2009 Handbooks

Below you will find the American Model United Nations International (AMUN) 2009 Representative Handbooks, the main preparation guides for the AMUN Conference.

Printed copies of these books are sent to all registered delegations, and they are also placed online for easy access by any participating student.

Individuals or groups not attending AMUN are also welcome to view and utilize the material in these books. Individuals are welcome to use any preparation tips they feel appropriate. We hope that these handbooks can be helpful to a broad community of MUN participants and other interested individuals.


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Other Model UN conferences or groups are also welcome to utilize AMUN’s Handbooks or other printed materials. Whether your conference is just starting out, or if an existing conference is revamping and updating their materials, you are welcome to utilize any items published by AMUN if they will assist your group. As these handbooks are under copyright, we do ask that any group interested in reprinting AMUN materials or publishing a handbook (or other preparation guide) which includes AMUN materials make a formal request to the AMUN Executive Office for the use of this information. This can be done by filling out the Request for permission to use handbooks.


Note that these handbooks are available in .pdf formats — we recommend that you download and view/print the handbooks to guarantee formatting which is as close to the original as possible. The first link for each handbook displays the book in its entirety. Other links display one chapter at a time for your ease of viewing and printing.

Issues at AMUN 2009

The Issues at AMUN Handbook includes background research and bibliographies on the topics which will be discussed at this year’s AMUN Conference. These are not intended as complete background guides, but rather as a starting point for additional research by AMUN participants.

Security Council Issues Updates

This information provides some supplemental information to the bibliographic material already assembled in the Issues at AMUN handbook.

Report procedure information

Information on the committee reporting process is available in Chapter 6 of the AMUN Rules and Procedures Handbook. A sample report is also now available.

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Issues at AMUN Cover
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Issues at AMUN Credits
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Table of Contents
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Issues Introduction
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I. The United Nations
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II. The Security Council
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III. The Historical Security Council – 1961
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IV. The General Assembly – Full Text of Chapter IV
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IV. The General Assembly – Concurrent Plenary
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IV. The General Assembly – First Committee
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IV. The General Assembly – Second Committee
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IV. The General Assembly – Third Committee
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IV. The General Assembly – Sixth Committee
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V. The Economic and Social Council
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VI. Economic Commission for Africa
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VIII. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs
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VIII. World Food Programme
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IX. The International Court of Justice 
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Issues at AMUN Back Cover
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AMUN 2009 Rules and Procedures

The AMUN Rules and Procedures Handbook includes logistical information about the AMUN Conference, a detailed guide on how students can prepare for the Conference, and the rules of procedure for the various AMUN Committees and Councils.
 

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AMUN Rules and Procedures Credits
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AMUN Rules and Procedures Table of Contents
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AMUN Rules and Procedures Tentative Agenda
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I. General Conference Information
II. Role Playing and Preparation
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III. The International Press Delegation
IV. The International Court of Justice
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V. Position Papers
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VI. Draft Resolutions, Amendments, Reports, & Statements
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VII. Rules of Procedure: Security Council and Historical Security Council
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VIII. Rules of Procedure: General Assembly and Economic and Social Council
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Rules of Procedure – Security Council Short Form
Rules of Procedure – General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council Short Form
AMUN Rules and Procedure Back Cover


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