OLMUN
General Knowledge on the UN
The GA3rd/SOCHUM
Chairs
OLMUN Procedure
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When was OLMUN founded?

2001

100

Where are the UN Headquarters?

Manhattan, New York

100

How many member states participate in SOCHUM?

All 193 


100

Which Point may interrupt a speech?

Point of Personal Privilege, when referring to audibility

200

How many committees are there this year?

13

200

When was the UN established?

26 June 1945

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What does SOCHUM stand for?

Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee

200

What is Shuyen's secret talent?

She 

300

Name all the members of the Secretariat

Laura Petra Blümel, Aylin Catch, Mia Vocke, Anouk Schmidt, Quinn Hendrik Kowars

300

What is the current session of the UN General Assembly 

The 80th Session

300

Which year was the GA3rd founded?

1945

300

What is a Motion to Split the House?

Used when a Delegate wants to retake votes without abstaining and requires a simple majority to pass.

400

Who is the founder of OLMUN?

Gero Elerd

400

What are the six principal organs of the United Nations?

The General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the Secretariat.

400

When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights created?

1948

400

Which Motion cannot be voted upon and can only be decided upon by the chair(s)?

Motion to Suspend/Adjourn the Meeting

500

Where did the first OLMUN conference take place?

Altes Gymnasium Oldenburg

500

What are the six main committees at the General Assembly of the United Nations?

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC), Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN),  Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM), Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL), and Administrative and Budgetary Committee (C5), Legal Committee (C6)

500

During which months does the GA3rd meet annually?

From early October to late November 

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