NMUN•NY - NEW YORK

The National Model United Nations New York – New York (NMUN•NY) is the biggest UN simulation in the world, reserved for university students.

It is held every year in New York with the participation of more than 5,000 students from all over the world. The program is managed by the National Collegiate Conference Association(NCCA) with the support of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI).

In addition to simulation sessions, the program entails: opening and closing ceremonies of the event; a guest-speaker program with representatives and experts of international institutions; Mission Briefings with diplomatic representatives of the assigned country; and presentation and voting sessions in the General Assembly and ECOSOC halls at the UN headquarters.

Week A: March 2017  –  Week B: April 2017

To obtain the most benefit from the NMUN•NY program, 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 three-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 Rome of one or more of the committees to put into practice the acquired notions and expertise in preparation for the experience abroad.

The course contains 40 hours of lessons and 40 hours of practice exercises. Each student is also asked to do individual research and study amounting to roughly 50 hours.

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