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Model UN Skills in the News: The Art of the Handshake
Earlier this week on Monday, February 13th the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House to discuss the strategic relationship between the United States and Canada. If you haven’t...
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Bi-Weekly UN Recap #1
Research is one of the main pillars of Model United Nations. Strong, up-to-date research can really set a delegate apart from the rest. We at Best Delegate understand the importance of research in a...
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Moderated Caucus: Crisis is better than GA
Welcome to Moderated Caucus, a new series from Best Delegate examining the questions that keep delegates, chairs and secretariats up at night. Should closing ceremonies have guest speakers? Does...
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THIMUN 2017: Insights from a First-Timer
This guest article was provided by Felipe Félix Méndez, a junior at the International School of Panama. The author, Felipe Félix Méndez I was skeptical. Although I wanted to believe that I would have...
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Going From Model UN Research to a Job at the Council on Foreign Relations:...
The research skills that Model UN delegates learn are valuable in the workplace. In fact, professional research jobs exist for those who are research superstars! Marta Canneri, who served as the...
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THIMUN Hague XLIX Recap
Over 3,500 high school students from approximately 200 schools gathered at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands to attend one of the largest Model UN conferences in the world, The Hague...
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Topic Talks: Make Position Papers Great Again
Position papers are supposed to help delegates with pre-conference research but are seen by many as a chore. It’s a problem I’ve encountered countless times as a head delegate of MUN travel teams....
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Trump’s Executive Order at McMUN 2017: an interview with Jake Hunter
The following post is an editorial interview between Aaron Kalafarski and Jake Hunter regarding Jake’s experience at a Model UN conference after expressing his frustrations following the Trump...
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MUN has an elitism problem: here’s how we fix it
Model UN has an elitism problem… . It’s both glaringly obvious and almost completely ignored. The students who participate overwhelmingly come from the wealthiest, most privileged parts of society:...
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Chairing for Beginners Part II: Styles of Chairing and Software
The numerous styles of chairing and software used are in many ways the basis for chairing at university level MUN. Asides from knowing the basics of rules of procedure and the topic in question, the...
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JHUMUNC 2017 Recap
JHUMUNC Press Corps delegates representing Wikileaks walking towards committee The Johns Hopkins University MUN Conference (JHUMUNC) was proud to host over 1500 delegates from 87 high schools – some...
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How MUN Powerhouses Make it Work (TJHSST & JP Stevens)
Co Secretary-General of JP Stevens’ MUN Team, Ayush Saxena (Interviewer) Secretary-General of TJ’s MUN Team, Laura Chu (Interviewee) About a month ago, at ILMUNC, I was given the...
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Interview with the Secretary-General of THIMUN Qatar 2017
I had the pleasure of interviewing Ahmed Hajari, Secretary-General of THIMUN Qatar 2017, on his experience overlooking the conference during this year’s THIMUN Qatar. Chea-Mun: Please introduce...
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The Best Places on the Internet to Stay Informed about the United Nations
The following is a guest post written by Kacie Candela, an undergraduate student at Fordham University and U.N. beat reporter for WFUV News. In an increasingly globalized and digitized world, it...
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Bi-Weekly UN Recap #2
Welcome to Bi-weekly UN Recap, a new series from Best Delegate to help delegates stay up-to-date with the happenings of the UN! The following are UN-related events that have occurred in the last two...
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LIMUN 2017: Conference Recap
London International MUN (LIMUN), Europe’s largest university-level conference, hosted its 18th edition last weekend in London. Around 1600 delegates braved the inclement British February weather to...
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March Theme: MUN Goes to College
Best Delegate strives to produce the best MUN-related content to help delegates at every level find the information they need. That’s why theme for March is MUN Goes to College. We’ll be bringing you...
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International Women’s Day: How Laurabeth Promotes Gender Equality Through...
Learn about how Best Delegate team member Laurabeth Goldsmith has spent her collegiate and professional careers working to promote gender equality and human rights around the world!
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First Time Doing Crisis: Expectations vs. Reality
At every conference, you’ll almost always hear another delegate say, ‘’Have you heard about what happened in the crisis committee?!’’ followed by a rundown of all the fun and exciting things that...
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Moderated Caucus: It’s time to scrap the Best Delegate award
Welcome to Moderated Caucus, a series examining the questions that keep delegates, chairs and secretariats up at night. Should closing ceremonies have guest speakers? Does crisis actually count as...
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