Model UN
Simulated global assembly
Model UN is a simulation where students role-play as delegates to the United Nations, representing assigned countries in debates on international issues.
Participants research their country's positions, draft resolutions, and negotiate with other delegates: She spent weeks preparing for the Model UN conference.
The activity teaches diplomacy, public speaking, and global affairs, and runs from middle school through university levels.
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
debate · opening remarks · caucus · gavel · placard · conference · closing ceremony · negotiation · bloc · motion · point of order · amendment · Security Council · position paper · crisis · lobbying · veto · General Assembly
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- public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory
Model UNUnited Nations
International governmental organization
UN General Assembly · UN Security Council · G7 summit · state department · foreign ministry
Model UNrealpolitik
Politics prioritizing practicality over ethics
power politics · backroom deals · unilateral action · gunboat diplomacy · war
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