Welcome to our Model United Nations Society

Thank you for joining and welcome to the Model United Nations Society of UEA! We are
pleased to have you with us. Our society was founded by a committed group of students in
2012 and has since grown to a paying membership of around 80 people. In the former
academic year our society organised a delegation to the well-known Model United Nations
Turkey conference where we managed to win two awards. That being said, our weekly
meetings are casual with no research or experience required to participate.
Our committee organises debates or meetings on a weekly basis during term, creates
socials for members, and helps organise conferences. Please follow us on social media
and on our website for up to date information about events.
Communications
Information about the society and its events can be found on facebook, twitter, and on
ueamun.org. You will be notified about these events automatically on your university email
address; however, for better communication between members, we strongly suggest you
join our facebook group. You can find links to these sites on the back of this booklet.
Meetings/Debates
Weekly Meetings Casual debates in UN procedure with policy statements prepared
by the committee, followed by a trip to the pub every Thursday at 7pm
Research/Training Debates Formal debate sessions aimed at preparing delegations
for conferences, requiring policy statements and personal research from delegates
Special Events Special one off events, with collaboration from other societies such as
the Model House of Commons session (October 8th) organised with Politics and
Debating Societies
We are open to country requests for all these sessions and we also use member written
scenarios sent to us on mail@ueamun.co.uk

Delegations/Conferences
1. Bonn International Model United Nations (BiMUN/SINUB)

Long Weekend Conference - November 26th to 29th

Moderately large conference open to both first time delegates and

veteran delegates alike, with low conference and accommodation costs

Contact us ASAP if you want to attend

2. London International (LiMUN)

Weekend Conference - February 26th to 28th

One of the largest conference in Europe with high academic rigour and
delegations from all around the world

3. University of Essex (MUNEx), Late March

Weekend Conference Late March

A small local conference ideal for first time delegates, but also ideal for
making some local connections

Further delegations will be announced. If you would like to attend a conference not on this
list, please contact Tom Slaney if you need help.

For new delegates: If you are interested in the personal development side of model
united nations, we strongly recommend you attend a conference. It may seem
intimidating at first; however, the skills most people acquire at their first conference are
incomparable to anything within the model united nations experience
For MUN veterans:We need your help in giving our society a reputation. Last year, our
society began to develop its reputation with delegates winning the highest awards in an
ECOFIN committee, a WTO committee, and a Churchills World War II cabinet simulation.
In the mean time, many of our members went on their first conference experience, and
are now ready to take on the more competitive side of conferences.
Socials
UN Day October 24th
Winter Social December
Spring Social March
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Rules & Procedures

Society meetings take place under the provisions of the United Nations rules and
procedures, and it is our goal that all participating members learn these proceedings.

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Parliamentary Points
Point of Personal Privilege
Point of Order
Right of Reply
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
Point of Information

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Motion After Closure of Debate

Motion to Reorder Draft Resolution
Motion to Divide the Draft Resolution
Motion for a Roll Call Vote
Motion to Divide the House

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Parliamentary Motions
Motion to Adjourn/Suspend Meeting
Motion to Close the Debate
Motion to Introduce
- Draft Resolution
- Amendment
- Working Paper
Motion for a
- Moderated Caucus
- Unmoderated Caucus
Motion to Extend Caucus

