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Model United Nations

JUNIOR. Model United Nations. WELCOME to. HEV SCHOOLS KEMERK ÖY. JUNIOR MODEL UNITED NATIONS 200 8. What is MUN?. It is a system of student conference s : imitating the real United Nations Organisation; organised for students and run by students;

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Model United Nations

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  1. JUNIOR Model United Nations

  2. WELCOMEto HEV SCHOOLS KEMERKÖY JUNIOR MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2008

  3. What is MUN? It is a system of student conferences: • imitating the real United Nations Organisation; • organised for students and run by students; • held in schools and universities worldwide; • lasting for 1,2,3 or more days; • working in English.

  4. You will be a member of a team. Together with eight or nine school friends, your team will represent one of these UN members or observers: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Islamic Republic of Iran The Commonwealth of Australia The United States of America The Islamic Republic Of Pakistan The People’s Republic of China The Republic of Ireland The Kingdom of Belgium The Kingdom of Denmark The Republic of Costa Rica The Republic of Croatia The Republic of Panama Which country you represent, is decided before the conference starts. Either you or one of your team-mates will be the AMBASSADOR for this country AMBASSADOR

  5. What do we doat a conference? In teams, we work in committees and we : • research important problems for the country we represent (it is never our own country); • ask the United Nations to improve our country and the world; • help the UN to help other countries and create a better world for the future.

  6. What are these committees ? At our conference, these are: The Security Council The Disarmament Committee The Environment Committee The Human Rights Committee The Political Affairs Committee The Social Affairs Committee The Territorial Disputes Committee with a Special Conference on Discrimination They are groups of UN membercountries that specialise in dealing with a certain kind of problem. ALL THE COMMITTEES MEET AT THE END OF THE CONFERENCE IN A GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DEBATE THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES TOGETHER

  7. What do we learn? • To research and understand important world problems; • To write and deliver speeches; • To write formal proposals for getting good ideas to work; • To work with new friends in teams; • To debate in English; • To think on our feet and respond to challenges fast; • To come to agreements by voting and accepting majority decisions.

  8. What will we do at this conference ? Here is our schedule for Friday, 17th October: 8:00 – 8:30 Registration 8:30 – 10:00Workshops opening ceremony, followed by refreshments 10:30 – 12:40Workshops: Introduction to each committee Researching a country and international problems International Court of Justice presentation 12:40 – 13:00Lunch 13:00 – 15:00Workshop: Researching a country and international problems (continued) International Court of Justice in session (till 16:30) 15:00 – 15:40Workshop: Preparing policy statements 15:40 – 16:10(Ambassadors only) Preparing and practising conference speeches 16:10 – 17:10 Formal lobbying time Submission of operative clauses to chairs 16:30 – 17:30(Available chairs only) Meeting

  9. What will we do at this conference ? Here is our schedule for Saturday, 18th October: 8:30 – 8:45 Arrival 8:45 – 10:00Conference Opening ceremony, followed by refreshments 10:00 – 12:30Ambassadors’ speeches, followed by Presentation on the rules of parliamentary procedure, followed by Practice debates International Court of Justice in session (till 12:30) 12:30 – 13:30Lunch 13:30 – 16:30 Debates in committee International Court of Justice in session (till 16:30) 16:30 – 17:30Refreshments for those staying at school 17:30 – 20:00Conference dinner and dance

  10. What will we do at this conference ? Here is our schedule for Sunday, 19th October: 8:45 – 9:00 Arrival 9:00 – 10:00Completion of committee work, followed by refreshments 10:00 – 12:30General Assembly and Special Conference Plenary Sessions Security Council in special, emergency session International Court of Justice in session (till 12:30) 10:15 – 11:15 (MUN Directors only) Evaluation and feedback session 12:30 – 13:30Lunch 13:30 – 14:30 Committee, Special Conference, Security Council, and International Court of Justice reports Closing Ceremony

  11. WELCOMEto MUN! BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FORBUILDING PEACE ! HAPPY CONFERENCE PREPARATION! HAPPY DEBATING!

  12. HEV SCHOOLS KEMERKÖY

  13. WITH THANKS TO ALL THOSE ATTENDING FROM : • Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece • Bilkent University Preparatory School, Ankara, Turkey • Büyük Koleji, Ankara, Turkey • Deutsche InternationaleSchule, Den Haag, Netherlands • ENKA Schools, Istanbul, Turkey • HEV Okulları, Kemerköy, İstanbul, Turkey • İTU İlköğretim Okulu, İstanbul, Turkey • ÖzelKoçİlköğretim Okulu, İstanbul, Turkey • SEV İlköğretimOkulu, İzmir, Turkey • Sezin İlköğretimOkulu, Pendik, İstanbul, Turkey • Terakki Schools Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey • Ulus Jewish School, İstanbul, Turkey WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR TOO !

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