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Welcome to Cyber United Nations (CUN). This site is designed to educate users about the United Nations. It contains information about the history and the potential future of the institution, as well as how the organization functions. Once the user understands how the UN functions and what the goals of the organization are, he or she will be encouraged to become a Cyber Ambassador, and will be asked to participate in a debate with other Cyber Ambassadors. At CUN, we encourage people from different backgrounds and nationalities to become Cyber Ambassadors, thereby fulfilling the international ambitions of the CUN, and we hope that they will be able to teach and inform other Cyber Ambassadors about a given topic by shedding a different light on it. The site is multilingual, so that the language barrier does not become a learning barrier, and so that people from around the world will learn to cooperate and understand each other. Taking part in the Cyber Debate will require extensive research in the fields which are to be discussed, as well as in those which pertain to the respective country the ambassadors represent in the CUN. By participating, they will acquire the following skills: - Diplomacy - Debating - Researching - International cooperation - Interpersonal skills - Knowledge of international relations and politics - Extensive knowledge of a particular country - Use of the Internet as a learning interface - Knowledge of world events acquired through the news - Understanding of how to make the world a better place We also encourage the use of this site by students for school projects, and by anybody who wishes to enhance their general education. You are always welcome to send us an e-mail if you have any questions of academic concern, and we will try our best to answer you, or to direct you towards sources where the answer may be found.

Note to teachers

Teachers around the world are encouraged to used the Cyber United Nations as a learning tool for their classes. The site contains information which is of great value for research, and the interactivity of the Cyber Debate will allow students to explore their ideas and push them to the limit by having them challenged by other Cyber Ambassadors. The Cyber Debate is made so that it is appealing to the young user, since its interactivity almost makes the art of debating a game. There is no age limit to participate in the debate, but we hope that your students will have the academic maturity to use the site in a responsible manner, and be able to explore new ideas and challenge old ones.