Study Guide - World Model United Nations

KATHLEEN TANG
Secretary-General
SAMIR PATEL
Director-General
KEVIN LIU HUANG
Under-Secretary-General for
General Assemblies
ANNA TROWBRIDGE
Under-Secretary-General
for Economic and Social
Councils and Regional
Bodies
APARAJITA TRIPATHI
Under-Secretary-General for
Specialized Agencies
RICHARD EBRIGHT
Under-Secretary-General for
Operations
SAMUEL LEITER
Under-Secretary-General for
Administration
SCOTT YU
Under-Secretary-General for
Business
Letter from the Secretary-General
Dear Delegates,
My name is Kathleen Tang and I am serving as the Secretary-
General of the WorldMUN 2012 conference. After being a part
of WorldMUN for the past few years it is a bittersweet experience
to be running my last WorldMUN ever, but I could not be more
excited to share this experience with all of you!
Within the pages of this guide you will find the topics that the
WorldMUN staff has been hard at work on over the past few
months. Each chair worked hard to find a topic that they are truly
passionate about and provide the best guides possible through
extensive research. However, the background guide should
only be the first step in your substantive learning process. Read
through the guide thoroughly and note what areas of debate are
particularly interesting for your chair and use this as a starting
point for your own research on the topic. Remember that you
will be representing a country, a people, and a culture outside of
your own during your week of debate. What viewpoints does your
country have on this topic? What would they say to the issues the
chair brings up in the guide? In what ways would your country
most like to see these issues ‘resolved’? There are always more
sources to look at and more news to be up to date with so the
learning never stops!
Of course, if you ever need help along the way there are many
resources up online for you - WorldMUN 101 and the Rules of
Procedure are both up on our website (www.worldmun.org) and
will help you better understand how to write a study guide and
how debate will run March 11-15th, 2012. Feel free to also reach
out to your chair or USG via email. They are here to help you feel
comfortable and prepared for the conference.
I hope you enjoy the research presented here and also the learning
process that comes with doing your own research on the topic.
I look forward to meeting you in March!
Sincerely,
Kathleen Tang
Secretary-General
World Model United Nations 2012
secretarygeneral@worldmun.org