MUN ORIENTATION

GRADE 8
MARCH 16-17

DAY 1

WHAT IS THE UN?

WHAT IS A MUN?

UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
FOUNDED IN 1945. IT IS
THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD,
CONSISTING OF 193
MEMBER STATES. ITS MISSION IS HIGHLIGHTED IN ITS PREAMBLE:
WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED
TO SAVE SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS FROM THE SCOURGE OF WAR, WHICH TWICE IN OUR LIFETIME HAS BROUGHT UNTOLD
SORROW TO MANKIND, AND
TO REAFFIRM FAITH IN FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS, IN THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF THE HUMAN PERSON, IN THE EQUAL
RIGHTS OF MEN AND WOMEN AND OF NATIONS LARGE AND SMALL, AND
TO ESTABLISH CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH JUSTICE AND RESPECT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM TREATIES AND OTHER
SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CAN BE MAINTAINED, AND
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL PROGRESS AND BETTER STANDARDS OF LIFE IN LARGER FREEDOM,
AND FOR THESE ENDS
TO PRACTICE TOLERANCE AND LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE WITH ONE ANOTHER AS GOOD NEIGHBOURS, AND
TO UNITE OUR STRENGTH TO MAINTAIN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, AND
TO ENSURE, BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF PRINCIPLES AND THE INSTITUTION OF METHODS, THAT ARMED FORCE SHALL NOT BE USED,
SAVE IN THE COMMON INTEREST, AND
TO EMPLOY INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF ALL PEOPLES.

ORGANS OF THE UN
THERE ARE 6 ORGANS OF THE UN
UN General
Assembly

United
Nations

UN Security Council
Economic and Social
Council
International Court
of Justice
UN Trusteeship
Council
Secretariat

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS THE MAIN DELIBERATIVE ORGAN OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND
INCLUDES ALL ITS MEMBERS.

IT MAY DISCUSS ANY MATTER ARISING UNDER THE UN CHARTER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
TO UN MEMBERS (EXCEPT ON DISPUTES OR SITUATIONS WHICH ARE BEING CONSIDERED BY
THE SECURITY COUNCIL).

THE SIX MAIN COMMITTEES OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ARE:

UN General Assembly
First Committee: Disarmament and International Security
Committee (DISEC)
Second Committee: Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN)
Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
(SOCHUM)
Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(SPECPOL)
Fifth Committee: Administrative and Budgetary
Sixth Committee: Legal Committee

SECURITY COUNCIL

THEUNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL(UNSC) IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL ORGANS

OF THEUNITED NATIONSAND IS CHARGED WITH THE MAINTENANCE OFINTERNATIONAL
PEACE AND SECURITY.

ITS POWERS, OUTLINED IN THEUNITED NATIONS CHARTER, INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT

OFPEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OFINTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS,
AND THE AUTHORIZATION OFMILITARY ACTION.

ITS POWERS ARE EXERCISED THROUGHUNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTIONS.

15 Members
UN Security
Council

5 veto-wielding permanent
members: USA, France, UK,
China, Russia
10 elected non-permanent
members with two-year terms

FUNCTIONS OF ECOSOC

1. ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE AMR IS TO ASSESS PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING THE INTERNATIONALLY AGREED
DEVELOPMENT GOALS (IADGS) ARISING OUT OF THE MAJOR CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS.

IT CONSISTS OF AN ANNUAL THEMATIC REVIEW AND NATIONAL VOLUNTARY PRESENTATIONS ON PROGRESS AND
CHALLENGES TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE IADGS, INCLUDING THOSE CONTAINED IN THEIR NATIONAL MDG-BASED
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.

2. DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FORUM

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE DCF IS TO ENHANCE THE COHERENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIVITIES OF DIFFERENT
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS.

BY REVIEWING TRENDS AND PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, THE FORUM IS TO

PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION.

