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1.WhatisMUN?WhatwillIbedoing?HowwillIsucceed?

ModelUnitedNationsisasimulationoftheUNGeneralAssemblyandothermultilateralbodies.In
ModelUN,studentsstepintotheshoesofambassadorsfromUNmemberstatestodebatecurrentissues
ontheorganizationsagenda.Whileplayingtheirrolesasambassadors,studentdelegatesmake
speeches,preparedraftresolutions,negotiatewithalliesandadversaries,resolveconflicts,andnavigate
theModelUNconferencerulesofprocedureallintheinterestofmobilizinginternationalcooperation
toresolveproblemsthataffectcountriesallovertheworld.

BeforeplayingouttheirambassadorialrolesinaModelUNsimulation,studentsresearchtheissuethat
theircommitteewilladdress.ModelUNparticipantslearnhowtheinternationalcommunityactsonits
concernsabouttopicsincludingpeaceandsecurity,humanrights,theenvironment,foodandhunger,
economicdevelopmentandglobalization.ModelUNdelegatesalsolookcloselyattheneeds,goalsand
foreignpoliciesofthecountriestheywillrepresentattheevent.Theinsightstheygainfromtheir
explorationofhistory,geography,culture,economicsandsciencecontributetotheauthenticityofthe
simulationwhentheroleplayinggetsunderway.Thedelegatesindepthknowledgeoftheircountries
guaranteesalivelyandmemorableexperience.

Itispossibleforyoutwowinoneofthreeawards:

TheBestDelegateAward
goestothedelegatewhoismostdiplomatic,presentedthebestresearch,
displayedthebestpublicspeakingskills,stuckmostcloselytothepositionofhisorhercountrysstance,
andwrotethemostpassingresolutions.

TheBestResearcherAward
goestothedelegatewhowritesthepositionpaperthatismost
wellresearched,wellwritten,andcorrectlyformatted.

TheBestDiplomatAward
goestothedelegatethatexcelledindiplomacythroughouttheconference,
especiallyduringcaucuses.

2.PreparingforMUN:TheChecklist

Priority

ToDoItem

Datetocompleteby

Completed?

1.

Readyourcommitteebackground
guide

Wednesday2/17

2.

Completecountryresearch

Friday2/19

3.

Researchthetopic
history
issues
controversy
yourcountrysinvolvement
pastUNaction/speeches

Friday2/26

4.

Writepositionpaper

Friday3/4

5.

Writeopeningspeech

Wednesday3/9

6.

Familiarizeyourselfwith
resolutions

Friday3/11

7.

FamiliarizeyourselfwithMUN
procedures/vocabulary

Monday3/14

8.

ParticipateinMUNConferenceat
USD

Wednesday3/16

3.AssignedCountries

Country

FrenchToastMafia

PancakeCartel

USA

Andrew

GabrielM

UK

Natalie

Bijan

France

Kobe

Morgan

Germany

Garrett

Nicholas

Spain

Melany

Nancy

Italy

Brooklyn

Autrina

Austria

Israel

GabeV

Hungary

Sammie

Fehung

Serbia

Juan

Garrett

Denmark

Adarius

Victor

Greece

Madi

Darian&Trent

Turkey

Annika

Lydia

Syria

Ricky

Philippe

Russia

Lupe

AlexS

Egypt

Matthew

Genevie

Lebanon

Jennifer

Savreen

Jordan

Alec

Isabel

Afghanistan

Griffin

Evan

Israel

Skye

Wessel

SaudiArabia

Mayra

Isaboo

Libya

Zion

Jesus

Pakistan

Nick

Elyse

Iraq

Noah

Connor


4.UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugeesCommitteeOverview
Whileeveryrefugee'sstoryisdifferent,theyallshareacommonthreadofuncommoncouragethe
couragenotonlytosurvive,buttopersevereandrebuildtheirshatteredlives.TheOfficeoftheUnited
NationsHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)istheUnitedNations(UN)agencywhoseprimary
purposeistheprotectionofthewelfareandrightsofrefugees.Itwasestablish
edbytheUNGeneralAssembly(GA)in1951asaresultoftheaftermathofWorldWarII.Initially,it
hadathreeyearlimitedmandatetoaddressthehighnumberofEuropeanswhoweredisplacedduetothe
war.Atthattime,UNHCRfunctionedwitha34memberstaff.UNHCRfaceditsfirstsignificant
emergencyin1956,followingaviolentSovietinterventioninHungary,highlightingitsessentialrolein
deliveringaidforallthosefleeingtheconflictandseekingrefugeinneighboringcountries.Duringthe
1960s,thedecolonizationofAfricabegan,leadingtoinvolvementofUNHCRonseveraloccasions,as
wasthecasewithcrisesinAsiaandLatinAmericainthetwofollowingdecades.Duetothenecessityof
UNHCRscontinuedwork,theGArepeatedlyextendedUNHCRsmandateeverythreeyearsuntil2003,
whenitdecidedtoprolongthemandateindefinitely,untiltheendoftherefugeeproblem.
(1)

