The Rules of Procedure: What are They?

The Rules of Procedure: What are They?

So now you’ve done all of your research and you are ready to debate. You show up to the conference, sit through the opening ceremony in anticipation, and race to your committee room. You take a seat at the table with your placard on it. Now what? Since it’s the first time you are meeting the chair and your fellow delegates, the chair will probably get you to all introduce yourselves, maybe play some icebreaker games. The chair will then explain the rules of procedures again, just in case anyone is confused or wants clarifications. Then, the debate begins. 

SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals

SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals

The last global goal is to promote cooperation among nations in order to reach all the goals set out by the global community. While reaching all the other goals includes overcoming numerous challenges, achieving goal 17 does not only mean that the other targets need to be fulfilled, but also that all nations cooperate closely to advance progress on an international level.

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

The sixteenth global goal is to promote peaceful and just societies. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves promoting the rule of law and human rights as well as reducing violence and all crimes relating to it.

SDG 15: Life on Land

SDG 15: Life on Land

The fifteenth global goal is to protect life on land and ensure biodiversity and conservation. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves drastically increasing measure taken to protect biodiversity and focusing more on implementing the ideas set out in international agreements.

SDG 14: Life Below Water

SDG 14: Life Below Water

The fourteenth global goal is to protect marine life and increase ocean sustainability. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves drastically decreasing water pollution and setting active measures to achieve a more sustainable world.

SDG 13: Climate Action

SDG 13: Climate Action

The thirteenth global goal is to set specific steps in order to make our society more sustainable and through that protect our environment. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves drastically decreasing pollution and setting active measures to achieve a more sustainable world.

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

The twelfth global goal is to make production and consumption more sustainable and reduce the amount of material used and waste produced. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves increasing recycling and reuse and paying more mind to the materials and products we use every day.

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

The eleventh global goal is to make cities sustainable and safe and encourage responsible urbanization. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. Reducing the environmental impact of cities and making urban habit more accessible and enjoyable will prepare our cities for the future.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

The tenth global goal is to reduce inequalities within and among countries. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to reduce economic inequalities and allow higher incomes for the lowest income classes of society. There is still hope that SDG 10 will be realised until the SDGs are due in 2030 and that by then, our world will be significantly more equal.

Model United Nations: 10 skills to put on your CV

Model United Nations: 10 skills to put on your CV

Taking part in a Model United Nations conference is an ideal way to boost your extra-curricular activities in order to make your CV stand out when applying for universities, internships or jobs. We've put together a list of the top 10 CV building skills you will learn at a MUN conference to help you succeed later on in life.

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

The ninth global goal is to build resilient infrastructure and promote sustainable industrialization. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to improve communication infrastructure and reduce CO2 emissions in the course of industrial production. There is still hope that SDG 9 will be realized until the SDGs are due in 2030