MODEL UNITED NATIONS TRYOUTS SPRING 2016

Since all of the articles we are requiring you to read are found on line, we are
providing you a weblist of articles which will help to prepare you for the tryouts. The
three topics are: Human Rights During Armed Conflict, Migrants and the UN
You will need to prepare a 2 minute speech for each topic. Since these topics are
fairly involved, speeches that are shorter will inherently not be sufficient to address these
topics appropriately. A small leeway will be given, on either side of the time limit, before
points will be deducted. The judges will not stop you and the longer you go beyond 2
minutes, the lower your score will go. Each speech should address a short history of the
problem, why this issue is a world problem and what possible solutions you would
advocate that the UN undertake. Please be aware that we are addressing these issues
from a world perspective, not that of the US or any other nation. Your analysis and
support for your argument will be two of the key aspects of the presentation as well as
your ability to identify/craft potentially successful and appropriate solutions for UN
implementation. After your speech, you will have 4 minutes to answer questions from
the judges. During the questioning you cannot have any notes in front of you, including
your speech.
Below please find a list of websites for each topic
HUMAN RIGHTS DURING ARMED CONFLICT
Protecting Human Rights During Armed Conflict
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43370#.VlE02narSUk
International Legal Protections of Human Rights in Armed Conflict-Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/HR_in_armed_conflict.pdf
Human Rights in Armed Conflict from the Perspective of the Contemporary State
Practice in the UN
http://www.geneva-academy.ch/RULAC/pdf/Human-Rights-Law-in-Armed-Conflict.pdf
Human Rights and Armed Conflict-Icelandic Human Rights Center
http://www.humanrights.is/en/human-rights-education-project/human-rights-conceptsideas-and-fora/human-rights-in-relation-to-other-topics/human-rights-and-armed-conflict
Armed Conflict-Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/armed-conflict/
Human Rights in Armed Conflict
http://www.etc-graz.at/typo3/fileadmin/user_upload/ETCHauptseite/manual/versionen/english_3rd_edition/Manual_2012_Armed_Conflict.pdf

International Human Rights in Armed Conflict

http://www.democraticprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Legal-Factsheet-IHRin-Conflict.pdf
5 Stations on the Way to Damascus: Protecting Human Rights During and After Conflict
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/academics/centers-institutes/human-rights-institute/ourwork/research/upload/HRI_Perspectives-on-Human-Rights_Volume-1-Number1_November-2014_Bela-Kapur.pdf
Challenges to Applying Human Rights Law to Armed Conflict
https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/irrc_860_lubell.pdf
The Protection of Human Rights in Humanitarian Cases
http://www.globalprotectioncluster.org/_assets/files/tools_and_guidance/human_rights_pr
otection/OHCHR-UNHCR%20Joint%20Paper_EN.pdf
MIGRANTS AND THE ROLE OF THE UN
Migrant Crisis: EU must accept 200,000 refugees, UN says
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34148891
UNHCR-UN Refugee Agency-lots of links here
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
Data and Information about the current Migrant Crisis
http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.php
UN in Focus: Migrants and Refugees
http://www.un.org/en/news/infocus/migration/
UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/partners/srsg.shtml
Migrant Report
http://migrantreport.org/
Migrant Policy Institute-Europes Migrant Crisis in Context: Why Now and Whats next
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/europe-migration-crisis-context-why-now-andwhat-next
Huffington Post: What a Solution to Europes Migrant Crisis Could Look Like
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/europe-migration-crisis-context-why-now-andwhat-next

Overseas Development Institute-The Migration Crisis? Facts, Challenges and Possible

Solutions
http://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/9913.pdf
Council on Foreign Relations: Backgrounder on Migrant Crisis
http://www.cfr.org/migration/europes-migration-crisis/p32874
WATER
Global Issues-Water
http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/water/
Global Public Goods - Social and Economic Policy - Global Policy Forum
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/gpg/index.htm
Water for Life-UN
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/
UN Water
http://www.unwater.org/
World Water Assessment Program-The UN World Water Development Programme 2015
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/2015water-for-a-sustainable-world/
UN Habitat-Water and Sanitation
http://unhabitat.org/urban-themes/water-and-sanitation-2/
Water Crisis-see differing areas in links at top left
http://water.org/water-crisis/water-sanitation-facts/
Global Issues-Water and Development
http://water.org/water-crisis/water-sanitation-facts/
FAO Water-Water Scarcity
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/issues/scarcity.html
World Water Council
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/library/archives/water-crisis/