GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

Fascinating simulation of the United Nations member states General Assembly Meeting where ypung people represent different UN countries in addressing different topics and contributing to a general concesus

Diversity

Young people from all over the globe come together under one cause to shape the tomorrow they want

Caucus Sessions

Prior to the General assembly Meetings, Model United Nations Conference features several Committee meetings where Sub-Committee issues are discussed and resolutions are from then drafted

All for One Goal

Together from different parts of the world we come to join our voices, to deliver one message

After Sessions Activities

Delegates' after Session Activities are mostly Social and Interactive to Rejuvenate Back the Energy and Socializationn Amongst delegates

Saturday, July 30, 2016

NMUN•DC - WASHINGTON DC

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The National Model United Nations – Washington DC (NMUN•DC) is a strong academic oriented simulation of the UN yearly organized in the United States Capital, Washington DC.
The program is managed by the National Collegiate Conference Association (NCCA) in partnership with the Osgood Center for International Studies.
Schools and students come from all over the world. Every year about 1,000 delegates take part to the Conference. The Simulation includes briefings by distinguished speakers from the Washington DC diplomatic community.

Curriculum

To obtain the most benefit from the NMUN-DC, participants will have to possess certain basic knowledge and operational expertise.
Consules has therefore created a training program focused on making each team able to compete in the best possible way.
The two-month training course is divided into the following modules:
  • International Relations: political analysis of the country being represented and its policies at the United Nations; introduction to UN agenda items; rules for the drafting of ‘position papers’ that summarize the country’s position with regard to issues on the agenda.
  • Resolution and Report Drafting: the theoretical framework and operational information for the drafting of formal UN documents.
  • Speech and Public Speaking: strengthening public-speaking and negotiating skills in English.
  • Procedural Rules: explanation of the procedures that govern interaction within the simulation.
  • Simulation: there will be a trial simulation in class to put into practice the acquired notions and expertise in preparation for the final conference.
The course contains 30 hours of lessons and 20 hours of practice exercises. Each student is also asked to do individual research and study amounting to roughly 30 hours.

 Faculty

The staff in charge of the training course belongs to the Consules Research Committee. Experts from international institutions and authoritative faculty will also intervene in the initiative as speakers and advisors.

Certificates and Academic Credits

In compliance with the public notice for participation released by Consules, every participant will receive a certificate of participation. If envisaged by the participants’ universities/departments, students can also receive university credits towards their degrees, with the exact number depending on the decision made by each institution.

How to apply, tuition fee and news about the past NMUN•DC Click Here
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Which Countries Are Making The Best Progress On The Sustainable Development Goals?

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Last summer, 193 countries came together in New York to agree on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, covering everything from ending poverty to achieving gender equality. The successors to the Millennium Goals, the SDGs aim to put the world on the path to prosperity, ecological balance, and universal well-being by a deadline of 2030.
So, how well are the countries doing so far? A new index from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation, in Germany, provides a granular look. Covering 77 indicators in all, it ranks 149 countries, from Sweden in first place, to the Central African Republic in last (data for the other 50 or so countries wasn't available).
The countries are ranked according to their "technically feasible target" and the principle of "leaving no one behind." So, for poverty (SDG 1), that means no one in a country living on less than $1.25 a day (in today's money). Sweden gets an overall index score of 84.5 because the index says it's 84.5% toward its best possible outcome across all the categories. Denmark and Norway are the next best performing countries (the top 12 are all European), with Canada in 13th (76.%).
The U.S. is ranked 25th with a score of 72.71%, which places us between Hungary and the Slovak Republic. We have nobody living in extreme poverty, but we only get 88% for hunger (SDG 2), 80% for health and well-being (SDG 3), 74% forgender equality (SDG 5), and 59% for "reducing inequality" (SDG 10). The Russian Federation is in 47th place, while China is in 76th.

Look up all the countries here, starting with the Index map, followed by theseDashboards. The latter show each country's progress on each goal colored as green (already achieved) yellow ("caution lane"), or red ("seriously far from achievement").
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