This is the system I personally follow. It's helped me win awards, but every delegate develops their own style over time. Feel free to adapt it to what works best for you.

1. Understand the Agenda

Before researching your country, understand the topic itself.

Read from multiple sources:

• Background Guides (if provided)
• Wikipedia (great starting point—not your final source)
• YouTube explainers
• UN reports
• News articles

Ask yourself:

• What is the issue?
• Why is it happening?
• Who is affected?
• Why does the UN care?

2. Research Your Country

Now shift your focus to your assigned portfolio.

Learn about:

• Foreign policy
• Political ideology
• Economy
• Allies and rivals
• Previous actions on the agenda
• Official government statements

The goal is to understand what your country believes, not what you believe.

3. Connect the Country to the Agenda

This is where many beginners struggle.

Ask:

• How does this agenda affect my country?
• What has my country already done?
• What would my country realistically support or oppose?

Your speeches and solutions should always align with your country's policies.

4. Research Other Key Countries

Don't just research yourself.

Identify:

• Major supporters
• Major opponents
• Countries most affected
• Countries likely to lead discussions

Look into:

• Their policies
• Their achievements
• Their failures
• Any contradictions you can raise through Points of Information (POIs)

Knowing your opposition often gives you a huge advantage during debate.

5. Read Previous UN Resolutions

Use the UN Digital Library (UNDL) to find:

• Previous resolutions
• Reports
• Committee documents

This helps you understand:

• What has already been tried
• What worked
• What failed
• What gaps still exist

Then, build your own realistic solutions instead of reinventing the wheel.

6. Prepare Your Opening (GSL) Speech

Write one strong General Speakers' List speech that:

• Introduces your country's stance
• Explains the issue briefly
• Presents 2–3 key solutions
• Leaves room to elaborate later

Keep it concise—you'll have limited speaking time.

7. Network Before the Conference (If Possible)

If the conference has a Discord, WhatsApp group, or other online space:

• Introduce yourself
• Meet other delegates
• Explore possible alliances
• Get a sense of committee dynamics

Don't finalize everything beforehand, but having early contacts can help.

8. Prepare for Moderated Caucuses

Think beyond your GSL.

Prepare:

• Short speeches on likely subtopics
• Statistics
• Possible POIs
• Responses to criticism
• Backup solutions

9. Show Up Ready to Adapt

No amount of preparation can predict everything.

Listen carefully, adapt to the flow of debate, negotiate with others, and don't be afraid to change your strategy when needed.

Being flexible is just as important as being well-researched.

Final Tips

• Don't memorize speeches instead understand your research.
• Save important sources for quick reference during committee.
• Focus on your country's interests, not your personal opinions.
• Confidence comes from preparation, not from speaking the loudest.

Good luck, Delegates!

Hey everybody!

I've been a part of this subreddit for quite some time and have noticed that the mods here are pretty unresponsive! Since many posts end up going unanswered, u/Whole_Warthog3899 and I, u/Unable-Law1274, are making r/ModelUNHub! We plan to be active moderators who can ensure everyone feels welcome in the new community!

Our goal is to build an active, welcoming community for everyone interested in Model United Nations, whether you're attending your first conference, a seasoned delegate, a chair, or an organizer.

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We want this to be a place where questions actually get answered, discussions stay active, and everyone feels welcome.

If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, we'd love to have you join us at r/ModelUNHub and help us build a thriving MUN community together!

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argh I feel weird posting this but ok, I'm 17 and like a few years ago I used to be really insecure about my breasts and started slouching to hide them or whatever and now I've got permanently slouched shoulders and IT'S STARTING TO LIKE GENUINELY HURT DUDE, can I still fix it? I found some excercise but what good would doing it for 20 mins do if for the rest 24 hours I'm slouching?

For example:

• Breaking down complicated agendas into simple language?
• Geopolitical explainers?
• Research resources and databases?
• Chair insights?
• Speech examples?
• Resolution-writing tips?
• Current affairs summaries?
• Something else entirely?

I'm especially interested in things you couldn't find easily when you first started MUN.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Same as title peeps(also why potty karlo, lore kya h)

Recruiting Founding Team Members for The MUN Dispatch

Hi everyone!

