by Gabby MacKay | Aug 28, 2022 | Community, Editorial, MUN Articles
As I look forward to the 2022-2023 school year, I cannot help but look back on what was a memorable year for many reasons. The first year of full-scale in-person Model UN since the beginning of the pandemic, a year-long individual awards rate of over 95%, and the...
by Sarah Schwartz | Aug 24, 2022 | MUN 101
An Introduction to General Assembly Before diving into the specific procedures and techniques used in General Assembly committees of Model United Nations, let’s start by discussing what the General Assembly is in the first place. In the United Nations, the General...
by Serena Zhu | Jan 13, 2022 | Community, MUN Articles
Also known as the Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee (SOCHUM), C3, or simply as the Third Committee, this committee deals with humanitarian affairs, social affairs, and human rights matters. Beginning Of SOCHUM And The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights...
by Frank Pobutkiewicz | Jan 11, 2022 | MUN 101
Hooray! You’ve made it through the first session at a Model UN conference! Hopefully, your committee has chosen a topic, and you’ve gotten a feel for what types of ideas other countries in your committee have. At this point, competitors can start formally...
by Benjamin Knight | Oct 3, 2020 | Feature Article
Over the nearly seventy-five years since the United Nations was chartered, it has had many successes, from prosecuting dictators to providing humanitarian aid to disaster-stricken places around the world; however, it has struggled to effectively address issues like...