The conferences are divided between committees, except for the Opening Ceremony and the General Assembly. 

Committees are normally regulated by two or three people, called chairs. 

Each delegate (student) represents a country and must follow their country's policy and values. 

There are other roles inside a MUN. 

These are the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General, whose purpose is to ensure the entire conference is carried out satisfactorily and professionally. 

There are the Presidents of the General Assembly, who regulate the Opening Ceremony, the General Assembly and Closing Ceremony. These are events in which everyone participates. 

In each delegation, a group of delegates representing the same country and that normally go together to the conference, there is an ambassador, whose duty is to represent their delegation outside the committees as they are the main spokesperson for the country.

In the Opening Ceremony, the first roll-call is done, ambassadors and normally some special guests, who are professionals in this field, deliver speeches.  

In the General Assembly, the agreements reached in each committee are explained by the main submitter of the resolution and other delegates can make Points of Information (questions).

During the Closing Ceremony, some awards are delivered and, depending on the conference, delegations might be given the chance to make a performance.  

Finally, in some MUNs there are crises, for which delegates are unprepared, and which present an invented conflict that has a factual base or, in other words, that could actually happen.

Delegates must address this crisis, each committee specifying the aspect that they need to help tackle, by writing a resolution.  

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The Second World War finished the 9th of May 1945, after the Unconditional Surrender of the German Third Reich was signed, leaving the world in a disastrous situation. Cities and entire countries had been destroyed by bombs which had wrecked bridges, railroads and, most importantly, lives. Those lives were not only from militants who were fighting to defend their country, but from innocent civilians. Moreover, this war was unfortunately accompanied by one of the most inhumane and cruel genocides, the holocaust. 

After such events, 50 different countries gathered to prevent such episodes from happening again. These same countries drafted and signed the UN Charter, which created the United Nations and currently brings together, along with the Declaration of Human Rights, the UN values. Even though it was signed on 26 June, it was not until the 24th of October that the United Nations were officially established with the objective to promote peace all around the world. 

This International Organization currently made up of 193 Member States has been more than 75 years peacefully and diplomatically fighting to find solutions to global problems. It is headquartered in New York City, where the Secretariat with other staff members carry out the daily work of the UN. Noting that the current Secretary-General, who took office on 1st January 2017 as the ninth Secretary-General, is the Portuguese António Guterres. In addition, the UN also has regional offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi.

So that countries can better understand one another, the organization has set six official languages which are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. This encourages multilingualism, which is key in an atmosphere where countries linguistically and culturally diverse gather. In addition, it promotes tolerance and participation coming from all Member States.  

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