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Your Guide to Model United Nations
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For all those with bold ideas to bring hope to a hurting and warring world: that you may first find your voice, and then summon the courage to share your ideas.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
9 Acknowledgements
11 Preface
12 About CGYA and Project Connect
15 About the United Nations and Other
International Organizations
23 Preparing for Your First Conference!
39 Welcome to Your First Committee Session
49 Rules and Procedures
61 Debate Strategies
71 Writing a Resolution
Appendices
80 Sample Position Paper
82 Sample Resolution
84 Full Rules and Procedures
96 Online Resources
98 MUN Glossary
104 Notes
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The MUN Manifesto could not have been possible without the efforts of many individuals. We are grateful to our Manifesto
contributors, ConnectMUN 2010 secretariat Sunny Shen, and the Project Connect Ambassadors Ryan Bae, Amanda Chen,
Geneva Nam, Sarah Wang, Marco Wong, and Lance Zhou.
Special thanks to Marco Wong, who in addition to revising
the latest edition of the Manifesto, also contributed a personal
position paper to the Appendix. These individuals’ contributions
to the Manifesto reflect the many hours of research, collaboration, writing, and first-hand experience they wield as Model UN delegates, staff, and secretariat members.