Getting Ready

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

The Secretary-General attends Chicago High School Model UN

This section provides useful information to help you in your preparation before attending a Model UN conference. There are two sections:

Decisions before a conference - how a conference is to be structured and the duties and responsibilities of key officials.

Delegate preparation - how to prepare your research in advance, where to go for resources and how to draft position papers.

Model United Nations

Updates from the UN

Research Resources

Youth Opportunities