I'm launching The MUN Dispatch, a student-led publication dedicated to making Model United Nations more accessible and engaging.

Rather than focusing solely on conference coverage, The MUN Dispatch aims to provide delegates with practical resources, committee breakdowns, geopolitical analysis, research guidance, interviews with chairs, and opportunities from across the MUN circuit.

We're currently recruiting our Founding Team, majorly students looking to volunteer extra time!

Here's the positions available!

Executive Board Positions

Managing Director

• Oversees operations and deadlines
• Coordinates publication schedules
• Ensures smooth execution of each issue

Creative Director

• Designs newsletter layouts and branding
• Creates graphics and promotional content
• Shapes the visual identity of the publication

Head of Columns

• Develops themes and content ideas for each issue
• Coordinates section editors and contributors
• Ensures consistency and quality across columns

Head of Outreach

• Builds partnerships with MUN societies and organizations
• Contacts chairs and experienced delegates for interviews
• Helps expand readership and contributor networks

Editorial Positions+Sections

Committee Clinic Correspondent

• Produces agenda breakdowns and committee guides

Research Radar Correspondent

• Creates research guides and preparation resources

Fault Lines Correspondent(FILLED)

• Covers current affairs and geopolitics

Behind the Dais Correspondent

• Conducts chair and secretariat interviews

Delegate Hotline Correspondent

• Answers delegate questions and advice submissions

Positions are subject to change and if you've got ideas for new sections for the newsletter, I'm willing to hear them and create a new position for that!

Who Should Apply?

We're looking for students who:

• Are passionate about MUN, diplomacy, current affairs, or writing
• Can commit to meeting deadlines
• Want to help build a publication from the ground up

Prior leadership experience is appreciated but not required.

If you're interested in joining the founding team, comment below or DM me!
You can also reach out to me on instagram at helloitsapricity!

Recruiting Founding Team Members for The MUN Dispatch

Hi everyone!

I'm launching The MUN Dispatch, a student-led publication dedicated to making Model United Nations more accessible and engaging.

Rather than focusing solely on conference coverage, The MUN Dispatch aims to provide delegates with practical resources, committee breakdowns, geopolitical analysis, research guidance, interviews with chairs, and opportunities from across the MUN circuit.

We're currently recruiting our Founding Team, majorly students looking to volunteer extra time!

Here's the positions available!

Executive Board Positions

Managing Director

• Oversees operations and deadlines
• Coordinates publication schedules
• Ensures smooth execution of each issue

Creative Director

• Designs newsletter layouts and branding
• Creates graphics and promotional content
• Shapes the visual identity of the publication

Head of Columns

• Develops themes and content ideas for each issue
• Coordinates section editors and contributors
• Ensures consistency and quality across columns

Head of Outreach

• Builds partnerships with MUN societies and organizations
• Contacts chairs and experienced delegates for interviews
• Helps expand readership and contributor networks

Editorial Positions+Sections

Committee Clinic Correspondent

• Produces agenda breakdowns and committee guides

Research Radar Correspondent

• Creates research guides and preparation resources

Fault Lines Correspondent(FILLED)

• Covers current affairs and geopolitics

Behind the Dais Correspondent

• Conducts chair and secretariat interviews

Delegate Hotline Correspondent

• Answers delegate questions and advice submissions

Positions are subject to change and if you've got ideas for new sections for the newsletter, I'm willing to hear them and create a new position for that!

Who Should Apply?

We're looking for students who:

• Are passionate about MUN, diplomacy, current affairs, or writing
• Can commit to meeting deadlines
• Want to help build a publication from the ground up

Prior leadership experience is appreciated but not required.

If you're interested in joining the founding team, comment below or DM me!
You can also reach out to me on instagram at helloitsapricity!

I tried reaching out to small student led startups to get unpaid roles in them for experience but have been disappointed. Being a student I can devote only a few hours every week, but am unable to find good ec's that will help my major later on which is business management(HR or Marketing)

Would appreciate if someone could lemme know about opportunities!

I saw this movie called "Mere Husband Ki Biwi" and dude, WHAT?!!

