Transcript Officer Ballot - Magnolia High School

Model UN Meeting
November 10, 2014
Committees in red are still available.
If you have not been assigned a country, please
write your name, country, and committee
preference down.
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Plenary-Zeke
DISEC-Ryan Shulze
SOCHUM-Katterli
SPECPOL
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EcoSoc-Drew Hale
UNHRC-Haleigh
Pierce
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNESCO
WHO-Josh Collins
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Plenary-Cameron
Long
DISEC-Ty
SOCHUM-Lilly Shortle
SPECPOL-Aksel
Sjogren
WHO-Zack Patton
UNEP
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EcoSoc-Logan
Whitney
UNHCR
UNHRC
UNODC-Will Carrol
UNDP-Jacob Newman
UNICEF-Kacey Tallant
UNESCO-Cameron
Klepac
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Plenary-Jonathan
Herera
DISEC-Ryan Alford
SOCHUM-Hannah
Dickerson
SPECPOL
WHO-Logan Allen
UNEP-Athena
Berger
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EcoSoc-Caroline
Barnes
UNHCR
UNHRC
UNDP-Bailey
Nichols
UNICEF-Brooke
Patton
UNESCO-Noah
Simpson
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Historical Security
Council:
◦ Calvin Barnhill
◦ Kristian Noll
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Near Future: 3
spots
◦ Security Council
(Nigeria): Seth Miller
◦ Pakistan: John Peter
◦ India: Madison
Tafolla
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Topics for GA Plenary are set at conference.
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Cyberterrorism/Cyberwarfare
Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Torture and Other Cruel and Inhumane
Punishment
Rights of Undocumented Migrants
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Private Military Contractors
Rights of Indigenous People
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Eliminating Violence Against Migrants and
Migrant Workers
Mega Event Displacement
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Development Cooperation with Middle
Income Countries
Sustainable use of Biofuels
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Protection of Endangered Species
Measures to address Global Climate Change
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Using Technology to Improve Public Health
Illegal Organ Trade
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Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Elimination of Racism and Xenophobia
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Child Marriage
Use of Children in Armed Conflicts
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Cultural Extinction
Regulation of Human Cloning
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Revisiting Israel & Palestine
The Situation in Syria
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Case of Using Hallucinogenic Drugs to Treat
Mental Disorders
Use of Cryptocurrency in Money Laundering
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You must be a returning member to be on a
crisis committee
Historical Security Council: (2 seats)
Near Future: India vs Pakistan (2 seats)
◦ Security Council: Nigeria
◦ India
◦ Pakistan
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http://www.houstonareamun.org/
Background guides are available here
Due Date:
Friday, December 19
Midnight
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A position paper is an overview of your
country’s stance on different issues
In order to attend the HAMUN conference in
January, you need to have an approved
position paper
You will also need to have passed all your
classes for the fall semester!!!
This is a brief document, but is very
important for the committees.
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First: It allows the delegate to think about
their policy on specific issues from the
country’s point of view, before attending the
conference
Second: It serves as a simple information
guide on your country’s policies to use at the
conference
Third: It acts as an outline for the preliminary
draft resolution
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Length: ¾ to 1 page long
Spacing: Single
Font: 12 pt, Times New Roman
Saved as: .doc, .pdf, .rtf
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Committee
Country
Topic
School: MagnoliaHigh School
Sponsor: Katherine Cantu
Name:
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Pick an international issue.
◦ Most of you will be on committees that already have
a list of topics. If this is the case, you should select
a topic from your committee.
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You need to research that topic from your
country’s point of view
◦ Keep in mind elements of culture, history,
geography, natural resources, neighboring
countries, population, etc.
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You need to show that this is an international
issue, thereby warranting the attention of an
Intranational agency, like the UN
◦ Which regions or countries are also being affected
by this topic?
◦ Use specific examples and dates.
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You need to know if any international action
has already been taken to address your topic
◦ Use specific examples and dates
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Describe your country’s position on the topic.
◦ How is this issue affecting your country?
◦ What actions has your country taken in the past in
regards to this topic?
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Finally, propose specific UN action for the
future.
◦ What actions could your committee take to address
your topic?
◦ What actions would your country be in support of?
◦ What actions would your country be against?
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This is not a report on your country.
The paper should address the topic, written
from your country’s point of view.
It is okay to put in a few lines about why
this would be best for your country, but
other countries in your committee will not
care unless it helps them too.
This is a persuasive paper, written to get
what you want.
It needs to be written and researched very
carefully.
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You will need to include a Works Cited Page
The Font should be the same as your paper.
Your sources need to be in MLA format, and
in alphabetical order according to the
author’s last name
The library has a citation machine program
that can help you with this.
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Each graded policy paper will be e-mailed to
me, with the rubric attached.
The papers will be graded by your committee
chairs.
In order to pass, all eight items on the rubric
must be present
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Header
Explanation and
definition of the
issue
A short summary of
recent international
action related to the
question
A statement of the
country’s position on
the issue
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Specific suggestions
for a solution
Reference to at least
three key documents
relating to the issue
that are NOT cited in
the policy statement
Policy statement is
appropriate length (1
page)
Policy paper is saved
as .doc, .pdf, or .rtf
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Go to HAMUN’s website:
◦ http://www.houstonareamun.org/
 Click “Committees and Research”
 Then click “Position Papers”
 Click on your committee for a background guide
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Or E-mail me:
◦ [email protected]
◦ Remind 101: Text @556675 to (281)769-7345