THE UN HAS 4 MAIN PURPOSES:

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• TO KEEP PEACE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;

• TO DEVELOP FRIENDLY RELATIONS AMONG NATIONS;

• TO HELP NATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF POOR PEOPLE,

TO CONQUER HUNGER, DISEASE AND ILLITERACY, AND TO ENCOURAGE

RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER’S RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS;

• TO BE A CENTER FOR HARMONIZING THE ACTIONS OF NATIONS TO ACHIEVE

THESE GOALS.

ABOUT MODEL UN - FOUR THINGS YOU

SHOULD KNOW

• MODEL UN IS A SIMULATION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND OTHER

MULTILATERAL BODIES.

STUDENTS ROLE-PLAY THE AMBASSADORS DEBATING TOPICS AS DIVERSE AS

MATERNAL HEALTH AND LANDMINES TO PROMOTING LITERACY.

• MODEL UN IS STUDENT-CENTERED.

OFTEN LED BY STUDENTS, MODEL UN PROGRAMS, STARTED AT UNIVERSITIES OVER

SIXTY YEARS AGO, SOON GREW TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

FROM PUBLIC SPEAKING TO CRITICAL THINKING AND IN-DEPTH RESEARCH,

STUDENT DELEGATES DRAW A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE FROM THE MODEL UN

EXPERIENCE.

ABOUT MODEL UN - FOUR THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

• HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A MODEL UN

PROGRAM.

STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE HAVE DEBATED AT MODEL UN

CLUB MEETINGS, ATTENDED LARGE CONFERENCES IN THE US AND ABROAD, AND

PROMOTED AWARENESS ABOUT THE UN. THEY CONTINUE TO GROW EACH YEAR.

• TODAY'S WORLD LEADERS WERE ONCE MODEL UNERS.

CURRENT UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON, US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

STEPHEN BREYER, CHELSEA CLINTON, AND MANY OTHERS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THEIR

EXPERIENCES IN MODEL UN.

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CHANGING STUDENTS’ LIVES:

SERVICE PROJECT: TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR UNICEF ANDERSON H.S. STUDENTS DONATED $300 IN 1 WEEK!

UNICEF has helped save more children's lives than any other

humanitarian organization.

Thousands of children under the age of five die every day because

they lack proper nutrition, safe drinking water, affordable vaccines

and other basic necessities that most people in the U.S. take for

granted. UNICEF's lifesaving interventions and programs around

the world have helped reduce the number of child deaths by 50%

since 1990, and yet 17,000 children still die every day from

preventable causes.

THE EARLHAM MODEL UNITED NATIONS • 10 STUDENTS FROM AHS PARTICIPATED IN THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE JANUARY 30-31.

• 250 STUDENT PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED.

• EARLHAM WAIVED THE $70 EACH STUDENT FEES AND ANDERSON UNIVERSITY PROVIDED A MINI-GRANT TO ASSIST WITH

OTHER EXPENSES.

• OTHER SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING:

CARMEL

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

LAWRENCE

RICHMOND

ZIONSVILLE

CANTERBURY SCHOOL FT. WAYNE

COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CINCINNATI

ST. XAVIER SCHOOL CINCINNATI

SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL CINCINNATI

JOE KIRKPATRICK

REPRESENTING JORDAN

SECURITY COUNCIL

TOPICS:

1. GAZA CONFLICT

2. UKRAINE CRISIS

3. PREVENT FINANCE AND SUPPORT OF TERRORISM

4. PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT

JOE KIRKPATRICK 1. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED WAS FROM WATCHING THE WAYS THE COMMITTEES AND DELEGATIONS INTERACTED WITH EACH

OTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, AS ESSENTIALLY THE "HIGHEST AUTHORITY" IN THE UN, THE SECURITY COUNCIL WAS THE GO-TO "ISSUE DUMP" FOR AT

LEAST ONE SUBCOMMITTEE. WHEN THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH A NUCLEAR CRISIS THAT AROSE IN THEIR ROOM, THEY IMPOSED IT ON US. IN

ANOTHER EXAMPLE, THE DELEGATIONS WITHIN EACH COMMITTEE EACH HAD THEIR OWN AGENDAS, PERSONAL PREFERENCES, AND GOALS FOR THE

EVENT, AND IT WAS NEAT TO WATCH THESE GOALS BE MESHED AND RECONSTITUTED INTO A COHESIVE RESULT. SO I GUESS THE THING I LEARNED

MOST WAS ABOUT THE WAY PEOPLE WORK WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE TO COOPERATE, IN THE UN, IN CONGRESS, OR IN DAILY LIFE.

2. SIMILARLY, WHAT I MOST ENJOYED ABOUT ECMUN WAS THE PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL, THE OTHER MEMBERS WERE

DIGNIFIED, WELL-PREPARED, AND SENSIBLE. IT WAS THE FEELING OF BEING PART OF A GROUP CHARGED WITH GETTING THINGS DONE THAT MADE

US FEEL UNIFIED, AND THAT EXPERIENCE MADE A JOB THAT WAS ACTUALLY FULL OF "WORK" AND "SCHOOL" ONE OF THE MOST STRIKINGLY FUN

THINGS I'VE DONE IN A WHILE.

