Model UN, Current Issues, Ethnic Studies and Model UN

Info on Countries

Millennium Development Goals: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

Kyoto Protocol: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-kyoto-protocol/what-is-the-kyoto-protocol/what-is-the-kyoto-protocol

 

Netherlands: https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/permanent-representations/pr-un-new-york

https://gadebate.un.org/en/72/netherlands

http://www.imuna.org/resources/country-profiles/netherlands

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2019/02/the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-in-the-un-security-council

https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/your-country-and-the-netherlands/yemen/and-the-netherlands/security-and-stability

https://www.un.org/sg/en/countries/netherlands

 

Qatar: http://www.un.org/en/ga/69/meetings/gadebate/24sep/qatar.shtml

https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/focus/qatar-united-nations/

http://ny.mission.qa/en

http://www.imuna.org/resources/country-profiles/qatar

 

Venezuela: https://news.un.org/en/tags/venezuela

http://www.un.org/en/ga/69/meetings/gadebate/24sep/venezuela.shtml

http://www.imuna.org/resources/country-profiles/venezuela-bolivarian-republic

 

Botswana: http://www.bw.undp.org/

https://gadebate.un.org/en/73/botswana

http://unohrlls.org/contacts-directory/23564/permanent-mission-botswana-united-nations/

http://www.imuna.org/resources/country-profiles/botswana

 

Greece: https://www.mfa.gr/missionsabroad/en/un-en

https://news.un.org/en/tags/greece

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/STATEFILES/GRC.htm

http://www.imuna.org/resources/country-profiles/greece

http://web.unep.org/environmentassembly/greece

http://www.unsdsn.gr/

 

Peru: https://www.un.int/peru/

https://gadebate.un.org/en/72/peru

http://www.imuna.org/resources/country-profiles/peru

http://lac.unwomen.org/en/donde-estamos/peru

https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/lacregion/pages/peindex.aspx

http://www.rree.gob.pe/peruenONU/SitePages/mission.html

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/engage-locally/latin-america/peru

https://www.un.org/sc/ctc/news/tag/peru/

http://www.rree.gob.pe/peruenONU/SitePages/member.html

 

KSUHSMUN

Position Papers due:   

KSU Delegate Preparation Guide

Global Issue - Women Empowerment and Education

We will focus on the global issue of Women Empowerment and Education for our last unit of study.  With 1 partner, you will research your country's stance/position on the topic and generate ideas to help the UN tackle this issue.  By Wednesday, you will create a folder housing all of your information and you will represent your country in a conference from Wednesday-Friday.   By the end of class on Friday, you will turn in a resolution with suggestions for resolving this issue.

 http://www.nmun.org/ny_archives/ny14_downloads/BGGs/NY2014_BGG_CSW.pdf (Read pages 39-49)

Afghanistan

1. A brief overview of Afghanistan's history

 http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,45950304001_1931954,00.html

2.  Overview of Afghanistan's history

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12011352

3. UNHCR  (Internally Displaced Peoples)

http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e486eb6.html

4.  A Life Revealed  

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2002/04/afghan-girl/index-text

 

 

Hong Kong Protests

After discussing the protests and watching the Tianamen Square Incident, the class will dig further to gain an understanding of the many perspectives surrounding the issue.  As a whole, the class will display the issue on a bulletin board.  The bulletin board will display:

Maps

Demographics

Points of Views and Reasons for Bias

Historical/Economic Background

Government Structures of the PRC and the Municipality of HK

Comparisons to Previous Protests

Ethnic Groups, Political Groups, Student Groups

Possible Effects

Global Separatist Movements

The Umbrella Revolution?

Or is it civil disobedience?

In class we will read The Hong Kong Protests Have Given Rise to a New Political Generation.  http://time.com/3473182/occupy-central-hong-kong-protest-leaderless-admiralty-new-political-generation/

 and http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29494885  (I love the tabs and background info from the BBC!)

"One Country, Two Systems" is at the heart of the protest.

Briefing Report Template

Download Briefing Report Template

UN Websites for Briefing Reports

http://www.unep.org/

http://www.who.int/en/

https://en.unesco.org/

http://www.iaea.org/

http://www.un.org/en/ga/maincommittees/index.shtml (links to GA 1, GA2, GA3, GA4, GA6, GAPlen)

http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

 http://webtv.un.org/

 

UN Topics and Briefing Reports

Don't forget to peruse through the topics on the GT Model UN website to narrow down your choices for the next research project.  You will work with a partner on this assignment.  The following link will show you the different committees and the topics you will research.  I need you to investigate the social, political, economic and technological causes as well as global effects.  I want a veteran Model UN delegate to partner with a rookie ;0)

 

http://gtmun.weebly.com/committeesbackground-guides.html

 

Interesting Perspectives on Syria and Ukraine

We will engage in discussions surrounding the issues in Syria and the Ukraine.  Our group discussions need to stay germain to the subject and not degenerate into a baseless gripe session.  Be careful of throwing around information without researching the information.  Remember, you do not need to agree with the articles you read; actually, you should have disagreements with everything and anything you read;0)