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Source: Norwegian Nobel Committee, Nobel Peace Prize 2026 press release (https://t.co/mMwR8QZaxe). Model UN: quote the citation, not the headline. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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The Nobel committee's key line: "Peace requires justice."

It also says "the greatest powers have often evaded responsibility" and that judges are now being sanctioned and their institutions attacked.

A prize to a judge is a statement about the courts.

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Source: UN press release on S/RES/2830 (2026), 8 Oct 2026 (https://t.co/PX6V6gpcqc). Model UN Security Council delegates: technical rollovers are a real drafting tool. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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Security Council, 8 Oct: resolution 2830 adopted unanimously. Sudan sanctions (arms embargo, travel bans, asset freezes) extended only to 11 Dec; the Panel of Experts to 11 Jan 2027.

Second short rollover in a row, after res. 2828 on 11 Sep. Stated aim: more time to negotiate.

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Source: https://t.co/mMwR8QZaxe, press release and laureate page, 9 Oct 2026. For Model UN ICJ and human rights committees. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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Why did a judge win the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize? Navi Pillay's career in 22 seconds: Durban, the Rwanda tribunal, the ICC, UN human rights chief.

Today she sits on the ICJ in the case where Myanmar is accused of genocide.

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Source: Norwegian Nobel Committee press release, 9 Oct 2026 (https://t.co/mMwR8QZaxe). Model UN delegates on human rights or ICJ committees: read the full citation. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize "for her efforts to promote peace and international law."

The career: anti-apartheid lawyer, South African High Court judge, President of the Rwanda tribunal (ICTR), ICC judge, then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008–2014).

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Sources: U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Secs. 2–3; 2 U.S.C. §7; Ballotpedia. Built for Model UN, debate and civics classes. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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Midterms explainer, no sides: what US voters decide on Tue 3 Nov, slide by slide.

House terms are two years, so every seat is up. Senate terms are six, so about a third are. Governor races and ballot measures vary by state.

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Sources: S/RES/2311 (2016); Security Council Report, What's In Blue (1 and 6 Oct 2026). Model UN Security Council delegates, watch this one. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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2016: the Security Council recommended António Guterres on 6 October (S/RES/2311).

2026: five straw polls in, no candidate with a clear path, and the presidency consulting on color-coded ballots that would show where P5 discourages fall.

Guterres's term ends 31 Dec.

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Clip: The Research Desk ep. 2 claim audit. Sources: A/78/PV.50; Human Rights Watch, 3 Jan 2024. For a Model UN works cited, say which vote. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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Same 2023 autonomous weapons resolution, two tallies, depending on the stage you quote:

Plenary (A/78/PV.50): 152–4–11
First Committee: 164–5–8

Both are real. Name the stage you mean.

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How to write a Model UN position paper with sources: search "Model Diplomat Research Desk" on YouTube. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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Same position paper, three rulebooks:

NMUN: no academic citations in the paper, disclose AI use
NAIMUN: MLA or Chicago, works cited
SCMUN: generative AI writing banned

"Cite your sources" isn't one standard. Our new Research Desk episode is out now.

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Source: UN press release GA/DIS/3762 (programme in A/C.1/81/CRP.1). Model UN DISEC delegates, those votes are next year's citations. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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When will the First Committee actually vote? The 81st-session timetable:

6–15 Oct: general debate
16–26 Oct: thematic clusters
27 Oct–3 Nov: action on drafts

So the recorded votes on nuclear, space and conventional arms texts all land in about one week.

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Sources: U.S. Constitution, Art. I; Ballotpedia 2026 elections. Process only, no sides. For Model UN, debate and civics. Start on https://t.co/Fzf8z3KeZb

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US midterms, 26 days out. On the ballot Tue 3 Nov:

All 435 House seats
35 of 100 Senate seats (33 regular + 2 special)
36 governorships

The whole House resets every two years. Only about a third of the Senate does, so one map is national and the other is selective.