UN Basics
This many countries are current member states of the UN.
193
These 5 countries hold permanent seats — and veto power — on the Security Council.
US, UK, France, Russia, and China?
In MUN, you don't argue your own opinion — you argue on behalf of this.
Your assigned country?
Delegates refer to themselves in this grammatical person, never saying "I."
Third person (e.g. "the delegate of...")?
True or False: in MUN, you can be assigned a country you've never even heard of before.
True
The UN was founded in this year, right after the end of World War II.
1945
This body includes all 193 member states and is sometimes called the UN's "town hall."
General Assembly
This is the written outcome delegates negotiate, amend, and vote on during committee.
A Resolution?
yield
Beyond public speaking, this skill — finding common ground between opposing sides — is arguably MUN's biggest hidden benefit.
Negotiation/compromise
This city is home to UN headquarters.
New York City
The veto?
This term describes the informal negotiation time delegates use to build alliances and draft text.
Unmoderated caucus?
This document, usually submitted before conference, lays out a country's stance and proposed solutions.
A position paper
A strong opening speech usually starts with this, before a delegate even states their country's position.
A hook/attention-grabber
This is the only UN body whose decisions member states are legally bound to follow.
Security Council?
This UN body, based in The Hague, settles legal disputes between countries.
International Court of Justice
This is what it's called when a delegate formally proposes something to the committee, like starting a caucus.
A motion
This is what it's called when enough delegates formally back a resolution so it can be introduced to committee.
Sponsoring the resolution
Daily Double: name one real-world issue the UN Security Council has actively debated in the past year.
Open answer — accept any reasonable current issue