter first signed 30 April 1948 in effect 1 December 1951 Website http://www. ...
North Atlantic Council is the most senior political governing body of NATO. The NAC can be held at the Permanent Representative Level (PermReps), or can be comprised of member states Ministers of State, Defense, or Heads of State. ...
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Headquarters Cairo, Egypt1 Official languages Arabic Membership 22 Arab states 2 observer states Leaders - Secretary General Amr Moussa (since 2001) - Council of the Arab League Sudan - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Nabih Berri Establishment - Alexandria Protocol March 22, 1945 Area - Total 13,953,041 (Western Sahara Included) = 13,687,041...
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The National Security Council (NSC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. ...
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The United States Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) is the head of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and military matters. ...
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More unusual committees abound at the collegiate level; for instance, a college conference may simulate the Greco-Persian Wars via a committee of the Greek poleis, or even have a committee simulating President David Palmer's cabinet from the TV show 24, simulated by the University of Pennsylvania Model UN Conference (UPMUNC) in 2007. [1] Persian Wars redirects here. ...
A polis (πόλις, pronunciation pol-is) plural: poleis (πόλεις) is a city, a city-state and also citizenship and body of citizens. ...
David Palmer is a fictional President of the United States of America played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. ...
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Many conferences also run crisis simulations in which hypothetical real world factors are included in the simulation, including representatives from various groups such as member states that are not members of the simulated committee. These can take the place of rapidly-changing Security Council simulations, historical simulations, hypothetical simulations set in the future, and war games (typically conducted by War Cabinets, either standing alone or with two Cabinets running in parallel). A War Cabinet is committee formed by a government in time of war. ...
Model UNs are often run using basic parliamentary procedure. This allows all delegates to be active participants. Common activities in MUN involve giving speeches to the committee and writing resolutions concerning a given topic. Additionally, at the end of longer conferences, awards are commonly given to either individual delegates, delegations, or both. The judging of this varies. For example, in conferences on the West Coast of the United States (e.g. the UCLA Model United Nations conference), delegates are given points for every action they perform, which are added. At the end of the conference, awards are given to the highest point scorer. On the other hand, on the East Coast of the United States, at conferences such as the Harvard National Model United Nations, delegates are judged in a more holistic manner. Giving awards is less common at smaller conferences. In addition, many larger conferences do not give awards at all, feeling that competition detracts from the simulation experience. Parliamentary procedure is the name given to the set of rules governing the decision-making process used by a deliberative assembly. ...
Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...
Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...
Harvard National Model United Nations or HNMUN is the longest running Model United Nations in the world and among the largest in the United States. ...
Participants
 Negotiations at a Model United Nations conference. Model United Nations groups are usually organized as either a club, conference, or class. A class can be a full semester class called "Model United Nations" or just one class period devoted to a short simulation; secondary schools may often incorporate the club of Model United Nations with the class of Advanced Placement Comparative Government. Meanwhile, a conference is a school-wide, local, regional or international gathering of Model United Nations students who come together over a period between one and five days. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Model United Nations Schleswig-Holstein 2005, Kiel, Germany, Delegates of the General Assembly Photographer: Hendrik Wohlfahrt uploaded by Drbashir117 11:27, 3 November 2006 (UTC...
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Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ...
In the early days of Model United Nations, participants were mostly students at select colleges in the United States of America. Today, Model United Nations has greatly matured and expanded. It is now practised all over the world in classes, clubs, and conferences on every continent except Antarctica. Model United Nation participants are elementary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. Recently even university alumni and professionals have taken part. Participants come from public and private schools and universities, and they live in city, suburban and rural areas.
Over 90,000 students take part in Model United Nations Conferences in the USA. [3] The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) publishes the most comprehensive calendar of Model United Nations conferences: the 2003-2004 edition lists 400+ conferences in 48 countries. [4] The United Nations Association of the United States of America or UNA-USA was founded in 1943 by Eleanor Roosevelt as the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN) which was merged with the in 1964. ...
Some simulations are small, including only members of a single class. For example, 20 students can do a one-hour simulation of the (15-member) United Nations Security Council in their classroom. Large scale conferences. The majority of conferences are between 70 and 300 students and the students come from one region, although the largest conferences can have thousands of participants. Each simulation and conference varies greatly in number of participants and their involvement.
The concept of Model United Nations has grown substantially all across the world, with various third-world and traditionally non-english speaking nations joining in. One prime example of this is Pakistan where at least two universities (LUMS and the Lahore School of Economics) have a developed platform of Model UN. The MUN Society in LUMS was formed a Hassan Sherwani (BSc), whereas the one at the Lahore School of Economics was formed by Omer Imtiaz (BSc).
Position papers A position paper is an essay that is written by participants of some models. It describes the detailed position of a certain country on a topic or issue that the writer will debate in his committee. Position papers are not always required, but certain conferences do enforce that each delegate sends his own before the opening.[2]
Format Conferences have different format and styles for position papers. Nevertheless, UNA-USA established a format that has been adopted widely throughout the Model UN community. It consists on a heading with committee, topic, country and delegate information and body which explains in detail the position of the author's country.
Purpose Position papers should explain an issue from their countries' point of view. It's also good practice that they include statistics about the issue that would support the cause they defend. The paper would also try to convince the other countries of the committee to their view of the issue. It would have ways to solve the situation.[3]
Many conferences require delegates to submit a copy of their position paper, as a means to ensure that the delegates research important topics and construct strong and well-informed positions on those subjects.
