Welcome!

 Hi delegates!


We are so excited to welcome you to BMUN 71 and the 23rd Session committee.


In this committee, you will be tackling the issues faced by representatives at the 23rd Session of the United Nations in 1968. Our first topic addresses the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Our second topic addresses the Vietnam War.


This blog will act as our committee’s more informal avenue for discussion and communication before the conference– and we’d love to see you interact with it! The purpose of this blog is to (1) allow you to actively engage with the content of this committee and (2) give you all the opportunity to learn about other countries’ policies before the debate actually starts. You can post comments on posts that we make and write about literally anything relevant to the topics at hand! For example, if you’ve found follow-up content or research you’d like to share, would like to discuss your country’s opinion on the topic, or have other ideas in mind, this blog is the place for that! Please write from the perspective of the country that you are representing. 


The official 23rd committee page can be found here , where you can find our executive summary, synopsis, and the link to this blog. 


Here, I will also touch on some important guidelines and expectations as you start your research:


Position Papers

We highly recommend taking advantage of the synopsis as the starting point in your research. It may be really long (sorry), but we promise that it’s a digestible read; plus, a good portion of it is images and citations.


23rd will use the standard, default position paper format. Position papers are due on February 12th to be considered for the Research Award, and February 19th to be considered for any committee award. Please reach out to us if you need more time, and we would be happy to grant an extension (no later than February 24th). 


Procedure Guide

23rd will be using standard BMUN/MUN procedure.

If you have any questions about the topics, the procedure, your position paper, or BMUN in general, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 23rdbmunlxxi@bmun.org.


Good luck with your research! We’re so excited for BMUN 71!


Best,


Timothy Yue

Head Chair of 23rd, BMUN 71

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