Resources
References, Helpful Sheets
- Resolution Phrases Sheet: Useful words in writing resolutions and a description of what should be in the Preambulatory and Operative Clauses
Online Resources
Below are some common links that delegates will find useful for beaming their research. This list in no way should be considered comprehensive; rather it should be used as a starting point from which further research should be conducted.
- The United Nations homepage: www.un.org
This site contains links to most member nation governmental homepages as well as a wealth of other vital information. Delegates will find links to the archives of all resolutions, papers and reports conducted by the United Nations. Additionally, this information is available either by the year in which it was completed or by the specific committee that completed the action. This is a valuable tool for determining what action in the past has been taken to address the topic in the background guide.
- The Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
This site has links to each of the states worldwide that are recognized by the government of the United States of America. The links to the states offer maps, comprehensive descriptions of the government, key economic indicators, which international agreements to which the state is party and so on. Information of this type is vital to furthering the understanding of the state the delegate is representing.
- The United Nations Association of the United States: www.unausa.org
This site offers listing of all conferences being conducted in the United States or being conducted internationally by Universities from the United States. The site also offers limited current events reporting, usually centered on large, omnipresent issues at the international level. The site also offers a number of books, pamphlets and brochures designed to enhance the ability of students preparing for a Model United Nations Competition.
Country Profiles
These are general backgrounds for the countries we will be representing at SRMUN 2006:- Brazil
- Qatar
- Venezuela
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