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What is a Placard?
A piece of cardstock with a country's name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the Chair that he or she wishes to speak.
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What is a Vote?
A time at which delegates indicate whether they do or do not support a proposed action for the committee.
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What is World War II?
Event after which the United Nations was created.
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What is Holy See and Palestinian Authority?
The two major nations in the United Nations that have observer status but no voting rights.
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What is the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
First and longest peacekeeping mission was/is for this conflict.
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What is a Chair?
A member of the dais that moderates debate, keeps time, rules on points and motions, and enforces the rules of procedure.
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What is a Draft resolution?
A document that seeks to fix the problems addressed by a Model UN committee.
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What is the League of Nations?
The United Nation's predecessor.
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What is the United States?
This nation gives the most donations to the United Nations at approximately 22%.
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What is Blue Helmets/Berets/Turbans?
Nickname for the peacekeeping forces.
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What is a Bloc?
A group of countries in a similar geographical region or with a similar opinion on a particular topic.
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What is an Amendment?
A change to a draft resolution on the floor.
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What is San Francisco?
City in which the UN charter was signed.
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What is Israel, Pakistan, India, and North Korea?
These four nations are not part of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) but still produce a significant amount of nuclear technology.
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What is Kashmir?
Second longest and current mission in South Asia.
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What is a Speakers' List?
A list that determines the order in which delegates will speak.
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What is the Operative clause?
The part of a resolution which describes how the UN will address a problem.
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What is 51?
The number of original member states of the UN.
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What is China?
This nation holds approximately 1/6 of the world population.
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What is Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan?
One of the top three military and police contributors to the UN peacekeeping operations.
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What is Division of the Question?
During voting bloc, delegates may motion to vote on certain clauses of a resolution separately, so that only the clauses that are passed become part of the final resolution.
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What is a Signatory?
A country that wishes a draft resolution to be put on the floor and signs the draft resolution to accomplish this.
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What is a slaughterhouse?
Original type of business at the current UN headquarter site.
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What is Colombia?
This nation is notorious for a massive illegal drug trade and became known by Medellin Cartel and the Cali Cartel.
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What is 16?
Number of current ongoing peacekeeping missions.
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