MostofUNHCRsresourcesarededicatedtosupportingoperationsatthefieldlevel,inordertoaddress
theneedsofspecificgroups,suchasrefugees,internallydisplacedpersons(IDPs),andasylumseekers.A
refugeeisapersonwho,reasonablyfearingtobepersecutedforreasonsofrace,religion,nationality,
membershipofaparticularsocialgrouporpoliticalconviction,hasleftthecountryoftheirnationalityor
habitualresidence.Further,thedefinitionstatesthattheyareunabletoor,becauseofsuchfear,arenot
willingtoreturntothesovereignterritoryofthecountrytheyfled.IDPsaredefinedasindividualswho
havehadtofleetheirhomes,buthavenotcrossedaninternationalborder.Asylumseekersarethosewho
lookforprotectioninadifferentcountry,butwhoseclaimforrefugeestatushasnotbeenascertained
2014sawthehighestnumberofasylumseekerseverrecorded.Allofthesegroupscanbecategorizedas
victimsofforcedmigration.
(2)

UNHCRprovideshumanitarianaidinavarietyofforms,includingfoodandnutritionalsupplements,
basicshelter,aswelllongtermaccommodationsuchascampsorotherformsofhousing,cashassistance,
andlegalservices.Theagencyisalsoinvolvedineffortstointegrateor,ifrefugeesareabletoreturn,to
reintegratethem.UNHCRalsoworkscloselywithotheragenciestoaddresstheneedsofindividualswho
havebeendisplacedduetonaturaldisasters.
(3)

5.BackgroundGuide:Refugees

IntegralRefugeePolicyasaMatterofRegionalSecurity

Itisasadtruththatforaslongastherehavebeenwars,naturaldisastersanddiscrimination,therehave
beenrefugees.Yet,onlyrecentdevelopments,namelytherefugeecrisisinEurope,havereemphasised
theurgencyoftheissue,accentuatingthedireneedforactionandgivingmoreprecedencetothesilentcry
ofrefugees.WiththeproblemsrevealedinEurope,ithasbecomeselfevidentthattheUnitedNations
HighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)mustfulfillitscallingasanagency,whoseprimarypurpose
istheprotectionofthewelfareandrightsofrefugees,tofacilitateatrulyunitedefforttowards
meaningful,sustainablesolutions.
(4)

Inits1967ProtocolRelatingtotheStatusofRefugees,ratifiedby146countries,theUNHigh
CommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)definesthetermrefugeeas:[]anypersonwho:[]owingto
wellfoundedfearofbeingpersecutedforreasonsofrace,religion,nationality,membershipofaparticular
socialgrouporpoliticalopinion,isoutsidethecountryofhisnationalityandisunableor,owingtosuch
fear,isunwillingtoavailhimselfoftheprotectionofthatcountryorwho,nothavinganationalityand
beingoutsidethecountryofhisformerhabitualresidenceasaresultofsuchevents,isunableor,owingto
suchfear,isunwillingtoreturntoit.(UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly1967,p.268&UnitedNations
GeneralAssembly1951,p.152).Itisnecessarytodifferentiatebetweenthetwotermsasylumseekerand
refugee.Anypersonclaimingtobearefugeeandseekinginternationalprotectionisanasylumseeker.
Onlyoncetheirclaimhasbeenapproveddotheybecomerefugees(UNHCR2012).Thisdifferentiationis
importantasitensuresinternationallyuniformstandardsandreducesthelikelihoodofnonrefugees
makingclaimsassuch.However,itnecessitatesanefficientprocessofdeterminingapersonsstatus,a
processwhoseimplementationhasrecentlyproventobeunsatisfactoryinmanycountries.Intheprocess
ofRefugeeStatusDetermination(RSD),statesdeterminewhetheradisplacedpersonisarefugeeunder
international,nationalorregionallaw.Thisessentiallydeterminestherightsofarefugeeandistherefore
anessentialcomponentforanyrefugeehostcountry.Peoplewhoareforcedtomovebutremaininside
theircountryareknownasinternallydisplacedpersons(IDPs).Reasonsforbecominginternallydisplaced
includenaturaldisastersandarmedconflicts.CrossinginternationalbordersessentiallyrendersIDPs
refugees(UNHCR2012).Statelesspersonsarenotconsiderednationalsbyanystate.Thisoftenleaves
themwithnorightsandseverelackofprotection,causingmanytobecomerefugees(UNHCR2012).
(5)