History Model and civic simulation education are older than the United Nations. Records indicate that as early as the 1920s students in the United States of America were participating in collegiate simulations of the League of Nations, the predecessor to the United Nations. The modern day National Model United Nations in New York City and Harvard Model United Nations both began as simulations of the League of Nations in the 1920s. Harvard Model United Nations is the oldest running High School Model UN conference in the US, founded in 1951. As the League of Nations was dismantled and the United Nations was born in 1945, simulations of the League of Nations were transformed into Model United Nations. Some conferences still perform historical simulations, however, including League of Nations crisis situations. These simulations now have grown to over 3000 and 2000 annual participants. The League of Nations was an international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919–1920. ...
The National Model United Nations (NMUN) is the worlds largest university-level Model United Nations simulation. ...
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The League of Nations was an international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919–1920. ...
The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...
Languages Simulations are conducted in many languages, including the six official languages of the UN. Because MUN was created in and the majority still take place in the USA, most simulations are in English. Some conferences, however, are conducted in two or three languages. For example, in Mexico and the Southwestern United States, many conferences are run in both Spanish and English. In Canada, both French and English are used. Some conferences, like in the Dominican Republic offer up to three languages. In Brazil, in spite of Portuguese being the country's official language, some of the most important MUN conferences in the country are held in English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Support Model UN are supported by many organizations, private groups, non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations and national governments. United Nations Associations around the world and its international organization the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) have supported MUNs for decades. WFUNA organized the first collegiate MUN in China and works with MUNs all over the world. In the USA the main support is given by UNA-USA. They offer conferences, training seminars and publications. UNA-Dominican Republic introduced MUN to the DR and now it is a part of the national education curriculum. In Europe the main support is from THIMUN, which has affiliate conferences through out Europe and around the world. MUN International has just created a new global membership association to help "expand and increase MUN activities" , the MUN International Network and has aided conferences in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and the US. Rotary International chapters around the world support many MUNs, e.g. the first international MUN in Hong Kong was organized and funded by three local Rotary Chapters. Inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter We the Peoples, the World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946 - one year after the establishment of the United Nations. ...
Many intergovernmental organizations also support MUN activities. The EU published a policy paper just for MUN participants. The OAS actually oversaw the earliest Model OAS conferences. NATO often provides speakers and experts to Model NATO conferences. The United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) supports Model United Nations in four key ways:
- the Model United Nations Discussion Area on the United Nations Cyber School Bus
- the Public Inquiries Section in New York
- the United Nations Information Centers (UNIC)
- allowing several large Model United Nations conferences to use its rooms for committee space.
The CyberSchoolBus is the on-line education program created by the United Nations. It features a Model United Nations Discussion Area and a list of Model United Nations Experts who answer inquiries as well as excellent research tools for country research.
The Public Inquiries Section at UNHQ assists by helping Model United Nations groups to find speakers and it arranges briefings in its New York offices. UNICs in Argentina, Mexico, Panama, and the UK have been extremely involved in Model United Nations activities helping with research, Model United Nations support, and sometimes with facilities. United Nations offices in The Hague, Netherlands; Nairobi, Kenya; Istanbul, Turkey; Vienna, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland also support Model United Nations and serve as hosts for at least one conference each year. This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ...
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The Organization of American States has been involved from the very beginning in the creation and growth of the Model OAS in the Americas. It has sponsored annual conferences and helps participants to understand OAS functions, international issues and foreign policy. Other regional organizations have provided information and basic support to international civic simulations. North Atlantic Treaty Organization annually supports the Model NATO conference in Washington, DC with speakers, consultations and advisers. Other IGOs provide research assistance to simulations, conferences and students. Additionally, many UN Missions and Embassies support Model United Nations activities. Many mission and embassy websites have recently added sections created specifically for Model United Nations. Embassies and Consulates will often invite groups to discuss country positions or send a speaker out to speak to Model United Nations clubs, classes, or conferences. The overall support of simulation education activities by the international community is increasing rapidly every year. Headquarters Washington, D.C. Official languages English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Membership 35 countries Leaders - Secretary General José Miguel Insulza (since 26 May 2005) Establishment - Charter first signed 30 April 1948 in effect 1 December 1951 Website http://www. ...
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Additionally, national governments support or sponsor MUN programs. The US Department of State has been working in Washington, DC public schools for over 15 years as well as providing speakers to MUN conferences around the world. In the Dominican Republic MUN is part of the national education curriculum. Embassies and UN Missions around the world have been providing consultation, speakers, research documents for over 40 years. Many have even reviewed student's MUN resolutions for policy accuracy.
Various guidebooks are available. See, for example:
- A Guide to Delegate Preparation, published bi-annually by the UNA-USA.
- The Winning Delegate, written by Kerem Turunc.
See also Model Congress gives students a chance to engage in a role-playing simulation of the United States Congress. ...
// The Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference will be hosted by The University of Adelaide in 2008. ...
Harvard University runs Model United Nations simulations at both the high school and college-level. ...
Model United Nations Conference The Saint Francis Prep Model United Nations Conference (PREPMUN) is one of the first model united nations conferences held in Queens, New York. ...
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