The United Nations
How many UN Member States are there?
193
What does SPEAR stand for ?
Speeches and statements by your country's leaders on the topic; Programs that your country has sponsored that address the topic; Events related to the topic that your country has attended or hosted; Agreements on the topic that your country supports; Reports on the topic produced by your country.
What are the three key parts of an opening speech?
Hook, Point, & Action
A resolution is one long?
Sentance.
The key term for each student who represents a country during a Model United Nations Simulation.
Delegate
Who is the current UN Secretary-General?
Antonio Guterres.
If you want to search the Egyptian government website for the topic of clean water what would you type into google?
site: gov.eg +clean water
What are the 3 key elements of public speaking sight?
Hands, eyes, and feet.
What type of clause is numbered?
Operative clauses
The key term for the student or teacher who is responsible for selecting the committee’s topics, managing the committee under the rules of procedure, and guiding the committee towards its goal of writing and passing resolutions.
The chair
Where did the 1945 UN conference on International Organization take place?
San Francisco
What are the sections of a position paper?
Topic Background, Past Actions, Country Policy, and Possible Solutions.
What are the three key elements of public speaking sound?
Pace, Tone, and Volume.
A delegate who agrees the resolution has enough merit to be debated is a?
Signatory
Explain a simple majority.
All motions are adopted by a simple majority vote, which means more yes votes than no votes.
Name at least 3 regional groups?
Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), Western European and Others Group (WEOG), Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and African Group.
A "Framework Convention" is an example of what component of SPEAR.
An Agreement.
How long is a typical opening speech?
1 minute.
What type of clauses end in a comma?
Preambular clauses
When a committee decides to formally focus on a sub-issue and get a back-and-forth debate going.
Moderated Caucus
What are the 6 organs of the UN?
General Assembly, ECOSOC, ICJ, Security Council, Trusteeship, & The Secretariat.
What you should type into google if you want to search the united nations website on the topic of poverty.
Site: un.org poverty
If as your hook you reference another speaker and explain why you agree or disagree when during a MUN Simulation are you giving a Speech?
Moderated Caucus
What committee will students typically be representing and including in their resolution header?
The General Assembly.
When delegates are free to get up out of their seats and roam around the room to work with other countries with similar policies.
Unmoderated Caucus