BRIEF Meeting TOMORROW after school in room #186 (SHIVERS). I know the timing is not great, but it's too bad. If ya' wanna' go, ya' need to show.
The 11 countries which we will share with Rosa Scott are: P5 + Belgium, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica
Croatia, Indonesia, and Panama.
That means there will be competition for slots.
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Wed., Nov. 19, 2008
Welcome to the Madison Central High School MISSISSIPPI
MODEL SECURITY COUNCIL website.
Be sure to click the NOTIFY ME function if you want to receive an email notice every time this site is updated. ALL LAST YEAR'S ENTRIES WERE DELETED. YOU MUST CLICK YOURSELF INTO THE ADDRESS BOOK AGAIN!
This site is maintained to assist students
participating in the United Nations Security Council
simulation. We leave Wed., Feb. 25, 2009, after school, ride the bus to Starkville, and spend the evening at the motel coaching each other. The conference itself is held Thurs., Feb. 26 - Sat., Feb. 28, 2009 in the Student Union at Mississippi State University. Generally it features REAL UN DIPLOMATS as guest speakers!
Thanks to those who attended the Wed. afternoon meeting and expressed an interest in going.
Get busy checking out the OFFICIAL MMSC WEBSITE (linked below). Click "FOR STUDENTS" and check out the links.
Download hard copies of country papers, issue papers, and resolution writing information as soon as they are posted.
CIA Factbook is a good source of information on countries, too. It's linked below.
Current simulated Security Council countries include:
Group A Permanent 5 (veto powers): China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States
Group B - Non-Permanent Members: Belgium, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Libya, Panama, South Africa, and Viet Nam.
After you have perused the MS MODEL SECURITY COUNCIL 2008 website linked below to get the big picture, you should begin researching issues. Several excellent links are provided below. If you find a topic of specific you'd like to know more about, email Mrs. Shivers DIRECTLY at shiversmc@gmail -- BE SURE TO PUT MMSC at the beginning of the subject line so that your message gets priority.
Then check out the actual United Nations websites linked at the MSU MMSC website.
**COMING SOON TO MRS. SHIVERS'S ROOM......After-school showings of VIDEOS and MOVIES on relevant topics.
KOPPEL: IRAN Ted Koppel, former host of Nightline, is doing a series of special reports for the Discovery Channel. Click here to access the website which accompanies the Koppel report on IRAN.
BBC WORLD NEWS Good link to current events PLUS country profiles, timelines, and IN DEPTH collections, This is a great place to START!
UNITED NATIONS Official Website Check out Peace & Security links, special sections (Middle East), actual UNSC resolutions and presidential statements, and news!
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