Further information

MUN Guide General Assembly
- Introduction
  - Overview of this Guide
  - How Decisions are Made at the UN
  - UN at a glance
    - History of the United Nations
    - UN Structure
      - Economic and Social Council
      - General Assembly
      - International Court of Justice
      - Secretariat
      - Security Council
      - Trusteeship Council
    - The 4 pillars of the United Nations
    - UN Charter
    - UN Family of Organizations
- Getting Ready
  - Decisions Before a Conference
    - Agenda, Workplan, Documents and Rules of Procedure
    - Choosing Leadership Roles
      - Leadership Positions in the GA
      - Leadership Positions in the Secretariat
      - Leadership Positions in the Security Council
      - Selecting Candidates for Leadership Positions
    - Oversight of the Conference - Things to Consider
    - Roles and Responsibilities of Elected Officials
  - Delegate Preparation
- Step-by-Step Outline for Organizing a MUN
- Formal and Informal Meetings
  - Formal Proceedings
    - Action Phase: Making Decisions
    - Adoption of Agenda and Work Programme
    - Discussion Phase -- General Debate
    - Opening and Closing of Plenary
    - Plenary vs. Committee Meetings
    - Rules of Procedure
  - Informal Processes
    - Significance of Groups
    - The Purpose of Consultations
- Skills
  - Chairing a Conference
    - General Considerations and Denationalization
    - Procedural Roles of the Chairman: A Step-by-Step
    - Substantive Role of the Chair
    - The Chairman's Activities in Guiding the Work of a Committee
  - Drafting Resolutions
  - Negotiation
    - Competitive Bargaining vs. Cooperative problem solving
    - Fundamentals of Negotiation
    - Making Consultations Happen
    - Preparation
    - The Process of Negotiation
      - Groups of Member States
  - Speaking at a Conference
    - Changing Audience and Cultural Sensitivity
    - Engaging the Audience
    - Forms of Address
    - Preparation, Purpose and Structure
- Further information

This sections provides links to other sources of information of use in preparing for a MUN conference.

You can also find links to video resources here.

UN at a glance

The United Nations Charter: http://www.un.org/en/charter-united-nations/index.html

History of the UN Charter: http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/charter/history/

The Founding of the United Nations: A photographic exhibition to commemorate 60 years of the UN Charter: http://www.un.org/av/photo/un60/index.html

Milestones in United Nations History, Selected Chronology: http://www.un.org/en/sections/history/milestones-1941-1950/index.html

Text of Declaration of St. James Palace: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/imtjames.asp

Text of the Atlantic Charter: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/atlantic.asp

Text of Declaration by the United Nations (1 January 1942): http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/decade03.asp

Text of the Moscow Conference, October 1943: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/moscow.asp

Text of the Teheran Conference, December 1943: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/tehran.asp

Text of Dumbarton Oaks Conference, October 1944: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1944/441007a.html

Text of Yalta Conference, February 1945: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/yalta.asp

United Nations Photo: http://www.un.org/av/photo/unhistory/index.html

UN General Assembly

Current session of the General Assembly

General Assembly resolutions

General Assembly Rules of Procedure

The PGA Handbook: A practical guide to the United Nations General Assembly

Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guide

Different Phases in Implementing Main Committee Workplans: A presentation for MUN New York Workshop 2013

UN Security Council

Overview of the Security Council

Security Council resolutions

Provisional Rules of Procedure

Security Council Working Methods Handbook

Introduction to the Work of the Security Council: A presentation for MUN New York Workshop 2013

UN Documents

Overview of UN Documents: http://research.un.org/en/docs

How to find UN Documents: http://research.un.org/en/docs/find

UN Document Symbols: http://research.un.org/content.php?pid=320836&sid=2626142

Tools and Resources for Accessing UN documents: A presentation for MUN New York Workshop 2013

Other Online Resources

UN Bibliographic Information System (UNBISNET): http://unbisnet.un.org/

Official Document System (ODS): http://documents.un.org/ (complex search screen) or http://www.un.org/en/documents/ods/ (Google search)

UN Member States on the Record: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms<

Press Releases: https://www.un.org/press/en

Daily Journal: http://www.un.org/en/documents/journal.asp

UN Terminology database (UNTERM): http://unterm.un.org/

UN-I-Que database: http://lib-unique.un.org/DPI/DHL/unique.nsf

Additional Resources

The UN Yearbook: http://unyearbook.un.org/

Human Resources_Part 1: A presentation for MUN New York Workshop 2013

Human Resources_Part 2: A presentation for MUN New York Workshop 2013

UN Apps

Complete list at http://www.unric.org/en/apps-directory

Language app: UNEPDApp

Model United Nations

Updates from the UN

Research Resources

Youth Opportunities