The Lyceum of Monterey County
14th Annual
Model UN for Middle School
Information & Registration
The 14th Annual Monterey County Model UN Middle School Conference will take place on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey (miis.edu)!
2024 Topics & Committees
| Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) | Challenge / SDG Outcome | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Education | Ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university (4.3) | UNESCO General Conference |
| Life Below Water | Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution (14.1) while also promoting economic benefits to small island & developing countries from the sustainable use of marine resource (14.7) | UNEA (UN Environment Assembly |
| Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions | Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels (16.7) | UNGA (General Assembly) |
Background Guides:
SDG 14.7/14.1: Promoting Developing Economies While Protecting the Marine Environment
SDG 16.7: Ensuring Responsive, Inclusive & Participatory Representation in Decision-Making
Requests for Topics & Countries
Request for Topics & Countries form (to be completed by MUN Advisor)
Students should rank their topic preferences & country requests and indicate if they are working with a co-delegate by Wednesday, Feb 14 (past the deadline? no worries, just reach out to kristen@Lyceum.org)
Topic & Country assignments will be released Tuesday, Feb 20
Quick Research Tip: For SDG info, go to https://sdgs.un.org/goals and click on the Goal and then Targets & Indicators. You can also search online for outcome numbers like “SDG 4.3”.
Position Papers
Position paper template. Each delegate/pair of delegates must submit a position paper for their country on their topic by Friday, April 19th.
Submit Position Papers as a PDF to: mun_ms@Lyceum.org
Research template (optional)
Resolution template (for practice)
Conference Schedule
* Families are welcome to attend Opening & Closing sessions! Committee sessions are limited to students, school advisors & Lyceum staff.
Tentative:
8:30am—Delegate Check In
9:00 am—Opening Session: Welcome & Keynote Speaker*
9:20 am—Conference Briefing
9:30 am—Committee Session #1 (45 minutes + 15 min break)
10:30am—Committee Session #2
11:30am—Lunch
12:00pm—Committee Session #3
12:45pm—Closing Session: Recognitions*, Q&A
2:00pm—Adjournment
Resources
*The MUN Conference Prep Workshop is required for participants whose school is not participating. Some exceptions allowed with prior conference experience.
School Registration Opens:
Mon., Aug. 28, 2023
Please register before Feb 14, 2024 so students can submit requests for topics & countries they would like to represent. If you need more time, just let us know.
School Registration Fees Due
Fri., Apr. 12. We will send an invoice after school registrations are received.
Liability forms should be completed by parents/guardians by Fri., Apr. 12.