by AMUN Staff | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
American Model United Nations (AMUN) expresses our devastation for the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and the many other Black lives that have been ended as a result of systemic racism, extrajudicial violence and police violence. These...
by Teresa Whetstone | Apr 21, 2020 | Just for Fun
The world is no stranger to widespread sickness. Human history is spotted with pandemics, and after viruses were initially discovered in the 1890s, knowledge about the spread of disease grew. In 1918, just at the end of the First World War, the world was faced with...
by Ruth Monier | Mar 29, 2020 | Just for Fun, MUN Tips and Tricks
As you might know, AMUN is run by an all-volunteer staff (yup, even the Secretary-General and the Executive Director are volunteers). Staffers come across the United State and the globe to put on the conference in November. If you ask staffers why they give their...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Nov 26, 2019 | Two Point Two
The following are a written copy of the remarks presented at the 2019 American Model United Nations Closing Plenary session. The Session was held from 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. The remarks were written and presented by the 2019 AMUN...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Nov 24, 2019 | Two Point Two
The following are a written copy of the remarks presented at the 2019 American Model United Nations Opening Plenary session. The Session was held from 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, 23 November 2019. The remarks were written and presented by the AMUN Executive...
by Megan Wiley | Nov 22, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher born in 106 BC Before attending any Model UN conference, but especially one in a major metropolitan area, delegations and school groups should discuss matters of...
by Lindsay Leguillion | Nov 20, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
Conference Services can be the cornerstone of your success at AMUN whether this will be your very first AMUN conference or your fifth. The CS staff is composed only of senior staffers, so there are years of experience waiting at the Conference Services desk to answer...
by Michael Kenny | Nov 18, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
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 diplomacy. But at AMUN, we have the next best thing for your career: a host of colleges and universities interested in providing you with the next step...
by Janie Sanford | Nov 14, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
Within some of the smallest simulations at AMUN, the Security Councils and Commissions of Inquiry, you’ll also find members of one of the smallest departments of the AMUN Secretariat: Simulations Staff. Also known as “Simulation Directors” and “Sim Directors,” or even...
by Nathan Tripp | Nov 11, 2019 | Turtle Bay
International cooperation in economic development creates benefits for participating countries and the international community as a whole. The General Assembly Second Committee or the Economic and Financial (ECOFIN) Committee serves as a forum for Member States to...
