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Which two North American Countries have recently entered a "trade war?
What are Canada and USA?
This is the main UN body where every member state gets one equal vote, meeting each September in New York for its general debate.
What is the General Assembly?
Before a conference even begins, delegates write this one-page document laying out their country's position on a topic.
What is a position paper?
This tiny country, the smallest in the world by area, is home to the Pope and is entirely surrounded by Rome, Italy.
What is Vatican City?
ASEAN is an acronym for the Association of these Nations.
What is Southeast Asian Nations?
Launched in January 2026, this international body is meant to oversee governance and stabilization in Gaza after the ceasefire.
What is the Board of Peace?
Name one of the five permanent, veto-holding members of the UN Security Council.
What is the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, or China?
This type of caucus lets delegates leave their seats to negotiate informally in small groups, without a speakers' list.
What is an unmoderated caucus?
This African river, flowing through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, is traditionally considered the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile?
This is the current number of member states in the European Union.
What is 27?
In early 2026, a dramatic escalation between the United States and this South American country centered on the fate of President Nicolás Maduro.
What is Venezuela?
Founded in 1946, this UN agency works to protect children's health, education, and rights around the world.
What is UNICEF?
This is the formal document delegates debate, amend, and eventually vote on, containing proposed solutions to a topic.
What is a resolution?
This narrow strait separates Singapore and Malaysia from Sumatra, Indonesia, linking the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Straight of Malacca?
This trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada replaced NAFTA in 2020.
What is the USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement) or CUSMA (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement)?
This country is set to host the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference, COP31, in November.
What is Turkey?
The ICC is located in this European city.
What is the Hague?
A delegate raises this point when they can't hear a speaker, or need to address comfort issues like room temperature.
What is a point of personal privilege?
These are the two most populous countries in the world today.
What are India and China?
This is the name of the common currency shared by 20 of the European Union's member states.
What is the euro?
In April 2026, this low-lying Pacific island nation declared a state of emergency over fuel and electricity shortages, and is expected to host a special leaders' meeting ahead of COP31.
What is Tuvalu?
This Portuguese diplomat has served as UN Secretary-General since 2017.
Who is António Guterres?
A resolution's "sponsor" helped write it and supports it — what does a "signatory" only need to want, even without supporting the content?
What is for the resolution to be introduced and debated (a signatory just wants it discussed, not necessarily passed)?
The longest continental mountain range in the world runs along the western edge of this continent.
What is South America? (the Andes)
This South American trading bloc's name means "Southern Common Market" and includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay as full members.
What is Mercosur?