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INTRODUCTIONModel United Nations of theSouthwest provides junior high,high school and collegestudents the opportunity toexperience the workings ofthe United Nations and toactively gain firsthandknowledge of internationalpolitics by acting as dele-gates from their assignedcountry.

During our conference, dele-gates spend the first two daysin small committees debatingresolutions that seek to addressvarious political, cultural andhumanitarian issues. The committeesfor the 2006 conference are the SpecialPolitical Committee, the Committee onDisarmament and International Security, theCommission on Human Rights and the UnitedNations High Commission on Refugees ExecutiveCommittee. On the third day of the conference, thesesmaller committees merge into two larger committees:the General Assembly and the Economic and SocialCouncil. In addition to the six committees listed above,the United Nations Security Council also will be simulatedthroughout the conference.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMUNSW will begin on Wednesday, February 22, 2006.Committee meetings will take place Wednesday throughSaturday, February 25 at the Oklahoma Center forContinuing Education on the campus of the University ofOklahoma in Norman.

DELEGATIONSA delegation represents a single country and consists of aminimum of two delegates, one delegate for each GeneralAssembly committee. Countries on two committees mayhave a maximum of four people in their delegation.Countries on three committees may have a minimum ofthree and a maximum of five delegates. Countries on fourcommittees may have a minimum of four and a maximumof six delegates. Countries with a seat on the SecurityCouncil may have a minimum of six and a maximum ofeight delegates. Please keep in mind the number ofdelegates required when choosing country preferences.There will be no limit on the number of delegations fromeach school or college.

SPECIAL SERVICESThe University of Oklahoma Outreach,

College of Continuing Education, iscommitted to making activities asaccessible as possible and

provide a range of specialservices for persons withdisabilities. If you anticipate aneed for any of these services,

please contact PrecollegiatePrograms at (405) 325-6897.

MUNSWSTRUCTURE

The following simulations takeplace during the conference:

The General Assembly• Special Political

• Disarmament and International SecurityCommittee

Committees debate the resolutions written by delegates.The resolutions passed in each of the committees arethen brought before the General Assembly for debate.

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)• Commission on Human Rights• United Nations High Commission on Refugees

Executive Committee

Committees debate the resolutions submitted by thedelegates. The resolutions passed in each of thecommittees are then brought before ECOSOC for debate.

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INDIVIDUAL DELEGATE FORM

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Security CouncilThe Security Council is a small group of 15 countries thatallow for a more detailed and intense discussion of topicsrelevant to the world’s political stability. The compositionof these 15 countries consists of five permanentdelegations (China, France, the Russian Federation, theUnited Kingdom, and the United States) and 10 electeddelegations serving two-year terms that have veto poweron any resolution presented before the Security Council.Delegations on the Security Council should come preparedto discuss the assigned topic areas, but also should beacquainted with their country’s positions on other politicalissues in order to facilitate the drafting of resolutionsduring the conference. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ASECURITY COUNCIL COUNTRY, DELEGATIONS MUST SUB-MIT, WITH THEIR REGISTRATION, A SAMPLE RESOLUTIONADDRESSING A CURRENT INTERNATIONAL TOPIC.DELEGATIONS WITHOUT THE SAMPLE RESOLUTION WILLNOT BE CONSIDERED.

Crisis SimulationsTo provide an additional challenge for delegates, crisissimulations will be introduced throughout the four-dayconference. Crisis simulations present the delegateswith the task of containing and/or resolving simulatedworld events with regional and globally destabilizingimplications.

Crisis simulations as a part of MUNSW have twoobjectives – to test the delegates’ knowledge of thecountries they represent and to give the delegates a forumto gain experience in negotiation and crisis management.Both of these objectives are designed to give delegates anunderstanding of foreign cultures, as well as foster anappreciation of our global community.

COUNTRY SELECTION/PREPARATIONCountry assignments will be sent out at the beginning ofDecember or as soon as possible after the registration isreceived. The MUNSW student organization assignscountries according to delegate experience. SecurityCouncil countries especially require students withprevious MUNSW experience, as well as submission of thesample resolution. All delegations with a seat on theSecurity Council must have a delegate that is assignedsolely to the Security Council. This delegate cannot “float”to other committees, but will stay on the Security Councilfor the entire conference. Please keep these guidelines inmind when selecting your country preference.

Students are expected to have a working knowledge oftheir assigned country’s political, social, economic andreligious views when they arrive at conference. While atconference, delegates will represent their country’s viewsand opinions rather than their own.

Delegates should study their assigned country’s domesticaffairs as well as international news and salient topics.Delegates are encouraged to write their country’s mission

to the United Nations for more information and positionpapers. In addition, delegates should study the historyand structure of the United Nations and parliamentaryprocedure.

RESOLUTION TOPICS** When writing resolutions, keep in mind that only the Security Council can impose sanctions on United Nationsmember states.