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) IS THE PRINCIPAL
JUDICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNITED NATIONS(UN). IT WAS ESTABLISHED
IN JUNE 1945 BY THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND BEGAN
WORK IN APRIL 1946.
THE SEAT OF THE COURT IS AT THE PEACE PALACE IN THE HAGUE
(NETHERLANDS).
OF THE SIX PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS, IT IS THE ONLY
ONE NOT LOCATED IN NEW YORK (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA).
THE COURT IS COMPOSED OF 15 JUDGES, WHO ARE ELECTED FOR
TERMS OF OFFICE OF NINE YEARS BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL. IT IS ASSISTED BY A REGISTRY,
ITS ADMINISTRATIVE ORGAN. ITS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ARE ENGLISH
AND FRENCH.
JURISDICTION- THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ACTS AS A
WORLD COURT. THE COURT HAS A DUAL JURISDICTION : IT DECIDES, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW, DISPUTES OF A LEGAL
NATURE THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO IT BY STATES (JURISDICTION IN
CONTENTIOUS CASES); AND IT GIVES ADVISORY OPINIONS ON LEGAL
QUESTIONS AT THE REQUEST OF THE ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS

TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL
IN SETTING UP AN INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM, THE CHARTER ESTABLISHED
THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE MAIN ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
AND ASSIGNED TO IT THE TASK OF SUPERVISING THE ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST
TERRITORIES PLACED UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM.
MAJOR GOALS OF THE SYSTEM WERE TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE
INHABITANTS OF TRUST TERRITORIES AND THEIR PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT
TOWARDS SELF-GOVERNMENT OR INDEPENDENCE.
THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF THE FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE
SECURITY COUNCIL --CHINA, FRANCE, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED KINGDOM AND
UNITED STATES.
THE AIMS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM HAVE BEEN FULFILLED TO SUCH AN EXTENT
THAT ALL TRUST TERRITORIES HAVE ATTAINED SELF-GOVERNMENT OR INDEPENDENCE,
EITHER AS SEPARATE STATES OR BY JOINING NEIGHBOURING INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES.

SECRETARIAT
THE SECRETARIAT AN INTERNATIONAL STAFF WORKING IN DUTY
STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD CARRIES OUT THE DIVERSE DAY-TO-DAY
WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION.
IT SERVICES THE OTHER PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND
ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAMMES AND POLICIES LAID DOWN BY THEM.
IT IS HEADED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, WHO IS APPOINTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SECURITY
COUNCIL FOR A FIVE-YEAR, RENEWABLE TERM.
THE DUTIES CARRIED OUT BY THE SECRETARIAT ARE AS VARIED AS THE
PROBLEMS DEALT WITH BY THE UNITED NATIONS. THESE RANGE FROM
ADMINISTERING PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS TO MEDIATING
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES, FROM SURVEYING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
TRENDS AND PROBLEMS TO PREPARING STUDIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
SECRETARIAT STAFF ALSO INFORM THE WORLD'S COMMUNICATIONS
MEDIA ABOUT THE WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS; ORGANIZE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON ISSUES OF WORLDWIDE CONCERN;
AND INTERPRET SPEECHES AND TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS INTO THE

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

Model United Nationsis an academic simulation of
theUnited Nationsthat aims to educate participants
about current events, topics in international relations,
diplomacy and the United Nations agenda.
The participants role-play as diplomats representing
a nation in a simulated session of a committee of the
United Nations (and these days of other types outside
the structure of the UN), such as the Security Council or
the General Assembly.
Participants research a country, take on roles as

YOUR ROLES
During Committee
LISTEN- respond via
POINTS OF INFO
POINTS OF ORDER
Comments in your own
speeches
CHITS
Write points for
Resolution

Crisis
Immediate and long
term RESPONSE
PROBLEMS/obstacles
International LAW
Practical concerns
POLICY
PERPETRATORS/Actors
ACTION

Perspective on the
Agenda
SPEECHES
ANALYSIS
Past of the problem
Suggested solutions
Validate your
suggestions

Diplomat-Country
FOREIGN POLICY
STANDARD RESPONSES
DOMESTIC LAW AND
POLICIES

YOU
BLOCS
LOBBY
Identify regional or
power/ resource based
alliances
Leadership skills
WRITE RESOLUTIONS

UNCONVENTIONAL AND NON-UN COMMITTEES

CONTINUOUS CRISIS COMMITTEES
THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING COMMITTEES AT A MODEL UN CONFERENCE. THESE ARE USUALLY EMERGENCY SESSIONS OF CONVENTIONAL UN COUNCILS
LIKE THE SECURITY COUNCIL. A CRISIS THEME/BACKGROUND IS RELEASED A FEW DAYS TO THE CONFERENCE, WITH SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION GIVEN TO DELEGATES
THROUGH RECURRING UPDATES DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING. THESE COMMITTEES ARE THE ULTIMATE TEST OF A DIPLOMATS SPONTANEITY, PRESENCE OF MIND,
LEVELHEADEDNESS AT A TIME OF CRISIS AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS.
HISTORIC/FUTURISTIC COMMITTEES
THESE ARE MOSTLY CONVENTIONAL UN COMMITTEES SIMULATED ON A PARALLEL TIME FRONT. HISTORIC COUNCILS RANGE FROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSIONS IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS, TO SECURITY COUNCIL SESSIONS OF 2003 DISCUSSING THE US INVASION OF IRAQ. FUTURISTIC COMMITTEES, GIVEN THEIR FICTIONAL
CONTENT, ARE OFTEN SIMULATED AS SECURITY COUNCILS DISCUSSING AN IMMINENT AND UNPRECEDENTED THREAT TO THE WORLD ORDER.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILS
A RECENT ADDITION TO UNCONVENTIONAL COMMITTEES SIMULATED AT MODEL UNS ARE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILS. THESE ARE USUALLY COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF
THE COUNTRYS LEGISLATURE, HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMATS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE WINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE US NATIONAL
SECURITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS STATUTORILY ESTABLISHED, IS WIDELY SIMULATED. DEBATE IS LARGELY CONCENTRATED ON PRESSING MATTERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND
WAYS TO AVOID BREACHES WITHIN THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK AND MAINTAINING DOMESTIC LAW AND ORDER.
SPORTS
THE FIFA, UEFA AND ICC HAVE BEEN SIMULATED WITH MUCH SUCCESS AND POPULARITY. SPORTS FANS RECEIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THEIR FAVOURITE
PLAYERS/SELECTORS/MANAGERS AND PITCH IN ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS ABOUT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE RESPECTIVE SPORT.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THEIR MEMBERSHIPS OPEN TO COUNTRIES OF A PARTICULAR REGION, COMMON ECONOMIC INTERESTS OR COMMON CULTURAL, ETHNIC,
RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS. COORDINATION ON RELIGIOUS GROUNDS IS OFTEN A TOPIC OF DEBATE IN SIMULATIONS OF THE ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION, FOR
EXAMPLE. SIMILARLY, OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES DISCUSS PRESSING MATTERS ON PETROLEUM TRADE AT THE OPEC. THEN, THERE ARE REGIONAL BODIES FOR
COOPERATION LIKE THE AFRICAN UNION, EUROPEAN UNION, ASEAN, ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY BODIES LIKE THE NATO.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE UN
SOME INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WORK BY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH SEVERAL BODIES OF THE UNITED
NATIONS ORGANIZATION ITSELF. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFTEN LARGELY GLOBAL IN NATURE, WITH MEMBERS RANGING FROM ALL GEOLOGICAL REGIONS, AS WELL AS
FROM ALL ECONOMIC STRATA, LIKE AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION OR THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. THESE ORGANIZATIONS DELIBERATE ON THEIR
COMMON INTERESTS, HOWEVER SIMULTANEOUSLY NOT FAILING TO IGNORE THE PARALLEL RELEVANT ISSUES AT THE UN LEVEL.
FICTIONAL COMMITTEES
FICTIONAL COMMITTEES OR FANTASY COMMITTEES ARE OFTEN INSPIRED FROM CULT MOVIES OR BOOK SERIES. HIGHLIGHTED ISSUES WITHIN THE FANTASY WORLD ARE
DISCUSSED IN SUCH COMMITTEES, LIKE THE QUESTION OF AZKABAN IN A MINISTRY OF MAGIC MEETING, INSPIRED FROM THE HARRY POTTER SERIES. GAME OF THRONES,
LORD OF THE RINGS, THE GODFATHER ARE SOME OF THE SERIES THAT HAVE BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED BY INSPIRATION AND SIMULATED IN THE FORM OF A DECISION-MAKING
BODY ON THE LINES OF A UN COMMITTEE.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR UNCONVENTIONAL