Points
A Point of Personal Privilege can be entertained at any time and interrupt a speaker. A good
example of this would be to use it if the speaker is inaudible. Otherwise it is usually used to be
excused from the room.
A Point of Order is used to inform the chair of an error in parliamentary procedure.
Right to Reply can be granted by the chairs to a delegate if the delegate was personally
offended by another speech. This will be entertained at chairs discretion.
A Point of Parliamentary Inquiry is used to ask a question to the chair regarding the
proceedings of the house. If you dont know how to do something, raise this point!
Points of Information usually are entertained after a speech within the speakers list. A point of
information must be phrased as a question or it will not be in order.
Motions
Most motions are self explanatory including motions to Adjourn/Suspend a meeting, vote by
roll call, and reorder the draft resolution. Most need a simple majority (50%) to be entertained in
procedural votes (votes about the proceedings of the house which cannot be abstained on).
Other have hidden nuances.
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If a debate is successfully closed through a motion to close the debate, not further motions can
be entertained on the topic excluding the motions after closure of debate. This means no
further legislation can be introduced. Make sure all the amendments you wanted to add were
entertained before closure!
Before a motion to introduce a draft resolution/working paper/amendment can be
entertained, it must be accepted by the chairs. In addition and draft resolution has to have 20%
of the house a signatories before it can be introduced.
Motions for unmoderated/moderated caucuses cannot be entertained during an active
caucus. A motion of an moderated caucus has to specify a topic, total time, and speaker time.
Within a moderated caucus, anyone can be recognised to speak by the chairs. To be
acknowledged, raise your placard. An unmoderated caucus allows people to move around and
speak freely without moderation.
A motion to divide the resolution is used to make voting for a clauses specified separated
from the general vote. A successful motion to divide the house makes abstentions out of order
in voting.
Speeches
In MUN speeches are the main bulk of the debating and if you submit or are the main cosubmitter of a resolution then you will be expected to make a speech on the resolution.
Speeches can be made by any delegate whether NGO or country and too speak simply raise
your placard when the chair asks if there is anyone who wishes to speak on the issue. When you
speak it can be for or against the issue or alternatively it can be to propose an amendment. To be
acknowledged during Speakers List, you will have to be added in advance. To be acknowledged
during a Moderated Caucus, simply raise your placards, and the chair will be able to recognise
you.
For or against the Issue
To speak for or against the issue simply address the delegates and make your point. You are
allowed and encouraged to make metaphors and anecdotes to support your point and can
speak for up to two minutes usually. After making your speech the chair will ask how many
points of information you are open too.
After answering questions you will be asked if you wish to "yield" the floor to anyone. This
means that you will allow another delegate to come up and speak and is an effective way of
being chosen if it is taking a while. If you hear a question from another delegate that is similar to
your point of view then send them a message on note paper offering to yield to them if you
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stand if they do the same to you and you will usually be given a positive response. If you do not
wish to yield to another delegate then you yield to the chair and return to your seat.
Draft Resolutions
In a resolution there are three key parts the header, perambulatory clauses and the operative
clauses. The resolution must address a single issue and should not attempt to solve more than
one directly. All clauses must begin with certain words which will be shown in tables below.
The Header
Forum: General Assembly 1st Committee (International Security & Disarmament)
On the Question of: Combating piracy of the high seas in the waters of Eastern Africa
and Southern Asia
Sponsor: The Dominican Republic
Signatories: United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Russia, China
Preambles (Clauses)
A preamble is a fact that aids the resolution and should not include opinions or your wishes.
Preambles start with words from the list below which should be put in italics. Prior to your
preambles you need to write "The General Assembly". A preamble will provide evidence for your
points and should be there to support the operatives and help inform delegates as o specifics of
the issue. In the preambles you might want to outline previous resolutions, statistics or simply
key areas. When making preambles unless unavoidable it is best to not reuse a phrase or word
and you must not end a preamble with a full stop or comma.
Accounting for the 117 ships hijacked in 2009 and the 53 ships hijacked in 2010 off the
coast of Somalia
Operatives (Clauses)
An operative clause is what and how you want to solve the issue. These clauses are numbered
and have their own introductions which must be underlined. In the operatives you will address
each area that needs to be solved and suggest your solution but other delegates can amend
your operatives and if they get a majority vote it will be changed. Operative clauses will be
debated in THIMUN and you will need to explain how you wish to do anything you list with subclauses and in some cases you will want to explain the sub-clauses with sub-sub-clauses. Similar
to preambles operative clauses should have different phrases to start them and only the last
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operative clause/sub-clause/sub-sub-clause of the resolution should have a full stop at the end
to signify the end of the resolution.
1.Calls for the United Nations to create a United Nations Naval Fleet (UNNF) with
contributions from member-states with naval fleets
a) The nations will be given a choice on the number of ships contributed
b) The nations contributing ships will be required to provide background checks
on the sailors of the vessels to prove they have no criminal background or pirate
affiliations
Amendments
In UEAMUN an alternative to supporting or opposing a resolution is modifying it and
amendments are the form of changing it. To submit an amendment ask one of the messengers
for an "amendment sheet" and then fill it in. You will need to state what clause you wish to
amend (should it be pre-existing) and then state your change, you may add a new clause if you
wish. You will be sent a note paper informing you that your amendment has been approved if
the chair allows it. You then simply raise your placard until you are chosen at which point you will
tell the chair that you wish to discuss your amendment and they will open a period of debate on
it. You will be expected to read the amendment and make a speech on it after which you may
answer questions and may yield the floor. The following phase will be the same as speaking for
or against the resolution only on the issue of the amendment instead, at the end of debate there
will be a vote on whether it passes or not and then debate will resume to talk over the resolution.
Example of a Amendment:
Removing clause 1 "Calls for the United Nations to create a United Nations Naval Fleet
(UNNF) with contributions from member-states with naval fleets
Use of personal pronouns
Heres perhaps the most important aspect of parliamentary etiquette: never refer to
yourself in first person. You are representing the opinion of your nation, not your
own, unless you are in expert committees (WTO, IMF). That also goes for your peers.
When speaking, use the name of your delegation: e.g. The delegation of China does
not understand or will the (honourable) delegate of Russia please clarify

Follow/Contact
official website - ueamun.org
email - mail@ueamun.co.uk
twitter - twitter.com/ueamun
facebook page - facebook.com/ueamun
facebook group - facebook.com/groups/ueamun
su website - ueastudent.com/groups/model-un--2
Event Plan
Week 1 - Give it a Go Session
Week 2 - Continuation of Week 1, Policy Writing Session
Week 3 - Model House of Common (Special Event)
Week 4 - Introduction to the United Nations Security Council
Week 5 (Thursday) - Policy Writing Session Security Council
Week 5 (Saturday) - UN Day Social
Week 6 - Introduction to Crisis Scenarios
Committee 2015/16
President - Michal Wichowski - m.wichowski@uea.ac.uk
Vice President - Emilie Bragginton - e.bragginton@uea.ac.uk
Treasurer - George Appleyard - g.appleayard@uea.ac.uk
Secretary - Jack Spoor - j.spoor@uea.ac.uk
Public Relations- Cara Leavey - c.leavey@uea.ac.uk
Public Relations - James Hart - j.hart@uea.ac.uk
Delegation Organiser - Tom Slaney - t.slaney@uea.ac.uk
Health & Safety - Charlotte Howlings - c.howlings@uea.ac.uk
Union Rep - Yan Malinowski - y.malinowski@uea.ac.uk

University of East Anglia

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