History
What is 51?
When someone refers to dress pants, they refer to a pair of slacks, and not these 'western' work pants.
What are jeans?
A mallet that is used by a committee chair to bring order to a Committee or Council.
What is a gavel?
Cough cough! Looks like you should have brought this, preferably the reusable kind.
What is a water bottle?
The United States ended it's longest one of these in its history, lasting 43 days.
What is the government shutdown?
This predecessor of the United Nations was created in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles "to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security."
What is the League of Nations?
This tailored jacket comes in many types and styles - single and double breasted, cotton, tweed, or leather - but do not confuse it with a sports jacket!
What is a blazer?
A group of countries with either a similar geographic location or opinion on a certain topic.
What is a bloc?
Pens out people! Get one of these lawyer-esque paper pads to look sharp at conferences.
What is a legal pad?
The UN security will vote on a peace plan on Nov. 17, 2025 to finally settle this conflict?
What is the Israel/Hamas conflict?
The first international organization was established in 1865 by the United States. Now known as the International Telecommunication Union, the earlier version was named the International this Union.
What is the telegraph?
Nice kicks bro! These shoes are a must for western business attire and for visiting this famous university in England.
What are Oxfords?
Clauses that outline the general problems that your Resolution will solve.
What is a Preambulatory Clause?
These tiny papers are vital for passing notes around the conference. Watch out for the sticky side!
What is a Post-It note?
President Donald Trump vowed to sue this overseas broadcasting company for $5 billion over a misleading edit of him.
What is the BBC (British Broadcasting Company)?
The United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO) was a convention of delegates from 50 Allied nations in 1945 that took place in this California city.
What is San Francisco?
This category of colors is often recommended to be worn at events requiring business attire. Don't be too flashy!
What are neutral colors?
Someone who made a significant contribution to the Resolution writing process.
What is a sponsor?
Oh-no! I should have brought this with me, even though the committee said we can't use it during mods. I will still need it for the resolution paper!
What is a laptop/computer/ipad?
This history-rich country on the Mediterranean Sea recently pledged to supply nearly 2 billion euros in gas imports to Ukraine.
What is Greece?
Since 1946, the largest number of vetos have been cast by this former state combined with this modern one.
What is the Soviet Union and Russia?
This french word refers to a tailored women's suit.
What is a tailleur?
The minimum number of delegates required for votes to pass in a Model UN committee.
What is a quorum?
Yikes! I'm way too scared to do this. I wish I grabbed some of this emotion and mindset.
What is confidence?
This country, located near Peru, recently held presidential elections that resulted in a run-off between two candidates (one is communist and the other is hard-right).
What is Chile?