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Maternal Health Home MUNAGB page [|Maternal Mortality Rate per Country] [|UNFPA] [|Maternal Mortality Facts] Midwifery - [|many links on this page] List of Diseases - [|many links here] [|MDG#5] News

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[|507 maternal deaths take place every day in emergencies, flagship report says] ====== [|-MY LIST OF NGOs] [|Human Trafficking Report]

**Period 5 -Maternal Health Countries** (18 students) Jonathan Castro [|Neonatal] [|WHOSpain] [|UNICEFSpainNigeria] |||| Nigeria Pedro [|Mission to Africa] [|IRIN] [|WoodrowWilson] [|SavingMothers] || Ethiopia Hamza [|SwissAid] [|UNFPA] [|medicaldaily] [|IRIN] [|PATH] [|jhpiego] || Germany [|OCHR] [|KNH] Dennis Richie || Italy [|MothersMonument] [|WHO] [|UNFPAPoverty] [|GenMutalation] [|UNFPA] [|Muskoka Initiative] Jessica Adam || [|2.5MGrant] [|Midwifery] [|UNFPA] Grace Aurora || Jordan [|SwissAid] [|UNFPA] [|UNFPA $] Haylie Sabria || Guatemala [|SwissAid] [|WHOguatemala] [|PRB] [|WorldBank] [|UKGuardian] Aundraya Christine || Honduras [|SwissAid] [|gavi] [|IDB] Bruno Jason || Morocco [|UNFPA1] [|SwissAid] [|WHO] [|PRB] [|UNFPA] Otmane Terell ||
 * Spain
 * New Zealand


 * Period 1 (17 students) **

Nic Tenzin Cassie [|Guardian1] [|Guardian2] [|LSE] [|Midwifery] || Mali [|jhpiego] || Canada [|Neonatal] [|CNeoN] [|UNFPA] Nick Andy || Malaysia Caroline Brynn [|LashmiPuri] [|LasmiPuri2] [|UNICEF] || Dominican Republic Tamerlie Tykel U[|NWomen] [|UNWomen2] [|UNICEF] [|UNFPA] || Mario Rui
 * United Kingdom
 * Angola

[|UNNews] [|WHOAngola] [|gavi] || Kuwait || Colombia Eduarda Nia [|Mutalation] [|SwissAid] [|RH] [|UNFPA] [|UNWomen] || Pakistan [|DisplacedWomen] [|MaternDeath] j[|hpiego] [|ecapakistan] [|UNFPA] Adela,Lisa || Bosnia & Herzegovina [|Gavi] [|UNwomen] [|ECABosnia] [|Swiss] Jianwen ||

Period 2 ( 20 students)

Aigula Bryan [|SwissAid] [|AIDS-] UNFPA[| -handout] [|WHOUkraine] [|HIV/AIDS] [|USAID] [|Gavi] [|UNWomen] || Cambodia [|SwissAid] [|UNFPA] [|UNFPA2] [|Midwives] [|WHO] [|PRB] Joey Winnie || Russian Federation Emily [|Contracep] [|UNFPA] [|PRB] || China [|PATH] [|UNFPA] An Shang Matt || Eritrea [|SwissAid] [|UNFPAstats] [|UNWomen] Xavier || Chad [|jhpiego] [|UNFPA] [|UNWomen] Sandy Felicia || Ariel Grace [|jhpiego] [|WHO] || Peru [|UNFPA] [|PBS] [|RH] [|CNN] Michelle Maria || Bangladesh Josue [|UNICEF] [|WHO] [|ColumbiaU] [|jhpiego] || Switzerland [|IntlMidwife] [|UNFPA] [|EDA] [|GWAmbass] Amir Kevin || [|SomaliaMothersMonument] || DR Congo Hebert Paccem [|MaternDeath] [|PATH] [|UKGuardian] ||
 * Ukraine
 * Guinea

Period 4 (17 students)

Stella Amy [|GoodwillAmbass] [|UNFPA] [|UNFPA2] [|UNICEF] [|LashmiPuri] || Lithuania [|Y-PEER] [|HIV/AIDS] [|UNWomen] [|MaternDeath] Haley Gianna || Iran [|MaternDeath] [|NeoNatal] [|UNFPA] Brenno Alex || El Salvador CeCe Annie [|MotherMonument] [|World Vision] || Mozambique [|UNFPA] Anna Jess
 * Japan

