JPII Model UN Conference Research Tools

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Model United Nations Sites:

Here are a few good web resources for collecting information for position papers and resolutions for Model United Nations Conferences.

General United Nations Websites

• United Nations
• Global Issues on UN Agenda
• UN Charter
• UN News Centre
• United Nations Association of the USA

Finding Country Positions

• UN Links to Permanent Missions (Great Resource!)
• Embassy Links
• CIA World Factbook for Each Country
• The best search engine to use for finding country positions is YAHOO.

General Resources

• Library of Congress
• State Department
• United States Information Agency
• United States Agency for International Development
• The New York Times
• CNN Interactive
• Oneworld.net
• The Washington Post
• World News Online
• Global Issues

Model UN General Resources

• UN Model UN and Education Link
• Model UN International
• UN Cyber School Bus

Note: It is absolutely imperative to cite all sources in position papers for Model United Nations Conferences.

JPII Model UN Conference Committee Topics

• Social Humanitarian: The Treatment of Women in Developed and Developing Countries
• Special Political: The Construction of the Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory
• Legal: Human Cloning
• Internation Atomic Energy Association: Nuclear Disarmament

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