by Dan Maday | Oct 17, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
On a cold Chicago Monday, the representatives for Eritrea in the United Nations Environment Assembly sip their extra large coffee and ready themselves for a long day. The Assembly began their initial work and wrote a number of resolutions on protection of the...
by Dr. Alexandra Middlewood | Oct 14, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
The purpose of Model UN is to simulate the dialogue and diplomacy practiced at the United Nations, and the world of international diplomacy is a rather conservative place dominated by people in business suits. So it’s unsurprising that Model United Nations Conferences...
by Roger Diehl | Oct 10, 2019 | Turtle Bay
The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) is a functional commission created by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1992 to guide the United Nations on matters of criminal justice. In 2006, the General Assembly (GA) empowered the CCPCJ to...
by Rubi Tabar | Oct 7, 2019 | Just for Fun
Many of us seldom see the inner workings of the American Model United Nations Conference unless you are part of the Conference Leadership Team or on our awesome staff. When an opportunity was given to have a chat with this year’s Secretary-General, Brianne Reeves, I...
by Jared Melville | Oct 2, 2019 | Turtle Bay
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations located in Paris that focuses on information and communication technologies (ICTs). Established in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union to handle the unprecedented...
