The San Francisco Conference

25 April - 26 June 1945

CONTENTS
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Secretary-Generals Welcome
Goodwill Letters and Messages of Support
LIMUN: An Introduction
The Secretariat
Committees
Schedule
Opening Ceremony Agenda
Speakers
Socials
Discover London
Maps
Rules of Procedure
Sample Resolution
Phrases
Acknowledgements

SECRETARY-GENERALS
WELCOME
Dear Delegates,
You have arrived from all over the world. You stand in London now, all of you; over the course of the
next three days, you will argue, debate, discuss, dissect, try to know the causes of things. You will attempt
to formulate solutions to long-standing dilemmas. Climate change, small arms trade, the impact of the
financial crisis on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals as an aspiring diplomat at
this conference, you may not agree with what your fellow delegates have to say but you will defend to
the death, in true Rousseauian fashion, their right to say it. Such is the LIMUN spirit.
When, in 2000, a clutch of students based at various universities in London put together the very first
London Model United Nations conference, little did they realize the extent to which it would expand
in the years to come. This year, we have received over 1200 applications from 46 countries a testament
indeed to the appeal of this particular conference and a tribute to the efforts of its organisers, both past
and present, towards building and maintaining its reputation.
The 18 committees offered at LIMUN this year are distributed over two venues and the twenty-minute
walk between them effectively encapsulates all that is special about this vibrant, whirling city. It is my
hope that when at some point during the conference you take this walk, you will find yourselves
emboldened by London, by all that has taken place within its fold, by all that can still take place
perhaps, this time round, by your hands. Much of what is wrong with the world today is the result of
ill-made choices: the choice, for instance, between confrontation and collaboration. But, despite this,
there is no reason to doubt our capacity, as humans, for compromise and consensus building indeed,
when at that last committee session we each raise our placard in favour of a painstakingly-constructed
resolution, this is the very lesson that we take away.
May I then, on that heartening note, and on behalf of the 2010 Secretariat, welcome you to the 11th
session of the London International Model United Nations. It promises to be a whirlwind of a weekend
and it is my sincere hope that you will leave London convinced that no matter how tense the past
may have been, the future can still be perfect.
Wishing you all the very best,

Alizeh Kohari

PRIME MINISTER
"I have long felt strongly that multilateralism - working together, in partnership across our world and
upholding together the values of fairness, shared responsibility and collective action - has been the right
way to approach the great global issues of our time.
"No organisation embodies that spirit more than the United Nations.
"From disarmament to human rights to climate change to the challenges of poverty and peace and security
for all, the United Nations brings us together - and without it we would all instead be driven apart
"So I wish the organisers and participants in this year's conference the best of luck. You have all my support
as you work as one to embody our shared values, and - in your model United Nations - build our shared
future."
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister, United Kingdom

MAYOR OF LONDON
"I am delighted to welcome you all to London. As you know, London is one of the world's top cities for higher
education - it is home to 2 of the world's top 5 universities, and attracts more international students than
any other global city.
With over 300 languages spoken, London is also the most culturally diverse city in the world. Events in any
part of the world have a direct or indirect impact on London and its diverse population. The United Nations
organisation is unique in its ability to bring nations together to promote global peace, security and stability
- all vital to London's political, economic and social fabric. I am glad that you have come to London to attend
this Conference to simulate the UN principles and debate issues of global importance. I hope the conference
is a great success."
Boris Johnson
Mayor of London

President, University of London Union

Dear Delegates and Organisers of LIMUN 2010,
It gives me great pleasure to be able to write this letter as President of the University of London Union and
commend you on the great work you have done in making this years conference bigger and better. The
achievement of organising a truly international event of such grand scale with only student volunteers demonstrates
immense passion, resolve and resourcefulness on the part of the organisers and the army of volunteers who are
no doubt involved. How you all manage to fit in such committed schedules alongside your studies defies belief,
but holds you in such good stead for future success.
The noble aim of extending cultural empathy, the understanding of international affairs as well as raising awareness
of the work done by the United Nations to young people is a fantastic one, and one I fully agree with. We live in
a globalised world where the political turmoil in the Middle East affects the cost of a litre of unleaded petrol on
Holloway Road, where the logging of trees in Brazil affects the water levels in Bangladesh. This interweaving
relational dimension to global affairs is only going to be further consolidated, and as such, the conversations you
are having within these conference halls and perhaps more importantly, the mutual manner in which you are
having them, truly will be moulding the future leaders of tomorrow.
I wish all participants the best of luck in their rounds of negotiations, and hope the impasse we so regularly see
within the real United Nations can be circumnavigated for some clearer, salient solutions.
Nizam Uddin
President, University of London Union

The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes

The Model UN Conferences give young people from many countries the chance to contribute their views about
how we can resolve the international issues which challenge us today and which will shape our tomorrow. The
original ideas that led to the establishment of the UN more than sixty years ago focused above all on one clear
understanding. No individual nation state however mighty can solve the problems that crowd in on us all on its
own. And as the years have passed this has become ever more true.
Confronting the opportunities and difficulties of the twenty first century it is imperative that we learn to work
together more effectively across national boundaries. I hope that the leaders of the future with the experience
gained at the Model UN Conferences will articulate this lesson and build on it.
Chris Patten
The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, CH

