United Nations overview
Make Up of the Security Council
Ideas for Reform
Rules for Debate
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100
The location of the United Nations in the United States.
Where is New York, New York?
100
The number of countries currently on the Security Council.
What is 15?
100
The area of the world that most countries believe deserves a permanent seat on the Security Council.
What is Africa?
100
The motion you would make if you would like to go to the bathroom or open a window.
What is a point of personal privilege?
100
The United Nations was formed after this war.
What is World War II?
200
The number of countries in the United Nations.
What is 193?
200
One of the two powers that the Security Council has that no other body of the United Nations has.
What is ordering sanctions or military action?
200
The reason that many nations argue that the Security Council must be kept small.
What is to maintain the council's efficiency? (Needs to be able to act quickly.)
200
The motion you would make if the chairperson makes a mistake.
What is point of order?
200
The primary objective of both the United Nations and the Security Council.
What is peace among nations?
300
The date the United Nations was founded.
What is October 24, 1945?
300
The special power that the five permanent members of the Security Council have.
What is the power of the veto?
300
The reason that many nations question the veto power of the five permanent members.
What is the permanent members use it for their own self interests?
300
This motion allows delegates to converse freely among themselves. This is a good time to create working papers.
What is an unmoderated caucus?
300

The name and country of the current Secretary General of the United Nations.

Who is Antonio Guterres and Portugal?

400
The name of the document that all countries that join the United Nations agree to follow.
What is the U.N. Charter?
400
The number of votes needed to pass a resolution in the Security Council.
What is nine?
400

This country believes that they deserve a permanent seat on the Security Council because they are a major Asian power and they pay the 3rd highest amount of dues to the United Nations. Unfortunately, another major Asian power (that has permanent membership) opposes their quest for permanent membership.

What is Japan?

400
The number of signatories you would need to have on a working paper when you have 27 delegates in the room.
What is 9? (1/3 of the delegates are needed.)
400
These are two of the countries in Africa that believe they are well suited to represent Africa as a permanent member of the Security Council.
Who are So. Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Egypt?
500

The title and name of the leader of the United Nations.

Who is Secretary General Antonio Guterres?

500
The five permanent members of the Security Council.
Who are China, Russia, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom?
500
These countries make up the G4. A group of countries that believe they deserve permanent seats on the council. They also support a country in Africa gaining a permanent seat.
Who are Brazil, Japan, India, and Germany?
500
There is a speaking time of 1 minute. You have spoken for 30 seconds. Three of your options at this point are these.
What is yield to the chair, yield to the floor, yield to another delegate, or yield to questions?
500
The name of the last country to join the U.N.
What is South Sudan?
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