[|JHPIEGO] || Deya
 * South Africa

JDong [|Neonatal] [|SwissAid] [|PATH] || Cote d’Ivoire [|jhpiego] [|WHO] Christine || Kenya Brandon Sean [|SwissAid] [|jhpiego] [|PATH] [|gavi] [|HuffPost] || Lebanon [|UNFPA] [|Refugees] [|SwissAid] Reanna Erin || East Timor || =STEP 1: Research = =Step 2: Position Paper = Use the [|Position Paper Template]
 * Topic Guide Markup - Maternal Health - individual markup
 * Getting To Know Your Country - Shared with partner
 * Country Profile Chart - Shared with partner
 * Article #1 - Annotated Bibliography #1- individual grade
 * Article #2 - Annotated Bibliography #2 - individual grade

*Don't forget the footnotes - use the insert tab - select footnotes
====[[http://Fred%20Flintstone,%20Barney%20Rubble%20Malden%20High%20School%20Republic%20of%20Ghana%20World%20Health%20Organization%20HIV/AIDS%20%20Opening%20Statement:%20At%20the%20end%20of%20the%20year%202009,%2030.8%20million%20adult,%20men%20and%20women,%20and%202.5%20million%20children%20were%20diagnosed%20with%20HIV%20.%20Since%202009,%2010%20million%20have%20been%20newly%20infected%20and%20even%20though%20the%20rates%20of%20infection%20have%20decreased%20in%20some%20areas%20of%20the%20world,%20people%20will%20continue%20to%20be%20infected%20until%20something%20is%20done%20to%20deteriorate%20the%20HIV%20disease.%20In%20Ghana%20alone,%20we%20have%20300,000%20men%20and%20women%20infected%20with%20HIV%20in%202009%20and%20this%20number%20has%20increased%20by%2047%%20since%20then%20.%20Since%201989,%20Ghana%20has%20created%20an%20HIV/AIDS%20policy%20that%20aims%20to%20the%20youth%20of%20Ghana%20in%20hopes%20reducing%20the%20rate%20of%20infection%20.%20We%20are%20looking%20forward%20to%20working%20with%20the%20United%20Nations%20on%20coming%20up%20with%20a%20solution%20that%20will%20reduce%20and%20potentially%20eliminate%20the%20global%20epidemic%20that%20has%20become,%20HIV.%20National%20Actions:%20Ghana%20currently%20has%20a%20National%20Policy%20directed%20towards%20combating%20HIV/AIDS,%20which%20focuses%20primarily%20in%20preventing%20the%20disease%20within%20the%20Ghanaian%20adolescence.%20This%20policy%20seeks%20to%20encourage%20the%20youth%20in%20taking%20preventative%20actions%20such%20as%20using%20condoms%20or%20avoiding%20sex%20until%20marriage%20also%20known%20as,%20Abstinence%20.%20In%202001,%20Ghana%20started%20funding%20Non-Government%20Organizations%20within%20the%20country.%20Our%20goal%20was%20to%20strengthen%20the%20support%20and%20counseling%20that%20these%20NGO%E2%80%99s%20offer%20to%20the%20population%20on%20having%20safe%20sex.%20We%20also%20try%20to%20promote%20self-testing%20for%20HIV/AIDS%20in%20hopes%20of%20giving%20treatment%20to%20those%20infected%20.%20Recently,%20the%20Ghanaian%20Government%20has%20encouraged%20its%20media%20corporations%20to%20begin%20advertising%20safe%20sex%20through%20commercials,%20and%20popular%20television%20shows%20to%20appeal%20to%20the%20Public%20through%20the%20media%20.%20International%20Actions:%20In%20the%20year%202000,%20the%20United%20Nations%20passed%20Resolution%201308,%20in%20which%20it%20addresses%20the%20major%20issues%20of%20the%20%E2%80%9CHIV/AIDS%20Pandemic%20world%20wide%E2%80%9D.%20%20This%20resolution%20acknowledged%20the%20%E2%80%9Ccrisis%20in%20Africa%20in%20particular%E2%80%9D%20in%20which%20one%20of%20the%20countries%20was%20Ghana%20.%20This%20resolution%20also%20encourages%20the%20training%20of%20Peacekeeping%20forces%20to%20be%20deployed%20and%20be%20able%20to%20orientate%20the%20Ghanaian%20population%20on%20safe%20sex,%20use%20of%20condom%20and%20self%20testing%20for%20HIV/AIDS%20.%20However,%20we%20acknowledge%20that%20in%20some%20areas%20of%20the%20world,%20individuals%20infected%20with%20HIV%20are%20discriminated%20against%20.%20Therefore,%20in%20Ghana%20there%20are%20currently%20non-profit,%20non-government%20organizations%20that%20help%20these%20people%20physiologically%20get%20through%20this%20Stigmas%20faced%20in%20their%20communities.%20%20%20Recommendations%20for%20Action:%20In%202007,%20the%20President%20of%20Ghana%20tired%20passing%20a%20legislature%20to%20reduce%20the%20number%20of%20legal%20and%20illegal%20prostitution%20in%20the%20country%20.%20We,%20the%20delegates%20of%20Ghana%20believe%20that%20reducing%20or%20even%20eliminating%20prostitution%20will%20reduce%20the%20rates%20of%20HIV%20infection%20within%20the%20population%20and%20encourage%20abstinence.%20The%20Non-Government%20Organization,%20UNAIDS%20wants%20the%20Sexual%20transmission%20of%20HIV%20reduced%20by%20half,%20including%20among%20young%20people,%20by%202015%20and%20has%20pledged%20to%20make%20this%20happen%20.%20We%20believe%20that%20with%20Government%20funding,%20reduction%20of%20prostitution%20and%20media%20orientation,%20the%20Ghanaian%20population%20will%20be%20further%20educated%20in%20the%20dangers%20of%20HIV/AIDS.%09|Sample Paper - HIV/AIDS]]==== =Step 3 -Opening Statements - = = =

