PSCORE MUNSCR Chairs Recruitment

About MUNSCR

What is MUNSCR?

Model United Nations for Successful Corean Reunification (MUNSCR) is a Model United Nations that PSCORE is organizing internationally to raise awareness of the significance of Korean reunification and the problems surrounding the human rights of North Korean citizens. As to put the main objective of the organization - which is to ensure the successful, secure, and sustainable reunification of the Korean Peninsula through inter-lateral cooperation and well-structured policies - into action, PSCORE intends to invite youngsters from both Korean and international backgrounds to the matter through a familiar concept such as the Model United Nations. Ultimately, MUNSCR will hold two main themes, which are 1) Support the peace negotiations for the reunification of the Korean peninsula, and 2) Call for human rights improvement in North Korea. 

This year, we’re holding our first-ever MUNSCR 2021 from April 2nd to 4th in a virtual setting. We’re happy to invite undergraduate and graduate students who reside all over the world to join us as chairs. The conference will set the General Assembly of the United Nations as a model and open 5 committees in total. The Disarmament and International Security (DIS) Committee will include 2 sub-committees that debate the security of North Korean defectors and nuclear disarmament; the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural (SHC) Committee will include 2 sub-committees that debate the human rights violations and surveillance in North Korea; finally, the special committee will serve the discussion of Korean reunification and international cooperation. 

The Chairs will be responsible for ensuring that the debate within a committee is orderly. Chairs will be primarily responsible for making sure each committee follows the Rules of Procedure, as well as keeping the committee on the topic. Assuming that most of the participants won’t be familiar with the MUN in a virtual setting, 2 chairs will be assigned to each committee and will be expected to cooperate with one another throughout the preparation period and the actual conference. In the end, the chairs will be granted a certificate of participation and an opportunity to earn the Best Chair award.

More Information about MUNSCR

• Email: munscr@pscore.org

• Website: http://www.munscr.com

• Facebook: @MUNSCR

• Instagram: @munscr2021

  
  

• Structure of the Conference

Model: General Assembly

‘The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. All 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with universal representation. …  Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, require a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly.’ (from the official United Nations website)

Committees in charge

Disarmament and International Security (DIS) Committee:

• Sub-committee 1: The Protection of North Korean Defectors: Exploitation, Trafficking and Refoulement

• Sub-committee 2: Regional Security and Nuclear Disarmament on the Korean Peninsula

Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural (SHC) Committee:

• Sub-committee 1: Human Rights Violations in North Korea  

• Sub-Committee 2: Civic Space and Surveillance in North Korea

Special Committee:  Inter-Korean Relations, Reunification and the Response of the International Community

• Qualifications

• Enrolled university students or graduates. (Entry levels are fine as well)

• The full competency of using English (both written and spoken) is required.

• Experienced in the Model United Nations (either as a delegate or a chair).

• Is able to attend weekly meetings. (Meetings will be generally held on Zoom. The meeting dates can be moved based on the schedules of the selected chairs.)

• Is able to attain a good internet connection.

• Preferred qualifications

• Experienced in both chair and delegate positions in the MUN

• Leadership skill to manage the entire conference

• Research skill to have thorough knowledge in the topic of the assigned committee

• Communication skill to communicate well with the executive team, co-chair and delegates

• Period of Participation: 02/18/2021~05/15/2021 (3 months)

• Number of Openings: 10  (2 Chairs for Each Committee) 

How to apply for the Chair Position

Requirement

: Please submit the set of documents listed below via Google Form (or http://bit.ly/3pfw1V5).

• MUNSCR Chairs Application Form (or http://bit.ly/3c8AV2O)

• Resume/ CV (Optional) 

Application timeline

• Application Due: February 10th (Wednesday), 2021 (23:59 Korea Standard Time)

• Dates of Interview: February 13th (Saturday) - February 15th (Monday), 2021

 (A Zoom link will be sent 2 days prior to the interview and each interview will take about 10~20 minutes.)

• Announcement of Results: February 17th (Wednesday)

(We will be informing each applicant through email.)

Contact MUNSCR

If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact 

munscr@pscore.org 

*Do not send any application documents to the contact information above or to PSCORE. 

Only documents submitted through Google Form will be evaluated.