The whole movie is about how Prabhleen is problematic and shit but what did she even do?

Like genuinely please someone explain, where was she wrong?

The guy seemed more of a red flag to me!

1.She came back from work and mother in law asked her to humour guests which she refused becuz ofc she's tired but the guy says SHE'S NOT THE SAME AS UR MOM like what?!

2. Fell down during work and the foetus didn't get harmed but the guy went so crazy that he went ahead and took all her stuff from her office, cursed her boss and like basically got her fired? Like that's acceptable now because he was emotional about his child, really you expect me to believe that?

3.He didn't pick up her calls, behaved so immaturely and the girl genuinely loved her job! She got the child aborted then because yeah her body, her choice, like obv the guy should have a say but the emotional, physical effects are being endured by the girl and then the guy got her fired???

The only problematic thing shown was at the start when she said no to him just for drama, and commented on the other girls shorts+rest of the movie after that

I GENUINELY THOUGHT THEY'LL ALL LEAVE THE MAIN GUY AND LIVE AS LESBIANS OR STUFF??!! LIKE THE GUY IS SUCH A RED FLAG AND INDIAN CINEMA IS NORMALISING THAT?????

I saw this movie called "Mere Husband Ki Biwi" and dude, WHAT?!!

The whole movie is about how Prabhleen is problematic and shit but what did she even do?

Like genuinely please someone explain, where was she wrong?

The guy seemed more of a red flag to me!

1. She came back from work and mother in law asked her to humour guests which she refused becuz ofc she's tired but the guy says SHE'S NOT THE SAME AS UR MOM like what?!

2. Fell down during work and the foetus didn't get harmed but the guy went so crazy that he went ahead and took all her stuff from her office, cursed her boss and like basically got her fired? Like that's acceptable now because he was emotional about his child, really you expect me to believe that?

3. He didn't pick up her calls, behaved so immaturely and the girl genuinely loved her job! She got the child aborted then because yeah her body, her choice, like obv the guy should have a say but the emotional, physical effects are being endured by the girl and then the guy got her fired???

The only problematic thing shown was at the start when she said no to him just for drama, and commented on the other girls shorts+rest of the movie after that

I GENUINELY THOUGHT THEY'LL ALL LEAVE THE MAIN GUY AND LIVE AS LESBIANS OR STUFF??!! LIKE THE GUY IS SUCH A RED FLAG AND INDIAN CINEMA IS NORMALISING THAT?????

Heyy, I'm a student in grade 12 PCM and am very inconsistent due to burnout and health problems.

Just looking for a study partner I can relate to!

I've been thinking about my own experiences, stuff that happened with me in the past and all I remember is freezing up and being unable to do anything.

For a long time, I didn't even classify my experience of getting groped as sexual harrasment because I thought only rape was classified as it.

I talked to my friends, and so many of them, barely teens, have had experiences similar to mine.

If you're comfortable sharing, I wanna know, what happened with you, how did you react and did it have any lasting effects?

I'm just trying to understand other people's perspectives so please share whatever ypu feel comfortable with, no pressure :)

I'm just so confused by comments to my previous post,

For context- https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndianWomen/comments/1u9sggm/should_i_confront_the_pandit/

I wanted to know whether I should confront the pandit or not for making comments on a 13 yr old child's attire and a few people made it about "shorts are not appropriate for a puja"

I'm not stupid, even I know that people expect suits, salwars and sarees in a pooja, but thing is modest clothing is only expected from women.

My father, and many other men, wore shorts to the pooja, in a room where temperatures were as high as 40 C and a cooler was creating stifling humidity rather than any cooling. I, myself, was wearing a salwar and sweating throughout the pooja. One woman almost fainted due to the extreme heat.

My sister slipped and got water on herself. We didn't have extra clothes on hand, just one set of clothes she wore to bed that was a tshirt and shorts. My sister was begging to change because obviously she's a child attending a pooja in her own home and not a grown married woman in her sasural as many of you seem to have mistaken her to be. Finally my mother allowed her to change into shorts.

