Celera rT To —— OCT 9TH 2016 Le DELEGATION PREPARATION GUIDE we att a MODEL UNITED | NATIONS GETTING TO KNOW MUN PRE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE RULES OF PROCEDUREMODEL UNITED NATIONS WHAT IS MUN ? Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is a simulation of UN committees in which participants, or delegates, are as- signed to represent countries| in order to debate international issues. Delegatesareen- couraged to work together to reach arresolu- tion addressing the issue at the end of the conference sessions. The sessions are moder- ated by the Board of Dais which consists of a Director, Assistant Director, and a Rappor- cteur Participating in Model United Nations is an ex- cellent way to develop one’s negotiation skills, learn to communicate and form solu- tions with other people, as well as to broaden one’s perspective on a variety of internation- al topics. Delegates gain invaluable leader- ship experience as they work with interna- tional teams on important issues, forming solutions to important global problems. In to- day's era of rapid globalization, the leader- ship, organizational, creative, and personal skills delegates develop at conference will be useful for any profession AMSA-Unpad Model United Nations Asian Medical Students Association (AMSA) is the peak representative organization for medical studentsall-across Asia, the Asia-Pa- cific and beyond that is non-profitable and non-political. World Health Organization (WHO), Association of South-East Asia Nation (ASEAN), International Federation of Medical Students’ Association (IFMSA) are several organizations that AMSA has built a partnership with. AMSA-Unpad recognizes the importance of health regulations inmain- taining life quality. Through that knowledge, we strive to develop diplomatic skills for health-sector students that will receive the baton of health improvement through the first and only Model United Nations for shealth-sector students in Indonesia Starting off as a local MUN targeted for Padj- adjaran University Faculty of Medicine's stu- dents three years ago, we relentlessly devel- op our self. This year we are inviting all health-sector students from all over Indone- sia to join and become a delegate in one of the three councils that we are offering: WHO, UNFPA, and UNODC MUN AMSA UNPAD 2016 | DELEGATE PREPARATION GUIDEResearch Research is each delegate's first step toward a successful and rewarding MUN experience. The first step is to read the study guide provided for your committee. Each study guide will refer you to more sources and the questions posed at the end of the study guide will be a good starting point to figure out what you need to learn more about. A good starting point to figure out what you need to learn more about. A good starting point for any committee is the official organ or government website for your committee. To get the most uptodate news on theissues you're de= bating make sure to keep up with the UN news website (www.un.org/news). Other internet sources include journals, news, and google books. For more country focused information you can contact your assigned country’s embas- sies Position Paper Position Paper is a policy statement in which delegates clarify the committee topics, state their representative's position, and suggestions. solutions that fall in line with their national stance. Before the conference begins, each dele- gate is responsible for writing a position paper for the benefit of the conference staff and more importantly their Fellow delegates A good position paper will elude + Abrief introduction to your country and its his- tory concerning the topic and committee; + How the issue affects your country; + Your country's policies with respect to the issue and your country's justification for these poli- cies: + Past actions taken by your government with regard to the issue; + What your country believes should be done to address the issue; + What your country would like to accomplish in the committee's resolution; Position Paper Format In writing their Position Paper, we expect delegates to follow these formats: + Contains the country name, committee, del- egate’s name, and the topic + A4 page size + One to two pages for each topic area + Size 12 Times New Roman font face +Citation for every reference; includes source and time of access An example of a Position Paper can be seen in Appendix A-1 Position Paper Submisgi@n, The Position Paper should be submitted with the following title: [Council] [Country] e.g. WHO Switzerland. Please send your Position Paper to Paper@unamsaunpada@gmail.com with the e-mail subject PositionPaper_{Council] [Country] eg, PositionPaper_WHO_Switzerland The deadline for Position Paper submission is October 3° 2016. IF a delegate fails to send it by the assigned deadline, said delegate will be penalized accordingly. MUN AMSA UNPAD 20161 2FLOW OF DEBATE A. Roll Call The Chairperson will announce each coun- try's name. After delegates hear their coun- try, they should answer either “present” or “present and voting” B, Setting the Agenda The committee session will open witha tem- porary speakers list. The purpose of this list is so delegates get the opportunity to discuss and debate which topic will be address first. During this discussion it is in order at any time to motion to set the topics. Whether or not that motion will be entertained is based on the Chair's discretion. When a motion is made to set the topic to either Topic A or Topic B, the Chair will enter- tain one speaker in favor and one speaker against. After both sides are given a chance to speak, the committee will vote. The motion of setting the agenda requires a simple majority to pass. In that instance debate will open on the topic at hand and a new speakers list. will be created. If the motion fails, however, the committee will revert back to the temporary speakers list until the committee reaches a consensus. For committees that only have one topic, the session will proceed directly into the General Speaker's List. C. Debate & Caucus 1. General Speaker's List Any issue pertaining to the topic may be dis- cussed. However, the Speaker's List will be used to open debate through a ‘For’ and ‘Against’ setup. When there are no motions for caucuses, the committee automatically returns to the List, which is never reset past