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2009 AMUN Handbooks

Below you will find the American Model United Nations International (AMUN) 2009 Representative Handbooks, the main preparation guides for the AMUN Conference.

Printed copies of these books are sent to all registered delegations, and they are also placed online for easy access by any participating student.

Individuals or groups not attending AMUN are also welcome to view and utilize the material in these books. Individuals are welcome to use any preparation tips they feel appropriate. We hope that these handbooks can be helpful to a broad community of MUN participants and other interested individuals.

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Note that these handbooks are available in .pdf formats -- we recommend that you download and view/print the handbooks to guarantee formatting which is as close to the original as possible. The first link for each handbook displays the book in its entirety. Other links display one chapter at a time for your ease of viewing and printing.

Issues at AMUN 2009

The Issues at AMUN Handbook includes background research and bibliographies on the topics which will be discussed at this year's AMUN Conference. These are not intended as complete background guides, but rather as a starting point for additional research by AMUN participants.

Security Council Issues Updates

This information provides some supplemental information to the bibliographic material already assembled in the Issues at AMUN handbook.

Report procedure information

Information on the committee reporting process is available in Chapter 6 of the AMUN Rules and Procedures Handbook. A sample report is also now available.

Chapter	Download
Full copy of Issues at AMUN, all chapters
Issues at AMUN Cover
Issues at AMUN Credits
Table of Contents
Issues Introduction
I. The United Nations
II. The Security Council
III. The Historical Security Council - 1961
IV. The General Assembly - Full Text of Chapter IV
IV. The General Assembly - Concurrent Plenary
IV. The General Assembly - First Committee
IV. The General Assembly - Second Committee
IV. The General Assembly - Third Committee
IV. The General Assembly - Sixth Committee
V. The Economic and Social Council
VI. Economic Commission for Africa
VIII. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs
VIII. World Food Programme
IX. The International Court of Justice
Issues at AMUN Back Cover

AMUN 2009 Rules and Procedures

The AMUN Rules and Procedures Handbook includes logistical information about the AMUN Conference, a detailed guide on how students can prepare for the Conference, and the rules of procedure for the various AMUN Committees and Councils.

Chapter	Download
Full copy of AMUN Rules and Procedures, all chapters
AMUN Rules and Procedures Cover
AMUN Rules and Procedures Credits
AMUN Rules and Procedures Table of Contents
AMUN Rules and Procedures Tentative Agenda
I. General Conference Information
II. Role Playing and Preparation
III. The International Press Delegation
IV. The International Court of Justice
V. Position Papers
VI. Draft Resolutions, Amendments, Reports, & Statements
VII. Rules of Procedure: Security Council and Historical Security Council
VIII. Rules of Procedure: General Assembly and Economic and Social Council
Rules of Procedure - Security Council Short Form
Rules of Procedure - General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council Short Form
AMUN Rules and Procedure Back Cover

AMUN Handbook Archive
Full text of AMUN Handbooks since 2001

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