SSES MUN Security Council Meeting
December 7 2011 & April 4 2012.
December Meeting Topics:
Palestinian Statehood
European Banking Crisis
Drug Trafficking
Meetings are every Thursday at 6:30PM in the upper level of Becker Library.
Research - an excerpt from the Central Texas Model UN handbook with detailed advice about research and resolutions.
Rules - an excerpt from Appalachian State MUN handbook with explanation of rules of procedure.
Motions - a one-sheet summary of motions that can be made (how and when) during a MUN meeting.
St. Stephen's Model
UN Research Links
(This will be updated once the topics are selected.)
Here are a series of articles about the euro crisis: a general overview and an explanation, a handy diagram showing it is not just "their problem", and a page that tracks European countries in the crisis.
Here is a general overview about the issue of Palestinian statehood. This is a long article in support of Palestinian statehood from a news source that is and has been very pro-Israel. And this is from the International Crisis Group, a site well worth consulting for those interested in "crises." It is also rather long.
UN Humanitarian Affairs - a page to get started on finding out what the UN does about coordinating disaster relief.
UN Counter-terrorism Committee - gives you the UN material. For legal jurisdiction and proceedings for terrorists, it may be best to start with NGO's interested in the issue, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, or Center for Constitutional.Rights. Here is a curious page with links to all relevant US law (about terrorism).
International Crisis Group - an excellent source on backgrounds and policies for various problems and crises around the world.
United
Nations - The UN home page with
links to member countries and various UN agencies.
Model UN - the organization's US page with information about how to prepare.
Model UN - US State Department site promoting Model UN.
Human Rights
Watch - an excellent page of
an organization that monitors human rights throughout the world
and produces widely resepected reports .
Amnesty
International - a variety of
information about human rights throughout the world.
They also do Annual
Reports.
Library
of Congress - this links to the
Library's Country Studies. Check the date on the individual reports
(some are more than 10 years old).
State
Department - the Department's
home page where you can find special sections on various countries
as well as US policy
statements and reports on human
rights.
CIA - this links to the CIA home page. For information
on particular countries go to their World
Fact Book.
FedWorld - a search engine for US government documents.
UT Websites
Each of these has individual sites for
countries and covers politics, economics, society, culture and
much more. They have numerous links that will help you find current
information, news, and documents for your country.
Asia -
MERIP - Middle East Research and Information Project, an NGO that provides excellent background reporting (some material, but subscription is required to access most of it).
REENIC - UT site for Center for
Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Countries; covers all countries once part of the
Soviet Union or the Soviet sphere of influence.
Latin
America - UT site for Latin American
Network Information Center.
News
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Last update: 9.29.11