CGI Vocab Review

violent attacks from illegal Israeli settlers, death and injuries at protests, and the frequent destruction of homes and infrastructure

Southeast Asia

To lay down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world's oceans and seas establish rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources

1982

(1) Economic interests tied to the sea-lanes; (2) Defense ties with allies and other security partners; and (3) Implications for the global balance of power and influence.

Someone who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion

Piece of cardstock with a country’s name on it, raised in the air to signal the wish to speak

The first order of business in a Model UN committee, when a delegate’s country name is called

A group of people that have a shared identity that often consists of a common language, culture, and history

Ability of the permanent 5’s to prevent a draft resolution in the Security Council from passing

Power is diffused among many different states where all players have fairly equal influence and can act independently

Nonprofit voluntary organisation that advocates or otherwise pursues the public good

The order in which the issues before a committee will be discussed

Status enjoyed by states; means that the government has the right to act independently without outside intervention

A document that seeks to fix the problems addressed by a Model UN committee

Group of countries, a similar geographical region or with a similar opinion on a particular topic

Established by states, usually through a treaty, to address problems that affect the stability and well-being of IR

Determines the order in which delegates will speak

A document in which the ideas of some delegates on how to resolve an issue are proposed

Resolution part which describes how the UN will address a problem, begins with an action verb

A document that has been passed by the UN, addresses a problem or issue, UN equivalent of a law

Having legal force in UN member states

Right to speak to a previous speaker’s comment

Frequently used to sort countries into blocs and to write working papers and draft resolutions

Member of the dais that moderates debate and enforces the rules of procedure

A student acting as a representative of a member state or observer in a Model UN committee

The order and respect for others that all delegates at a Model UN conference must exhibit

Country wishes a draft resolution to be on the floor, signs draft resolution to accomplish this

The group of people, usually high school or college students, in charge of Model UN committee

A change to a draft resolution on the floor. Can be of two types

The entire group of people representing a member state or observer in all committees at a MUN

For-profit companies whose business interests span more than one state

A political unit that has sovereignty over an area of territory and the people within it

Resolution part that described previous actions taken, begins with an adjective

Has 5 permanent members and 10 non nonpermanent members 2-year terms and charged with maintaining peace

A request raised by a delegate for information or for an action relating to that delegate

50% plus one of the number of delegates in a committee. The amount needed to pass most votes

A request made by a delegate that the committee as a whole do something

One of the writers of a draft resolution

Concept in IR where countries will form alliances in such a manner as to create equilibrium of power

A state, national/regional/non-governmental organisation not a UN member but participates

Where there are two great powers, and every other state in the world pretty much aligns with one or the other

Chair calls people one at a time to speak for a short period of time to discuss a specific topic

End of committee session which delegates vote on proposed amendments and draft resolutions

The dominance of one group over another

Tool, shaped like a small wooden hammer that the Chair uses to keep order within MUN communities

Document expressing the British government's support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine (1917)

200 nautical miles of the sea which a sovern state has special rights to

A state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation

The order in which events proceed during a Model UN conference

A paper that helps delegates to organize their ideas and aid in formatting and representing a country's policy

A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine

1945

Provides a forum for the negotiation and creation of human rights treaties

General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat

To preserve world peace by removing causes of conflict and encouraging economic, social,educational and cultural progress throughout the world

A charter that sets out the rights and obligations of Member States and establishes the principal organs and procedures of the United Nations

To maintain international peace and security

China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

To make laws; the legislative assembly

Because if they are deprived of their independence they no longer deserve to be regarded other than as a slave in the eyes of civilized world

European Union, the African Union, the League of Arab States,the IMF, ASEAN and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

To outline the rights and freedoms everyone is entitled to.

The British hoped that the declaration would rally Jewish opinion, especially in the United States, to the side of the Allied Powers

The 1920s brought anti-zionist movements and generally increased tension between zionist leaders

the UN proposed terminating the Mandate and partitioning Palestine into two independent States, one Palestinian Arab and the other Jewish, with Jerusalem internationalized

Fighting intensified with Palestine and Israel (division) alongisde more Arab forces joining the Palestinian Arabs

the United Arab Emirates (2020), Bahrain (2020), Sudan (2021), and Morocco (1948)