Introducing LIMUN
The London International Model United Nations is a registered
independent charity that aims to extend cultural empathy, understanding
of international affairs, and knowledge of the United Nations amongst
young people through the organisation of an annual Model United
Nations (MUN) conference. LIMUN is organised by students from various
universities and colleges in London and aims to build an understanding
of global challenges amongst young people that crosses borders of
background, culture and nationality. Using both the knowledge and the
relationships they form through MUN, it is hoped that that the next
generation of world leaders and thinkers will be able to work cooperatively to find solutions to future global problems that are compatible
with the aims and principles of the United Nations.
Taking on the role of a national representative to the UN, participants
experience the complexities of international policy formation first hand.
Each delegate represents the viewpoint of a single Member State of the
United Nations or non-governmental organisation (NGO), researching
that countrys or NGOs policy and advocating these views to other
delegates. The debate is controlled using conventions and rules based
on those used at genuine international summits. The objective is to reach
consensus and pass a statement of the international communitys
response to a particular area of concern. These formal statements - called
resolutions - contain collective action that will be taken to address the
issue.
Delegates may also find themselves representing companies and UN
agencies, acting as members of national cabinets, or sitting as independent
judges in specialized committees; the International Court of Justice (ICJ),
Crisis Committee, and the Global Compact. Alongside these specialized
committees, annual changes in committee choices allow delegates to
savour a distinctive flavour at every conference.
MUN aims to develop transferable skills essential to all fields of study
and employment including: strong leadership, initiative and expertise in
public speaking; negotiation, mediation and consensus building; and
the ability to form relationships rapidly with people of alternative
backgrounds and viewpoints. Knowledge of global politics is, after all,
not only important to students of international relations, but also to
future leaders and thinkers in academia, business, law, medicine, science
and wider civil society. Indeed, it is essential to everyone interested in
being part of the solution to problems that plague our world today.

THE SECRETARIAT

ALIZEH KOHARI
SECRETARY-GENERAL
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
BSc. GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

KAI ZHANG
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL (FINANCE)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (UCL)
LLB LAW

KATINKA HARSANYI
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL (COMMUNICATIONS)
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
BSc. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

ISABELLA TORRES MALUF

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL (LOGISTICS)
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Meng CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

LUIS A. SUAREZ-ISAZA
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL (CHAIRING)
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS/HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE
(DUAL) MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY (MPP) AND MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA)

ANMOL ARORA
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL (APPLICATIONS)
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
BSc. HONS BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

ANEESH ACHARYA
GUEST SPEAKERS OFFICER
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
BSc. GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS

NICOLAS FERMINET
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OFFICER
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
MSc. ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

VICTORIA LEGG
SOCIAL EVENTS OFFICER
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
MSc. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

SEHRISH EJAZ
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
BSc. ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC HISTORY

COMMITTEES
DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE (DISEC)
ROOM B.5 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: ABDULAZIZ AL-MUTAWA (AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: AMEER HAMZA (UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DANAI KYRIAKOPOULOU (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)
The First Committee of the General Assembly, responsible for the discussion of issues related to the regulation of the arms trade, the use of
weapons and other items of significance to international peace and security.
1. Control of arms trade and flow in violent militia regions
2. The relationship between Security and Development
SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN COMMITTEE (SOCHUM)
ROOM 1.11 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: MARKELLA lO PAPADOULI (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: FARAH MOHAN (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ALKMINI-MYDIA MITSIKOSTA (UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS)
The Third Committee of the General Assembly, responsible for a range of important issues including education, scientific advancement, human
development, human rights, the status of women, elimination of religious persecution, combating racism and cultural questions.
1. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment during armed conflict
2. Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the UN
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP)
ROOM 1.60 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
Fridays session will take place at the Stamford Street Lecture Theatre (across the street)
DIRECTOR: ELIF YILDIRMCAN (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ANJLI SHAH (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: NAADIR AHMAD MUSTAFA (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON)
The United Nations global development network. UNDP provides expert advice, training, and grant support to developing countries, with
increasing emphasis on assistance to least developed countries.
1. The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
2. Localization of Poverty-fighting Policies: Participatory Local Development
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)
ROOM 1.17 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: MAXIM SHMELEV (MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ELISABETH PHILIPSE (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: IOANNA BANTOUNA (UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS)
The WTO is an inter-governmental organization dealing with the rules of trade between States.
1. The question of regional trade agreements
2. Agricultural subsidies and their distortion of free trade
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)
ROOM G.80 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: JUSTUS TIMMERS (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CHRIS THOMAS (BRISTOL UNIVERSITY)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DANIEL MANNFELD (UNIVERSITY OF MAASTRICHT)
The Economic and Social Council reports to the General Assembly on economic, social, cultural, educational, health, human rights and other matters.
1. Economic and Social Insecurity and Instability of the Somali People
2. Water Resource Management in North Africa and the Middle East
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
ROOM 2.81 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: SAMEER BAHAL (IMPERIAL COLLEGE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: THOMAS MCGINN (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JORIS EIKENDAL (MCGILL UNIVERSITY)
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health.
1. Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation
2. Future Responses to Pandemics

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM (UNEP)

ROOM 1.71 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: RAPHAEL HOUDMONT (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JERRICK LIM (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DANIEL MANNFELD (UNIVERSITY OF BATH)
The policy and strategy arm of the UNEP responsible for overseeing a wide range of environmental issues.
1. Mechanism to Manage Environmental Disputes
2. The Role of Indigenous Populations in Sustaining the Environment
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC)
ROOM 2.47 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
DIRECTOR: FERNANDO PACHECO (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ALINA NOSENKO (TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ALEXANDRE STEULLET (UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE)
Established in 2006 with responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights and responding to violations.
1. The Use of Mercenaries to Impede the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination
2. Combating Contemporary Forms of Slavery
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT (UNGC)
ROOM 1.68 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: VALIA EVANGELOU (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: KONSTANTINOS (KING'S COLLEGE LONDON)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: NEELAM MELWANI (UC UTRECHT)
A United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.
1. The economic opportunities of climate change: responses, risk assessment, transparency, environmental responsibility.
2. Fighting corporate corruption in all its forms, including extortion, bribery forced labour, and human rights violations.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)
ROOM G.73 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: NEAVE O'CLERY (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: NICOLE CHAN (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CONG SHENG (IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON)
The IAEA is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes.
Though established independently of the UN under its own international treat (the IAEA statute), the IAEA reports to both the General Assembly
and the Security Council.
1. Copenhagen and Beyond: The impact of Climate Change for Energy Supply and Security
2. An Iranian Bomb: What Lies Beneath?
ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE'S ISLAMIC SUMMIT
ROOM 2.43 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: AMAR ABBASI (UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ALICE PANEPINTO (SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MIRJAM HELDMANN (UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER)
The largest organ of the OIC, convened every three years, and attended by the Monarchs or Heads of State and Government of the member states.
1. Terrorism and Islamophobia: Threats, Dimensions, & Counter Measures
2. Women and Employment in light of Sharia Law
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME (UNODC)
ROOM 2.40 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: CATHERINE MOORE (UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: FARAH SALEEM (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ANNAMAE MANNING (ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: LUKAS MAYER (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK)
UNODC was established to assist the UN in better addressing a coordinated, comprehensive response to the interrelated issues of illicit trafficking
in and abuse of drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and corruption.
1. The Nexus Between Corruption, Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism
2. Combating the Rise of Transnational Organized Crime

