Research
Your country’s unique stance on the issue, UN programs, events, resolutions, and agreements your country has participated in
What is:
Country Policy
The way delegates express opinions and propose actions during debate
What is:
Speeches
the main purpose of a position paper
What is:
to outline a country’s stance and proposed solutions on the topic
People who are interested in hearing a resolution presented, no limit to how many you can have
What are:
Signatories
The year the United Nations was founded
What is:
1945
NGOs provide support for a specific stance on a topic. NGO is the abbreviation for this
What is:
Non-governmental Organization
The motion that is used to take a break from formal debate to discuss ideas freely and form alliances
What is:
Unmoderated Caucus
the three main sections of a position paper
What is:
Background of the Issue, Country’s Position, and Proposed Solutions
People who actively take part in the drafting of a resolution, contribute ideas to a resolution, or pledge their support of a resolution's topics
Sponsors
Where the UN Headquarters are located
What is:
NYC, New York
Government database that has basic information on every country
What is:
CIA World Factbook
Order in committee. Delegates must maintain this throughout debate
What is:
Decorum
sources that delegates should find evidence from to support their country's stance.
What is:
UN, government documents, or reputable NGOs
Comes after the header, phrases that describe the situation being addressed by a committee and its importance
What are:
Preambulatory Clauses
the main body of the UN where all member states have a vote
What is:
General Assembly
Most important document to read before entering a conference or scrimmage
What is:
Committee Background Guide
what a delegate does during formal debate to be recognized by the chair to speak
What is:
Raise their placard
one common mistake delegates make when writing position papers that weakens their argument
What are:
writing personal opinions, being vague, lacking evidence, not providing solutions
Phrases that describe the actions being taken by delegates on the committee topic, the "meat and potatoes" of your resolution
What are:
Operative Clauses
Give two of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Think very big and powerful countries)
What is:
China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Four sub-sections of a position paper (or general topics to research)
+bonus 50 pts for fifth section
What is:
1. Topic Background
2. Past UN/International Involvement
3. Country Policy
4. Possible Solutions
+bonus: sources
Two motions that require a second and are voted on immediately by the committee
What are:
Motion to close debate, motion for moderated caucus, motion for unmoderated caucus, etc...
how a delegate demonstrates a deep understanding of their country’s foreign policy within a position paper without directly copying government statements
Who is:
by paraphrasing official stances, referencing relevant treaties or past actions, and connecting them to the current topic to show consistent policy alignment
The group of delegates who write a working paper together
What is:
(Resolution) Bloc
the difference between a binding and a non-binding UN resolution
What is:
binding: member states must obey the resolution
non-binding: the resolution is simply a recommendation