Thecontinuingriseinthenumberofrefugeesisadeeplyunsettlingtrend.Thenumberofrefugeeshas
neverbeenhigherinthepostwarera.Unfortunately,wemustassumethatthereisasubstantialnumberof
unreportedcases.Allinall,thenumberofrefugeesapproximatelymatchesthepopulationofItaly.While
thesenumbersarepeaking,thenumberofrefugeesreturningtotheirhomecountriesisatalow.This
massiveinfluxofrefugeesisstrainingthehostcountriesresources.Forlackofabettersystem,the
distributionofrefugeesispoor,causingtensionsinthosecountrieswithahighrefugeepopulation,
tensionsthatareputtingsocietytoatest.ThelargestrefugeepopulationsarefromSyria(6,5%oftotal
refugees),Afghanistan(4,4%)andSomalia(1,9%).ThetophostcountriesareTurkey,Pakistan,Lebanon,
Iran,EthiopiaandJordan(UNHCR2014,p.3).
(6)

TheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica(MENA)

TheworldwidefocushasshiftedtowardsMENA,whichiscausingrefugeestofleeenmasse.Instigated
bytheArabSpring,extremelevelsofinstabilityhaveprevailedintheformofanendlesstiradeofviolent
conflict,ensuingmixedmigration.Particularly,theIslamicStateofIraqandtheLevant(ISIL/ISIS)has
causedwidespreaddisturbance.

Syria
:AsofthebeginningofNovember2015,thenumberofregisteredSyrianrefugeesurpassedfour
million,withnoreturnees.Syriansbecamethelargestrefugeepopulationintheworldin2014.The
majorityofSyrianrefugeesresideinLebanon,Jordan,TurkeyandIraq.Increasingnumbersarefleeingto
Europe.IndealingwiththeSyriancrisis,theUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC)hasprovendeeply
conflicted,agreeingonlyontheneedtoeliminatechemicalweapons(S/RES/2209)andprovide
humanitarianaid(S/RES/2165).WithChinaandRussiavetoingresolutionsdisapprovingoftheSyrian
government,harshcriticismoftheUNSCissurfacing.Thelackofconsensuswithinthecouncilis
causingittofailitscoremissionofmaintaininginternationalpeaceandsecurity.Inordertogaincontrol
ofthesituationinSyria,itisimperativethattheUNSCmakesaunitedeffort,andsoon.WiththeUNs
mostinfluentialorganfailingtoprovideaclearcourseofaction,anintegratedeffortonaninternational
levelseemsalmostutopian.
(7)

Iraq:
Iraqirefugeesarealsoamongtheworldslargestrefugeepopulations.Considerablyimpactedby
ISIS,refugeesfledtoIraqsnorthernKurdishregion.Thismountainousareaisdifficulttosupply,andaid
istheneedofthehourashumanitarianagenciesstruggletomeetrefugeesneeds.

Libya
:TheongoingcivilwarcauseswavesofLibyanrefugeestoattemptthedangerousseajourneyto
Europe.WithsmugglersexploitingtheLibyansdespair,thisjourneyhastakenafatalendforthousands,
anoutcomewhichEuropehasbeenstrugglingtoprevent.
(8)

Europe
Europesroleasahostcountryincreasedrapidlyanddrasticallyoverthelastyear,withthenumberof
refugeesrisingby51%from2013to2014,thelargestpopulationsbeingSyriansinTurkeyand
UkrainiansintheRussianFederation(UNHCR2015).Europeisevidentlystrugglingtocopewiththe
massiveinfluxofrefugees,whichhashighlightedthegeneraldeficienciesofrefugeepolicies,particularly
withregardtoRSD.AunifiedcourseofactionfromtheEU,asrequestedbyGermanyandFrance,isthus
farslowtocomeby,callingitsfundamentalsintoquestion.Theunequaldistributionofrefugeesalso
continuestobeathreatfortheregion.Furthermore,increasingfarrightmovements,drivenby
xenophobia,areemphasisingtheneedforamoreintegratedapproachtowardsrefugees.
(9)