AFRICAN UNION (AU)

ROOM 2.80 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: ERIC SCHMIDT (QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: VIVIEN LU (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MEHRAD JABERANSARI (UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER)
Among the objectives of the AU's leading institutions are to accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent; to promote
and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples; to achieve peace and security in Africa; and to
promote democratic institutions, good governance and human rights.
1. Neoliberalism and its Effects in Africa: Finding a New Way to Globalize
2. Sustainable Strategies for the Security of African Territorial Waters
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
ROOM 1.14 (Kings College, Waterloo Campus)
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: HE-IN CHEONG (IMPERIAL COLLEGE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MANU ERALY (EUROMASTERS)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: LEONARD BOE (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK)
The principal decision-making institution of the European Union. Not to be confused with the Council of Europe or with the European Council.
1. The Future of ESDP Missions
2. Judicial and Police Cooperation after Lisbon
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
L'Andrean, Canada House
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: SNORRI MATTHIASSON (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JOREN SELLESLAGHS (UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: BABAK MOHAMMADZADEH (UC UTRECHT)
An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty and signed on April 4, 1949. The organization constitutes a system of
collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
1. Future of the relations between NATO and Ukraine after Ukrainian Elections

HISTORICAL LEAGUE OF NATIONS (1935)

Cinema, Canada House
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: AKSHAY GOYAL (UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CEES HEERE (UC UTRECHT)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DENIZ KARAKAS (GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY)
The 1930s witnessed a rise in nationalism that culminated in the second World War in 1940. The League of Nations was the precursor of the
present United Nations.
1. Responses to the Walwal Conflict between Italy and the Ethiopian Empire
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ)
Gold Room, Canada House
REGISTRAR: NADIA BATENKA (LEIDEN UNIVERSITY)
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR: SARAH SCHRDER (SCIENCES PO PARIS / COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)
The principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The Courts role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to
it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
1. Application of the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995: the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia v. Greece
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC)
High Commissioner's Room, Canada House
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: LUIS SUAREZ-ISAZA (LSE / HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: TEDDY NICHOLSON (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ECE AYGN (UC UTRECHT)
Responds to international crises with responsibility for the preservation of international pace and security.
1. Colombia and Venezuela: Preventing Conflict in the Andes

CRISIS TEAM

CRISIS COORDINATOR: MARK SLEBODA (LSE)

CRISIS COORDINATOR: ANTHONY MOORE (LSE)
CRISIS STAFF: AGGELOS AGGELOU (PIRAEUS), SOFIYA BUGAMIN (LSE), JOANA DOS SANTO (LSE), MAREIKE HERZOG MUN HUN CHOW
(UCL), ELIZA KHOR (WESTMINSTER), THOMAS RICHTER (SOAS)

LIMUN 2010
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, 19 February 2010
10:00 - 18:30
11:30 - 12:30
13:00 - 15:00
17:00 - 18:30
20:00 - 23:00

Registration at the Institute of Education

MUN Workshop
Opening Ceremony
Committee Session I (King's College London, Waterloo Campus)
Global Village

Saturday, 20 February 2010

09:00 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:15
16:15 - 18:00
18:00 - 18:30
20:00 - 24:00

Committee Session II (King's College London, Waterloo Campus;

Canada House)
Tea Break
Committee Guest Speakers
Committee Session III
Lunch
Committee Session IV
Tea Break
Committee Session V
Head Delegate and Chair Meeting
Annual Diplomats Ball

Sunday, 21 February 2010

09:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
16:00 - 17:30

Committee Session VI (King's College London, Waterloo Campus;

Canada House)
Lunch
Committee Session VII
Closing Ceremony (Institute of Education)

Agenda Opening Ceremony

London International Model United Nations 2010
13:00
13:00
13:10
13:20
13:20
13:50
13:50
14:00
14:00
14:20
14:40
14:40
14:50

All seated
USG Communications (Katinka Harsanyi)
welcomes delegates and outlines OC agenda
Address by Michael Rossi, Trustee of LIMUN
USG Communications introduces Keynote Speaker
Dr Luis Moreno-Ocampo
Keynote Address by Dr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, ICC Prosecutor
USG Communications introduces
the Minister-Counsellor from Canada House
Address by the Representative from Canada House
USG Communications introduces DFID Speaker Dr David Hallam
Address by Dr David Hallam
Department for International Development
Q&A with Speakers
USG Communications introduces
Secretary-General of LIMUN 2010
Address by Madam Secretary-General, Alizeh Kohari
End. Speakers to exit stage.

Notes
Location - Insitute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
United Kingdom

LIMUN 2010 Guest Speakers

Each year, LIMUN welcomes a number of senior practitioners in the world of international affairs. Past
keynote speakers have included UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast,
former UK Permanent Representative to the UN Lord Hannay of Chiswick and Dr David Nabarro, Senior
UN System Coordinator for Avian & Human Influenza and UN Assistant Secretary-General.
Each committee will also be advised by an expert practitioner with policy and field experience in the
relevant areas. They include senior figures from humanitarian NGOs, campaign organizations, thinktanks, universities and the news media.
LIMUN 2010 is pleased to announce that Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court, will be the Keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony on 19 February 2010.

Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo

Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

On 21 April 2003, Luis Moreno-Ocampo was unanimously elected in New York as the first Prosecutor
of the International Criminal Court. His mandate is to select and trigger investigations and prosecutions
of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, namely genocide, crimes against
humanity and war crimes. He has currently opened investigations into the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Uganda, Darfur (the Sudan) and the Central African Republic, and analysed alleged crimes under
the jurisdiction of the Court and the existence of genuine national proceedings in Georgia, Colombia,
Kenya, Afghanistan, Guinea, Palestine and Cte dIvoire.
Prior to joining the International Criminal Court, Dr. Moreno-Ocampo had a distinguished career as a
prosecutor in Argentina, where he played a key role in the trials connected with the transition from
dictatorship to democracy. In 1985 Dr. Moreno-Ocampo was the deputy prosecutor in the "military
juntas trial", the first case against top commanders responsible for mass atrocities since the Nremberg.
trials. He also served as prosecutor of the Federal Criminal Court of Buenos Aires from 1987 to 1992.
During those years, he participated in prosecutions against guerrilla leaders and military rebellions. He
also conducted a great number of prosecutions against public officials for corruption. Upon his resignation
in 1992, Dr. Moreno-Ocampo founded a private law firm specialised in corruption control.
He was a board member of national and international NGOs and was visiting professor at both Stanford
and Harvard Universities. Dr. Moreno-Ocampo is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires Law School
and has published books and articles relating inter alia to massive crimes and corruption.

Dr. David Hallam

Deputy Director, UN and Commonwealth Department
Department for International Development

David Hallam was appointed Head of DFIDs United Nations and Commonwealth Department in March
2008. The UN and Commonwealth Department leads on DFIDs relationship with the United Nations
system. As well as channeling more than $1 billion annually through the UN, it aims to ensure that the
UN leads effectively, joins-up better and maximises its impact on the MDGs. UNCD works to ensure DFID
is getting the best impact and value for money from the funding it channels through the UN each year.
Most recently, Dr Hallam served as Deputy Director in DFIDs Human Resources Division where he was
responsible for strategic workforce planning, staff security, and divisional planning. Previously Dr Hallam
served as Head of DFIDs Jerusalem Office, managing DFIDs bilateral programme of support to the
Palestinians and the UKs contribution to UNRWA.
Dr Hallam joined DFID in 1995, serving in a succession of posts including secondments as Private
Secretary and Adviser in No.10 Downing Street, to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and to the
UK Cabinet Offices Defence and Overseas Secretariat.
Dr Hallam holds a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia.

SOCIALS

The Global Village

The Global Village for LIMUN 2010, to be held at the Camden Centre, is the chance for MUN-ers to show
their love for exploring other cultures. It is a chance to show how wonderfully diverse the UN and the
world really is through postcards, photos, flags, food, drinks, music, dances and traditional garments.
This year we encourage you to bring the whole world to the Camden Centre in London. It is a chance
to make friends from around the world, learn about other nations and of course have a great time.
Every delegation is special. Each university will have its own stall to present the country it is representing
at LIMUN, through innovative and colourful ideas and items to share with other delegates. We will also
have live cultural performances and international music playing all night long. Finally there will be a
special prize for the best delegation stall - as well as the pride that comes with it.
The Diplomats Ball
Introducing the LIMUN 11th Annual Diplomats Ball! This year the event will be taking place at Vinopolis
on the South Bank of the Thames. Built in the arches of an old railway bridge, Vinopolis boasts a fabulous
vaulted double room with dance floor and bar downstairs and a sumptuous chill out room upstairs.
The Diplomats Ball is a great chance to experience a taste of London night life and blow off steam with
your fellow delegates on your final night as LIMUN-ers. It is going to be a night to remember and we
look forward to seeing you all there!
All guests will need to bring their ID, tickets and LIMUN badges as there will be tight security on the
door to ensure your safety. IDs will also be required at the bar, which will be operating a Think 21 policy.
A cloakroom will be available for coats and small bags.

DISCOVER LONDON
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
Samuel Johnson
And from this ever-alive heart of the world, the LIMUN team welcomes you to its 11th
annual London International Model United Nations Conference. The location of the
conference itself is one of its biggest charms: London, after all, is internationally
acknowledged as a centre of global politics, finance, culture, fashion and tourism, catering
to a wide international audience. It is home to fifty large integrated communities: two
hundred languages are spoken here and over seventy national cuisines served. Centuries
on, Johnsons dictum holds true: it is still difficult to be weary of this vibrant, whirling city
whose cultural inflow spans six contintents.
London is bathed in history: it boasts an exciting fusion of the past and present. Manifested
in the majestic Victorian arcitecture and the bold skyscrapers grazing its skyline, its rich
cultural experience spans thea3tres, galleries and museums. Monuments to everything
this city has witnessed over the centuries are speckled throughout. There is enough to
satiate even the most ardent of intellectual and creative curiousities and, best of all,
access to most of it is free of cost.
London is a city of great imaginative modernity. If the pale skies, grey rain and the blinding
rush of everyday life threaten to dampen your spirits, retreat to the arches of the Millennium
Bridge, the ambitious curves of the Swiss Re and the peace of its parks. For those drawn
to a pint after a long day of painstaking diplomacy, 3800 traditional pubs serving an
exciting range of ales and beers are to be found all over town, the mainstay of this citys
energetic nightlife.
And all of this we bring to you in an exciting development that makes LIMUN10 uniquely
different from its predecessors. The eighteen committees offered at this thousanddelegate conference are divided between Kings College Waterloo campus and Canada
House on Trafalgar Square. The twenty-minute walk between the two venues is truly an
experience, capturing an effective snapshot of everything that is London. Past the Thames
in its wintery glory, the London Eye, the Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar
Square with its stubborn pigeons, tourist-y masses, the National Art Gallery and the
National Portrait Gallery; Leicester Square, Covent Garden - we invite you to take a walk
across the world in one city.

