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Model United Nations is an authentic simulation of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Security Council, or other joint body, which catapults students into the world of diplomacy and negotiation. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors of U.N. member states, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe to debate current issues on the Organization’s vast agenda. The students, better known as "delegates" in Model UN, prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate with supporters and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the U.N.'s rules of procedure-all in the interest of mobilizing "international cooperation" to resolve problems that affect almost every country on Earth.

Before playing out their ambassadorial roles in Model UN, students do research on the particular global problems to be addressed. The problems are drawn from today’s headlines. MUNers learn how the international community acts on its concerns about:

  • peace and security
  • human rights
  • the environment
  • food and hunger
  • economic development
  • globalization and
  • much more.


Model UN delegates also look closely at the needs, aspirations, and foreign policy of the country they will “represent” at the event.

 

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