Welcome to AMUN 2024
Handbook
The AMUN Handbook provides the critical information you need to prepare for and participate in the 2024 American Model United Nations Conference.
- Introduction
- Introduction to the United Nations
- Introduction to the General Assembly
- General Assembly Rules of Procedure
- General Assembly Plenary (Concurrent)
- General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
- General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
- General Assembly Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
- SPECIAL COMMITTEE: World Health Assembly (WHA)
- Introduction to ECOSOC and Report Writing Bodies
- Introduction to the Security Councils
- Introduction to Historical Commissions of Inquiry
- International Court of Justice
- The International Press Delegation
Position Papers
Position papers submitted by representatives are available to be searched by country and by committee.
ICJ Memorials
- Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia; Honduras and Costa Rica)
- Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal)
- Certain Phosphate Lands in Nauru (Nauru v. Australia)
IPD Forms
Recent Publications
- Join AMUN Staff!
- [HSC-1961] Transcript from Fidel Castro’s Radio Broadcast:
- COI-1948: Press Release from the Joint United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
- Op-Ed: Joining Staff
- Letter to the Editor: UAE’s Response to the Press Release on Literacy from the Holy See in GA3
- Press Release: US and United Arab Republic – Concerning the Esteemed Delegation from Belgium’s Answers in the United Nations Historical Security Council 1961
- Sustainability in General Assembly Plenary
- ECOSOC: Discussions on Human Rights
- 1961 Historical Security Council: Humanitarian Crisis in the Congo, the Red Scare and upheaval in Latin America
- Security Council Attempts to Come to a Consensus on Palestinian Membership
Schedule
All listed times are Central United States (UTC-5:00). For simulation rooms and conference offices, please see the Sheraton Room Map. For more information, please refer to the AMUN Program.
Sunday, 24 November
| 8:30am – 12:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 9:30am – 10:30am | Special Session for Faculty Advisors |
| 12:00pm – 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 5:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Permanent Representative And Faculty Advisor Meeting |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 10:00pm – 2:00am | Late night Caucus Area Open |
Monday, 25 November
| 8:30am – 1:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 9:30am – 1:30pm | Graduate School and Career Expo |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Permanent Representative And Faculty Advisor Meeting |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | 2025 Delegation Lottery |
| 1:00pm – 6:00pm | Free Afternoon |
| 6:00pm – 9:30pm | Committee / Commission Sessions |
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Security Council Simulations |
| 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Special Session for Faculty Advisors |
| 10:00pm – 2:00am | Representative Dance |
| 11:00pm – 3:30am | Security Council Emergency Session |
Tuesday, 24 November
| 8:30am – 12:15pm | Committee / Commission Sessions |
| 10:00am – 12:15pm | Security Council Sessions |
| 11:00am | AMUN Offices Close |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Closing Plenary Session |
Sheraton Room Maps
- Missouri Room — International Press Delegation
- Colorado Room — AMUN’s Home Government
- Arkansas Room — Private AMUN Offices
- Mississippi Room — Private AMUN Offices
- Ohio Room — Executive Office and Conference Finances
- Mayfair Room — International Press Delegation Press Conference Room
- Michigan A/B — International Court of Justice
- Superior Room B — Historical Security Council of 1961
- Superior Room A — Caucusing Room
- Erie Room — Security Council
- Huron Room — Historical Commission of Inquiry of 1948
- Ontario Room — Caucusing Room
- Hotel Registration Check-in/Check-out
- Pullman Room — Quite Reflection Room
- Level 4 – Ballroom Level
- Sheraton Ballroom I — All Simulations Caucusing Room
- Sheraton Ballroom II — Faculty Advisor & Permanent Representative Gathering Space
- Sheraton Ballroom III — Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC)
- Sheraton Ballroom IV — General Assembly First Committee
- Sheraton Ballroom V — General Assembly Second Committee
- Chicago Ballroom VI — General Assembly Third Committee
- Chicago Ballroom VII — General Assembly Plenary (Concurrent)
- Chicago Ballroom VIII — Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
- Chicago Ballroom IX — Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
- Chicago Ballroom X — World Health Assembly (WHA)
Get Help
Please head to Conference Services, located on the promenade of the ballroom level or approach any member of the AMUN Secretariat who you can identify by the blue badge they are wearing.
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Join the AMUN Staff
The success of the AMUN Conference depends greatly on the dedication of its all-volunteer Secretariat. There are currently more than 100 members of the AMUN Secretariat, including undergraduate, graduate and law school students, as well as professionals in a variety of fields. We hope you can join us!
Please fill out our new staff application (available from your dais or at conference services) and sign up for an interview at Conference Services. Interview slots tend to fill up quickly, so we encourage you to sign up early and no later than Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Interviews will last about 15 minutes; please meet the interviewer at the Conference Services desk on the Ballroom level at the appointed time. New Secretariat interviews will be held at the following times:
- Sunday, 24 November: 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Monday, 25 November: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, 26 November: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.