Maps
Kings College Venue Map

Directions from the Institute of Education to Kings College Waterloo Campus

By Bus 2 without an Oyster Card
Walk across Russell Square to the Woburn Place Bus Stop on Southampton Row. Take any of the following four buses to
Waterloo Bridge (20-30 min):
59 towards Streatham Hill, 68 towards West Northwood, 168 towards Old Kent Road, 188 towards North Greenwood
By Tube 4 without an Oyster Card
Walk to Goodge Street Station and take the direct southbound Northern Line. (25 min)
The above map shows how to get from Waterloo Station to the Franklin-Wilkins Building

Directions from Institute of Education to Canada House

By Bus 2 without an Oyster Card
Walk along Bedford Way towards Russell Square, and take a left to get onto Woburn Place.
From here take the route bus 91 towards Trafalgar Square/Whitehall. Alight at Trafalgar Square/Whitehall.
(Walk around Trafalgar Square to get to Canada House.)
By Tube 4 without an Oyster Card
Walk along Bedford Way towards Russell Square and take a left to get to Russell Square Station.
From here take the Westbound Piccadilly Line to Leicester Square Station. Change to the Southbound Northern Line
and alight at Charing Cross Station.
(Walk along the Strand and around Trafalgar Square to get to Canada House.)
Directions from Canada House to King's College, Waterloo Campus
By Bus 2 without an Oyster Card
Walk along the Strand to stop G Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross and take route bus 343 towards New Cross Gate
Station. Alight at Waterloo Road/Stamford Street.
By Tube 4 without an Oyster Card
Walk along the Strand to Charing Cross Station. Take the Southbound Bakerloo Line or Southbound Northern Line
to Waterloo Station.

Socials
LIMUN Global Village, Camden Centre
Friday 19th February, 8pm

By Tube
Closest stations: Kings Cross St Pancras Station (Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan / Northern (City branch)/
Piccadilly / Victoria) OR Euston Station (Circle / Northern (City & Charing Cross branches) / Victoria)
By Bus
10, 30, 46, 63, 73, 91, 214
Night buses: N73, N91, N279

LIMUN Annual Diplomat's Ball

Saturday 20th February 2010.

VINOPOLIS No. 1 Bank End, London SE1 9BU

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 940 8322 Fax: +44 (0) 207 940 8302 Email: events@vinopolis.co.uk

RULES OF PROCEDURE

of the London International Model United Nations

RULE 1: GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARIAT
A member of the Secretariat may, at any time, make either written or oral statements to the Committee. Interpretation
of the rules shall be reserved exclusively to the Under-Secretary General for Chairing. Any deviation from the provisional
agenda is contingent upon consent of the Secretariat.
RULE 2: GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE DAIS
In addition to exercising the duties and authority described elsewhere in these rules, the Committee Directors shall
declare the opening and closing of each meeting of the committee, direct the discussions towards consensus, and
ensure observance of the rules. A Director or Assistant Director may rule motions judged to be not constructive to the
course of debate as dilatory with the exception of motions to appeal the decision of the Director.
The Director may temporarily transfer duties to assistants at their discretion or Secretariat upon request. The Director
may propose an alteration from the provisional agenda with the approval of the Secretariat. In exercising these functions,
the Director will at all times be subject to the Rules of Procedure and responsible to the Under-Secretary General for
Chairing.
RULE 3: APPEAL
A delegate may appeal any decision of the Director unless otherwise stated in the rules in the form of a motion to
appeal the decision of the Director. This motion requires a second. The motion is debated in favor by the Delegation
who proposed appealing the Chair, and the Chair will speak to uphold the decision. Each speaker is accorded one
minute; this cannot be changed.
The committee will move directly to vote on the motion and a two-thirds majority of those members present and
voting is required for a successful appeal. The Chairs ruling will stand unless overruled by a two-thirds majority of
No votes. Any decision of the Secretary General or members of the Secretariat cannot be appealed.
RULE 4: LANGUAGE AND COURTESY
English will be the official and working language of the conference. No representative may address any forum or submit
a document in a language other than English.
Delegates shall show courtesy to other delegates, the Secretariat, Committee Directors and the professional staff of
the venue and shall at all times wear formal business attire. During speeches and formal debate, delegates are to
exclusively address the chair. As representatives of their governments, delegates shall refrain from presenting personal
views in formal debates and speeches (speaking in the singular I).
The Committee Director will immediately call to order any delegate who fails to comply with this rule. The SecretaryGeneral may expel any delegate for failing to adhere to this rule.
RULE 5: PARTICIPATION OF NON-MEMBERS
Representatives of accredited observers will have the same rights as those of full members, except that they may not
sign or vote on resolutions, or submit amendments. They may propose working papers to full members.
RULE 6: ATTENDANCE AND QUORUM
At the beginning of the opening session, and other sessions at the discretion of the Director, the Director shall call on
Member States and Non-Members in English alphabetical order to state their attendance. Members shall reply present
or present and voting, where present and voting means the Member State cannot abstain on substantive votes.
The Director may declare a session open and permit debate when at least one third of the committee is present. The
presence of a majority of those Member States in attendance at the opening session shall be required for any decision
on the substantive question to be taken. A quorum will be assumed to be present unless specifically challenged and
shown to be absent by a roll call.

AGENDA AND DEBATE (PROCEDURAL VOTES)

