United Nations History
Model UN Vocabulary
Motions
Model UN
MUN Acronyms
100

Where the current headquarters of the United Nations is located

Where is New York City?

100

A person who represents a country in Model UN

What is a delegate?

100

How a delegate would motion for a 10 minute unmoderated caucus

What is motion for a 10 minute unmod?
100

An informal time period in which delegates can cooperate with others to discuss their stances and come up with resolutions

What is an unmoderated caucus?

100

GA

What is General Assembly?

200

Where the United Nations charter was signed

Where is San Francisco?

200

The people who run a Model UN committee

What are the chairs?

200

How a delegate would motion to end debate

What is motion to close debate?

200

A formal time period that narrows the scope of debate and allows delegates to discuss potential ideas and solutions in an organized manner

What is a moderated caucus?

200

UNSC

What is United Nations Security Council?

300

The war after which the United Nations was founded

What is World War II?

300

A document used to explain solutions to a committee topic

What is a resolution?

300

How a delegate would call for a motion for 9 minutes with each delegate getting 45 seconds of speaking time on the topic of economic disadvantages

What is motion for a 9/45 moderated caucus on the topic of economic disadvantages?

300

A tool used by the chairs, tapping to remind delegates of time during moderated caucuses and keep order in place

What is a gavel?

300

WHO

What is the World Health Organization?

400

The year the United Nations was established

When is 1945?

400

The cards that you hold up identifying your country/character when you want to speak/vote

What is a placard?

400

The first motion called in the beginning of a Model UN session

What is motion to open debate?
400

The name of the procedure that most Model UN conferences follow

What is parliamentary procedure?

400

IMF

What is the International Monetary Fund?

500

This international body was the predecessor to the United Nations 

What is the League of Nations?

500

The document written prior to a conference that explains a country's background on the topic.

What is a position paper?

500

What a person tells the chair if they need to use the restroom during committee

What is point of personal privilege?

500

Who the 2023-24 Kennedy MUN officers are

Who is Riya, Sophia, and Jessica?

500

NATO

What is the North Atlantic Trade Organization?

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