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**WELCOME TO MODEL UN !**

** Important Information for Model UN **

** This video is from the United Nations archives. It highlights some of the major reasons for its creation: ** media type="youtube" key="aH_pRKFYcMI" height="315" width="420"

** Model UN requires the following basic elements ** :
 * An interest in Reading …Researching…and Recording information about an important topic facing the world community
 * Welcoming the opportunity to publicly share and debate what you have learned with others
 * Formulating possible solutions for the problem based on what you know about the issues and the views of the country you represent
 * Interest in interacting and collaborating with fellow students to find possible

**Here is a video prepared by The United Nations that highlights some of the key people and events of the past 65years**:


 * In what ways does the United Nations help the world community?
 * What did you learn about the UN from this video?

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** In preparation for the class simulation follows three stages ** : ** 1. **** Background on the United Nations ** · Why it was created · The function of the six Organs · UN Charter · Universal Declaration of Human Rights · **-DISEC** -**Disarmament and International Security Council** - know its function within the UN

**An excellent site for background on the United Nations is:** [|UN Introduction for Students]

** 2. **** Research of the problem to be discussed ** · Websites below give us a starting point for sites and videos · Our research will be on **Failed States and Security** first · A list of items to research will be provided · Those going on to the Northeastern Conference will also research **Privatization of the military**.

** 3. **** Research on the country you will represent as delegates ** · Some good sites are provided in the wikis listed below · CIA World Fact book, UN Development Report, encyclopedias, magazines, and international news papers

**Please set up three sections in Your Notebook and/ or three page breaks on your wiki**:

3. Notes and Sources on model UN topic: Failed States (those going to Conference will also have Privitization of Army
There are two important websites for the preparation of Model UN **


 * 1) The first go to link:Model UN resources

2. The second site go to www.rmunatunagb.wikispaces.com This site has a host of information which is vital to our work

**Link to MPS UN Wiki: Here**