Rules and Procedures

Rules and Procedures人大附中模拟联合国协会

2012年 9月 28日

Before the Conference

By Bella Zhang

1. Country Assignment

1. Country Assignment• Making sure what your country is

• Figure out who are your allies

• Negotiating with other delegates

2.Background Guide

2.Background Guide• Checking your e-mail regularly

• Reading the Background Guide carefully

• Pondering the Critical Thinking Questions

3. Research

3. Research• Committee (UN Official Websites: http://www.un.org/)

• Country (CIA Factbook)

• Topic (Wikipedia, Google…)

4. Position Paper

4. Position Paper• Reading Documents Standard

• Structure and content of your Position Paper

• Sending Position Paper to dais on time

5. TIMELINE

5. TIMELINE• The importance to write timeline

• Meeting the dais’ expectation

• Consisting whatever comes to your mind

6. Roll Call

7. General Speaker’s List

Formal & Informal Debate

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Debate

Formal---General Speakers’ List

Informal

Moderated Caucus

Un-moderated Caucus

Formal Debate ---General Speakers’ listEstablished right after the roll callWhen the general speakers’ list is open,

countries who want to speak may raise their placards, and the chair will call randomly.

In the general speakers’ list, delegates will have 2 minutes to address your topic, which can include but is not limited to your countries situation, your position, possible ideas or solutions.

Take note that you may send a page to dais to be added to the general speakers list.

PagesAs you are not allowed to talk to other countries

during the conference, pages are a good way for private conversations.

Sample PageTo: ChairFrom: GermanyDelegate of Germany wants to be added to the Speakers’ List.

Yield 让渡Can be used only during formal debate,

that is, the general speakers’ list. When the speech of a delegates has more

than 20 seconds left, the chair would say “delegate, you have more than 20 seconds left, who would you like to yield the time to?’ Then, delegates have the following options:Yield to another delegateYield to questionsYield to commentsYield to the chair

Informal Debate ---Caucuses 磋商Moderated Caucus（有组织核心磋商）Un-moderated Caucus（自由磋商）

Moderated CaucusRaised by a motion.Content: Discussion on a specific issue.Format: short speaker’s list.Votes to Pass: Simple Majority

Moderated CaucusChair: Are there any points or motions on

the floor?Delegate: Motion. The delegate of ______

motions for a moderated caucus. The topic is ______. The total time is _____. Each delegate has ______ to deliver the speech.

Chair: Are there any seconds (附议 ) ?Chair: Those who are in favor of this

motion, please raise your placards.

A few reminders：The total time should be directly

proportional to the number of speakers eg. Total time: 10min, each delegate: 1min Total time: 9min, each delegate: 1.5minNo yields in moderated caucusesThe topic of the caucus should be more

preciseThe total number of speakers is not fixed. It

depends on the total time.

Un-moderated CaucusRaised by a motion.Format: Free discussion.Votes to Pass: Simple MajorityYou can：Leave your seatsTrade thoughts with other delegatesDraft paper worksLeave the conference roomHowever, you should return to your seatsAS SOON AS the time is up.

Working language: English

Un-moderated CaucusChair: Are there any points or

motions on the floor?Delegate: Motion. The delegate of

______ motions for an un-moderated caucus. The total time is _____.

Motions Motion to set the agenda (在有多个议题的情况下 ) Motion for a moderated/un-moderated caucus Motion to change speaking time Motion to suspend the meeting Motion to vote Motion to close the debate Motion for adjournment of the conference Motion to ……

PointsPoints of Personal PrivilegePoints of OrderPoints of Inquiry

Points of Personal Privilege（个人特权问题）Settle Personal ProblemsPoint out problems such as the

letters on the screen are too small, or the air conditioning is too cold, ect.

Leave the room to draft papers.

Points of Order（程序性问题）Asked when you think the progress

of the meeting isn’t following the rules and procedures.

