History of the UN
UN Committees & Organs
Model UN
Characteristics of UN
Characteristics of UN
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1945
What is the year that the representatives of the UN first met and established the UN Charter?
100
6
What is the number of main organs of the UN?
100
Thailand and Canada
What are the names of the two delegation countries we are sending to the MKCMUN?
100
United Nations
What does U.N. stand for?
100
Chinese, French, English, Russian, Arabic, Spanish
What are the 6 official languages of the UN?
200
Truman
What US president was instrumental in the establishment of the UN following WWII?
200
The main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the U.N.
What is the General Assembly
200
2
What are the number of issues each of your committees will handle at the MKCMUN?
200
193
What is the number of member states represented in the United Nations?
200
Security Council
What is a main organ of the UN that has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security?
300
San Francisco
Where was the location of the first representatives to the UN in 1945?
300
Rules of Procedure
What are the guidelines to help delegates work cooperatively with other delegations to develop consensus within the committees designated to deal with the international issue at hand?
300
General Assembly Concurrent, First Committee (Disarmament & International Security), Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Agriculture), and Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization
What are the committees we will have delegates for at the Greater Kansas City Model UN
300
72, New York
What is the current number for the UN session and where do they meet?
300
Peace & Security, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Disarmament, Terrorism, Humanitarian and Health Emergencies, Gender Equality, Governance, Food Production
What are some of the issues confronting humanity that the UN can take international action on?
400
International Labour Organization
What was an organization that was a forerunner to the UN, established after WWI under the Treaty of Versailles "to promote international cooperation and achieve peace and security?"
400
Secretariat
What is name of the organ that is comprised of the Secretary-General and the tens of thousands of international UN staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of the UN.
400
Research the positions of a UN Member State, both on specific topics that will be discussed and as a general overview of the nation's policies. Be ready to discuss the issues with their counterparts and to prepare draft resolutions or other documents based on the specifics of the simulation.
What is your preparation responsibility as a Distinguished Representative from Thailand or Canada at the Model UN Conference.
400
Preamble and 29 chapters
What are the number of sections in the UN Charter
400
One
What is the number of votes given to each UN member state?
500
50
What is the number of countries who originally met in October, 1945 to draw up the United Nations charter?
500
4 of the 6 main committees of the General Assembly of the UN
What is First (Disarmament & International Security), Second (Economic & Financial), Third (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural), Fourth (Special Political & Decolonization), Fifth (Administrative & Budgetary), and Fifth (Legal)
500
A paper written and submitted by 3/31 that helps the delegate organize their ideas and share their country's foreign policy related to the identified issues with the rest of the committee
What is a position paper
500
World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP)
What are some of the Funds, Programmes, Specialized Agencies that are affiliated with the UN and considered part of the "UN family" to carry out activities of the UN.
500
China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States
What are the 5 permanent members of the 15 member Security Council
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