MUN Basics
This is the full name of “MUN.”
What is Model United Nations?
This type of caucus is formal, with time-limited speeches of 30–60 seconds.
What is a moderated caucus?
The UN was founded in this year.
What is 1945?
One key UN role is providing this kind of aid to struggling nations.
What is humanitarian aid?
In MUN, you don’t act as yourself — you act as one of these.
What is a delegate?
This type of caucus is a free-for-all, where delegates form groups and draft resolutions.
What is an unmoderated caucus?
The UN is informally headquartered in this city.
What is New York City?
The UN promotes and protects these rights globally.
What are SDG's?
The name of the paper in which you write a solution to the problem you are facing.
What are resolutions?
During committee, delegates can send these to communicate with each other.
What are notes?
The UN has this many member states today.
What is 193?
This UN activity involves sending troops to conflict zones, but is often criticized as ineffective.
What is peacekeeping?
These five powerful countries hold veto power in the Security Council.
Who are the U.S., Russia, China, France, the U.K.?
This is the skill of turning heated debate into cooperation.
What is diplomacy?
This global leader once competed in MUN before becoming UN Secretary-General.
Who is António Guterres?
The UN is limited because it depends heavily on these for money and action.
What are member states?
Name a skill you develop in MUN beyond debate.
What is public speaking, diplomacy, negotiation, or research?
In a moderated caucus, each delegate’s main task in their speech is to outline this.
What is their position or possible solutions?
This nation alone contributes about 25% of UN funding.
What is the United States?
The UN is often slowed down by this kind of red tape.
What is bureaucracy?