Nancy Chung

Mr. Green
A.P World History
18 Jan 2011
Model UN

MODEL UN
What Is Model United Nations?
Model United Nations simulates United Nations, International Organizations, and governmental bodies
such as the World Health Organization, the ASEAN Regional Forum, and government cabinets - in
which participants are assigned to represent countries, organizations, or leaders in order to debate
pressing international issues. Over a series of committee sessions, the delegates have to work
together constructively in order to introduce working papers and eventually draft resolutions. The
sessions end when the committee votes on all the introduced draft resolutions, generally choosing to
adopt a single document that addresses the problem being discussed. The sessions are moderated by
a Chair and are (with the exception of some Specialized Agency committees) run under rules of
parliamentary procedure.

• Replica of the United Nations but run by university delegates

• This year held in Singapore (every year held in new cities around the world)

UNITED NATIONS
• The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter, are to
maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations
among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-
determination of peoples; to cooperate in solving international economic,
social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for
 human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing
the actions of nations in attaining these ends.
• Contributors to Millennium Goal:
o INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
o FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
o UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATION
o UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
o WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
o THE WORLD BANK
o INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
o INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
o ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
o ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
o ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
o ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
o ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA
o JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS
o UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND
o UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
o UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
o UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
o UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
o UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
o UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
o UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME
o UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
o INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
o INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION
o ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
o WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

• GOAL ONE:
o Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• GOAL TWO:
o Achieve universal primary education
• GOAL THREE:
o Promote gender equality and empower women
• GOAL FOUR:
o Reduce child mortality
• GOAL FIVE:
o Improve maternal health
• GOAL SIX:
o Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, & other diseases
• GOAL SEVEN:
o Ensure environmental sustainability
• GOAL EIGHT:
o Develop a global partnership for development