3. AT OUR NEXT CONFERENCE, HOPEFULLY DAYTON 2015, I WILL TRY TO BE MORE VOCAL. I FELT LIKE A PARTICIPANT AT ECMUN; AT THE NEXT ONE,

I WANT TO BE A DRIVER. I WILL TRY TO LEAD THE GROUP INTO WHAT IT DOES, NOT JUST THROW MY TWO CENTS IN. THIS EXPERIENCE WILL

CERTAINLY HELP WITH THAT, AND AFTER ALL, I OUGHT TO JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER WITH EACH COMMITTEE I SERVE ON.

4. WOULD I GO AGAIN? I WOULD GIVE SMALL CHUNKS OF MY BODY TO GO AGAIN. THE LEADERSHIP, COOPERATION, AND PREPARATION SKILLS THIS

CONFERENCE TAUGHT ALONE ARE WORTH THE TRIP. NEW TOPICS MEAN NEW SOLUTIONS TO BE DREAMED UP, NEW PROPOSALS TO BE MADE, AND

NEW ISSUES TO BE TACKLED. I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND FOR RECRUITMENT WHEN IT BEGINS NEXT FALL.

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ACS STUDENT PARTICIPANTS JONATHON BRANDON

REPRESENTING AUSTRALIA

FUTURE SECURITY COUNCIL

TOPICS:

1. KILLER ROBOTS: DRONES AND LETHAL AUTONOMOUS, AND

WEAPON SYSTEMS

2. GLOBAL WATER SHORTAGE

3. MIGRATION DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

4. MARS COLONIZATION

ACS STUDENT PARTICIPANTS CAROLINE STATES AND SYDNEY WOODRING

REPRESENTING EGYPT

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

TOPICS:

1. FLOOD MANAGEMENT

2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE POST-2015 FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

3. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

4. IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY OF DRR

CAROLINE STATES:1. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I LEARNED DURING THIS TRIP IS HOW THE UN FUNCTIONS. I'M SURE THAT MANY PEOPLE MY AGE DON'T HAVE A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORGANIZATION. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEY OFTEN WONDER WHY THE UN DOESN'T SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PLAGUING THE WORLD. I LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF THIS TRIP THAT THE UN IS LIMITED, AND HAS TO DEAL WITH OBSTACLES SUCH AS BUDGETS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND DISAGREEMENT.

2. I REALLY ENJOYED HEARING ALL OF THE WONDERFUL IDEAS THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS IN THIS WORLD. IT

WAS SO MUCH FUN TO LISTEN TO, DEBATE WITH, AND GET TO KNOW ALL OF THOSE AWESOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

3. NEXT TIME, I WILL MAKE SURE TO BE A MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN DEBATE. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THIS CONFERENCE, BUT NOW

THAT I KNOW, NEXT TIME I PLAN TO CONFIDENTLY SELL MY OWN IDEAS AS WELL.

4. I WOULD MOST DEFINITELY DO IT AGAIN. IT WAS A WONDERFULLY FUN LEARNING EXPERIENCE, I AM I LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING NEXT

YEAR.

SYDNEY WOODRING:1. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED WHILE ON THE TRIP WAS THAT IF YOU AREN'T AWARE OF YOUR TOPICS AND WHAT

YOUR COMMITTEE IS ABOUT, YOU WILL HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON. ON THE FIRST DAY, I WASN'T FULLY AWARE OF HOW INTENSE THESE

CONFERENCES WHERE GOING TO BE, BUT NOW I AM MORE PREPARED FOR NEXT TIME.

2. THE THING I ENJOYED THE MOST WAS GETTING TO SEE AND MEET PEOPLE FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. ITS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE

THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD IT BEEN JUST KIDS FROM OUR ANDERSON GROUP.

3. NEXT TIME I WILL DEFINITELY BE MORE VOCAL, NOT JUST SAY ANYTHING TO PUT SOMETHING IN. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ONE OF THE COUNTRIES

THAT LEADS IN THE COMMITTEE, WHICHEVER ONE I MAY BE IN.

4. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND IF I WOULD GO AGAIN. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I

COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER GROUP TO GO WITH.

ACS STUDENT PARTICIPANTS CAMERON MAXEY AND THAD FRY

REPRESENTING EGYPT

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES

TOPICS:

1. THE AFGHANI REFUGEES 2. PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ASSISTANCE

FOR THE LARGEST REFUGEE HOST COUNTRIES 3. SYRIA REGIONAL RESPONSE PLAN 4. IRAQI DISPLACEMENT OF REFUGEES

CAMERON: 1. ONE MAJOR THING I LEARNED THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IS THAT I TRULY DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT INTERNATIONAL

POLITICS. NOW I KNOW SUBSTANTIALLY MORE.

