University of Minnesota Model United Nations

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The General Assembly of the United Nations.

The General Assembly (GA) is the main body of the United Nations; all member states are members of the GA and have one vote. Even though General Assembly resolutions are generally not binding on member states they do carry the weight of world opinion. The GA is not as incapable of action as it may seem: it sets up special commissions to monitor and report back on decisions made by the committee, and the Secretariat does all it can to enforce resolutions.

This year at the University of Minnesota Model United Nations we will be discussing the Rights of Refugees. We look forward to meeting you and hearing your innovative ideas.

The website of the United Nations General Assembly is: www.un.org/ga/60/

Topic

The Rights of Refugees

Location

Walter F. Mondale School of Law. Room: TBA
A map of Mondale Hall is avaliable here: onestop.umn.edu/Maps/MondaleH/index.html

Staff

To be announced.

Research Guides

The background guide on the rights of refugees is avaliable by clicking on the link.