Crisis committee

How to prepare for Model UN Crisis committee

• Practice questions, lessons and flashcards on Rules of procedure.
• A project tracker with suggested steps and due dates.
• Feedback on your written entry that points out what to fix, without writing it for you.
• Model UN tools: a practice committee session with an AI chair and AI delegations, feedback on your position paper, and resolution clause practice.
• A daily 10–20 minute plan and a readiness score that tracks how prepared you are.

What do the Rules of procedure practice questions cover?

• Roll call and agenda
• Speakers list and yields
• Motions and caucuses
• Points
• Draft resolutions and amendments
• Voting procedure

What are the steps to prepare?

1. Read the background guide and your character's role
2. Research the historical or fictional setting
3. Plan your character's goals and resources
4. Practice writing short directives
5. Practice writing crisis notes
6. Prepare a short opening speech

What else should you know about Crisis committee?

Fast-moving committees (historical, fictional or future scenarios) where delegates often play individual characters, react to updates from a crisis staff, and write directives and private notes instead of long resolutions. Formats vary a lot between conferences (single crisis, joint crisis, ad hoc).

Related guides and events

How to write a Model UN position paperGuideSpecialized agency or bodySPECGeneral Assembly committeeGASecurity CouncilSCAll Model UN eventsEvents

Event details are a summary; rules differ by conference, so always check your conference’s delegate guide.