MUN2009

=Welcome to Middle School MUN 2008-2009= Use this site as a starting point for research about the United Nations, current events, country information, and issues facing the world today.

**NEW! Conference Handbook for ACAMMUN (also useful for MYMUN folks):**

**Opening Speech Sample and Suggestions:**
Elements to include in your opening statement:
 * Greeting (your primary audience is the Chair first, then the delegates)
 * Official name of your country (“Peoples Republic of China”, not “China”)
 * General background on the issues at hand, from your country’s perspective (may choose to include elements of your Pre-ambulatory clauses)
 * General course of action that your country supports (may choose to include elements of your operative clauses).
 * Degree of commitment to these issues (how strong is your country’s stance)
 * Subtle acknowledgement of other countries through common bloc positions (ex. "as a former British colony…” or “like other members of the Arab world…”)

Country Research:
Download this document and coordinate your research with others who have the same country. Take notes electronically, so that they can be shared amongst your group.

Use the following links to begin your country research:
 * Infornation: http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp
 * CIA World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
 * Culturegrams: http://online.culturegrams.com/ (intlbeijing, isb)
 * Encarta online encyclopedia: http://encarta.msn.com/

**MYMUN Issues (Kuala Lumpur, April 17-19)**
On the Web at: http://www.mymun.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=200

Download this document to help you examine different perspectives and write the strongest resolution you can on each issue.

Use the following links to begin your issue research://
 * UN Briefing Papers for Students: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/index.asp
 * SIRS Researcher (ISB Database ID/Password - 200004207/Beijing) http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-issues-display?id=S200004207-0-393
 * MYMUN Topic Papers: http://www.mymun.orgindex.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=200

Also, don't forget to use information from your prior research on NGOs and your Country!

MUN Binders:
Here's what you should have in binders at the end of the quarter.

Here's what you need for your conference at ACAMMUN (or by the end of Quarter 3 for MYMUN folks):

About the United Nations:
http://www.un.org/ - Official website of the United Nations. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ - The UN's main site for students to learn about United Nations activities.

NGOs and UNOs Research:
NGOs
 * Oxfam
 * Amnesty International
 * Red Cross/Red Crescent
 * Doctors without Borders (MSF)
 * World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
 * CARE International
 * The Gates Foundation
 * Heifer International
 * Save the Children

UNOs
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * World Bank
 * UN Development Program (UNDP)
 * UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
 * Office of the UN High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR)
 * Office of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * UN Environment Program (UNEP)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * World Food Program (WFP)
 * UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

Current Events:
http://www.un.org/news/ - Official news center of the United Nations

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MiniMUN Conference - (November, 29 from 9:00-1:00 at ISB)
- Topic Guide: Illegal Trafficking of Wild Animals - Permission Slip

Click HERE Tips on Lobbying, Merging

MinMUN Conference - (Sunday, January 18 from 9:00 - Noon at ISB)
Use the following links for your country research:
 * Infornation: http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp
 * CIA World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
 * Culturegrams: http://online.culturegrams.com/ (intlbeijing, isb)