Special Political• Law of the Sea-territorial and resource disputes,

environmental concerns• Promoting international cooperation in the develop-

ment of outer space• Question of Palestine• Changes to the United Nations• Effects of atomic radiation• Intellectual property rights• Nonself-governing territories – economic and

intellectual rights of inhabitants, education ofinhabitants

• Environmental responsibility of developing anddeveloped nations

Disarmament and International Security Committee

• Denying terrorists access to weapons of massdestruction

• Illegal arms trade• NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) proliferation• United Nations presence in Iraq, Afghanistan,

Sudan, and other peacekeeping missions• Establishing Nuclear Free Zones and/or Peace

Zones• The role of private contracted military forces • The role of science and technology in the context of

international security and disarmament• General and complete disarmament which includes

such areas as:v Notification of nuclear testsv Further measures in the field of disarmament for

prevention of an arms race on the seabed andthe ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof

v Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastesv Missilesv Preservation of and compliance with the Treaty

on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic MissileSystems

v Towards a nuclear weapon-free world: the needfor a new agenda

v Assistance to states for curbing the illicit trafficin small arms and collecting them

Commission on Human Rights• Women’s Rights (education, ownership,

reduction of harmful traditional practices, etc.)• Children’s Rights (education, labor practices,

forced conscription)• Religious and Racial Discrimination• Trafficking of Persons• Capital Punishment

• Civil and Political Rights in relation to CounterTerrorism

• War Crimes• Mercenaries

United Nations High Commission on Refugees Executive Committee

• Asylum Seekers• Conditions in Refugee Camps• Exploitation of Refugees (i.e. women and children)• Aid to Refugee Hosting Countries• Country Specific Issues (e.g. Iraq, Afghanistan, Cote

d’Ivoire, etc.)• Voluntary Repatriation• Child Refugees• Resettlement• Refugees and Migration of Groups

Security CouncilFUNCTIONS AND POWERSUnder the charter, the functions and powers of theSecurity Council are:

• to maintain international peace and security inaccordance with the principles and purposes of theUnited Nations;

• to investigate any dispute or situation which mightlead to international friction;

• to recommend methods of adjusting such disputesor the terms of settlement;

• to formulate plans for the establishment of a threatto peace or act of aggression and to recommendwhat action should be taken;

• to call on members to apply economic sanctionsand other measures not involving the use of force toprevent or stop aggression;

• to take military action against an aggressor.

Members of the Security Council should research currentmilitary and political conflicts in the world and respond tothem through resolutions. The Security Council can alsoreview current United Nations peacekeeping missions andsanctions.

CONFERENCE FEESDelegate Fee $60/personRoom/Board Fee $125/person(2 persons per room)

Advisors may request a single room for an additional $45.Rooms in Sooner Hotel have twin beds, queen beds andking beds. Meals begin with dinner on Wednesday andconclude with breakfast on Saturday morning.

All junior high and high school delegations must have anadvisor in attendance at the conference. The advisordoes not pay the delegate fee, but resident advisors arerequired to pay the room/board fee. Single rooms may onlybe requested by advisors. Adult counselors will be on dutyfrom 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night.

College delegates may choose to stay in Sooner Hotel andpay the room/board fee, or choose to arrange their ownhousing.

REGISTRATIONINFORMATION ANDGUIDELINES

1. All registrations must be filled out with completeinformation. This includes responses to all of thequeries on the Individual Delegate Form fordelegates and one sample resolution from eachapplicant delegation desiring a Security Councilcountry.

2. Include delegate fee with all registrations.Room/board fees are due at check-in Wednesday,February 22, but may be sent with the registration.

3. Schools wishing to send more than one delegationmust use a separate registration form for eachdelegation. Xerox copies of the registration form areacceptable. JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLDELEGATIONS MUST HAVE AN ADVISOR PRESENTTHROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE.

4. All registrations must be postmarked by November1, 2005 and mailed to:College of Continuing Education Registration1700 Asp Avenue, Room B-1Norman, Oklahoma 73072-6400

5. Resolutions must be submitted by January 27,2006.

RESOLUTION SUBMISSIONResolutions must be submitted by e-mail [email protected] or on disc in Microsoft Word or atext file (PC not MAC), mailed to Model UN, 1700 AspAvenue, Norman, OK 73072. RESOLUTIONS MUST BESUBMITTED IN PROPER FORM - PLEASE REFER TO THEHANDBOOK. RESOLUTIONS NOT SUBMITTED IN PROPERFORM MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. Please label the discwith the head delegate’s name, country name and schoolname.

QUESTIONS?For more information about conference fees,accommodations, brochure requests, country assign-ments, committees or general information, callPrecollegiate Programs at (405) 325-6897, FAX (405)325-7679 or e-mail [email protected]. PrecollegiatePrograms Web page can be accessed at youth.ou.edu.

The MUNSW organization Web site is located atwww.ou.edu/student/munsw. Check this Web site foradditional information on country research and writingresolutions. If you have questions concerningresolutions or your country’s position on a specificissue, e-mail the organization at [email protected] [email protected].

