UN Structure

UN Structure

• The United Nations is broken into SIX main committees
  
  • (See Example G)
    
  • 1.) General Assembly
    
    • This is where most of the deliberating happens. Every nation is represented & it is broken into these main committees.
      
      • Disarmament – Disarmament and International Security
        
      • ECOFIN – Economic and Finance
        
      • SCH – Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian
        
      • SPD –
        
      • Admin&B - Administration and Budgetary
        
      • Legal –
        

        
         

  • 2.) Security Council
    
    • A special committee whose job is to keep peace & security.
      
      • This committee has two groups; The Big 5 and Rotating 10
        
        • The Big Five – These five countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council and have "veto power," meaning they can stop anything the Security Council wants to pass, even if it is 14-1.
          
          • The United States of America
            
          • The Russian Federation
            
          • The People's Republic of China
            
          • The United Kingdom
            
          • France
            
        • The Rotating Ten - right now they include…
          
          • Austria, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya), Mexico, Turkey, Uganda & Vietnam
            
      • The Security Council, like the General Assembly, is then broken down into subsidiary bodies which can be …
        
        • committees
          
        • tribunals
          
        • peacekeeping operations
          
  • 3.) Economic and Social Council
    
    • The ECOSC is made up of 54 countries which are elected by the General Assembly for three year terms.
      
    • It researches and reports ways to improve international economic, social, educational, and health programs.
      
    • After creating a plan, they send it to the General Assembly for a vote.
      
      • On matters of social development, they create plans in functional commissions which include…
        
        • Human Rights Commission
          
        • Narcotics
          
        • Crime Prevention
          
        • Criminal Justice
          
        • Science and Technology
          
        • Sustainable Development
          
        • Women
          
        • Population and Development
          
        • Social Development
          
        • Statistical
          
      • On matters of economic development, they create plans in functional commissions which include…
        
        • ILO – International Labor organization
          
        • FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization
          
        • WHO – World Health Organization
          
        • UNESCO – United Nations Economic and Security Council Org.
          
        • World Bank Organizations
          
          • There are many, see Example A and internet
            

      
       

  • 4.) International Court of Justice –
    
    • This is the judicial branch of the Model UN.
      
    • Once a country becomes part of the UN, it must follow the laws set by the International Court of Justice.
      
      • Sometimes, people will be put on trial for "War Crimes" or "Crimes Against Humanity." They are tried here.
        

      
       

  • 5.) The Secretariat
    
    • The Secretariat does not pass any laws.
      
      • It is the office that implements everything that is passed by the other bodies of the UN.
        
      • The only time it becomes important is when a nation refuses to do something the Secretariat tells it to do.
        

        
         

  • 6.) The Trusteeship
    
    • The trusteeship was designed in 1945 in order to help certain regions of the world achieve self-government. In 1994, all of those regions achieved self-government and it has since stopped having committee
      

NOTE: Once the UN decides a committee is not needed it is a good thing! It means we have solved a problem!

Attire

Attire (The clothes you should wear for formal functions)

• When we have a Model U.N. Conference, you are expected to wear formal dress.
  
  • For young men, this means…
    
    • long sleeve, button down dress shirts.
      
    • ties
      
    • dress pants
      
    • belts (which match your shoes)
      
    • dress socks
      
    • dress shoes (which match your belt)
      

• For young women, this means…
  
  • dress shirts or blouses
    
  • skirts (hold your arms and hold them down to your legs. Your skirt must be longer than that).
    
  • dress shoes
    
  • no large earrings
    
  • do not wear any glitter or other
    
  • do not wear too much makeup
    
  • dress conservative and classy
    

Interactive Map

This map may help you get a better understanding of different regions of the world. Enjoy!

http://www.aag.org/Education/argnew/page02.htm

WEEK 2 HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK

• Finish your position paper
  
  • It must be one through two pages long.
    
  • You must have background on the topic and UN involvement.
    
  • It must be up on the blog by the end of school Tuesday
    

Help for Writing Position Papers

http://www.unausa.org/munpreparation/positionpapers

 

from the USAMUN website

Country Profile

Physical Geography

1. Official Name of Country: United Mexican States
   
2. Climate: varies from tropical to desert
   
3. Map:
   

 

1. Absolute Location: 23 degree North, 120 degree West
   
2. Relative location: bordering Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and North Pacific Ocean. Bordering United State, Belize and Guatemala.
   

Political Geography

1. Type of government: federal republic
   
2. Capital: Brazil
   
3. International Organization participation: APEC, BCIE, BIS, CAN (observer), Caricom (observer), CDB, CE (observer), CSN (observer), EBRD, FAO, G-20, G-3, G-15, G-24, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAFTA, NAM (observer), NEA, OAS, OECD, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
   
4. Size of armed forces:
   

Cultural Geography

1. Official language: Portuguese
   
2. Other languages spoken: Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, English and indigenous language
   
3. Ethnic composition: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
   
4. Major religions: Catholic
   
5. Population: 111,211,789 (July 2009 est.)
   
6. Population growth rate: 1.13% (2009 est.)
   
7. Population distribution:
   

0-14 years: 29.1% (male 16,544,223/female 15,861,141)

15-64 years: 64.6% (male 34,734,571/female 37,129,793)

65 years and over: 6.2% (male 3,130,518/female 3,811,543) (2009 est.)

1. Major cities: Brasilia
   
2. Infant mortality rate: 18.42 deaths/1,000 live births
   
3. Average life expectancy:
   

male: 73.25 years

female: 79 years (2009 est.)

1. Teachers and doctors per population:
   

Economic Geography

1. GNP (Gross National Product):
   
2. GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $14,200 (2008 est.) US dollar
   
3. Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 12.66%
   
4. Natural resources: petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber
   
5. Major agricultural products: corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
   
6. Industrial products: food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism
   
7. Major exports: manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton
   
8. Major imports: metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts
   
9. Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD): Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - 11.016
   
10. Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)
    
11. Historical events:
    

1980			Mexican economy slumps after oil revenues fail to meet expectations.  U.S. bails Mexico out by buying surplus oil at high prices
1982	Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected president
1985			Earthquake in Mexico City kills as many as 30,000 people
1988	Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected President.  Opposition parties to PRI form in large amounts		Economy gets big stimulus from Salinas. U.S. oil companies allowed to look for oil in Mexico for the first time since 1938
1990		Ocatvio Paz becomes first Mexican to win the Noble Prize	President Salinas leads efforts to establish free trade between Central American Countries
1994	PRI presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta is assassinated while campaigning Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León replaces Murrieta and is elected president		Salinas is instrumental in the creation of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Act) Peso value declines considerably
Jan. 1994	Zapatista rebellion in southern Mexico generates movements for political reform
1995	Zedillo disbands entire Supreme Court and installs a new court which rules against him in most cases		Mexico receives an emergency loan from the World Bank to prevent to collapse of the peso
1996	Zapatista rebellion continues
1997	Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo, head of Mexico's National Institute to Combat Drugs is arrested for safeguarding an important drug lord, indicating drug corruption high in the government
1999	PRI losses majority control of the House of Deputies for the first time PRI holds its first primary elections in Mexican history
2000	Vicente Fox of the National Action Party is elected President, the first president not from the PRI since 1929

 

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Country Profile

Physical Geography

1. Republic of Namibia
   
2. Climate: arid and semi-arid to subtropical, desert
   
3. Map
   
   1. 22 00 S, 17 00 E
      
   2. In South Africa. West: Atlantic Ocean, North: Angola, Zambia. East: Botswana, Zimbabwe. South& East: South Africa. (World's 34^th largest country, after Venezuela)
      

Political Geography

1. Type of government: Republic
   
2. Major political parties: Congress of Democrats or COD; Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia or DTA; Monitor Action Group or MAG; South West Africa People's Organization or SWAPO; United Democratic Front or UDF
   
3. Capital: Windhoek
   
4. International Organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   

Cultural Geography

1. Official language: English (but only used by about 7% of the population). Other languages spoken: German, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo.
   
2. - Population: 1,954,033
   

   - Population growth rate:
   1.25%
   

3. Major(large) cities: Swakopmund, Walvisbay, Luderitz, Mariental, Keetmanshoop, Otjiwarongo
   
4. Infant mortality rate: 69.58 deaths/1,000 live births, Average life expectancy: 40.53 years
   
5. Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
   

Economic Geography

1. GDP: $13.72 billion
   
2. Percent of arable land used for agriculture:
   
3. Natural resources: diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish
   
4. Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR) <Namibian dollars per US dollar - 7.56>
   
5. Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)
   
6. Historical events:
   

1988 - South Africa agrees to Namibian independence in exchange for removal of Cuban troops from Angola.

1989 - UN-supervised elections for a Namibian Constituent Assembly. Swapo wins.

Independence!!!

1990 March - Namibia becomes independent, with Sam Nujoma as first president.

1994 - South African exclave of Walvis Bay turned over to Namibia.

1994 - Nujoma and Swapo re-elected.

1998 - Hundreds of residents of the Caprivi Strip flee to Botswana, alleging persecution by the Namibian goverment.

1998 August - Namibia, Angola and Zimbabwe send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support President Laurent Kabila against rebels.

1999 August - Emergency declared in Caprivi Strip following series of attacks by separatists.

1999 December - Nujoma wins third presidential term.

2004 May - Road bridge across Zambezi river between Namibia, Zambia opens amid hopes for boost to regional trade.

2004 November - Hifikepunye Pohamba, President Nujoma's nominee, wins presidential elections. He is inaugurated in March 2005.

2006 June - National anti-polio vaccination campaign is launched following the death of at least 12 people from the disease.

2007 February - Chinese President Hu Jintao visits, signs aid and economic co-operation agreements.

(from TIME LINE: NAMIBIA http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1469048.stm)

 

INFORMATION FROM:

CIA world factbook http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2004/geos/wa.html

Encyclopedia of the Nations

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Namibia.html

BBC news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1469048.stm

Republic of Namibia

http://209.88.21.55/opencms/opencms/grnnet/AboutNamibia/

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia#Culture