Preparing for the Fall 2012 Stark County High School Model United Nations (SCHMUN)A guide for teachers and students

Thursday, November 15, 2012

This afternoon’s agenda

1. Welcome to teachers and students

2. Country assignments

3. Our three issues

4. Steps in the process

1.a. Welcome to students

How many of you are new to Model UN? New to SCHMUN? New to Malone’s campus? Welcome!

It is all about you learning and having fun!

1.b. Welcome to Teachers:

Thank you!!

Professional Development Contact Hours are available

Questions on practical matters?

2. Country assignments

Delegation assignments:

http://schmun.wikispaces.com/Roster+of+Delegations

Any problems or changes?

3. Our three issues

A. The problem of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East

B. The refugee spillovers from the Syria conflict

C. The “responsibility to protect” (R2P) and the prevention of genocide

3.a. The problem of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Problems?

3.a. Solutions to nuclear proliferation in the Middle East:? A nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle

East? http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/gadis3459.doc.htm

How would you get both Iran and Israel to buy in?

3.b. The refugee spillovers from the Syria conflict

Veli Gurgah/Anadolu Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency

http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/regional.php

3.b. Syrian refugees: Solutions and responses? Immediate humanitarian assistance

Support for a negotiated political transition?

Protection and safe zones? (example: Operation Provide Comfort in 1991)

No fly zones?

Taking sides in a war against the Assad regime?

3.c. The “responsibility to protect” (R2P) and the prevention of genocide Failures to stop mass killing in Rwanda (1994) and

Bosnia (1992-95)

Background to the concept: http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/about/bgresponsibility.shtml

UN General Assembly discussions:http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/responsibility.shtml

4. Steps in the process

A. Researching

B. Writing resolutions

C. Rules of procedure

4.a. Researching

In addition to websites for issues (above), see . . .

Some powerful Google search tips

4.b. Writing Resolutions

See handout (blue paper)

4.c. Rules of procedure

See handout (pink paper)

4.d. Dates, Times, Locations

Committee meetings (one committee per issue) Thursday, December 6, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, meet

in Regula Hall Room 305 and go to breakout rooms after that.

Full General Assembly Saturday, December 8, from 9 am to 12:00 noon,

here in Silk Auditorium