Italy
:TheprimarydestinationforrefugeestakingtheriskysearoutetoEuropewasLampedusa.Inan
attempttoreducethenumberofcasualties,OperationMareNostrumwaslaunched.Notwithstandingits
successindecreasingthedeathrateamongmigrantstoEurope,itwassoonterminatedduetoits
substantialexpenses,whichcouldnotbecoveredbyItalyaloneinthegeneralabsenceoffunding.Ithas
sincebeensupersededbyOperationTriton,managedbytheEuropeanUnions(EU)bordersecurity
agency,Frontex.
(10)

Hungary
:NegativeattentionhasprimarilybeenraisedbyHungary,whichreactedtothesurgeofrefugees
bysealingoffbordersand,onseveraloccasions,withviolence.Theseactionsunderlinetheneedforan
internationallyintegratedframeworkregardingrefugeesandtheirrights.

UnitedKingdom
:TheUKoptedoutoftheEUsproposedmandatorydistributionkey,announcing
insteadtotakein20,000SyrianrefugeesoverthenextfourandahalfyearswhileFranceandGermany
willtakeinanadditional55,000overthenexttwoyears.
(11)

Germany
:Europesmaindestinationforasylumseekers,Germanysapproachtowardstherefugeecrises
hasbeenmixed,evenambivalent.InAugust2015,GermanywaivedtheEUsDublinIIIRegulationfor
SyrianrefugeesinanefforttoeasepressureoffItaly,GreeceandHungary.TheDublinIIIRegulation,
applyingtoallEUmemberstateswiththeexceptionofDenmark,specifiesthatasylumseekersmust
requestasylumintheircountryofarrival.Onthe11thNovember2015,however,Germanyreversedthis
decision,clearlyoverburdenedbytheinfluxofrefugeesandstrugglingtohandleinternalunrest.

Turkey
:Turkeyistheworldsnumberonehostofrefugees.In2015,itisexpectedtohostatotalof1.9
millionrefugeesandasylumseekers,1.7millionofwhichwillbeSyrian.TheUNHCRhasalsofound
Turkeysresponsetowardsrefugeestobeofaconsistentlyhighstandard.(UNHCR2015).InOctober
2015,TurkeyandtheEUmadeadealtoresettlerefugeestoTurkeyinexchangeforfunds.
(12)

Implications
Wecandrawnumerousconclusionsfromtherefugeecrisesexperiencedaroundtheworld.Asylum
seekersfaceconsiderableredtapeintheirdestinationcountries,whichisofdifferentnatureandscope
evenwithinthesameregion,henceposingaconsiderablehindrance.Thisposesthequestionofhowthe
processesofRSDandregisteringrefugeescanbeadaptedtobecomemorejust,homogenousandsimple
onaninternationalscale.

Astheglobalcommunityfacestheworstcrisesofforceddisplacementinhistory,millionsworldwidewill
continuetorequiretheaidofUNHCR.Onlytencountries:Syria,Afghanistan,Somalia,Sudan,South
Sudan,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Myanmar,theCentralAfricanRepublic,Iraq,andEritrea,
arethesourceof77%oftheworldsrefugeepopulation.UNHCRiscontinuouslyevolvingtomeetthe
needsofrefugees,yetfacesincreasingchallengesduetothedimensionsofthetask.UNHCRplaysavital
partinhumanitarianaffairsandremainsessentialinprovidinglifesavingresourcesforindividualswho
havebeenforcedtofleetheirhomes.WhiletheresponsibilitytoaddressIDPsremainsprimarilyatthe
localandnationallevel,theincreasingnumberofIDPsaroundtheworldrequiresacollaborativeeffortby
theinternationalcommunitytoensuretheirprotectionintheeventofaconflictorimmediatecrisis.A
goodexamplearethecasesofSyrianandIraqirefugees,displacedduetocivilwar.Addressingtheneeds
ofrefugeesandstatelessindividualsnecessitatesasimilarapproach,giventhelimitedresourcesavailable
withinmanyoftheMemberStatesreceivingrefugees.Itisinthiscontextthatoneofthechallengesfor
UNHCRsfuturestrategicmanagementbecomesapparent:theincreasingnumberofprotractedconflicts
callsformoredurablesolutionsthancanbefacilitatedbytwoyearplansandinsufficientfinancing.
(13)
OnepressingconcernisthestateofrefugeeandIDPcamps.UNHCRhasincreasinglyconsideredrefugee
andIDPcampsonlyastemporarymeasures,promotingtheirtransformationintosustainablesettlements

