UN History
Where is the UN Headquarters located?
What is New York City?
How do you request to speak in committee
raise your placard
An academic activity where student model the function of the United Nations and attempt to solve real or fictional issues.
What is Model UN?
An entire group of people representing a member state or observer in all committee at the Model UN conference is known as a what?
What is a Delegation?
UNGA
What is United Nations General Assembly?
What year was the United Nations created?
What is 1945?
What is the first thing you do when you enter committee?
What is role call?
A student acting as a representative of a member state or observer in a Model UN conference is known as what?
What is a Delegate?
A summary of a country’s position on a topic, written by a delegate before a Model UN conference.
What is a Position Paper?
WTO
World Trade Organization
The UN currently has THIS many member states
What is 193?
What is the order in which the issues before a committee will be discussed. It is also the first duty of a committee following the roll call.
What is an Agenda?
A request made by a delegate that the committee as a whole should do something.
What is a Motion?
This means that the debate is suspended until the next meeting.
What is to Adjourn?
UNSC
What is United Nations Security Council?
Who is the Secretary General of the UN
What is Antonio Guterres?
What is the type of caucus in which delegates remain seated, and the Chair calls on them one at a time to speak for a short period, enabling an exchange of positions from countries?
What is a Moderated Caucus?
A piece of cardstock with a country’s name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the Chair that he or she wishes to speak.
What is a Placard?
A group of countries in a similar geographical region or with a similar opinion on a particular topic is known as a what?
What is a Bloc?
UNICEF
What is United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund?
There are now more active conflicts than at any time since ... (year or major event)
1945 or WWII
What motion is used when a delegate needs to engage in a personal matter? (ex. using the bathroom)
What is motion of personal privilege?
What is an author or primary contributor to a working paper or resolution paper?
What is a Sponsor?
During a vote, this generally signals that a state does not support the resolution being voted on, but does not oppose it enough to vote no.
What is to Abstain?
UNESCO
What is United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization?
This precursor to the UN was created in the aftermath of WW1 and dissolve upon the start of WW2
What is the League of Nations?
What is a type of caucus in which delegates leave their seats to mingle and speak freely. Enables the free sharing of ideas to an extent not possible in formal debate or even a moderated caucus. Frequently used to sort countries into blocs and to write working papers and draft resolution.
What is an Unmoderated Caucus?
A document that has been passed by an organ of the UN that aims to address a particular problem or issue.
What is a Resolution?
What is a change to a draft resolution that will be voted?
What is an Amendment?
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees