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THE MUN MANIFESTO 1

THE
MUN
MANIFESTO
Your Guide to Model United Nations

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For all those with bold ideas to bring hope to a hurting and warring world: that you may first find your voice, and then summon the courage to share your ideas.

Copyright © 2009, 2012 by Connect Global Youth Association.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the copyright owner. Requests for information should be directed to:
P.O. Box 71051
3552 41st Ave West
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6N 4JN
Find us online at http://project-connect.ca
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
9 Acknowledgements

11 Preface

12 About CGYA and Project Connect
15 About the United Nations and Other
International Organizations

23 Preparing for Your First Conference!

39 Welcome to Your First Committee Session
49 Rules and Procedures
61 Debate Strategies

71 Writing a Resolution
Appendices

80 Sample Position Paper
82 Sample Resolution

84 Full Rules and Procedures
96 Online Resources
98 MUN Glossary
104 Notes

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The MUN Manifesto could not have been possible without the efforts of many individuals. We are grateful to our Manifesto

contributors, ConnectMUN 2010 secretariat Sunny Shen, and the Project Connect Ambassadors Ryan Bae, Amanda Chen,
Geneva Nam, Sarah Wang, Marco Wong, and Lance Zhou.
Special thanks to Marco Wong, who in addition to revising

the latest edition of the Manifesto, also contributed a personal

position paper to the Appendix. These individuals’ contributions

to the Manifesto reflect the many hours of research, collaboration, writing, and first-hand experience they wield as Model UN delegates, staff, and secretariat members.
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