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Model United Nations

Model United Nations. Hangzhou International School. Why MUN?. It’s fun ! It’s creative! It’s rewarding!. Why MUN?. It’s fun ! You have the chance to make new friends. We travel a couple of times every year. It’s creative! It’s rewarding!. Why MUN?. It’s fun ! It’s creative!

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Model United Nations

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  1. Model United Nations Hangzhou International School

  2. Why MUN? • It’s fun! • It’s creative! • It’s rewarding!

  3. Why MUN? • It’s fun! • You have the chance to make new friends. • We travel a couple of times every year. • It’s creative! • It’s rewarding!

  4. Why MUN? • It’s fun! • It’s creative! • You make your own solutions to world problems. • It’s a skit without a script. • It’s rewarding!

  5. Why MUN? • It’s fun! • It’s creative! • It’s rewarding! • You learn about real-world issues. • You learn how to speak in front of large crowds. • There are many chances to become a leader.

  6. In Model UN, you learn about • A new country • A new issue • The United Nations These are the subjects you will talk about at a conference.

  7. In Model UN, you learn about • A new country • Every person represents a country at the conference. • You study your country’s geography, history, economy, and politics. • A new issue • The United Nations

  8. In Model UN, you learn about • A new country • A new issue • Conference leaders pick the real-world issues. • You study the issues (3 or 4) of your choice. • You try to discover and imagine how your country would work with others to solve the problem. • The United Nations

  9. In Model UN, you learn about • A new country • A new issue • The United Nations • What can it do? • What has it done in the past? • How will the UN solve the problems of today?

  10. In Model UN, you practice • Speech making • Negotiating • Debating These are the skills you need to be successful at a conference.

  11. The United Nations • Conflict Resolution • “We the peoples of the United Nations (are) determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind.” • The Preamble to the United Nations Charter

  12. The United Nations • Conflict Resolution • Human Rights • In the UN, countries discuss what humans deserve and try to live up to these standards. • In 1948, the UN produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  13. The United Nations • Conflict Resolution • Human Rights • Development • People all over the world are in need of help. • People’s lives can be improved through improved access to food and water, better education, and access to healthcare. • These problems can be solved without destroying the earth.

  14. The United Nations • Conflict Resolution • Human Rights • Development More information about these themes will be presented to you in the club meetings.

  15. Learn about MUN online! • The UN’s own cyber schoolbuswww.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ • The United Nations Association of the USA has a whole section devoted to MUN. www.unausa.orgfollow the “Educates” link

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