RULE 7: SETTING THE AGENDA
The first order of business is the opening of the speakers list to set the order of the provisional agenda to be debated
during the conference. The second item is the order of the agenda. Once the speakers list is exhausted or closed, or
debate is closed, the Chair will recognize delegates who wish to propose an order of the agenda. Additionally, a motion
proposing the adoption of an agenda may be proposed during debate on the speakers list.
DEBATE
RULE 8: SPEAKING PRIVILEGE
No delegate may address a session without having previously obtained the permission of the Director. The Director
may call a speaker to order if his or her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion, do not follow correct
parliamentary convention or are otherwise discourteous. The Director may limit the time allotted to each speaker. The
minimum time limit will be thirty seconds. When a delegate exceeds the time limit, the Director may call the speaker
to order.
RULE 9: YIELDING SPEAKING PRIVILEGE
A delegate granted the right to speak in general debate may yield in one of three ways:
Yield to another delegate
His or her remaining time will be given to that delegate, who may not make any further yields.
Yield to points of information
The Director, 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 Director. Only answers to questions will be deducted from the speakers remaining time.
Yield to the Chair
Such a yield should be made if the delegate does not wish to yield to questions or another delegate. The Director will
then move to the next speaker on the speakers list. Delegates must declare any yield by the conclusion of his or her
speech. If time runs out, the Director will simply move to the next speaker. Also, yields are not in order during moderated
caucus.
RULE 10: GENERAL SPEAKERS LIST
The General Speakers List constitutes the main source of formal debate for an agenda item. The speakers list will be
followed for all debate on the agenda item, except when superseded by procedural motions or debate on amendments.
Speakers may speak generally on the agenda item being considered and may discuss any resolution or working paper
currently on the floor.
Separate speakers lists may be established as needed for procedural motions and debate on amendments. Any Member
State or Non-Member may add its name to the speakers list by submitting a request in writing to the Director or, at
the discretion of the Director, by raising their placards when asked. If the speakers list is exhausted, debate is considered
automatically closed and thus followed by a substantive vote on the agenda item.
RULE 11: INFORMAL DEBATE (UNMODERATED CAUCUS)
A motion to enter an unmoderated caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open as recognized by the Chair.
The delegate proposing the motion is not obliged to state the purpose of an unmoderated caucus. The time specified
in the motion shall not exceed fifteen minutes.
A simple majority of members present and present and voting is required for passage. Once the time limit for the
caucus has elapsed, a further motion to enter caucus may be considered in order at thediscretion of the Director.
RULE 12: FORMAL DEBATE (MODERATED CAUCUS)
A motion to enter a moderated caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open as recognized by the Chair. The
delegate proposing the motion must briefly explain its purpose and specify a time limit or the caucus, not to exceed
fifteen minutes. A time limit for individual speeches must be mentioned for a moderated caucus.
A simple majority of members present and present and voting is required for passage. Once the time limit for the
caucus has elapsed, a motion to extend the caucus may be considered at the discretion of the Director.

RULE 13: CLOSURE OF DEBATE

A delegate may move to close debate on the agenda item currently under discussion at any time when the floor is
open and it is in order to do so. A second is required for the motion to be recognized by the chair.
A speakers list shall be populated with two speakers for and against the motion, chosen at the discretion of the Chair.
After the speakers list is exhausted, the motion shall be put to a vote. Closure of debate shall require a two-thirds
majority of delegates present or present and voting. If closed, debate ends and the committee and enters voting
procedure on the matter currently under consideration.
RULE 14: POSTPONEMENT OF DEBATE
Whenever the floor is open, a delegate may move to postpone debate on a resolution or amendment currently on the
floor. The motion, otherwise known as tabling, requires a second, a two-thirds vote to pass and will be debatable to
the extent of two speaker in favour and two opposed. No debate or further votes will be allowed on any resolution
or amendment on which debate has been postponed. A motion to resume debate on a resolution or amendment
which has been postponed will require a majority to pass and will be debatable to the extent of one speaker in favour
and one opposed.
RULE 15: RIGHT OF REPLY
Delegates are to maintain diplomatic decorum at all times when addressing the committee, and shall refrain from
engaging in defamation, calumny, vilification or slander directed to a member state or its representative.
A delegate whose national honour or integrity has been defamed by another delegate may request a right to reply
in writing to the dais. A right of reply will not be granted solely in order to correct a perceived inaccuracy in a speech.
The Directors decision whether to grant the right of reply is not open to appeal. The Director shall determine an
appropriate time limit for the reply. A right of reply to a right of reply is out of order.
RULE 16: POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Whenever a delegate experiences personal discomfort, which impairs his or her ability to participate, he or she may
rise to a point of personal privilege. While a point of personal privilege may interrupt a speaker, delegates should only
do so with the utmost discretion and only with reference to the audibility of the speaker unless in exceptional
circumstances.
RULE 17: POINT OF ORDER
A delegate may rise to a point of order to indicate an instance of improper parliamentary procedure. A delegate may
not, in rising to a point of order, speak on the substance of the matter under discussion. The Director, in accordance
with the Rules of Procedure, will immediately rule upon the point of order. The Director may rule out those points that
are dilatory or improper; such a decision is not subject to appeal. The Director may raise questions of order only at the
conclusion of speech or during speech at his or her discretion.
RULE 18: POINTS OF CLARIFICATION (PARLIAMENTARY CLARIFICATION)
A delegate may rise to a point of clarification to ask the Director for clarification regarding the rules. A point of clarification
shall not relate to a substantial issue under discussion, and a point of clarification may never interrupt a speaker.
RULE 19: POINTS OF INFORMATION
A delegate may rise to a point of information during formal debate. A point of information must be directed through
the chair and may be made only after the speaker has finished speaking, but before the speaker has yielded the floor.
A point of parliamentary information may never interrupt a speaker.

