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Fall Workshop & Country Draft

Saturday, September 27, 1997

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Status of process for selecting head delegates for each school.

3. Updated information on status of each school in model U.N.

4. Explanation of Country Draft (see attached sheet)

1997 SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Countries taken in "Territorial Draft":

Czech Republic................... Nerinx Hall
India................................... Pattonville
Indonesia............................ Pattonville
Israel.................................. Soldan

5. Overview of model U.N. (student participation)

a -- General Assembly (list of members)

b -- Security Council

c -- Issues (within domain of U.N.)

1 -- Article 2, Section 7:

Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter;

2 -- Discussion of possible topics of discussion for General Assembly committees and the Security Council.

d -- General areas of concern and involvement for the United Nations.

e -- Your role as a delegate:

1 -- Representing your country’s views.

2 -- Representing what you think is in the best interest of your country.

3 -- Representing global interests.

f -- Rules of Procedure

6. Using the Internet as a model U.N. delegate.

Our Internet Address: http://www.civitas-stl.com

7. Getting Information from sources other than the Internet:

a -- Libraries
b -- Government Officials
c -- Embassy Lists
d -- Exchange Students

8. Updates on:

• MUNUC (Model United Nations of the University of Chicago)
  
• Our NewsMagazine: Occasional Planet
  
• Advertisements for Delegate Handbook
  
• Social Events

How the Country Draft Works

Each year, high schools in the Gateway Model United Nations "draft" or select the countries which they will represent. In 1997, the draft will be held on September 27 at Crossroads School at 9:00 AM.

Here is how the draft works:

1. Each school picks from a hat a piece of paper with a number on it.

2. After each school has chosen its number, a "trusted member of our Secretariat" will select one number from another hat containing the same numbers.

3. Whatever school matches the "magic number" chosen by the member will then have the first selection in the draft. The remainder of the drafting order will be determined by the order of schools with numbers higher than the "winning" school. For example, suppose the magic number is ‘12’. The school which has ‘12’ will go first, ‘13’ will go second, ‘14’ will go third, and so forth. Once the highest number is reached, the order resumes from ‘1’ up to ‘11’. On a small scale, notice the chart below where the number selected (magic number) is ‘3’.:

4. After the first round, the order of selection will be reversed in the second round. This is minimize the "penalty" which schools with ‘poor numbers’ experience. The drafting ordered will be reversed in each subsequent round.

5. Each school selects countries for as many rounds as it wants countries. In each subsequent round, only the schools wanting more countries select.

Note: Remember, Security Council countries will most likely only be available in the first round.

U.N. Links

Civitas Associates:

http://www.civitas-stl.com

United Nations Association of the United States:

http://www.unausa.org

United Nations Association of the United States – local chapter:

http://info.csd.org/unastl/

United Nations Association of the United States – local chapter – Country Resource Page

http://info.csd.org/unastl/countries/

Model United Nations of the University of Chicago (MUNUC)

http://www-munuc.uchicago.edu/munuc/

Ted Turner’s Corner (CNN – Cable News Network):

http://www.cnn.com

The Project on Peacekeeping and the United Nations:

http://www.clw.org/pub/clw/un/unpeace.html

United Nations Home Page:

http://www.un.org/

Addresses and Phone Numbers of Country Missions to the United Nations

http://www.un.org/Overview/missions.htm#perm

Home Pages of Country Missions to the United Nations

http://www.undp.org/missions/index.html

UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL MODEL U.N. EVENTS

• • (actual M.U.N. events in bold)