The United Nations
MUN Research
Teaching Public Speaking
Resolution Writing
MUN Key Terms
100

How many UN Member States are there?


193

100

What does SPEAR stand for ?

Speeches and statements by your country's leaders on the topic; Programs that your country has sponsored that address the topic; Events related to the topic that your country has attended or hosted; Agreements on the topic that your country supports; Reports on the topic produced by your country.

100

What are the three key parts of an opening speech?

Hook, Point, & Action

100

A resolution is one long?

Sentance. 

100

The key term for each student who represents a country during a Model United Nations Simulation.

Delegate

200

Who is the current UN Secretary-General?

Antonio Guterres.

200

If you want to search the Egyptian government website for the topic of clean water what would you type into google?

site: gov.eg +clean water

200

What are the 3 key elements of public speaking sight?

Hands, eyes, and feet. 

200

What type of clause is numbered?

Operative clauses

200

The key term for the student or teacher who is responsible for selecting the committee’s topics, managing the committee under the rules of procedure, and guiding the committee towards its goal of writing and passing resolutions.

The chair

300

Where did the 1945 UN conference on International Organization take place?

San Francisco

300

What are the sections of a position paper?

Topic Background, Past Actions, Country Policy, and Possible Solutions. 

300

What are the three key elements of public speaking sound?

Pace, Tone, and Volume. 

300

A delegate who agrees the resolution has enough merit to be debated is a?

Signatory

300

Explain a simple majority. 

All motions are adopted by a simple majority vote, which means more yes votes than no votes.

400

Name at least 3 regional groups?

Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), Western European and Others Group (WEOG), Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and African Group. 

400

A "Framework Convention" is an example of what component of SPEAR. 

An Agreement. 

400

How long is a typical opening speech?

1 minute. 

400

What type of clauses end in a comma?

Preambular clauses

400

When a committee decides to formally focus on a sub-issue and get a back-and-forth debate going.

Moderated Caucus

500

What are the 6 organs of the UN?

General Assembly, ECOSOC, ICJ, Security Council, Trusteeship, & The Secretariat.

500

What you should type into google if you want to search the united nations website on the topic of poverty.

Site: un.org poverty

500

If as your hook you reference another speaker and explain why you agree or disagree when during a MUN Simulation are you giving a Speech?

Moderated Caucus

500

What committee will students typically be representing and including in their resolution header?

The General Assembly. 

500

When delegates are free to get up out of their seats and roam around the room to work with other countries with similar policies.

Unmoderated Caucus


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