The United Nations and The League of Nations

- It was the first intergovernmental organization of the kind with the principal goal of peaceful resolutions of international conflicts and preventing war between its members - ideas on which the United Nations will emerge afterward

In spite of the shortcomings of the League, the idea of a necessity of forming the United Nations prevailed among the Great Powers during the World War II United Nations founded with 51 member states, counting 193 today

 To keep peace throughout the world.  To develop friendly relations among states.  To help states work together to improve the lives of the poor, to conquer hunger, to eliminate disease and illiteracy, and to encourage the respect of fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals.  To be a center for harmonizing the actions of states that strive to achieve these goals.

 UN armed forces negotiated among members  Only 5 permanent members of UNSC have veto power  Processes of decision-making to provide adequate answers to questions of international peace and security

 General Assembly  ECOSOC  Security Council  Trusteeship Council  International Court of Justice  Secretariat

 First Committee (Disarmament and International Security Committee – GA1 DISEC) is concerned with disarmament and related international security questions;  Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee – GA2 ECOFIN) is concerned with economic questions;  Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee – GA3 SOCHUM) deals with social and humanitarian issues;  Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee – GA4 SPECPOL) deals with a variety of political subjects not dealt with the First Committee, as well as with decolonization;  Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee) deals with the administration and budget of the Untied Nations; and  Sixth Committee (Legal Committee) deals with international legal matters.

African Group Asia-Pacific Group Eastern European Group Latin American and the Caribbean Group Western European and others Group

 UNDP  FAO  UN Women  UNICEF  UNHCR  UNESCO  UNEP  HRC  IAEA  UNRWA

- simulation of the UN General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of delegates from UN member states to debate current issues on the organization’s agenda - while playing their roles as delegates, students make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the Model UN conference rules of procedure – all in the interest of mobilizing international cooperation to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world

Before playing out their delegate roles in a Model UN simulation, students research the issues that their committee will address and focus on the position of the country they represent. Model UN participants learn how the international community acts on its concerns about topics including peace and security, human rights, the environment, food and hunger, economic development, globalization, etc.

 Committees and topics  Each delegate or delegation is assigned a country within one of the committees  They represent the country’s position on the topic(s)  Rules of Procedure govern the process  Overseen by Dais (Chairs, Directors, Rapporteurs)

The rules by wich a Model UN committee is run: o Yields o Points o Motions o Quorum o Resolution o Voting Procedures

Experiential Learning Cooperative Learning Multicultural Education Future Focused Skills Fostering global citizenship, inclusiveness, initiative and awareness

It Provides students with higher lever critical thinking skills that they may not acquire from other academic classes It teaches students public speaking and debating skills It teaches students Parliamentary Procedure It gives input to students from all areas of social studies: geography, history, world history, current events, European history, economics, anthropology and sociology It teaches students interpersonal skills and tolerance for the opinions and viewpoints of other students It teaches students research and writing skills

Boost your resume Keep up with the news Think and learn through new lenses International and multicultural exposure Brush up on your public speaking, teamwork and other skills Get hands-on in planning and organizing events Change your environment for a while Meet interesting people, diplomats, learn and share ideas Volunteer for a cause Make friends and have fun

But, most of all, it’s a learning, skill-gaining and inspiring experience It’s a potential win-win-win

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