Open AccessExperiences from the "National Model United Nations" 2001
Author(s) -
Andrea Theocharis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
politikon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1583-3984
pISSN - 2414-6633
DOI - 10.22151/politikon.1.9
Subject(s) - negotiation , security council , general assembly , national security , political science , public administration , peacekeeping , operations research , law , mathematics , politics
The National Model United Nations claims to be the most realistic simulation of the United Nations in the world. Every year more than 2500 students participate in the NMUN in New York, which partly takes place inside the original UNbuildings. For five days, the students simulate the different bodies of the UN-framework (e.g. Security Council, General Assembly, ECOSOC) by using the original UN-Rules of procedure and negotiating to formulate and pass resolutions on various topics.