andtheirintegrationinthehoststatesocioeconomicstructure.Localintegrationisamultifaceted
process,requiringthecoordinationofinternationalandnationalactors,aswellasbothdisplacedandlocal
communities.Suchaprocesscanbebeneficialforbothrefugees,IDPs,andlocalcommunitiesonlyifthe
legal,economic,andsocialchallengesareaddressed.Muchstillneedstobedone,especiallytowardsthe
reductionofassistancegaps,causingfoodinsecurityandhealthproblems,andtowardstheprovisionof
adequatehousingforrefugees.
(14)

Alsotobeconsideredistheissueofstrengtheningthecapacityofhostcountries,whichencompassesa
widerangeofchallenges.Theintegrationofrefugeesinahostcountrycanhavesignificantimpactson
thecountryseconomy,society,andlegislation.Therefore,theworkofUNHCRtoaddressthisissuemust
haveamultifacetedapproach,andmustinvolvethecooperationofallstakeholders,especiallythe
nationalauthoritiesofhostcountriesaswellascivilsocietytohelpaugmentgovernmentslimited
capacityandslowpaceofreform.Theintegrationofrefugeesintothisprocessisalsoparamountitis
crucialthattheydevelopadegreeofselfrelianceandareempoweredtofeelownershipoftheir
integration,thusavoidinglargerefugeepopulationsbecomeanunsustainableburdentohostcountries.An
effectivelegalregulationoftheircontrolandsettlementisafoundationforthisprocess.ThroughtheUN
system,andespeciallytheUNHCRthereistheopportunitytopositivelyaddresstheglobalinfluxof
refugees,addressissuesofmixedmigrationmoreeffectively,andensurethatthehostcountrieshavethe
meansandresourcestosustainablyandsimultaneouslycareforandsustainboththeirlocalpopulations
andthoseofthearrivingrefugees.
(15)

Finally,donorfatigue,causinginsufficientfundinginthecaseofprotracteddisplacement,isanothermain
causeforconcernofbothUNHCRandtheinternationalcommunitywhenstrivingtoprovidefor
longtimedisplacedpeople.Moreover,indesigningpoliciesandintegratingdisplacedpeopleinthe
socioeconomicfabricofacountry,theneedsofvulnerablegroups,suchaschildrenandwomen,mustbe
takenintoconsiderationtoenhanceinclusiveness.
(16)

FurtherResearch&GuidingQuestions
Delegatesshouldbegintheirresearchbyunderstandingthepoliciesoftheircountryregardingthe
acceptanceofmigrants,especiallyrefugees.Further,delegatesshouldassessthecooperationofUNHCR
withgovernmentsandotherorganizationsandagencies.Cooperationisakeyfactorforbuildingcapacity.
ForourMUNconference,considerthefollowingquestionstohelpguideyourresearch:

1. Inwhatwayisthecountry/regionyourepresentaffectedbytheissue?
2. Inwhatareascantheinternationalcommunityassistrefugeehostcountries?
3. WhatpoliciesareneededwithintheUNsystemtoimproveUNHCRsabilitytoassisthost
countries?
4. Whatexistinginitiatives,policies,andprogramscanbeexpandedtobettersupportpartnerships?
(17)
5. Whatuniformstandardsarerequiredofattendingtonewlyarrivedrefugees,beitbyland,airor
sea?
6. ShouldtheUNHCRproposeacommonframeworkforregisteringrefugees?Themeritsofsucha
frameworkcomparedtothestatusquoneedtobeclearlydiscernible.

