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Model United Nations, November 2009
Audience: Open to invited high schools only
For more information visit the MUN webpage http://www.pitt.edu/~modelun
In cooperation with Global Solutions Education Fund Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies' area studies programs:
- Asian Studies Center
- Center for Latin American Studies
- Center for Russian and East European Studies
- European Studies Center
- Global Studies Program
- International Business Center
This workshop was designed to assist high school faculty to prepare their students to participate in Pitt's annual Model United Nations Simulation.
Morning session included an introduction to the United Nations (UN) as an international organization; providing background information to include:
- Context of the UN's founding
- Purpose of the UN
- Review of the structure, mission and powers of the principal organs of the UN
- Review of several of the important UN committees.
Afternoon session focused on current issues of the UN that are most relevant to Model UN Simulations: Understanding current debates and the specific terminology used in the debate; Guidelines for teachers on assisting students with research, resolution writing, and debate; Brief descriptions of the Millennium Development Goals, Peacekeeping, North-South debate and UN reform. The workshop is approved for five (5) PA. Dept. of Ed. Act 48 hours.