=== - Open with: “Thank you Honorable Chair:” or “Members of the Chair and fellow delegates.”  ===

- And include:
===  A brief introduction of your county’s history on the topic  ===

 The current situation of the topic
===  The country's overall position on the topic/reason for position (i.e. economics, government---your gov't & economy could be developed, underdeveloped or developing)  === ===  The country's position in relation to its bloc, major powers, etc.  === ===  Past actions taken by the UN and Member States, to combat the problem  ===

 Whether there is room for negotiation
= [|Preparing an Opening Statement] = media type="custom" key="28265881" =Step 4 - [|Resolution Writing Directions] =

Resolutions using the

Sample Preambulatory/Operative Clauses
Acknowledging Affirming Approving Bearing in mind Believing Conscious of Cognizant of Considering Contemplating Expressing Endorsing Having adopted Having approved Having reviewed Noting Recognizing Stressing || =**Operative**=
 * =**Preambulatory**=

Accepts Affirms Approves Authorizes Calls Calls upon Condemns Confirms Congratulates Considers Declares accordingly Deplores Designates Draws the attention Emphasizes || Encourages Endorses Expresses its appreciation Expresses its hope Further invites Deplores Designates Draws the attention Emphasizes Encourages Endorses Expresses its appreciation Expresses its hope Further invites Further proclaims Further reminds || Further recommends Further requests Further resolves Has resolved Notes Proclaims Reaffirms Recommends Regrets Reminds Requests Solemnly affirms Strongly condemns Supports Takes note of Transmits Trusts || = = = = = =

= Step 5- Know Your Possible Allies =


 * When considering who your country would naturally form alliances with, keep in mind the following characteristics of your nation: **


 * Geographical Neighbors
 * Countries within your region (not necessarily continent)
 * Major Trading Partners
 * Members of the same Intergovernmental organizations as you, for example:
 * o European Union
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">NATO
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">African Union
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">League of Arab States
 * <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Countries with similar governmental structures, for example:
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Democracies
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Theocracies
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Dictatorships
 * <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Countries colonized by the same country, for example:
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">India, Ghana, & Belize were all colonized by the United Kingdom and share similar cultural bonds, such as sports
 * <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">In some instances, the country that colonized your country, for example:
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Brazil & Portugal
 * <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Countries in the same developmental stage:
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Futura Lt BT',sans-serif;">Developed, developing, & underdeveloped



=<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Step 6 - Conference - It's Showtime!! = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Get Ready for Simulation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">[|Performance Rubric] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Classroom Simulation - Right after vacation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Library Simulation - Maternal Health February 24th <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Northeastern University Conference March 4th


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Dress for Success
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Speak Often & Loudly
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Communicate/Cooperate w/ Partner

Here are some important things to remember
=== Dress up - Follow Model UN dress code - NO jeans or sneakers - Dress pants/skirts/dresses(proper length please!) - Ties/dress shirts - Your appearance matters ===

=== Everyone must participate in the simulation - you must speak to represent your country ===

Have your documents with you for simulation:

 * Position paper,
 * Opening Statement, Draft Resolutions,
 * Rules of Procedure,
 * Important Data from your Research - Getting to Know Country & Source Analysis pages,
 * Bloc Trading Partners Handout -
 * Mark up of the problem & diagnosis of problem - Maternal Health 1st reading
 * Rules of Procedure - handout

=<span style="color: #2856d2; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">[|Reflection - MUN!] =
 * <span style="color: #2856d2; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 23.4px; line-height: 28.08px;">Pass in Folders - draft resolutions should be filled out
 * <span style="color: #2856d2; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 23.4px; line-height: 28.08px;">UN Conference Information Chart - your listening sheet from yesterday
 * <span style="color: #2856d2; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 23.4px; line-height: 28.08px;">Position Paper - is __turned in__ online or printed out?

[|MUN Reasons]