by Laura Reus | Jan 30, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Though it may not seem obvious, chairing a crisis committee is a very different job from chairing a General Assembly or Specialized Agency. The intimate size and rapid pace of crisis committees presents a unique set of challenges which the chair must overcome, as well...
by Benjamin Knight | Jan 27, 2020 | Feature Article, MUN Articles
Have you ever been in a committee where zombies were invoked? Where nukes were deployed in the first committee session without regard for loss of life? Where a worldwide cannibalism epidemic took form? Where the Republic of [insert delegate name here] was formed...
by Kaitlyn Saldanha | Nov 20, 2019 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Unlike in General Assembly committees, succeeding in Crisis Committees requires mastery of both in-committee debate and the Crisis Room: this is why Crisis committees are both infinitely more complex and all the more rewarding. Retaining relevance and domination...
by Rizwan Kazi | Jul 14, 2019 | Community, MUN Articles
Model UN being an activity so rich in jargon, it’s critical that we pause every once in awhile and reconsider the way we define common Model UN terms. So, what exactly is a “crisis” in Model UN? What constitutes a real crisis update? What...