Committee
There are three basic types of committees with Model United Nations. These includes General Assembly, crisis, and hybrid committees. Each functions slightly differently but all have a basic format of debate with moderated and unmoderated (unmod) caucus. Read on to learn the differences between the three.
General Assembly
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The general assembly is the most common style of committee organization. In a GA the delegate(s) represent a country and work together with other delegations to find solutions to the different problems put forth on the agenda. This style is the most similar to actual UN bodies and committees. In MUN GAs, usually you will be either a single or double delegations which means that either you alone or you and one other person will represent a country.
General Assemblies often simulate UN agencies (I.E. UNESCO, WHO, UNDP, etc) and each agency has a different purpose. UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) for example is the UN agency that focuses on development. They help in numerous fields including improving access to electricity, to legal aid services, to medical treatment, and more. In MUN you will receive a background guide on your committee. There you will find the possible topics. These topics will relate to the different activities the UN agency participates in. Using UNDP for example again possible topics might be improving access to sustainable energy or implement plans to give access to democratic process to rural peoples. In committee you will vote which topic you will discuss first but in practice this normally means that that topic will be the only one that will be discussed because time is limited.
You and your fellow delegates will discuss the topic and possible solutions with all your work coming together in a resolution paper. This is where you will explain your plan/solution (go to resolution paper section under debate tab). At the end of the conference you will vote on draft papers which will become resolution papers. In an actual UN body this would then lead to your initiatives coming into the real world.
General Assemblies often simulate UN agencies (I.E. UNESCO, WHO, UNDP, etc) and each agency has a different purpose. UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) for example is the UN agency that focuses on development. They help in numerous fields including improving access to electricity, to legal aid services, to medical treatment, and more. In MUN you will receive a background guide on your committee. There you will find the possible topics. These topics will relate to the different activities the UN agency participates in. Using UNDP for example again possible topics might be improving access to sustainable energy or implement plans to give access to democratic process to rural peoples. In committee you will vote which topic you will discuss first but in practice this normally means that that topic will be the only one that will be discussed because time is limited.
You and your fellow delegates will discuss the topic and possible solutions with all your work coming together in a resolution paper. This is where you will explain your plan/solution (go to resolution paper section under debate tab). At the end of the conference you will vote on draft papers which will become resolution papers. In an actual UN body this would then lead to your initiatives coming into the real world.
Crisis
Crisis is another type of committee. You will still be debating and discussing like any MUN committee but there are many other differences besides debate format in a crisis. For one it is significantly smaller and much more fast pace when compared to the GA. It is also considered slightly more advanced and is generally advised to be tried after doing a GA. In a GA there's lots of time to learn and lots of people willing to help.
What a crisis is exactly depends on the exact crisis. Crisis can be a multitude of things from a war simulation where you represent war generals and ministers within the government, it can be a simulation of a presidential cabinet and you represent cabinet members, and many more. What is true for all crises however is that instead of representing a country you are representing a person. As this person you can do many things different things that as a country representative you couldn’t. These include writing crisis notes and passing directives (go to crisis notes and directives section under debate tab to learn more). Through these tools you interact with the world of your character and make the best outcome for you. As time progresses crisis updates will be given and these will update you on how your directives and others a things are affecting the world. This makes crisis even more dynamic than a GA. In a crisis the best thing you can be is creative. Use your abilities and ties well and make something interesting out of the event. Don’t afraid to be extra or wild. It may pay off in the end.
What a crisis is exactly depends on the exact crisis. Crisis can be a multitude of things from a war simulation where you represent war generals and ministers within the government, it can be a simulation of a presidential cabinet and you represent cabinet members, and many more. What is true for all crises however is that instead of representing a country you are representing a person. As this person you can do many things different things that as a country representative you couldn’t. These include writing crisis notes and passing directives (go to crisis notes and directives section under debate tab to learn more). Through these tools you interact with the world of your character and make the best outcome for you. As time progresses crisis updates will be given and these will update you on how your directives and others a things are affecting the world. This makes crisis even more dynamic than a GA. In a crisis the best thing you can be is creative. Use your abilities and ties well and make something interesting out of the event. Don’t afraid to be extra or wild. It may pay off in the end.
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Indalecio Prieto Spanish Minister of Navy and Air (September, 1936 to May, 1937) offers hat to his capturer after losing the Spanish Civil War in Madrid (colorized 1937)
Hybrid
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