The philosophy of a MUN crisis is as follows. Generally, they can be found at larger conferences that can handle the extra staffing requirements and can provide the classrooms and other elements needed to run a good crisis. Not every conference has a Crisis committee. It brings an element of excitement to a conference, especially for the delegates who get to sit in the hot seat. Sometimes errors are made, or remedied, within a short time span.Ī Model UN Crisis simulates this. They force delegates and representatives to think quickly and decisively. These situation room situations are unpredictable. When this happens, emergency sessions take place at the highest level of government. An international crisis can flare up at any moment and they must be dealt with accordingly or things could get much worse. In the real world, situations arise that cannot be handled in the calm methodical setting of a committee. Issues are discussed and resolutions drafted all within the parameters of strict rules and procedures. These bodies are part of how the United Nations generally operates and the Model UN conferences usually simulate those committees. If you have participated in conferences, you have likely been involved as a delegate for your country in SPECPOL, SOCHUM, UNESCO, the Human Rights Council, or some other UN organ. When you think of Model UN you generally think of General Assembly style committee sessions. Perhaps someone in the room is in league with Pyongyang. However, is it possible that one of the other foreign ministers has some information they are keeping from everyone else. The United Nations will take a course of action taken will depend on coming to an agreement with your peers. The decisions will be made in the room you are in. Did any of them expect this? How will they respond? You have to look out for your country’s interests, but to do that you need to know everyone else’s interests as well. You need to make note of how others around you are reacting. Then, information begins to come to you from your advisors. All of the global foreign affairs ministers of the security council members are with you in the room. At worst, there is a nuclear warhead attached to the end of it. What is your next move? At best, this launch was just a test, meant to send a signal.
You are now in the middle of an international crisis that you didn’t anticipate.
You sit down with your fellow foreign affairs ministers to discuss a nuclear deterrent to the North Korea situation when you get a message that they have launched an ICBM.
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