the opening of debate. DURING CONFERENCE 2. Moderated Caucus This is distinguished from the Speaker's List in that the time length, speaker time length, and the topic must all be declared and voted on before the Caucus is in place/ There is no running list for Caucuses; once it ends, there is no more return. However, delegates may motion for an extension 3) Unmoderated Caucus The time length must be specified. In this Caucus, delegates are free to hold individual or group collaborations on any issue perti- nent to the committee's Functioning. Many delegates will use this time to put together the working papers, draft resolutions, and amendments. D. Intra-debate Powers 1. Yield to the Chairs After a speech is made, the delegate official- ly transfers speaking position to the Chair/Board of Dais. 2. Yield for another Delegate Another delegate may use the remaining time remaining in the time slot of the dele- gate who just made a speech to makea state- ments). 3. Yield to Questions The delegate will answer questions at the discretion of the Chair. 4. Comments After a speech is made, 2 delegates may be individually recognized by the Chair to com- ment on another delegate’s speech. o LS MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATIONS PREPARATION GUIDEWORKING PAPER & DRAFT RESOLUTIONS VA Working papers mainly serve as a point of ref- erencefor discussion in committee by putting ab- stract ideas into a concrete, written form. As they are usually short, one page proposals on one or more aspects of the problem under dis- cussion, working papers are a way of breaking down an issue into manageable units. With the approval of the Board of Dais, working papers are copied so that the committee's work pro- gresses, new points and ideas should be put into new working papers. Subsequent working papers must contain ideas that do not appear on any previous or concurrent working papers. Working papers should help advance the com= mittee's work, not duplicate it. This means that oncea variety of proposals and viewpoints arein- troduced, the committee should begin to formu- late the working papers into one or two compre- hensive resolutions. The purpose of the Working Paper is to clearly communicate the interests of ‘one or more countries. To facilitate the process, working papers should include: 1.Committee name 2. Agenda topic 3, Allist of countries working on the paper. The Board of Dais must approve working papers before they are distributed to the committee. An example of a Working Paper can be seen in Appendix B-1 Draft Resolutions are more formally-organ- ized versions of the working papers, but unlike working papers, Draft Resolutions require signa~ tories. They require a certain style of formatting in addition to specific structure and language. What separates them from the final resolutions is simply that the final resolution is one that gar- ners 2/3 of the committee's votes. However, draft resolutions do not have to be resubmitted in order to incorporate new changes. Simply put- ting together an amendment, along with the req- visite number of signatories, will allow itto be in- troduced and voted on A. Resolution Formatting 1. Heading The title should be centered, in capital letters, above the main body of the draft resolution. On the left margin and two lines below the title should be the committee and topic name. Note: There are no sponsors of a draft resolution, The signatures are only there to show that the Com- mittee wants to discuss the draft resolution. The names of “authors” should not be included 2. Body, The draft resolution is written in the format of a long sentence, with the following rules: + Consists of Preambulatory Clauses, describes the problem being addressed, recalls past ac- tions taken, explains the purpose of the draft res- olution, and offers support for the operative clauses that follow. Each clause in the preamble begins with an underlined word and ends with a comma, + Operative clauses are numbered and state the action to be taken by the body. These clauses are all with the present tense active verbs and are generally stronger words than those used in the Preamble. Each operative clause is Followed by a semi-colon except the last, which ends with a period. 3..Contentt Awell-written resolution demonstrates: 1.Familiarity with the problem. Relevant back- ground information and previous UN actions are included 2. Recognition of the issues. Arguments on the topic are specified early. Ata minimum, the reso- lution should address in some form the issues listed in the Questions a Resolution Must Answer (QARMA) section of the Study Guide 3. Conciseness Asample draft resolution can be seen in Appen- dix B-2 MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATE PREPARATION GUIDE A ©AMENDMENTS The amendment process is used to enable a resolution to meet these criteria, strength- ening consensus on the resolution by allowing delegates to change sections upon which they disagree. Thus, the amendment process can greatly enhance the work of acommit- tee, but only of it enables substantive progress to be made and is not procedurally inhib- iting. Therefore, a clear understanding of the rules of procedures is very important to the process of proposing, debating, and voting on an amendment. But in other cases, a nation may demand more, entailing compromises and concessions by parties to the dis- pute. But compromise is not always possible, as these parties are delegates who must also protect their national interests. Thus, not every resolution passed has to be based entirely on compromise. Such a demand could ignore the essential national interests of the Member Nations of the UN. Delegates should never feel forced to compromise their national interests for the sake of consensus. The final act in the discussion of a topic area is voting on the draft resolutions as amended. By adopting a resolution, the com- mittee has agreed, by a majority, that this is the best solution to the problem that is cur- srently possible o LS MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATIONS PREPARATION GUIDERULES OF PROCEDURE RULE 1 GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRE- TARY-GENERAL The Secretary-General or a member of the Sec- retariat designated by him or her may, at any time, make either written or oral statements to the Committee. