by Joshua B. Adams | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Hello, Representatives, Faculty Advisors, and Distinguished Guests. Let me be the first to welcome you, officially, to AMUN 2020. As you know, we’re doing a lot of things differently this year, but our commitment to you and to the educational experience of AMUN is...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The General Council of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) quickly began discussions on Topic II: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Council identified education gaps, especially in rural areas, as a primary concern to combating AMR. According to...
by Joe Spaulding | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Member States in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs spared over policy funding. Côte D’ivoire led the developing states’ call for more contributions from developed states for programs. “If we are all looking forward to increasing our efforts with policy...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
No one can say 2020 hasn’t been a wild year, and all of us have had to adapt to the new world in vastly different ways. One of the most personal ways our lives have changed is by moving most, if not all, of our professional and social interactions to video chatting,...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
July 1, 1979: The Security Council established a formal Commission of Inquiry in March in regards to the current status of Arab Occupied Territories, sending commissioners into the field to examine all areas of concern relating to the situation of settlements in Arab...
by Sylvia Tolczyk | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Learn about the court hearings happening in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)! The oral arguments as well as opinion delivery will be open to the public. There are three cases on the 2020 Court Docket: Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
At a typical Conference, when you walk into any GA or ECOSOC committee, you would immediately see two tables at the front of the room with staffers wearing blue badges. Seated at one dais are committee Chairs and Presidents, with gavels and minutes forms. Then, at...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 23, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The decision to make AMUN virtual was made by the Board, with advice from our Executive Office. “We still wanted to do a conference and use our expertise to host it virtually,” says Collin Bockman, a member of the Board, “if there’s a gap year, we risk losing schools’...
by Cassandra Krencisz | Oct 23, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) celebrated the official begin to 75 years of promoting peace and human rights with the official gavel in of the 75th General Assembly on September 15, 2020. However, this year is different than any other year in the United...
by Jacqueline E Whitt | Oct 23, 2020 | Two Point Two
As much as we all wish we could make Model United Nations a full-time job, we have not yet found a way to monetize pretend diplomacy. But at AMUN, we have the next best thing for your career: an exposition with colleges, universities and organizations interested in...