COMMITTEES
ANALYSIS OF THE UPDATES
READ THE UPDATE CAREFULLY
GET AS MUCH CLARITY ON THE UPDATE AS POSSIBLE
LINK THE UPDATE TO THE CRISIS AS A WHOLE
NEVER DISCUSS ONLY THE UPDATE
DO NOT CHANGE YOUR POLICY STANCE IF THE UPDATE
INVOLVES YOU
KEEP DEFENDING YOUR STANCE
GET TOGETHER WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO FORM
SOLUTIONS TOGETHER OR ACT TOGETHER, NOT
ENTIRELY IN ISOLATION
CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE SOLUTIONS ON THE BASIS OF
MANDATE OF THE COMMITTEE
PRACTICALITY OF THE SOLUTION
WHETHER THE SOLUTIONS TACKLE THE IMMEDIATE
PROBLEM
ITS ADHERENCE TO YOUR POLICIES
ITS ADHERENCE TO THE UN CHARTER AND ITS
PRINCIPLES

SPEECHES

BE PRECISE

BE SOLUTION ORIENTED

DEMARCATE BETWEEN SHORT TERM AND LONG

TERM SOLUTIONS

REFER TO THE UN CHARTER, INTERNATIONAL LAW

AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

ALL SOLUTIONS MUST BE WITHIN THE MANDATE OF

THE COMMITTEE

REMEMBER YOUR FOREIGN POLICY

DEFINE THE LOBBY BLOC FOR YOURSELF

GIVE SOLUTIONS IN ADHERENCE TO YOUR POLICIES

AND STATEMENTS IN THE COMMITTEE

WRITE AN APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT TO RESOLVE

THE CRISIS- RESOLUTION, COMMUNIQUE,
DIRECTIVE, REPORT

RAISE POINTS OF ORDER CAREFULLY

TACKLE THE CRISIS WITH THE IDEA OF WHAT IS

GOING TO BENEFIT YOUR COUNTRY THE MOST

MUN ORIENTATION
DAY 2
PROCEDURE AND COMMITTEE RULES

RULES OF PROCEDURE

FLOW OF DEBATE : Formal

Roll Call

Set the
agenda
(debatable)

90 seconds
default

Establish
formal
debate

Open
General
Speakers
List

Set
speakers
time

Floor is
open to
points

Yields

To Chair

To another
delegate

To POINTS
OF
INFORMATI
ON

FLOW OF DEBATE : Informal Debate

MOTIONS:
Suspension of
formal debate

Moderated
Caucus

Subtopic of
the main
agenda

Time
limit<= 20
Minutes

Each
speakers
time <=
60 seconds

Un-moderated
Caucus

Extension of
previous
caucus

Total time
period <= 20
minutes

Time period
<= half of
time limit of
original motion

FLOW OF DEBATE : OTHER MOTIONS

: order of disruption and precedence
Order Of Procedural
Working
paper

Resolution Process
(if needed)

Draft resolution writing

Tabling the resolution
Discussion
Amendments

Closure of Debate
(or end of GSL)

End of
Session

Adjourn
Debate

Table Debate
(debatable)
Moving to another
agenda without
having completed
the first

Voting (by
placard or by roll
call)

Motions
The motions below
shall have precedence
in the following order
over all other
proposals or motions
before the
committee:
a. Point of Personal
Privilege
b. Point of Order
c. Point of Inquiry
d. Point of Information
e. Introduction of a
Draft Resolution
f. Motion to Suspend
Debate
g. Motion to Table
Debate
h. Motion for Closure

GENERAL SPEAKERS LIST

The General Speakers List (GSL) mainly constitutes to the Formal
Debate within the committee proceedings.
After the Agenda has been determined, one continuously open
Speakers List will be established for the purpose of general debate.
This Speakers List will be followed for all debate on the topic area,
except when superseded by procedural motions, amendments, or
the introduction of a draft resolution. Speakers may speak
generally on the agenda being considered and may address any
draft resolution currently on the floor. By default, debate
automatically closes when the Speakers List is exhausted.
No delegate may address a session without having previously
obtained the permission of the Chair. The Chair may call a speaker
to order if his/her remarks are not relevant to the subject under
discussion, or are offensive to Committee members or Executive
Board.

YIELDS
A delegate granted the right to speak in general debate may yield in
one of
three ways:
1. Yield to another delegate- His or her remaining time will be given
to
that delegate, who may not make any further yields.
2. Yield to points of information/questions- The Chair, who has the
right to
call to order any delegate whose question is rhetorical and leading
and/or
not designed to elicit information, may select questioners. Follow-up
questions will be allowed only at the discretion of the Chair.
3. Yield to the Chair- Such a yield should be made if the delegate
does not
wish to yield to questions/point of informations or another delegate.

