A+Guide+to+Wandsworth's+MUNGA+2012

= = __**What is Wandsworth's MUNGA2012?** __ Model United Nations General Assembly (MUNGA) is a role play of a United Nations General Assembly. Each school that participates will represent a different UN member state. Wandsworth's MUNGA 2012 event is an opportunity for schools to showcase the talents of some of their most able public speakers. The event has a real sense of occasion and encourages pupils to the highest aspirations in the fields of international relations and political debate.

To help schools prepare for the event in June there will be a half day workshop for participating students and their MUNGA leader.

Schools that join benefit from: a link MUN student from Graveney school, who will support them with their preparations for the event and will help them on the day, be able to attend the MUNGA leader's workshop on how to improve their pupils' public speaking and debating skills and have access to this Wikispace which will host a bank of resources to help teachers prepare for the event.

This year part of the MUNGA event will be a debating competition, where schools will compete for the MUNGA Debating Prize. **Click here to see flyer for further details **

**Click here to find out more about Model United Nations **

__**Who is the event for? **__
The delegation from each school should consist of six pupils from Years 5 or 6 in Primary and Years 7 or 8 in Secondary and an accompanying member of staff.

__**When and where is Wandsworth's MUNGA2012 event?** __
This year's MUNGA event will be held in the prestigious Council's Chambers in Wandsworth Town Hall. Each school will attend one full day of the 3 days of the MUNGA event listed below: Monday 18th June - Primary schools Tuesday 19th June- Primary schools Monday 25th June - Secondary schools  

**__Can I choose which country our school will represent? __**
Primary schools can choose the country they wish to represent. Secondary schools will have their names pulled out if a hat at the Teachers workshop on April 30th. If you are unable to attend you will informed of your country by email.

**__Can Primary schools choose which day to come on? __**
==== Yes, w<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">e will try to allocate primary schools a place on their preferred day but for the debating element of the day we need to have a mix of countries who can debate strongly for or against the motion. If we need to we may ask schools if they would consider changing days to ensure we have a good mix on both days. Also if two schools choose the same country we will give the school which asked second the option of changing day if possible, or the option of changing their country. ====

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**What will happen on the day?** __
This year’s MUNGA event will have **three** discrete stages:
 * 1) An introduction presentation about the country they are representing. This will consist of a one minute presentation and a visual display of information.
 * 2) An inter-school debate on the theme of population. Participating schools will be given the motion at the teacher’s meeting on 30th April. The pairs of teams will be drawn at random before each debate so pupils will not know in advance whether they are proposing or opposing the motion.
 * 3) A General Assembly debate on a climate change scenario. Teams will be given preparation time for this debate on the day.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**What are the motions?** __ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. This house believes in a world cap on population growth (one child only policy) in the developing world.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. This house believes that the world would be better off with fewer people OR

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. This house believes that intervening to save people's lives should be stopped to aid the population problem.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Finalised motions

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Which countries would it be good to represent?**__
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Those wishing to reduce population**: India, China, Iran, USA, Egypt (impact of Sudanese refugees), Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Vietnam

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Those with population decline **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Japan, Russia, Italy, Hungary, Australia, Croatia, Ukraine

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Those facing long term population decline**: Greece, Spain, Cuba, Uruguay, Denmark

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**What do I have to do to prepare for the MUNGA event?**__
To prepare for the Introduction presentation click here.

To prepare for the inter school debate click here.

To prepare for the General Assembly debate click here.