CSHS MODEL UNITED NATIONS

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 CSHS MODEL UN 2020/2021 OFFICERS

 President – Sanjay Annamalai

 Vice-President – Annabelle Fontanilla
 Secretary – position currently open
 Treasurer – Nicholas Schwartz
 Historian – Jonathan Nguyen

 Faculty Sponsor – Mrs. Cunningham

 WHAT IS MODEL UN?

Model UN is an education simulation of the United Nations that engages students with international
relations and diplomacy.
Schools are assigned countries for their students to represent. Each student is a delegate, representing a
country in a specific committee.
Delegates must research their country and topics that are to be addressed at the simulated UN conference
in advance to understand what their position will be. Prior to conference, students craft a Position Paper
detailing their nation’s position and recommendation on each issue, which will help them take a stance
that reflects their country’s interests during conference debate and negotiation.
Students will then gather at Houston Area Model UN (HAMUN), debate with other nations on the assigned
topics, push for their agenda, and ultimately compromise.
During conference, the objective of each committee is to write and pass a resolution (or multiple) on the
assigned topics.
Thousands of middle school, high school, and college students across the country and around the world
participate in Model United Nations. It develops key skills that are necessary to succeed in an increasingly
globalized and interconnected world.
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 POSITION PAPERS AND REQUIREMENTS

 As a delegate at HAMUN, you are required to research, write, and submit a Position
Paper prior to the conference. Also called Policy Statements, these papers are
required at most conferences - both high school and collegiate - around the world. An
exceptional delegate will take these papers seriously as they are an opportunity to
practice your research, writing, and - ultimately at conference - speaking, skills. In
addition to practicing these skills, it will help you think about your country’s policies
more thoroughly.
 Ideally, you should be familiar in various issues in your committee and others so you
can comfortably talk about your country’s view when asked.
 All participating members must write 1 Position Paper on one of the two topics on
their committee's agenda.
 To be eligible for awards, delegates must write 2 Position Papers, one for each topic
in their committee’s agenda.
NOTABLE PARTICIPANTS

 Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of The Netherlands,

 Tom Donilon, former National Security Advisor in the Obama
administration
 Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General of the UN
 George Stephanopoulos, television journalist and former adviser to U.S.
President Bill Clinton
 Suzan G. LeVine, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
 Joel Stein, American journalist, former writer for the Los Angeles Times and
regular contributor to Time
 Rainn Wilson, actor best known for playing Dwight Schrute on NBC's The Office
 FUTURE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE INFO

 Meetings calendar posted on our website –  HAMUN 46, sponsored by U of H, is

next meeting is Monday Oct 19
 Our website: cshsmodelun.weebly.com
 Be sure we have your email address to add
to our email distribution list
 This year our school will represent Japan
and Singapore at the HAMUN Conference!
If we have more than 20 delegates we will
talk to HAMUN about adding more
countries
 Our Country/Committee Selection opens
on Thurs Oct 8 at 3pm and remains open
until Oct 19 at 5pm
currently planned to take place in
January – in-person vs virtual format
currently being discussed
 Delegate fees were $40 last year
 One policy paper is required per delegate
for attending conference
 Two policy papers required in order to be
considered for awards (excluding one-
topic committees)
 IMPORTANT DEADLINES TO KEEP IN MIND

 Nov 1 – HAMUN 46 Background guides posted on HAMUN website

 Nov 18 – HAMUN Delegate Workshop 1 (optional for new participants)
 Dec 6 – HAMUN 46 Position Paper 1 due
 Jan 9 – HAMUN Delegate Workshop 2 (optional for new participants)
 Jan 20 – HAMUN 46 Position Paper 2 due
 Jan 21-22 – HAMUN 46 Conference

 NOTE – dates are subject to change – HAMUN has polled schools about possibly delaying the conference to March
in hopes that we would be more likely to be able to have it in person then instead of virtually
A FEW THINGS FROM MRS. C

 Comments about last year/this year

 Current treasury report
 Bulletin Board
 Embassy/World Affairs Council/UNA-USA Houston Chapter
 Officers meeting immediately after our next chapter meeting
NEXT MEETING – MONDAY OCT 19 2:45PM

 Information about topics of this year’s HAMUN Conference

 Officers meeting immediately following close of regular
meeting

 More information about Model UN and the HAMUN conference can be

found at:
 https://bestdelegate.com/
 http://www.houstonareamun.org/