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    Model United Nations, Also Known As Model UN or MUN, Is An Educational Simulation

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    Model United Nations (MUN) is an educational simulation where students learn about diplomacy and the UN by representing countries in committees. Students research issues, collaborate with others, and develop resolutions to solve problems while staying true to their country's positions. MUN helps participants improve their public speaking, critical thinking, and leadership skills. The first MUN conference was held in 1947 and involved over 150 students from 41 colleges simulating the UN General Assembly.

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    Model United Nations, Also Known As Model UN or MUN, Is An Educational Simulation

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    Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation

    and/or academic activity in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations,
    and the United Nations. MUN involves and teaches participants speaking, debating, and
    writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities.[1][2] Usually an
    extracurricular activity, some schools also offer Model UN as a class. It is meant to engage
    students and allow them to develop deeper understanding into current world issues. [3]
    Participants in Model United Nations conferences, known as delegates, are placed in
    committees and assigned countries to represent, or occasionally other organizations
    or political figures, where they represent members of that body. Delegates are
    assigned countries before the conference, along with receiving a topic, or topics, that
    their committee will discuss. Delegates conduct research before conferences,
    formulate positions and come up with policy proposals that they will then debate with
    their fellow delegates in the committee, staying true to the actual position of the
    member they represent.[4] At the end of a conference, the delegates will vote on
    written policies, called “draft resolutions”, with the goal of passing them with a
    majority vote. The best-performing delegates in each committee, as well as
    delegations, are sometimes recognized with awards.
    Model UN participants include students at the middle school, high school, and
    college/university levels, with most conferences catering to just one of these three
    levels (high school and college conferences being most common).[5] Delegates
    usually attend conferences together as delegations sent by their respective schools'
    or universities' Model UN clubs, though some delegates attend conferences
    independently.[6
    The first recorded instance of a Model United Nations conference was
    at Swarthmore College on April 5, 1947.[9] Over 150 students from over 41 colleges were
    reported as participating. The delegates simulated a General Assembly and recommended that
    member states "establish an international control and development of atomic energy", "conclude
    a treaty on disarmament", that the UN adopt "a uniform system for citizenship of refugees", that
    the UN amend the charter to adopt a definition of aggression, and that nations "promote The four
    oldest conferences in the world that are still active today were established in the early 1950s.
    Berkeley Model United Nations (BMUN) at Berkeley (1952)[20][21] and Harvard Model United
    Nations (HMUN) at Harvard (1953) featured high school students as delegates, whereas Harvard
    National Model United Nations (HNMUN) has been running college-level conferences since
    1954.[22] Model United Nations of the Far West (MUNFW) has held college-level conferences
    since 1951 with the first at Stanford University where Ralph Bunche was the honored
    speaker.the reconstruction of devastated areas througIn order to maintain decorum, most Model
    UN committees use parliamentary procedures derived from Robert's Rules of Order. However,
    most crisis committees forgo the formality of parliamentary procedure so as to ensure smoother
    operation. In addition, recently the United Nations has spearheaded efforts to introduce new
    Model UN rules of procedure that are more closely aligned with those used by the actual
    UN.[26][27][28][29] Since there is no governing body for MUNs, each conference differs in the rules of
    procedure. The following rules of procedure apply to general MUNs but may not apply to every
    MUN:
    MUNs are run by a group of administrators known as the secretariat. A secretariat is
    headed by a Secretary-General. Each committee usually has a chair (also known as
    moderator or director), a member of the academics department of the secretariat that
    enforces the rules of procedure and oversees the progression of debate within a

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