Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA): Rotary International Project
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What is MUNA?
The idea of a Model United Nations Assembly is to involve secondary students in a hands-on experience of a UN-style conference to increase international understanding and goodwill, which is one of the objects of Rotary. The aim is not only to involve those students or Delegates who attend the conference but a wide cross section of the participating schools.
Each nominated school is given a country to represent and a set of resolutions to investigate and discuss from the point of view of the country they are representing. All students are encouraged to dress in National costume of the country they are representing throughout the conference.
Each school and its delegates researches the positions of the country it represents on the issues to be debated. In this way, the students gain informed knowledge and understanding of this country and hopefully many regions of the world. Rotary believes that it is through our youth that hopefully we can look forward to increased world peace and understanding.
MUNA builds International Understanding, Goodwill and Fellowship
MUNA was first introduced to Rotary at Lake Cargelligo in 1980 and the concept was then passed on to the Forbes Rotary Club in 1984. Since then, MUNA has spread throughout most districts of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. In 1989, World President Royce Abbey placed MUNA on the World Youth Activities Committee Agenda for Rotary and similar sessions are now held in many countries. The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise has taken up the challenge to organize this fifth National MIJNA Conference.
This is an example of Resolutions of the Assembly:
1. Each country shall contribute 2% of its national budget to maintain an international research institution on the marine litter utilization.
• Yes
• No
• Abstain
2. Each country shall actively participate in forming international anti-piracy inspection to provide safe navigation in the world ocean.
• Yes
• No
• Abstain
The winner is selected by the following criteria:
Good English speaking skills
Deep knowledge of material proposed by resolutions
Active participation in debates
During the game all participants vote by secret ballot, by estimating every speaker. The speaker which gets the biggest number of votes becomes the winner.
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