by Kat Nowicke | Mar 18, 2021 | Turtle Bay
When I first joined the AMUN Secretariat, I was asked what three people, dead or alive, that I would want to have a luncheon with. At the time, I had only two people on my guestlist: Michelle Obama and Jeremy Wade. Now, nearly 6 years after being asked at my first...
by AMUN Staff | Mar 16, 2021 | Two Point Two
American Model United Nations is excited to announce the committees and topics we will be simulating this fall! These topics should lead to lively and valuable discussions among Representatives with a broad variety of interests. Without further ado, the topics are as...
by Sylvia Tolczyk | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Uganda considers the issue of exploitation to be out of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda). Instead, this matter should be dealt with in the...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
While the General Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization had a general consensus on their discussions concerning Topic II, Antimicrobial Resistance, strong differences among the council started to appear when the council took up Topic I, Sustainable use of...
by Joe Spaulding | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The General Assembly 2nd Committee adopted Resolution 1-3 by consensus with zero abstentions. The resolution addressed infrastructure improvements in Member...
by Raegan Mach | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The views expressed in this letter to the editor are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the views and/or opinions of American Model United Nations International or the 2020 AMUN Conference. As tensions build to the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election,...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
As you enter into the main lobby of Gatherly, you may see to the right a Christmas tree and wonder why AMUN would have one there. Well, it all started 17 years ago, in the wintery season of AMUN 2004 –which, by the way, nearly closed down the airports due to the...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The committee passed the resolution just before lunch on Sunday morning. The resolution concerns human rights, climate change, and refugees. The resolution met little resistance, passing with a vote of 16 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstention. Rachael S., the...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Contemporary Security Council This morning, the Council deliberated in emergency session about human rights violations occurring in Yemen. The Security Council crafted a Presidential Statement condemning the human rights violations occurring within the Region. The...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
In talking with Madison Klimowicz, a representative from Nigeria, the resolution on forced marriage addresses three main topics: health, education, and economy. For Nigeria, this is important because, “70% of the population is in poverty,” says Madison, “[it’s] a huge...
