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Featured Topic: Keys to Model UN Success

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Developing conflict management skills can help students reach resolution on disputed issues during Model UN.

The Global Peacebuilding Center at USIP provides lessons and activities in our Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators and on our website that help students build these skills.

To help you use these resources, we’d like to answer any questions you have on:
•    How conflict management skills can improve students’ experiences at Model UN conferences.
•    How you can increase cooperation during Model UN.
•    How you can use conflict analysis to increase understanding of key issues or topics.
•    How you can best incorporate lessons and activities from the Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators and the Global Peacebuilding Center website into your Model UN preparation.
•    Anything else we might be able to help you with!

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