2. I ENJOYED THE PEOPLE, THE DEBATE, AND THE DYNAMICS OF IT ALL.

3. NEXT TIME I'D PROBABLY STRATEGIZE A BIT MORE BEFOREHAND. MAYBE LEARN HOW TO REDIRECT A QUESTION LIKE I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO.

4. WITHOUT A DOUBT I WOULD PARTICIPATE AGAIN!

THAD: 1. I LEARNED THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE NEW AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEARN FROM NEW EXPERIENCES.

2. I ENJOYED ACTING LIKE AND BEING TREATED LIKE A DELEGATE. I ENJOY BEING PROFESSIONAL IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING.

3. NEXT TIME I PLAN TO BE BETTER PREPARED NOW THAT I KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SITUATIONS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PRESENTED. I ALSO PLAN ON

BEING MORE OUTGOING AND VOCAL DURING THE CONFERENCE.

4. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY GO AGAIN. I PLAN TO DO MUN FOR THE REST OF MY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAREER.

ACS STUDENT PARTICIPANTS GRAEME STATES AND JORDAN BOUSE

REPRESENTING EGYPT

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

TOPICS: 1. EBOLA OUTBREAK

2. HUMAN GENOME SEQUENCING

3. HEALTH CRISIS IN CONFLICT ZONES

4. FIGHTING HARMFUL EFFECTS OF FOOD AND DRINK MARKETING

JORDY BOUSE: 1. I LEARNED THAT WORKING OUT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IS MUCH HARDER THAN ONE WOULD EXPECT.

2. I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE THE WORLD TODAY, AND TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE COUNCILS TO FIX THEM.

3. I WOULD GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL WRITING OF THE RESOLUTIONS.

4. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO THIS AGAIN.

GRAEME STATES:1. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I LEARNED WAS THAT I AM NOT GOING TO GET WHAT I WANT HOW I WANT IT. I

QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THE REASON I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I

LEARNED IS BECAUSE NOW I KNOW HOW THE REAL GOVERNMENT WORKS.

2. I ENJOYED THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CONFERENCE. ALL DELEGATIONS DEBATED VERY WELL AND TRIED TO GET THEIR POINTS

ACROSS. MY OTHER FAVORITE THING WAS THAT I WAS NOT DEBATING FOR MY PERSONAL STANDPOINT BUT, FROM THE STANDPOINT

OF A WHOLE OTHER COUNTRY.

3. FIRST, I WOULD GET MY VOICE MORE HEARD MORE QUICKLY. I WOULD TRY TO BECOME THE COUNTRY THAT HAS DOMINATION

OVER THE REST OF THE DELEGATIONS IN THE CONFERENCE. SECOND, I WOULD RESEARCH ALL OF THE OTHER DELEGATIONS

REPRESENTED IN MY COMMITTEE.

4. IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IN A HEART BEAT. I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THE CONFERENCE. IT WAS A

VERY FUN AND EDUCATIONAL WAY TO SPEND A FEW DAYS. GOING INTO THE CONFERENCE I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE AND

THEY HAD A DEBATE TIME OF AN AVERAGE OF THREE AND A HALF HOURS PER SESSION. I THOUGHT I AM GOING TO BE SO BORED BY

THE END OF THE FIRST SESSION AND I HAVE TO DO FOUR OF THEM. WE GOT INTO THE FIRST SESSION AND THREE HOURS PASSED

AND I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL SOMEONE MOTIONED FOR A RECESS TO EAT DINNER.

ALEX FRICKE AND JAMES BRANDON

REPRESENTING JORDAN

FIRST COMMITTEE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

TOPICS:

1. THE THREAT OF ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA (ISIS)

2. THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

3. ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DISARMAMENT

4. NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND GEOPOLITICS IN SOUTH ASIA

ALEX FRICKE:

1. I LEARNED THAT I NEED TO BE PREPARED OTHERWISE I CANNOT FULLY PARTICIPATE. ALSO, YOU CAN’T OVERTHINK RESPONSES. YOU HAVE TO BE

ABLE TO THINK ON YOUR FEET.

2. I ENJOYED THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE DEEP THINKERS. I ENJOYED THE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND DEBATING. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE

MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY APPLIED TO THE WORLD. IT WAS NICE TO MEET PEOPLE WHO HAD A BROADER

UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD. THE ENVIRONMENT IS OVERWHELMING, BUT THE PEOPLE WILL HELP YOU GET THROUGH IT. PEOPLE FORMED

FRIENDSHIPS OVER SEVERAL YEARS AND WERE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER.

3. I WOULD DO MORE RESEARCH. I NEED TO BE READY TO DEBATE ALL OF THE TOPICS THOROUGHLY. I WOULD ALSO SPEAK MORE.

4. YES, I LOVED IT AND I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

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