Parliamentary Procedure
What is a position paper?
Formalized writing detailing your delegation's position on the topics presented in the background guide
Which country saw a 1,154% increase in the number of recognized victims of modern slavery according to their Metropolitan Police?
300,000 Chinese troops invaded a country in February of 1979, what was the country?
Vietnam
When was the United Nations officially opened?
24 October 1945
What is the difference between a sponsor and a signatory?
Sponsors are the principal authors of the document and agree with its substance.
Signatories are countries that may or may not agree with the substance of the draft resolution but still wish to see it debated so that they can propose amendments.
Which country is currently struggling with violence that is forcing millions of school children to leave school?
Burkina Faso
Worlds most remote weather station is located in what country?
Canada
How many members did the U.N start with?
What is a working paper?
Also known as a draft resolution, it is a draft of what your delegation would like to see in a resolution
What recent agreement is Trump speaking about when saying its "a colossal victory for our farmers, ranchers, energy workers, factory workers and American workers in all 50 states"?
US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
What European country was in an official state of emergency from 1933 until 1945?
Germany
How many members does the U.N. have now?
193
What is a Moderated Caucus?
Where you will speak formally in front of the delegation on a hyper-specific topic within the topic set in the agenda
Who called a meeting with what purpose to address the growing Coronavirus?
1. World Health Organization
2. to determine whether the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern
Which two countries share Victoria Falls?
Zimbabwe and Zambia
Which are the five permanent member states of the U.N.?
The United States of America, The Russian Federation, The People's Republic of China, France, & the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What is a Resolution?
Contains all the proposed solutions to a topic created by a writing block
How was the whistleblower brought up again in the impeachment trials recently?
Chief Justice John Roberts refused to read the second question of the day at the president's impeachment trial, which came from a Republican senator who's tried to out the whistleblower who raised red flags about the president's July phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart.
Aruba maintains the strongest ties to what European country?
The Netherlands
What are the U.N. four major goals?
1. Keep Peace
2. Develop Friendly Relations
3. Assist nations in encouraging human rights, helping the poor, and improving hunger, disease and literacy
4. Operate as a community for achieving these goals