by Brianne Reeves | Sep 19, 2017 | Just for Fun, MUN Tips and Tricks
The LiveBelowTheLine Challenge is a project that encourages hands-on learning about extreme poverty. Participants raise awareness of the issue by living on $1.50 a day food budget for 5 days straight. With the support of UNICEF USA, challenge participants have raised...
by Stephen Wright | Sep 15, 2017 | Just for Fun, MUN Tips and Tricks
The challenge When I received an email asking me to be part of the #LiveBelowTheLine challenge where I spend $1.50 a day on food for five days, I wrote, deleted, rewrote, and deleted, and then settled on my response. During the day, I work with people with...
by Jacob P Torres | Sep 12, 2017 | Turtle Bay
Next up in our series on the #LiveBelowtheLine challenge and in anticipation of the AMUN 2017 simulation of the Food and Agriculture Organization, we bring you this post on important milestones in the history of the FAO and a few facts that might come in handy during...
by Brianne Reeves | Sep 8, 2017 | Just for Fun, MUN Tips and Tricks
The 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day is Friday, 8 September, 2017. Over the past 50 years, literacy rates have been on the rise, with current literacy rates at approximately 86.5 percent of adults globally. As of 2015, almost 90 percent of illiterate...
by Alexzandra Smith | Sep 5, 2017 | MUN Tips and Tricks
“What would you do if there was a child right in front of you, sitting all alone, crying in pain from hunger, near death from sickness?” I quickly change the channel, cringing as I see large doe eyes stretched across tiny faces, unwilling to have Alyssa Milano make me...
by Brianne Reeves | Aug 29, 2017 | MUN Tips and Tricks
This year, AMUN is simulating the General Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization. Between researching the FAO’s history and functions and looking into our topics for the year, our staff has been thinking a lot about food security, malnutrition and the...
by Eldon A Winters | Aug 22, 2017 | Two Point Two
In fall 2016, we quietly launched the AMUN Blog. The blog started as a way to convey important information about AMUN: from key American Model UN conference information to background on conference topics. Our plan was simple: provide high-quality, educational Model UN...
by Jacqueline E Whitt | Aug 15, 2017 | MUN Tips and Tricks, Two Point Two
One of the main benefits of doing Model United Nations is learning about and simulating the work of the United Nations. Learning to use rules of procedure to participate in debate and to achieve procedural success is a major part of the fun. But each Model UN...
by Eldon A Winters | Aug 8, 2017 | Turtle Bay
There are dozens of multilateral treaties and conventions. But in a Model UN context, some show up time and time again. The Geneva Conventions are a group of four treaties and three protocols concerning humanitarian law and the treatment of people during wartime. The...
by Eldon A Winters | Aug 1, 2017 | Turtle Bay
International law is one of the basic building blocks of the United Nations system. It provides the foundation for stable, peaceful and just relationships between States and their people. This week, we’ll explore what international law is. What is International Law...
