Preparing for the Fall 2013 Stark County High School Model United Nations (SCHMUN)

A guide for teachers and students

Thursday, November 14, 2013

This afternoon’s agenda

1. Welcome to students and teachers

2. Country assignments

3. Our three issues this fall

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!

Simulations: Stay in character: Play your role

Bonus: MUN is a great extracurricular

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 small arms and light weapons proliferation

B. The refugee spillovers from the Syria conflict

C. Cyber-security issues globally

3.a.i. The problem of small arms and light weapons proliferation Problems?

3.a.ii. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/

3.b.i. The refugee spillovers from the Syria conflict

Veli Gurgah/Anadolu Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency

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

3.b.ii. 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.i. Cyber-Security: Problems

Cyber-attacks by governments as a substitue for physical war Stuxnet or China vs. the US military

Cyber-vandalism: Example against UN/ITU conference http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?

NewsID=43699&Cr=technology&Cr1=#.UoTfOL-Abww

Spying and Security Breaches Wikileaks (Bradley/Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange) Edward Snowden and NSA revelations of spying

3.c.ii. Solutions to Cyber-Security? Setting general norms or rules?

UN Group of Experts: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/06/210418.htm

General Security and Economic “Streams”: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/maurer-cyber-norm-dp-2011-

11-final.pdf

Taking over regulation of the Internet?

ITU programs like IMPACT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

International_Multilateral_Partnership_Against_Cyber_Threats

4. Steps in the process for our simulation

A. Researching

B. Writing resolutions

C. Getting resolutions to the full floor

D. 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) on how to write resolutions

You will view them via classroom projectors in Committees: Bring a flash drive, or email it to yourself, or use Apple Airplay to project directly from your device

4.c. Getting resolutions to the floor Each committee will be allowed to pass only

TWO resolutions (for a total of six that will go the full Assembly)

4.d. Rules of procedure

See handout (pink paper)

Also posted on the website: http://schmun.wikispaces.com

Final Word: Dates, Times, Locations Committee meetings (one committee per

issue) Thursday, December 12, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, meet

here and go to breakout rooms after that.

Full General Assembly Saturday, December 14, from 8:30 am to 12:00

noon, here in Silk Auditorium. Visitors are welcome!