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MEMBERS OF THE MODEL UNITED NATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST

Afghanistan • •Albania • •Algeria • • • •Andorra • •Angola • •Antigua & Barbuda • •Argentina • • • • •Armenia • • •Australia • • • •Austria • • •Azerbaijan • •Bahamas • •Bahrain • •Bangladesh • • •Barbados • •Belarus • •Belgium • • •Belize • •Benin • • •Bhutan • • •Bolivia • •Bosnia & Herzegovina • •Botswana • •Brazil • • • • •Brunei Darussalam • •Bulgaria • •Burkina Faso • • •Burundi • •Cambodia • •Cameroon • •Canada • • • •Cape Verde • •Central African Republic • •Chad • •Chile • • •China • • • • •Colombia • • •Comoros • •Congo • • •Costa Rica • • •Cote d’Ivoire • • •Croatia • •Cuba • • •Cyprus • • •Czech Republic • •Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea • •Dem. Rep. of the Congo • • •Denmark • • • •Djibouti • •Dominica • •Dominican Republic • • •Ecuador • • • •Egypt • • • •El Salvador • •Equatorial Guinea • •Eritrea • • •Estonia • •Ethiopia • • • •Fed. States of Micronesia • •Fiji • •Finland • • • •F. Y. R. Macedonia • •France • • • • •Gabon • • •Gambia • •

Georgia • •Germany • • • •Ghana • • •Greece • • • •Grenada • •Guatemala • • •Guinea • • • •Guinea-Bissau • •Guyana • •Haiti • •Holy See • • •Honduras • • •Hungary • • • •Iceland • •India • • • •Indonesia • • •Iran (Islamic Rep. of) • • •Iraq • •Ireland • • • •Israel • • •Italy • • • •Jamaica • •Japan • • • • •Jordan • •Kazakhstan • •Kenya • • • •Kiribati • •Kuwait • •Kyrgyzstan • •Lao People’s Dem. Rep. • •Latvia • •Lebanon • • •Lesotho • • •Liberia • •Libya • •Liechtenstein • •Lithuania • •Luxembourg • •Madagascar • • •Malawi • •Malaysia • • •Maldives • •Mali • •Malta • •Marshall Islands • •Mauritania • • •Mauritius • •Mexico • • • •Monaco • •Mongolia • •Morocco • • •Mozambique • • •Myanmar • •Namibia • • •Nauru • •Nepal • • •Netherlands • • • •New Zealand • • •Nicaragua • • •Niger • •Nigeria • • • •Norway • • •Oman • •Pakistan • • • •Palau • •

Palestine • •Panama • •Papua New Guinea • •Paraguay • • •Peru • • •Philippines • • • •Poland • • •Portugal • •Qatar • • •Republic of Korea • • • •Republic of Moldova • •Romania • • • • •Russian Federation • • • • •Rwanda • •Saint Kitts and Nevis • •Saint Lucia • •St. Vincent & the Grenadines • •Samoa • •San Marino • •Sao Tome and Principe • •Saudi Arabia • • •Senegal • •Serbia & Montenegro • • •Seychelles • •Sierra Leone • •Singapore • •Slovakia • •Slovenia • •Solomon Islands • •Somalia • • •South Africa • • • •Spain • • •Sri Lanka • • •Sudan • • • •Suriname • •Swaziland • • •Sweden • • •Switzerland • • •Syrian Arab Republic • •Tajikistan • •Thailand • • •Timor-Leste • •Togo • • •Tonga • •Trinidad & Tobago • •Tunisia • • •Turkey • • •Turkmenistan • •Tuvalu • •Uganda • • •Ukraine • • •United Arab Emirates • •UK of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland • • • • •United Rep. of Tanzania • • • •United States of America • • • • •Uruguay • •Uzbekistan • •Vanuatu • •Venezuela • • •Viet Nam • •Yemen • • •Zambia • • •Zimbabwe • • •

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DELEGATION REGISTRATION FORM519 5205 601

School Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________ City, State Zip________________________ Phone _________________________________

Head Delegate____________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________

City, State Zip ____________________________ Phone _____________________________ E-Mail Address ___________________________

Advisor_________________________________ Phone _____________________________ E-Mail Address ___________________________

Delegates: Please indicate committee or “At-Large”:

1. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

8. ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

Faculty/Advisor/Sponsor:

1. ___________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________

Country Preference: In order of preference, list six countries you would like to represent at MUNSW. IF YOU REQUEST A SECURITY COUNCILCOUNTRY, YOU MUST SUBMIT A SAMPLE RESOLUTION. (If you need a sample resolution, call (405) 325-6897.)

1. ___________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________ 6. _______________________________________________

CONFERENCE FEES: (Make checks and purchase orders payable to the University of Oklahoma.)

DELEGATES: Delegate Fee: # of delegates (this delegation only) ____________________________ x $60 = _______________________

Room/Board: # of delegates (this delegation only) ____________________________ x $125 = _______________________

FACULTY/ADVISORS/SPONSORS:

Room/Board: # of faculty/advisors/sponsors ____________________________ x $125 = _______________________

Single Occupancy ____________________________ x $45 = _______________________

Total Due $ ___________________________

Amount Enclosed $ ___________________________

BALANCE DUE $ ___________________________

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