Advanced General Assembly
What is the AGA?
As the largest branch of the United Nations, with all member nations having a seat and a vote, the General Assembly provides an opportunity for any nation to speak its mind on current issues involving the entire world. Although limited to an extent by its lack of genuine power to enforce mandates, through suggestions, recommendations, and other subtle pressures, the General Assembly does maintain a certain amount of power due to the sheer immensity of its size and scope.
How does it work?
At Hope College MUN, the General Assembly is divided into two tracks: introductory and advanced. The Advanced General Assembly is, as the name implies, a step above the Introductory General Assembly in that it assumes a higher level of seriousness and knowledge, as well as a greater willingness to portray one's particular nation in an accurate way. The Mount Pleasant High School Model United Nations teams compete in the AGA. During the morning of the conference, every nation will have an opportunity to submit a resolution for the consideration of the steering committee, which will then select a number of resolutions for the consideration of the Assembly as a whole. Those who choose to submit resolutions for the consideration of the Assembly should have completed a resolution for their particular topic prior to the conference. In addition, the delegation (each country's delegation will be represented by four delegates, with two delegates in each committee) should be prepared to present their resolution to the other nations and caucus for their support. In the afternoon, the Assembly as a whole will convene and the resolutions selected and sponsored will be presented and voted upon.
As the largest branch of the United Nations, with all member nations having a seat and a vote, the General Assembly provides an opportunity for any nation to speak its mind on current issues involving the entire world. Although limited to an extent by its lack of genuine power to enforce mandates, through suggestions, recommendations, and other subtle pressures, the General Assembly does maintain a certain amount of power due to the sheer immensity of its size and scope.
How does it work?
At Hope College MUN, the General Assembly is divided into two tracks: introductory and advanced. The Advanced General Assembly is, as the name implies, a step above the Introductory General Assembly in that it assumes a higher level of seriousness and knowledge, as well as a greater willingness to portray one's particular nation in an accurate way. The Mount Pleasant High School Model United Nations teams compete in the AGA. During the morning of the conference, every nation will have an opportunity to submit a resolution for the consideration of the steering committee, which will then select a number of resolutions for the consideration of the Assembly as a whole. Those who choose to submit resolutions for the consideration of the Assembly should have completed a resolution for their particular topic prior to the conference. In addition, the delegation (each country's delegation will be represented by four delegates, with two delegates in each committee) should be prepared to present their resolution to the other nations and caucus for their support. In the afternoon, the Assembly as a whole will convene and the resolutions selected and sponsored will be presented and voted upon.
Issues
Regions
The countries represented in Model United Nations are divided into Regions. Click each region's photo to see which countries you're interested in applying for.