RESOLUTION WRITING
RULE 20: WORKING PAPERS
Delegates may propose working papers for consideration. Working papers are intended to aid the committee in its
discussion and need not be written in resolution format. Working papers are not official documents, but do require
the approval of the Director to be copied and distributed. Working papers require the signature of one tenth (1/10)
of the membership of the committee to be entertained by the Chair.
RULE 21: DRAFT RESOLUTIONS
A draft resolution may be introduced when it receives the approval of the Director and is sponsored by one tenth of
Member States and signed by a further tenth of the membership (twenty percent total). Signatories of a resolution
need not indicate support of the resolution and have no further obligations or ownership of the resolution.
Once a draft resolution has been approved, copied and distributed, a delegate may rise a motion to introduce the draft
resolution. An immediate vote is taken, with a simple majority required for introduction. More than one resolution may be on
the floor at any one time. The committee shall refrain from referring to the draft resolution as a resolution unless it is passed.
PANEL OF AUTHORS
Following agreement to introduce the resolution, the Chair may entertain a motion to suspend the rules for a Panel
of Authors. The operative clauses are read out loud by the authors of the draft resolution, followed by points of inquiry
moderated by the Chair. After inquiries are exhausted, or at the discretion of the Chair, formal debate shall resume.
Drafting amendments that do not alter the substance of a draft resolution can be incorporated into the draft resolution
without a vote at the discretion of the chair.
SUBSTANTIVE VOTES
RULE 22: AMENDMENTS
An amendment is a proposal that adds to, deletes from or revises part of a draft resolution. Preambulatory clauses
may not be amended.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
A draft resolution may be amended without debate if the amendment is agreed upon by all the sponsors of the draft
resolution. Friendly amendments are to be submitted in writing to the dais duly signed by all sponsors. After the
approval of the Chair, the friendly amendment automatically becomes part of the draft resolution
UNFRIENDLY AMENDMENT
If one or more of the draft resolution sponsors opposes a friendly amendment, the authors of the amendment may
submit it as an unfriendly amendment. Unfriendly amendments shall be submitted in writing and require the sponsorship
of one-eighth of Member States. Amendments to amendments are out of order; however, an amendment that becomes
part of a draft resolution may be further amended.
A motion to introduce an unfriendly amendment when the floor is open is required for its discussion. A vote will be
immediately taken, requiring a simple majority to pass. A successfully introduced amendment may be debated via a
separate speakers list or via a moderated caucus. However, no debate is mandatory on an amendment and a motion
to vote on an amendment may be entertained by the chair when the floor is open. Amendments may be considered
individually or as a bloc.
A simple majority is necessary for the amendment to pass. If successfully passed, the amendment shall be treated as
an integral part of the pertaining draft resolution.
RULE 23: ADOPTING A RESOLUTION
The only substantive question concerns the adoption of resolutions, where only full Member States may vote. Each
vote may be a yes, no or abstain. Members present and voting will are not allowed to abstain.
Only a point of order or a point of personal privilege may interrupt voting procedures and must be made in connection
to the actual voting.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UN AGENCIES, AFRICAN UNION, ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE AND
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
A vote of fifty percent plus one Member States (50% + 1) is required for the passage of a resolution.
SECURITY COUNCIL
Article 27 of the UN Charter specifies that nine or more of the fifteen (9/15) members of the UNSC must cast an affirmative
vote in order for a draft resolution to be passed. Any of the Permanent Members may veto the draft resolution.
NATO
A unanimous vote is required for the passage of resolutions.
EUROPEAN UNION
The EU Council shall follow EU Qualified Majority Voting (QMV).
RULE 24: ROLE CALL VOTE
Voting shall normally be indicated by a show of placards. Any delegate may request a roll call vote. The Chair shall
entertain a roll call vote, except in outstanding circumstances. A roll call vote shall be taken in English alphabetical
order of the names of the Members. Members will respond yes,no,abstain or pass, where Member States who respond
pass must respond either yes or no when asked a second time by the Director once the roll call has finished.
RULE 25: DIVISION OF THE QUESTION
After debate on any resolution has been closed, a delegate may move that the operative clauses be voted on separately.
Preambulatory clauses and sub-operative clauses may not be separated in a division of the question. If there are calls
for multiple divisions, those shall be voted upon in an order to be set by the Director where the most radical division
will be voted upon first.
A motion to divide the question requires a second and shall be voted upon, requiring a simple majority to pass.
Permission to speak on the motion for division shall be given only to two speakers in favour and two against. If the
motion receives the simple majority required to pass, the resolution will be divided accordingly, and a separate
procedural vote will be taken on each divided part to determine whether or not it is included in the final draft.
Parts of the resolution that are subsequently passed will be recombined into a final document and then put to a
substantive vote.
RULE 26: ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
1. Parliamentary points
a. Points that may interrupt a speaker
i. Points of personal privilege
ii. Point of order
b. Points that are in order only when the floor is open
i. Points of parliamentary inquiry
2. Procedural motions that are not debatable
a. Adjournment of meeting
b. Suspension of the meeting
c. Unmoderated caucusing
d. Moderated caucusing
e. Motion to Appeal Decision of the Chair
3. Procedural motions that are applicable to an agenda item, a resolution or amendment under consideration
a. Adjournment of debate
b. Closure of debate
c. Postponement of debate
d. Competence
e. Division of the question
Prepared by Luis A. Suarez-Isaza, Under-Secretary General for Chairing LIMUN2010

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES

SAMPLE RESOLUTION
Resolution GA/3/1.1
General Assembly Third Committee
Sponsors: United States, Austria and Italy
Signatories: Greece, Tajikistan, Japan, Canada, Mali, the Netherlands and Gabon
Topic: Strengthening UN coordination of humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies
The General Assembly,
Reminding all nations of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity, equality and inalienable rights of all global citizens,
[use commas to separate preambulatory clauses]
Reaffirming its Resolution 33/1996 of 25 July 1996, which encourages Governments to work with UN
bodies aimed at improving the coordination and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance,
Noting with satisfaction the past efforts of various relevant UN bodies and nongovernmental organizations,
Stressing the fact that the United Nations faces significant financial obstacles and is in need of reform,
particularly in the humanitarian realm,
1. Encourages all relevant agencies of the United Nations to collaborate more closely with countries at
the grassroots level to enhance the carrying out of relief efforts; [use semicolons to separate operative
clauses]
2. Urges member states to comply with the goals of the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs to
streamline efforts of humanitarian aid;
3. Requests that all nations develop rapid deployment forces to better enhance the coordination of
relief efforts of humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies;
4. Calls for the development of a United Nations Trust Fund that encourages voluntary donations from
the private transnational sector to aid in funding the implementation of rapid deployment forces;
5. Stresses the continuing need for impartial and objective information on the political, economic and
social situations and events of all countries;
6. Calls upon states to respond quickly and generously to consolidated appeals for humanitarian
assistance; and
7. Requests the expansion of preventive actions and assurance of post-conflict assistance through
reconstruction and development. [end resolutions with a period]

