SHIPLEY MODEL UN 

(United Nations High Commission for Refugees) 

RESOURCES FOR 2023 MODEL U.N. TRY-OUTS

1.

Here are your country assignments

2.

Here is the background information for the topic (Syrian Refugee Crisis)

3.

Resources on the Syrian Refugee Crisis

4. 

Animated Infographic - Refugee Flow Towards Europe

5.

CIA World Factbook

(Basic information about every country here)

6.

How to write a position paper

(This is borrowed from a Model UN website, so don't worry about the submission instructions at the end -

also, they can be one-page position papers, not two-pages as it says here)

7.

Parliamentary Procedure

Semi-amusing short video that introduces Parliamentary Procedure

+ another video

Model U.N. Resources 

(A lot of excellent general news and information sources as well as resources on the United Nations in particular) 

Crisis Watch

Interactive presentations - from International Crisis Group

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