She came back into the room after changing, and while a sermon was going on related to Parikshit, the pandit ji started to make comments on how women nowadays wear revealing clothes and a modest women should cover herself up.

Many commenters justified his behaviour, by saying it's an offense to wear such things in front of a pandit.

She's a child

My father wore shorts throughout the pooja and was sitting right there

This wasn't the first time the pandit made such comments on women during the ceremony

Why aren't the same standards applied to everyone? You go to a party and the theme is set to be modest clothing then yeah, everyone will wear it and if someone doesn't it would be disrespectful.

BUT when my father was wearing it too why was a child who can't defend herself shamed in front of a room full of people?

Many people said, you don't wear a bikni to an office, a lehenga to a beach.

Lehenga's are uncomfortable, you can't wear them on the beach otherwise you won't be able to enjoy. I literally don't understand how a bikni is even remotely related to shorts. Comparing those is basically is trying to show my sister wore something super revealing which she didn't.

When she didn't have anything else to change into why do people think she was trying to be disrespectful to anyone?

I didn't include my father wearing shorts too bcoz I didn't think it was relevant at that point but now after seeing what many people have said, I think it's important to ask,

Why was this double standard present? Why was a child target to a sermon on women's modesty?

Many responses were more concerned about why my sister wore shorts than why the pandit did this.

I'm so disappointed after seeing this. Women are judging a child for wearing shorts to a pooja rather than calling out the pandit?

Some people on AIW almost made me cry, thank you very much, because of how you compared my sister's shorts to a bikni.

A pooja for peace of mind, pooja to spread good vibes was ruined for me, because it became about a girl's clothing rather than the good values Hinduism promotes.

I'm just so confused by comments to my previous post,

For context- https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndianWomen/comments/1u9sggm/should_i_confront_the_pandit/

Puja/pooja- Prayer/Sermon

Pandit- Hindu Priest

I wanted to know whether I should confront the pandit or not for making comments on a 13 yr old child's attire and a few people made it about "shorts are not appropriate for a puja"

I'm not stupid, even I know that people expect suits, salwars and sarees in a pooja, but thing is modest clothing is only expected from women.

My father, and many other men, wore shorts to the pooja, in a room where temperatures were as high as 40 C and a cooler was creating stifling humidity rather than any cooling. I, myself, was wearing a salwar and sweating throughout the pooja. One woman almost fainted due to the extreme heat.

My sister slipped and got water on herself. We didn't have extra clothes on hand, just one set of clothes she wore to bed that was a tshirt and shorts. My sister was begging to change because obviously she's a child attending a pooja in her own home and not a grown married woman in her sasural as many of you seem to have mistaken her to be. Finally my mother allowed her to change into shorts.

She came back into the room after changing, and while a sermon was going on related to Parikshit, the pandit ji started to make comments on how women nowadays wear revealing clothes and a modest women should cover herself up.

Many commenters justified his behaviour, by saying it's an offense to wear such things in front of a pandit.

She's a child

My father wore shorts throughout the pooja and was sitting right there

This wasn't the first time the pandit made such comments on women during the ceremony

Why aren't the same standards applied to everyone? You go to a party and the theme is set to be modest clothing then yeah, everyone will wear it and if someone doesn't it would be disrespectful.

BUT when my father was wearing it too why was a child who can't defend herself shamed in front of a room full of people?

Many people said, you don't wear a bikni to an office, a lehenga to a beach.

Lehenga's are uncomfortable, you can't wear them on the beach otherwise you won't be able to enjoy. I literally don't understand how a bikni is even remotely related to shorts. Comparing those is basically is trying to show my sister wore something super revealing which she didn't.

When she didn't have anything else to change into why do people think she was trying to be disrespectful to anyone?

I didn't include my father wearing shorts too bcoz I didn't think it was relevant at that point but now after seeing what many people have said, I think it's important to ask,

Why was this double standard present? Why was a child target to a sermon on women's modesty?

Many responses were more concerned about why my sister wore shorts than why the pandit did this.

I'm so disappointed after seeing this. Women are judging a child for wearing shorts to a pooja rather than calling out the pandit?

Some people on AIW almost made me cry, thank you very much, because of how they compared my sister's shorts to a bikni.

