The document provides guidance for students preparing for a Model United Nations conference. It outlines 3 main aims: 1) to pass a resolution representing their country's position, 2) to win the delegate award by engaging with other delegates and the chair, and 3) to have fun. It also notes there will be 2 debate topics that will be set, with debate moving to the second topic once the first is resolved. The document provides tips for research, including understanding the problem conceptually, collecting some statistics, and researching their country's position as well as the relevant committee's past actions and authority.

1. KCL Model United
Nations Society
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2. Preparation for a
conference
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3. Aims
S Pass a resolution representing our country position
S Win the delegate award
S make chair to notice you
S make other delegates to like you
S be close to a laptop at any times
S Have fun!

4. Agenda
S Two topics
S At the beginning of the conference, there is a motion to set
agenda
S Once a resolution is passed on the first topic, the second
topic is automatically debated
S You should be prepared for both

5. AGENDA TOPIC
=
PROBLEM
The aim of the committee is to solve the problem
TOPIC COUNTRY COMMITTEE
Causes Geopolitics Past actions
“Academic” National interest Authority
solutions
Domestic
solutions
Involvement
Your involvement in a particular problem affect whether you should focus
more on researching your country policy or trying to solve the problem from
unbiased point of view.
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6. USA, Reconstruction Djibouti, Human Russia, Governmental
of Afghanistan trafficking in Europe Corruption
Vital interest No interest No interest to SOLVE
No involvement the problem
Direct involvement
Everyone knows their No one knows their
position position
Researching the topic
Researching corruption in
Researching the topic
own county, but keeping it
Researching detailed Coming up with new secret
country position solutions in accordance
Blaming enemies of
with general Djibouti
Advocating US solutions double standards
politics
Negative research on other
Research is very much countries
focused on the country
Research is very much
focused on the topic S
No real initiative during the
session

7. Topic
S Understand the concepts behind the problem
S Collect some statistics, but not too much
S Resources
S News
S Economist.com
S Academic journals
S Academic books

8. Country
S Main allies and enemies
S Recent history
S Characteristic of the government, human rights record
etc.
S Try to find speeches, press releases, domestic solutions
on the particular topic
S Resources
S CIA Factbook
S Governmental websites
S UNBIS net

9. Committee
S Not necessarily an UN body (AU, Arab League, EC,
ICC)
S Past actions of the committee
S Crucial documents passed
S Please, research authority of a particular committee
(UN Charter etc.)

10. Position Paper
S Outlining position of your country on a particular
topic
S Should include proposed solution
S Can be developed into working papers and
draft resolutions
S If you are writing anything and want me to have a
look at it, please email it to kingsmun@gmail.com

11. Any
uestions?
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