by Jacqueline E Whitt | Sep 22, 2020 | MUN Tips and Tricks, Two Point Two
We have put together important dates and times for the 2020 Conference to assist you in your preparations. We will continue to update this calendar as we solidify dates and times. 1 October – Position Papers Due (for Position Paper Award consideration) 1...
by Kat Nowicke | Jul 20, 2020 | Turtle Bay
The United Nations International Emergency Fund, UNICEF, was formed on 11 December 1943. In 1954, Danny Kaye, an American actor and philanthropist, was named as the very first UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Kaye, and every ambassador after him, works on behalf of the...
by Jacqueline E Whitt | Jul 16, 2020 | Two Point Two
Greetings from the AMUN Secretariat. As many have suspected, due to COVID19, AMUN will not be holding an in-person conference in 2020. We will however be hosting a virtual conference online for 2020. We will post all of our updates here, in addition to emailing our...
by Kat Nowicke | Jul 6, 2020 | Turtle Bay
Have you ever wondered what processes are used to choose an Ambassador to the United Nations? Each country selects its Ambassadors to the United Nations through its own process, which can vary widely. In 1961, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was created....
by AMUN Staff | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
American Model United Nations (AMUN) expresses our devastation for the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and the many other Black lives that have been ended as a result of systemic racism, extrajudicial violence and police violence. These...
by Teresa Whetstone | Apr 21, 2020 | Just for Fun
The world is no stranger to widespread sickness. Human history is spotted with pandemics, and after viruses were initially discovered in the 1890s, knowledge about the spread of disease grew. In 1918, just at the end of the First World War, the world was faced with...
by Ruth Monier | Mar 29, 2020 | Just for Fun, MUN Tips and Tricks
As you might know, AMUN is run by an all-volunteer staff (yup, even the Secretary-General and the Executive Director are volunteers). Staffers come across the United State and the globe to put on the conference in November. If you ask staffers why they give their...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Nov 26, 2019 | Two Point Two
The following are a written copy of the remarks presented at the 2019 American Model United Nations Closing Plenary session. The Session was held from 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. The remarks were written and presented by the 2019 AMUN...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Nov 24, 2019 | Two Point Two
The following are a written copy of the remarks presented at the 2019 American Model United Nations Opening Plenary session. The Session was held from 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, 23 November 2019. The remarks were written and presented by the AMUN Executive...
by Megan Wiley | Nov 22, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher born in 106 BC Before attending any Model UN conference, but especially one in a major metropolitan area, delegations and school groups should discuss matters of...