A pooja for peace of mind, pooja to spread good vibes was ruined for me, because it became about a girl's clothing rather than the good values Hinduism promotes.

I'm just so confused by comments to my previous post,

For context- https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndianWomen/comments/1u9sggm/should_i_confront_the_pandit/

I wanted to know whether I should confront the pandit or not for making comments on a 13 yr old child's attire and a few people made it about "shorts are not appropriate for a puja"

I'm not stupid, even I know that people expect suits, salwars and sarees in a pooja, but thing is modest clothing is only expected from women.

My father, and many other men, wore shorts to the pooja, in a room where temperatures were as high as 40 C and a cooler was creating stifling humidity rather than any cooling. I, myself, was wearing a salwar and sweating throughout the pooja. One woman almost fainted due to the extreme heat.

My sister slipped and got water on herself. We didn't have extra clothes on hand, just one set of clothes she wore to bed that was a tshirt and shorts. My sister was begging to change because obviously she's a child attending a pooja in her own home and not a grown married woman in her sasural as many of you seem to have mistaken her to be. Finally my mother allowed her to change into shorts.

She came back into the room after changing, and while a sermon was going on related to Parikshit, the pandit ji started to make comments on how women nowadays wear revealing clothes and a modest women should cover herself up.

Many commenters justified his behaviour, by saying it's an offense to wear such things in front of a pandit.

1. She's a child

2. My father wore shorts throughout the pooja and was sitting right there

3. This wasn't the first time the pandit made such comments on women during the ceremony

Why aren't the same standards applied to everyone? You go to a party and the theme is set to be modest clothing then yeah, everyone will wear it and if someone doesn't it would be disrespectful.

BUT when my father was wearing it too why was a child who can't defend herself shamed in front of a room full of people?

Many people said, you don't wear a bikni to an office, a lehenga to a beach.

Lehenga's are uncomfortable, you can't wear them on the beach otherwise you won't be able to enjoy. I literally don't understand how a bikni is even remotely related to shorts. Comparing those is basically is trying to show my sister wore something super revealing which she didn't.

When she didn't have anything else to change into why do people think she was trying to be disrespectful to anyone?

I didn't include my father wearing shorts too bcoz I didn't think it was relevant at that point but now after seeing what many people have said, I think it's important to ask,

Why was this double standard present? Why was a child target to a sermon on women's modesty?

Many responses were more concerned about why my sister wore shorts than why the pandit did this.

I'm so disappointed after seeing this. Women are judging a child for wearing shorts to a pooja rather than calling out the pandit?

You guys almost made me cry, thank you very much, because of how you compared my sister's shorts to a bikni.

A pooja for peace of mind, pooja to spread good vibes was ruined for me, because it became about a girl's clothing rather than the good values Hinduism promotes.

I attended a pooja(17F), and what happened was basically that my sister(13) wanted to change into something comfortable, and she did wear shorts. She came back to the puja while the pandit was distributing his teachings regarding hindu scriptures, he commented that women shouldn't wear revealing clothes, they should cover themselves up etc etc. Everyone there was wearing sarees and suits, only my sister was in shorts and his comment came just after she entered the room.

Might be a coincidence. But after this was shared, many women started telling me other comments the pandit had made regarding women, like the women were literally unable to believe a guy like him was married and still speaking such things.

I feel really angry but thing is if I say anything, I'll be the one called disrespectful, and the pandit will just stop the pooja and run off. But literally I can't ignore someone commenting on a child's attire, so yeah idk.

edit-spelling

edit 2- she had a salwar on which she spilled water on and we didn't have any extra clothes on hand and mom said to just wear that but she was v uncomfortable so mom said to wear shorts

I've submitted my essay to the competition and I saw a bunch of topics that I found super interesting but wasn't able to research on and write essays for so just wanted to ask if there are people willing to exchange essays just to you know, we all can learn more and improve our writing and stuff?

If you've got concerns about plagiarism, I'll assure you I won't do that but even then you can wait for the essay's final deadline (21 June I believe) and then share them!

Thank you all! Please message me here on reddit if you're interested.