Model UN Procedure
This style of committee is fast-paced and intense, emulating organizations, historical events, and fictional settings with delegates often representing characters. Sending notes to staff and heavy backrooming are also aspects of this committee style.
What is Crisis?
The city where the United Nations Headquarters are located.
Where is New York City?
A former comedian, this leader is known to not wear suits as a symbol of wartime solidarity, and serves as the President of Ukraine.
Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?
As the capital city of the United States, this city is home to all three branches of the federal government and landmarks such as the White House and the Capitol Building.
Where is Washington, D.C.?
This international treaty was signed on by 195 countries agreeing to limit global warming to below the 2°C (ideally 1.5°C) benchmark above pre-industrial levels.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This type of discussion in a conference allows delegates to give formal speeches on the issue, with a set number of speakers and allotted speaking time for each speaker.
What is a moderated caucus?
This treaty established the United Nations, and outlines its framework and the ideals all member countries must uphold.
What is the UN Charter / Charter of the United Nations?
This leader has authored or co-authored 17 books, and is Canada’s Head of State.
Who is King Charles III?
As the capital city of India, this city serves as the seat of all three branches of government and is part of the larger National Capital Territory.
Where is New Delhi?
This accord formally ended World War I with Germany, imposing harsh restrictions and mandating hefty reparations.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
These delegations wish for a working paper to be presented, but do not need to vote for the paper. Typically over ten of them are required for the working paper to be presented.
What are signatories?
Established after WWI with the purpose of maintaining world peace, this was the first worldwide intergovernmental organization and is regarded as the precursor to the United Nations.
What is the League of Nations?
With CBC calling him “the most boring person in UK politics,” this current Labour Party UK Prime Minister assumed office in July 2024.
Who is Keir Starmer?
As the capital city of Brazil, this planned city was inaugurated in 1960 and is known for its modernist architecture.
Where is Brasília?
This international treaty forms the basis of international humanitarian law, setting guidelines for humane treatment during armed conflicts.
What are the Geneva Conventions?
The term for the minimum number of delegates required to vote for a working paper, in order for it to pass. This may be a simple majority, two-thirds, or unanimous.
What is the quorum?
The term for all six main divisions of the United Nations.
What are the Main/Principal/Primary Organs/Bodies?
Until his recent capture and arrest by the United States, he served as the Venezuelan President and was known for his disregard of democracy and human rights abuses.
Who is Nicolás Maduro?
As the capital city of Australia, this city also holds cultural institutions of national significance, such as the Australian War Memorial and the National Museum.
Where is Canberra?
Signed in 1987, this landmark agreement regulates the production and consumption of man-made ozone depleting chemicals, and is noted for being the only UN treaty to achieve universal ratification.
What is the Montreal Protocol?
This is a formal request to the committee chair, on a matter related to a delegate’s comfort, well-being, or accessibility.
What is a Point of Personal Privilege?
Consisting of five permanent member countries and ten rotating member countries, this United Nations component’s powers include authorizing military action and enacting international sanctions.
What is the UN Security Council?
As the longest serving leader of an EU country, this Hungarian Prime Minister was considered “the 'strongman' PM who inspired Trump's playbook” by the BBC.
Who is Viktor Orban?
Out of South Africa’s three capital cities, this one serves the Rainbow Nation’s administrative role.
Where is Pretoria?
Before its replacement in 2020, this agreement established a free-trade zone and eliminated most tariffs between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)