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KCL Model United Nations Society

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Preparation for a conference

Aims

Pass a resolution representing our country position

Win the delegate award make chair to notice you make other delegates to like you be close to a laptop at any times

Have fun!

Agenda

Two topics At the beginning of the conference, there is a

motion to set agenda Once a resolution is passed on the first topic, the

second topic is automatically debated

You should be prepared for both

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AGENDA TOPIC=

PROBLEM

The aim of the committee is to solve the problem

Causes

“Academic” solutions

Geopolitics

National interest

Domestic solutions

Involvement

Past actions

Authority

TOPIC COUNTRY COMMITTEE

Your involvement in a particular problem affect whether you should focus more on researching your country policy or trying to solve the problem from

unbiased point of view.

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USA, Reconstruction of Afghanistan

Djibouti, Human trafficking in Europe

Vital interest

Direct involvement

Everyone knows their position

No interest

No involvement

No one knows their position

Researching detailed country position

Advocating US solutions

Research is very much focused on the country

Researching the topic

Coming up with new solutions in accordance

with general Djibouti politics

Research is very much focused on the topic

Russia, Governmental Corruption

No interest to SOLVE the problem

Researching the topic

Researching corruption in own county, but keeping it

secret

Blaming enemies of double standards

Negative research on other countries

No real initiative during the session

Topic

Understand the concepts behind the problem

Collect some statistics, but not too much

Resources News Economist.com Academic journals Academic books

Country

Main allies and enemies

Recent history

Characteristic of the government, human rights record etc.

Try to find speeches, press releases, domestic solutions on the particular topic

Resources CIA Factbook Governmental websites UNBIS net

Committee

Not necessarily an UN body (AU, Arab League, EC, ICC)

Past actions of the committee

Crucial documents passed

Please, research authority of a particular committee (UN Charter etc.)

Position Paper

Outlining position of your country on a particular topic

Should include proposed solution

Can be developed into working papers and draft resolutions

If you are writing anything and want me to have a look at it, please email it to kingsmun@gmail.com

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Any

Questions?