Can be pointed out at anytime.Can interrupt other people’s speech

Points of Inquiry（咨询性问题）Asked when you have a question about

the procedure.Eg. Have the Dais received your draft resolution?or What is the topic of the current MC?We would recommend you to send

pages to raise Points of inquiry.

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MUN paper works李之萌

Li Zhimeng

+Paper works—during the conference

The documents needed to be finished includes position paper, working paper, draft directives(DD), draft resolution (DR), amendments of DD or DR.

+POSITION PAPERSFeatures and objectives

Country’s understanding on the topic/ the importance of the effort and discussion.

Your domestic situation on the topic discussed.

Your out looks Possible solutions Your expected achievement and outcomes Your expected conference tendency

+POSITION PAPERS

Format and restrictions

Position PaperDelegate: XXX, XXX School: RDFZCountry: XXXCommittee: XXXTopic: XXX

(The body of your PP)

+WORKING PAPER

Features and objectivesWorking paper is the document as the record after a session. It can cover your discussion, the accomplishment you achieved in the previous session, or your favorable conference tendency, so on.

+Draft directivesFeatures and objectivesDraft directive are the response to the

crisis as a urgent solution. Therefore, draft directives must be practical and powerful.

The total number of sponsors and signatory must reach 20% of total.

The sponsors of one DD must not be the signatory of another DD; one country can be the signatory of more than one country.

+ After one DD is handed to the dais, the dais will determine whether it is approved or not. Delegates will be given 3 minutes to go through and the sponsors will get 3 minuets of introduction automatically.

Whether DD will be further discussed or not depends on the motions.

Vote of DD has the same rules as DR—the pass of a DD need 2/3 majority with no negative vote from the permanent member state. However, the voting order of DR can be switched, but a DD can’t.

+Draft resolution

Features and objectivesResolution is the legalized paper works by United Nations that every member state should comply to. In MUN, DR is the result of a conference.

+Writing a DR. Hand in to the chair, the director will

decide whether it is approved or not. If approved, your DR will be printed and read.

The sponsors will automatically get 2 minutes to introduce your DR

Whether the DR is discussed or not after the intro-time expired depends on the motions.

In order have further discussion on the introduced DR, a moderated caucus is needed:

+AmendmentsFriendly amendments—the

amendments that gain the approvals of all previous sponsors. Friendly amendments don’t have to be voted and will be added to the automatically.

Unfriendly amendments—amendments without the entire approval from the previous sponsors. Unfriendly amendments will need to be voted piece by piece. The passed amendment will be added to the DR or DD automatically.

+Votes—during the conference

Here, vote involves vote on the DD and the DRs and amendments if there are.

Vote comes only after the formal debate. Therefore, we have to motion to close the debate if want vote. Take note that the vote is only on the DRs and the unfriendly amendments that have been handed in.

+Unfriendly amendments will be voted piece by piece. During the processing of voting, delegates are not allowed to get in or out.

Rapporteur will do the roll call first and announce the 2/3 majority.

Please take not that the passed DD pieces will be added to the following voted DR.

(for more information of DD and DR please go to the attachment)

+ The voting can be divided into two rounds. First round—delegates can vote

yes/no/abstain/ pass. Second round voting is only for countries that

votes pass. In the second round, delegates can only vote yes or no, without abstain as a option. Take note that the abstain vote will not be included in

the 2/3 majority calculation, which refers to 2/3 majority= 2/3(total votes-abstain) rounding up.

When one DD or DR have passed, the remnant documents will not be voted.

+General idea Roll call General speakers’ list Motions—moderated and un-moderated

(simple majority to pass= more than a half) Write working paper and further

discussion based on the WP. Crisis Discussing and solving crisis by writing

DD and amendments.

+ Hand in the DR to the chair(3min

introduction from the sponsors) Hand in amendments to the chair—

friendly and unfriendly Motion for caucus to have further

discussion Motion to close the debate ( achieve 2/3

majority) Motion to vote (amendments come the

first) Vote ( 2/3 majority) Motion to suspend the meeting(achieve

2/3 majority)

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Q&A

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希望大家在未来的一年能够有收获，有成长~

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