Model UN and Citizenship: United Nations Association- UK

Promote learning through Model UN

UNA- UK's online Model UN (MUN) portal fills a gap in resources available to MUN enthusiasts. Also, the financial and material support we give to mUN organisers has helped to connect more young people to the UN, both in the UK and abroad

Strengthen teaching about the UN

UN’s role in citizenship curriculum strengthened

In late 2006, UNA-UK was concerned to learn of proposals to drop specific references to the UN from the revised Key Stage 3 citizenship curriculum. UNA-UK urged the government to reverse these plans, holding meetings with Lord Adonis, DfES Minister responsible for citizenship. And in December 2006 plans to remove the UN from the citizenship curriculum were ditched.

In 2008, the year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turned 60, UNA-UK sent every secondary school in the UK its 'UDHR60' human rights teaching handbook.

Click to download UNA-UK's Human Rights Teaching Pack.

Gilbert Murray Trust, Junior Awards offered 2010/2011

1. The International Studies Committee of the Gilbert Murray Trust is offering up to six Junior Awards of up to £500 each for 2010/11. This Committee promotes the study of the purposes and work of the United Nations.

2. An applicant for an Award must be studying, or have studied, international relations at an institution of higher education in the United Kingdom. International relations is understood broadly and includes, for example, international law, security studies, peace studies, development studies, and global governance. However, it is essential that applications are relevant to the purposes and work of the United Nations.

3. An Award is only given to support a specific project (such as a research visit to the headquarters of an international organisation, or to a particular country, or a short course at an institution abroad) which will assist the applicant in his or her study of international relations. It should be emphasised that the Junior Awards are not intended as general financial support for the study of international affairs.

4. An applicant for a Junior Award for 2010/11 should on 1 April 2010 be not more than 25 years of age, but applications will be considered from those who are above this age if they are able to put forward special reasons for their delayed education (such as ill health or lack of means).

5. Applications for a Junior Award for 2010/11 must be received by the Secretary of the International Studies Committee of the Gilbert Murray Trust (name and address below) not later than 1 April 2010.

6. Application should be by letter supported by the following documents:

- a brief curriculum vitae, including date of birth
- a brief statement of career intentions
- a clear description of the project for which the Award is sought, with a breakdown of costs and the sources of additional funding, if required
- an assessment by a person in a position to judge the applicant and his or her suitability for the Award
- (where relevant) a statement of reasons for delayed education

7. Applicants are requested to submit five paper copies of the letter of application and the supporting documentation to:

Dr Peter Wilson
Honarary Secretary
International Studies Committee
Gilbert Murray Trust
c/o Department of International relations
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE

Enquiries should be directed to Tiphaine Lanneluc on t.lanneluc@lse.ac.uk