LAKE ERIE CONFERENCE XV

RESEARCH INFORMATION

PRESIDENTS' LETTERS

These letters, consisting of Chairing Styles and Research Guides for each committee,
will be posted in early September 2008.

A-Team

Environmental Programme

Human Rights Council

League of Arab States

RESEARCH LINKS

Below is a list of some of the websites, books, periodicals, and other sources that the LEIMUN Secretariat recommends. These resources are in addition to those found in the individual Presidents' Letters. This list is updated periodically.

Besides these resources, you should try to obtain speeches made by your country's representatives and voting records of their activities from a United Nations depository, e.g. the Cleveland Public Library.

A
Africa Guide: www.africaguide.com
African Union: http://www.africa-union.org/
Al-Ahram Weekly: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/
AllAfrica.org: www.allafrica.org
Amnesty International: www.amnesty.org
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa: http://www.badea.org
Arab News: http://www.arab.net/
Arabic News: http://www.arabicnews.com/
Arabist (Arab Politics and Culture): arabist.net
Associated Press: www.ap.org
Association for Conflict Resolution: www.acrnet.org

B
BBC News: news.bbc.co.uk
Boston Globe: www.boston.com/bostonglobe/#world

C
Center for Economic and Social Rights: http://www.cesr.org/
Center for Strategic and International Studies: http://www.csis.org/
Christian Science Monitor World Page: www.csmonitor.com/world
CNN World Coverage: www.cnn.com/WORLD
Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN: http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php
Council on Foreign Relations: http://www.cfr.org/
Country Reports (Cultural, Historical, and Statistical Country Information): www.countryreports.org
Country Studies: http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

D
Department for International Development: www.dfid.gov.uk

E
Economist Country Briefings: www.economist.com/countries
El Syassa El Sawliya: http://www.siyassa.org.eg/esiyassa/
Embassy Resources: www.embassy.org
European Union @ United Nations: http://www.europa-eu-un.org/

F
Federation of American Scientists: www.fas.org
Flash Point World Conflicts: http://www.flashpoints.info/countries-conflicts/countries-conflicts.html
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: http://www.fao.org/

G
GlobalIssues.org (Social, Political, Economic and Environmental Issues): www.globalissues.org
Global Policy Forum: www.globalpolicy.org
GlobalSecurity.org (Reliable Security Information): www.globalsecurity.org
GoodSearch.com (Search Engine - Proceeds donated to LEIMUN): www.goodsearch.com

H
Henry L. Stimson Center: www.stimson.org
Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org

I
InfoPlease Countries of the World: www.infoplease.com/countries.html
International Crisis Group: www.crisisgroup.org
International Humanist and Ethical Union: http://www.iheu.org/
International Peace Academy: www.ipacademy.org

J
Jewish Virtual Library (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise): http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/

L
League of Arab States: http://www.arableagueonline.org/las/index.jsp
Library of Congress Country Studies: memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
LibrarySpot: www.libraryspot.com

M
Middle East Institute: http://www.mideasti.org/
Middle East Research and Information Project: http://www.merip.org/
Middle East Web Gateway: http://www.mideastweb.org/

N
National Public Radio World: http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1004
New Internationalist: www.newint.org
New York Times World Coverage: www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html

O
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/
Organization of the Islamic Conference: http://www.oic-oci.org/oicnew/
Out There News: http://megastories.com/

P
Politics of Present Day Nation States: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_present-day_nations_and_states

Q
Questia Media: www.questia.com

R
Relief Web (Humanitarian Relief Community): reliefweb.int
Reuters Foundation AlertNet (Humanitarian Emergencies): www.alertnet.org

S
Security Council Report: www.securitycouncilreport.org

T
The Atlantic.com Foreign Affairs: http://www.theatlantic.com/index/foreign

U
United Nations: www.un.org
United Nations High Commission on Refugees: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
United States Dept. of State Country Information: www.state.gov/countries/
United States Institutes of Peace: www.usip.org

W
Wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.org/
World Bank: worldbank.org
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/
WorldPress.org (News & Views from around the World): www.worldpress.org

Y
Yahoo News World Coverage: news.yahoo.com/fc/world

CIA World Fact Book
The Economist
The Times (London)
The Washington Post
The World Almanac

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CONFERENCE HANDBOOK

LEIMUN Conference Handbook Cover

LEIMUN Conference Handbook Contents (Revised 08-08)

Please make copies of the Conference Handbook and distribute it to your delegates.
LEIMUN provides only one copy per school during the conference.

RULES OF PROCEDURE

LONG FORM

LEIMUN Rules of Procedure - Long

Copies will be provided to all conference participants for during the conference.

SHORT FORM

LEIMUN Rules of Procedure - Short

Copies will be provided to all conference participants for during the conference.

GLOSSARY

LEIMUN Rules of Procedure Glossary

Copies will be provided to all conference participants for during the conference.

RULES & POLICIES QUIZZES

There are three different quizzes available to assist delegates, advisors, and staff members prepare for the Lake Erie Conference. They can be accessed via Diplomatic Access. All LEIMUN Members, staff volunteers, and advisors or head delegates of registered schools will be provided with an ID and password to the Diplomatic Access area. Delegates may receive an ID and password by sending a request via the Contact Us page.

The Basic Rules & Policies Quiz is highly recommended for all conference participants, especially those who are new to Model United Nations or to our conference rules. The Advanced Rules & Policies Quiz is recommended for all conference participants, especially those who are more familiar with Model United Nations and our conference rules. The Staff Rules and Policies Quiz is required for all staff members and is recommended only for the most experienced advisors and delegates.

WRITING & SPEAKING TIPS

SpeechMaking and HowToPassDefeatMotionResolution

List of Suggested Clauses

Sample Resolution Recommendation

Copies of these documents will be provided to all conference participants during the conference.

PRACTICE SIMULATIONS

LEIMUN strongly recommends organizing practice simulations. The teams that are the most successful at our conference, i.e. winning both individual and team awards, are those who regularly have these practice sinulations. Guidelines for running practice sessions can be found in the LEIMUN Conference Handbook.

This is a very important way for delegates to prepare for the Lake Erie Conference. This hands-on experience allows students to use the information they have gathered in a pragmatic way. Delegates have the opportunity to practice the LEIMUN Rules of Procedure, which differ from the rules of other conferences, and to become acquainted with role-playing in general. Practice simulations generate interest and excitement in the students, as well as decrease the fear and anxiety associated with conference participation.

If your team is relatively inexperienced at Model United Nations or you have a small team, we would suggest that you contact other schools with teams in your area and combine your resources for joint practice simulations. If you do not know if there are any other teams in your area, feel free to contact us and we can provide you with a list of teams who are participating at Lake Erie XV.

If there are no teams in your immediate vicinity or if your would like assistance from the "experts", please do not hesitate to ask. Our program has been offering training workshops and practice simulations for than 15 years. We have provided training to teams that have attend the Lake Erie Conference and to schools that have attended other conferences. We have also provided training for and assistance to other conferences. We have a handful of staff volunteers who would be willing to travel to your location and provide you with whatever assistance you request. All you need to do is Contact Us.

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