History of the UN
Completed in 1952, about half a decade after the founding of the United Nations, the Headquarters of the UN has been located in this city ever since.
What is New York City?
The number of countries who are member states of the United Nations.
What is 193?
As opposed to "First, Second, and Third World" or "Global North/Global South"", many scholars and UN Officials prefer this kind of terminology (name at least one of the two alternatives).
What is either "Developing/Developed", or "Low/Middle/High Income" countries?
Takes place after opening speeches, in order to efficiently hear all states' opinions on certain sub-issues.
What is a moderated caucus?
The number of total Sustainable Development Goals.
What is 17?
The international tensions, human rights abuses, and global losses brought about by this major historical event were a major reason for why the United Nations was founded.
What is World War II?
Ireland, Turkey, Iceland, and Australia are all example members of this United Nations Regional Group.
What is the Western European and others group?
This principle refers to a country's right to govern itself without outside interference, including by the United Nations.
What is national sovereignty?
These are the five stages of Model United Nations.
What is "Research, Debate, Negotiation, Resolution, Action"?
What are organizations that work for the common good and partner with the UN, but are not part of any government called?
What are NGOs (non-governmental organizations)?
The signing of this document in San Francisco in 1945 created the United Nations.
What is the United Nations Charter?
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
What are the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and China?
____ is the name of the committee that we are representing.
What is UN Human Rights Committee?
The actual United Nations General Assembly is headed up by a "President". In Model UN, we call the person who moderates the debate by what term?
Who is the (honourable) Chair?
When a delegate wants to move the debate into a more specific discussion on a subtopic (for example, access to water), they would request this of the Chair.
What is a motion for a ___ minute moderated caucus, with a ___ second speaking time on the topic of Access to Water?
This assembly of heads of state was what lead to the creation of the "League of Nations" - the predecessor to the United Nations - in 1919.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The two observer states who do not have official UN member status, but are invited to send ambassadors and participate in Model United Nations bodies such as the General Assembly nonetheless.
What are Palestine and Vatican City (The Holy See)?
The leader and chief executive of the United Nations is referred to as this.
What is the Secretary-General?
When this is officially opened, it is the first time within a Model UN committee that delegates are able to make speeches.
What is the Speaker's List?
The Universities that your mentors attend.
What are (____) Universities? (your mentors will answer!)
The United Nations mission to this country in the early 1990s is widely regarded as one of its largest failures, due to the failure of UN forces to protect civilians against widespread genocide amidst widespread civil war.
What is Rwanda?
A newly formed state in Africa, this state was the most recent country to join the United Nations as a member, in 2011.
What is South Sudan?
This is an NGO that is advocating for building thousands of students to fight against the global water crisis.
What is the Thirst Project?
The organizers of a Model United Nations conference are usually referred to by this term - which was also the name of a prized racehorse.
What is the "Secretariat"?
One of the three most recent leaders of the UN.
Who is either Antonio Guterres, Ban Ki-Moon, or Kofi Annan?