MUN@ASU High School Conference
November 30-December1, 2012
Contact Information
• If you need help or have any questions, please
feel free to contact us.
– modelunasu@gmail.com
– Our OED Elizabeth Thuenen’s contact information:
• Emails: Elizabeth.Thuenen@gmail.com OR
oedmodelunasu@gmail.com
• Phone number: 480-272-5211
Important Dates
• October 1: Optional submission of 1 policy
statement for Elizabeth to review and return
comments on
• November 19: Country packets are duePackets should include two policy statements
for each committee (one for each topic) and
one resolution (your pick on which topic)submit to OEDModelUNASU@gmail.com
• November 30-December 1: MUN@ASU HS
Conference
Country Research
• National Interest Matrix
COUNTRY
Security
Stability
Prosperity
Domestic
Regional
Global
Country Research
• CIA World Factbook
– https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/
– Contains basic information on each country
• Country Reports
– http://www.countryreports.org/
– Also contains basic information on each country
Topic Research
• Issue Book
– Research should begin by reading the issue book
for the topics of your committee
• UN Homepage or Homepage for your
committeee
– This will give you additional background for your
specific topic so you can write the first paragraph
of your policy statement
Topic Research
• Permanent Mission to the UN
– Finding this site will help you find the previous
action and official policy to write the 2nd and 3rd
paragraphs
• Voting Bloc
– Finding out who your country tends to vote with
will aid you in determining previous and future
action by your committee
Policy Statements
• The policy statement is 1 page long, single spaced
and separated by 3 paragraphs
• 1st Paragraph gives the history of the problem
and the international action taken on it
• 2nd Paragraph gives the history of how your
particular country has attempted to resolve the
problem within its own country and
internationally
• 3rd Paragraph is what your country wants to see
done by other Member States or UN entities
1st Paragraph
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What is the issue?
Why is it a problem?
Who and what does it affect?
What have United Nations entities, or other entities
done to deal with the issue?
– What treaties cover the issue?
– It is important to remember that this paragraph is
written in perspective of your nation. For example, a
history paper on WWII would be written in differently
from the perspective of someone in the US than
someone in Japan or Germany
2nd Paragraph
– How does it affect your nation?
– What actions has your nation taken to deal with
the issue?
– What resolutions has your nation supported or
introduced on the issue?
– What treaties is your nation a signatory to?
– In this paragraph, it is important that you never
indicate anything that is going wrong with your
country. From your point of view, your country can
do no wrong.
3rd Paragraph
• This paragraph should be clear on exactly what your
country would like to propose for policy as a solution
for this topic
• Call attention to already-existing resolutions and
treaties that your nation believes other states should
sign on to
• Give an overview of what your nation wants done, how
it should get done, and who should do it and when it
should be done by
• This paragraph is the basis for your resolution, so the
phrasing should be consistent with how you would
phrase your objectives within a resolution
Resolution
• A resolution is a plan for action on a topic: it
details what nations ought to be doing, how
they ought to do it, and why they ought to be
doing it
• Unless it is a Security Council resolution, it is
not binding
It consists of four parts: a header, a title, a set
of preambulatory clauses and a set of
operative clauses.
Resolution Header
A/1/1/Res.1 Body Code/Session/Agenda Topic
Number/Resolution Number
General Assembly  Committee Body
I Session MUN@ASU  Conference Session
France  Sponsoring Countries (in Alphabetical
Order)
Title
• The title of the resolution you turn in with the
country packet should be the title of the topic
you are submitting your resolution on
• It should be centered and all caps
• It should be followed by an address that’s left
justified: The General Assembly,
Preambulatory Clauses
• These detail the legal and moral reasons for
acting on the issue in question
• Recall prior relevant resolutions and treaties
to establish the legal basis
• Format
– Indent first line
– Underline first word/phrase
– Commas after each clause
Operative Clauses
• Operative clauses should detail what member states
should do to deal with a specific issue
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call upon nations to do something directly
reaffirm existing resolutions or treaties
recommend various courses of action
establish new entities
provide guidelines
anything else appropriate
• Note that you cannot demand any state or entity to do
anything as UN Resolutions are non-binding unless
they are Security Council Resolutions