What are some of the purposes of doing research for MUN?
Good research will:
- Differentiate your position papers from others’
- Help you identify potential alliances early on in the conference
- Help you avoid a stagnant resolution
- Tell you which existing NGOs or infrastructure to build your solutions upon
- Let you contribute new points of view during committee session
- And many other reasons...
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What is an ICBM? What can it do?
An intercontinental ballistic missile is a guided ballistic missile with a minimum range of 5,500 kilometres primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery.
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What should a delegate say when his or her country is called during roll call?
"Present", or "Present and Voting"
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What is the difference between passing a resolution through consensus and voting?
Consensus means that nobody disagrees with the resolution or proposal, whereas voting allows for the passage of a resolution with a simple or two-thirds majority.
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Who are the P5 members?
China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States
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Name 3 types of sources you should refer to for research.
1. UN Websites / Resolutions / Reports / Publications
2. Government publications
3. Newspaper
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What is nuclear proliferation?
Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT.
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What is the difference between an unmoderated and moderated caucus?
An unmoderated caucus in an informal time where delegates can stand up and move around to talk to each other about the topic. In a moderated caucus, there is a time limit on speeches made by delegate on a specific subtopic.
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Where is Miss Tiffany from? What is her favourite food, country and hobby?
Miss Tiffany is from Hong Kong. She likes to drink coffee and dance, and her favourite country is South Korea.
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How many member-states are there in the United Nations currently?
193
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What are the 3 steps in determining a country's foreign policy?
1. Identify your goals
2. Understand your geopolitical situation
3. Determine an appropriate foreign policy
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How many countries possess nuclear weapons today? Name at least 5.
9 (Russia, US, France, China, UK, Pakistan, India, Israel, North Korea)
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Name at least two out of the three types of yields you can make when ending a speech in MUN?
1. Yield to the Chair
2. Yield to another delegate
3. Yield to questions
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What is one reason as to why some countries dislike the P5 system in the Security Council?
P5 members are able to veto any decision in the UNSC, which violates the "one country, one vote" principle of the United Nations.
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How many Sustainable Development Goals are there? Name at least two of these.
17
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Why do we have to prioritise and rank goals when deciding on a foreign policy? Why can't we pursue all at the same time?
Countries are limited by resources to pursue all goals, and goals could conflict with one another.
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Name three strategies past US Presidents have adopted to deal with North Korea in its nuclear crisis.
1. Sanction
2. Negotiation
3. Strategic Patience
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Name at least two of the four points you can make in MUN, and explain their purposes.
1. Substantive votes
2. Procedural votes
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What do we usually called the award-winner of a model UN conference?
Best Delegate (some conferences give out the award "Best Diplomacy")
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What are the 6 principal organs of the UN?
1. General Assembly
2. Security Council
3. Economic and Social Council
4. Secretariat
5. International Court of Justice
6. Trusteeship Council
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Name all the member-states of ASEAN?
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei
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What are the Six-Party Talks? What countries are involved in these talks?
The six-party talks were a series of multilateral negotiations held intermittently since 2003 and attended by China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, and the United States for the purpose of dismantling North Korea’s nuclear program.
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Name at least two of the four points you can make in MUN, and explain their purposes.
1. Point of Information
2. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
3. Point of Order
4. Point of Personal Privilege
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What do the following acronyms stand for?
1. ASEAN
2. EU
3. UN
4. WHO
5. UNICEF
1. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
2. European Union
3. United Nations
4. World Health Organization
5. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund