by Chap Nowicke | Oct 3, 2017 | MUN Tips and Tricks
Often at a Model UN conference, multiple resolutions discuss very similar ideas or proposals. This is to be expected when a group of people from various backgrounds and schools come together for just a few days. If you find ideas that are repeated–don’t worry;...
by Jacob P Torres | Oct 2, 2017 | Turtle Bay
The In Case You Missed It Series will highlight news articles from the United Nations that are relevant to the topics being simulated at AMUN 2017. This AMUN Accords post covers selected news from the week of 25 September. The General Assembly Third Committee will be...
by Jacqueline E Whitt | Sep 21, 2017 | Two Point Two
There are so many things happening at #AMUN2017, and we are excited to announce one more today. This year, AMUN will be introducing a conference app, via the Guidebook platform. Welcome to the 21st century, right? Why is AMUN adopting an app? We’ve heard your...
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...