7. Cantheseregulationsbemoreefficientthanlocalregulations?
8. Shouldaquotabesettofairlydistributerefugeesamonghostcountries?
(18)
9. Howcaninternationalandnationalactorsimprovetheircontributiontothetransformationof
campsintosustainablesettlements?
10. Whatcanbedonetomakerefugeesettlementsmoresustainableandintegratedintothehost
countryseconomicandsocialfabric?
(19)
11. Inwhatwayscandisplacedcommunitiesbeinvolvedinshapingaccessiblenationalstrategiesof
theirhostcountryfortheirownintegrationintosociety?
12. Howcaninternationalandnationalactorsaddresstheneedsofparticularlyvulnerablegroups,
suchaschildren,youth,andwomen?
(20)
13. HowcancontinuousfundingforUNHCRoperationsbeguaranteedincasesofprotracted
displacement?
14. HowshouldUNHCRassessitsmandate,itsfinancialsituation,andcurrentprogramstoensure
bestpracticearebeingfollowedandanyinefficienciesareaddressed?
15. Shouldhumanitarianagencieshaveaccesstoregimesfrozenassetstopreventcountriesfrom
usinglackofhumanitarianaidasafalsepretenceformilitaryintervention?
(21)

6.FAQ(FrequentlyAskedQuestions)

Q:WhatistheUnitedNations?

A:TheUnitedNationsisaninternationalorganizationfoundedin1945aftertheSecondWorldWarby
51countriescommittedtomaintaininginternationalpeaceandsecurity,developingfriendlyrelations
amongnationsandpromotingsocialprogress,betterlivingstandardsandhumanrights.Seemore:
http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/

Q:WhatisModelUnitedNations?

A:ModelUnitedNationsisanauthenticsimulationoftheU.N.GeneralAssemblyandothermultilateral
bodies.

Q:HowdidModelU.N.begin?

A:SimulatinginternationalorganizationsbeganevenbeforethebirthoftheUnitedNations,when
studentsheldaseriesofModelLeagueofNationsinthe1920s.TheModelU.N.Programisasuccessor
toastudentdirectedsimulationofwhatprecededtheU.N.itself,butitisnotdocumentedexactlyhowthe
ModelU.N.began.

Q:WhoparticipatesinModelUnitedNations?

A:ThepopularityofModelU.N.continuestogrow,andtodaymorethan400,000middleschool,high
schoolandcollege/universitystudentsworldwideparticipateeveryyear.Manyoftoday'sleadersinlaw,
government,businessandtheartsparticipatedinModelU.N.duringtheiracademiccareersfromU.S.
SupremeCourtJusticeStephenBreyerandformerWorldCourtJusticeStephenM.Schwebeltoactor
SamuelL.Jackson.FormerfirstdaughterChelseaClintonisaModelU.N.veteranaswell.

Q:WhatisaModelUnitedNationsconference?

A:SomeModelU.N.exercisestakeplaceintheclassroomandothersareschoolwide.Stillothersare
regional,national,oreveninternational.Thesearecalledconferences,andtheeventsaremuchlarger,
withparticipantsfromallovertheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Morethan1,000,000peoplehave
participatedinMUNconferencesaroundtheworldsincetheconferencesbecamepopularover50years

ago.Todaytherearemorethan400conferencesthattakeplacein35countries.Dependingonthe
location,theaverageconferencecanhaveasfewas30studentsorasmanyas2,000.

Q:WhereandwhenareModelUnitedNationsconferencesheld?

A:Thereareanestimated400ModelU.N.conferencesheldannuallyworldwide.Theseconferencestake
placevirtuallyeverymonththroughouttheschoolyear,buttherearefeweventsinthesummerandeven
feweraroundstandardizedtestingsuchastheSAT.

Q:WhatisaModelUnitedNationsdelegate?

A:AModelU.N.delegateisastudentwhoassumestheroleofanambassadortotheUnitedNationsata
ModelU.N.event.AModelU.N.delegatedoesnothavetohaveexperienceininternationalrelations.
AnyonecanparticipateinModelU.N.,solongastheyhavetheambitiontolearnsomethingnew,andto
workwithpeopletotryandmakeadifferenceintheworld.ModelU.N.studentstendtogoontobecome
greatleadersinpolitics,law,business,educationandevenmedicine.

Q:WhyshouldIparticipateinModelUnitedNations?

A:YoushouldparticipateinModelU.N.becauseitpromotesstudentandteacherinterestininternational
relationsandrelatedsubjects,increasesthecapacityforstudentstoengageinproblemsolving,teaches
aspectsofconflictresolution,researchskills,andcommunicationskills,andcreatestheopportunityto
meetnewpeopleandmakenewfriends.

Q:HowshouldIdressatconferences?

A:Professionalattireshouldbeworn.Formoreinformation:
http://www.unausa.org/globalclassroomsmodelun/howtoparticipate/modelunpreparation/dressingfo
rsucces
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