PHRASES
REAMBULATORY PHRASES

OPERATIVE PHRASES

Affirming
Alarmed by
Aware of
Bearing in mind
Believing
Confident
Contemplating
Convinced
Declaring
Deeply concerned
Deeply conscious
Deeply convinced
Deeply disturbed
Deeply regretting
Desiring
Emphasizing
Expecting
Expressing its appreciation
Expressing its satisfaction
Fulfilling
Fully alarmed
Fully aware
Fully deploring
Guided by
Having adopted
Having considered
Having devoted attention to
Having examined
Having received
Having studied
Keeping in mind
Noting with deep concern
Noting with regret
Noting with satisfaction
Noting further
Nothing with approval
Observing
Reaffirming
Realizing
Recalling
Recognizing
Referring
Seeking
Taking into account
Taking into consideration
Taking note
Viewing with appreciation
Welcoming

Accepts
Affirms
Approves
Authorizes
Calls
Calls upon
Condemns
Confirms
Congratulates
Considers
Declares accordingly
Deplores
Designates
Draws the attention
Emphasizes
Encourages
Endorses
Expressing its appreciation
Expressing its hope
Further invites
Further proclaims
Further reminds
Further recommends
Further requests
Further resolves
Has resolved
Notes
Proclaims
Reaffirms
Recommends
Regrets
Reminds
Resolves to
Requests
Solemnly affirms
Solemnly condems
Supports
Takes note of transmits
Trusts
Urges
SECURITY COUNCIL ONLY:
Demands

AD HOC INFORMATION
Things to Note:
Please carry your conference badge with you visibly at all times. You may otherwise be denied entry to the opening
and closing ceremonies, the conference venue, and the social events.
Please carry proof of identification to the social events. Venues will accept driving licences, passports, and other
identity cards with a photo and printed birthdate.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Franklin-Wilkins cafeteria (Kings College) will be open for lunch. We will have staggered
committee lunches.
Delegates based at Canada House must note that lunch will not be provided on the premises. Given the nature
of the venue location, it is fairly convenient to pop out between committee sessions and grab a bite to eat.
Dress code during the conference is a business suit with a tie for men, and the equivalent for females.
There will be no internet access provided to delegates at Canada House. If you need internet please go to Delegate Services.
Delegate Services
During the conference, Delegate Services at Kings College will be based in Room 1.61, on the first floor of the FranklinWilkins building, and in the Press Room at Canada House. If you have any questions, we can help you with the following:

Information on the conference and conference schedule

Information on London and getting around
Replacement of missing badges and placards
Purches of social event tickets
Late registration
Any other queries

Awards Policy
The purpose of LIMUN is to expose delegates to the work of different international organizations, to gain skills in
rhetoric, negotiation and resolution writing, and to network with students from around the world committed to
international affairs.
Awards will be given to delegates that epitomize the spirit of LIMUN. Award winners succeed in communicating their
objectives, cooperating with other delegates, seeking a consensus, and representing the policy of their country
accurately, yet not in detriment of the committee. Award winners become a reference point to the committee, as they
steer debate and lead a bloc towards a resolution, always maintaining diplomatic decorum.
Delegates that speak ample amounts of time gain no advantage, as substance is more important than quantity. Similarly,
sponsoring resolutions per se does not warrant an award.
The distribution of awards shall be as follows:
SECURITY COUNCIL, INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Best Delegate
Outstanding Delegate
NATO, EUROPEAN UNION, AFRICAN UNION, ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE, LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Best Delegate
Outstanding Delegate
Honorable Mention
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UN AGENCIES
Best Delegate
Outstanding Delegate
Honorable Mention x 2
DELEGATIONS
Best Delegation (More than 16 Delegates)
Best Delegation (Between 9 and 15 Delegates)
Best Delegation (Less than 8 Delegates)

ACKNOWLEDEGMENTS
The Trustees and the Secretariat would like to thank Kings College London, the Canadian High Commission and the
Institute of Education (IOE) for providing their facilities at greatly reduced rates. At Kings College, we would like to
express our sincere gratitude to Emma Ballard and Farnaz Ayrom-Walsh for their time and effort. At the IOE, we would
like to thank Andrew Morton and Michael Walker for their assistance; at Canada House, Tristen Naylor.
LIMUN is highly indebted to the many student volunteers who provided their time and dedication and without whom
this conference could not have taken place. We would like to thank the following individuals for their contribution:
Tanvi Manglik, for maintaining the Enquiries account until December 2009; Teddy Nicholson from the LSESU UN Society
for facilitating Secretariat meetings; Mehreen Khan for designing the conference logo and accompanying material;
and Aysha Zuberi for designing conference merchandise.
A special thank you also to Mr. Abbas Lavingia and Mr. Ovais Ahmed Kohari for facilitating the production and delivery
of all conference materials, including this handbook.
Finally, we would like to thank all the volunteers whose contribution will aid the running of this conference.
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POINTS AND MOTIONS (in order of precedence)

Point of Personal Privilege To draw the attention of the chair to circumstances that impair full participation
in the debate (may interrupt a speaker)
Point of Order

To alert the chair to a breach of the rules of procedure (may interrupt a speaker)

Point of Clarification

To ask the chair a question pertaining to rules of procedure (may not interrupt a speaker)

Point of Information

To ask for clarification on the content of a speech (may not interrupt a speaker)

PROCEDURE

PROPOSER

SECOND
REQUIRED DEBATE APPEAL

VOTE

Procedural Motions
Setting of
the Agenda

Specify speaking time

Yes

Speakers
List

N/A

Simple
Majority

Moderated
Caucus

State subject
Specify time (max 15 min)

No

None

N/A

Simple
Majority

Unmoderated
Caucus

Specify time (max 15 min)

No

None

N/A

Simple
Majority

Adjournment
of the Session

Yes

None

N/A

Simple
Majority

Division of
Question

Specify clauses to be divided

Yes

None

Applicable

Simple
Majority

Closure of
Debate

Yes

Speakers Applicable
List

2/3rd
Majority

Closure of
Speakers List

Yes

Postponement of
Debate (Tabling)

Yes

None

Applicable

Simple
Majority

2 for & 2 Applicable

Opposed

2/3rd
Majority

Not
Applicable

Simple
Majority

Resolution

20% of
Present
and
Voting;
approval
of
Director

Amendments

1/8 of
Present
and Voting

Not
Applicable

Simple
Majority

Substantive Votes