POINTS
Points may be raised at anytime during the formal session, though it
is advisable that they should not interrupt a speaker.
*Note- A point to a point is always out of order unless specified by the
Chair otherwise
The 4 points are1. Point of Personal Privilege
During the discussion of any matter, whenever a delegate
experiences any personal discomfort, the delegate may raise a Point
of Personal Privilege, and the Chair shall immediately address the
point. A Point of Personal Privilege must refer to a matter of physical
comfort or well being of the members of the committee only.
2. Point of Inquiry
When the floor is open, a delegate may rise to a Point of Inquiry to
ask the Chair a question regarding the rules of procedure. A Point of
Inquiry may never interrupt a speaker. Delegates with substantive
questions should not rise to this Point, but should rather approach the

3. Point Of Information (question to other delegates)

After a delegate gives a speech, and if the delegate yields their time
to Points of Information, a Point of Information can be raised by
delegates from the floor. The speaker will be allotted the remainder of
his or her speaking time to address Points of Information. Points of
Information are directed to the speaker and allow other delegations
to ask questions in relation to speeches and resolutions.
*A delegate may rise for a plea to follow up if his/her question has
not been answered properly and a follow up is required for
clarification. A plea to follow up is subject to the discretion of the
Chair.
4. Point of Order
During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may rise to a Point of
Order to indicate an instance of improper parliamentary procedure.
The Point of Order will be immediately decided by the Chair in
accordance with these rules of procedure.
*Point of Orders may be used to point out gross factual inaccuracies,
and at times logical fallacies, in a statement made my any of the
delegates/the executive board, but it remains a grey area in the
Rules of Procedure and up to the discretion of the Chair.

MODERATED CAUCUS
Purpose
To facilitate substantive debate at critical junctures in the
discussion. In a
moderated caucus, the Chair will temporarily depart from the
Speakers List
and call on delegates to speak at his/her discretion. A motion for a
moderated
caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open, prior to
closure of
debate.
Procedure
Once raised, the motion will be voted on immediately, with a
simple majority
of members required for passage. In the case of multiple
moderated caucuses,
the Chair will rank the motions in descending order of length and
the

UN-MODERATED CAUCUS
Purpose
Unmoderated caucuses allow delegates to have an informal
discussion,
lobby, author working papers/draft resolutions.
Procedure
A delegate may motion for an unmoderated caucus at any time
when the floor is open, prior to closure of debate. The delegate
making the motion must specify a time limit and a purpose for the
unmoderated caucus.
The motion will immediately be put to a vote and will pass given a
simple majority. In the case of multiple unmoderated caucuses, the
Chair will rank the motions in descending order of length and the
Committee members will vote accordingly.
The Chair may rule the motion out of order and his/her decision is
not
subject to appeal. An unmoderated caucus may be extended only

Working paper

Lobby the working paper and merge a few similar

ones to come up with Draft resolutions with the
required support.
MOTION TO INTRODUCE DRAFT RESOLUTION

DEBATE ON THE DRAFT

RESOLUTION
By a provisional
speakers list

By a moderated
caucus

AMENDMENTS
Voting on the draft
resolution

By a Q and A
session (clause
by clause)

RESEARCH
COUNTRY
COMMITTEE
AGENDA
LEGAL

COUNTRY
INTERNAL AFFAIRS - government,
ideology, religion, economy,
demography, culture, history
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS regional
influence, alliances, treaties-bilateral
and multilateral, international
influence, history, relationship with
UN, larger blocs
Current Affairs National NEWS

COMMITTEE
Description and Components
Mandate
History of actions
Role and functions in the larger
organizational structure

AGENDA
Background Guide
Committee Role on the Agenda
History
Problems stalling progress
Cognitive Policies of countries
Action taken
Solutions
Legal Aspects

LEGAL ASPECTS
UN Resolutions
Public International Law
Private International Law
International Humanitarian Law
Domestic Laws
Issues-disarmament, R2P, conflict
areas, human rights

STEPS TO PREPARE
Agenda

Country position

Framework

LAW

Common Foreign Policy

responses

Case studies

Organization of
research into
forms of
debatable
speeches/content

Practice

MUN : BE
ALERT

AGENDA : COUNTERING GLOBAL TERRORISM

PICK A COUNTRY
START A CAUCUS
POINTS OF ORDERS ARE ALLOWED
THREE GSL SPEECHES
TWO POINTS OF INFORMATION PER SPEECH
INCLUDING PLEAS TO FOLLOW UP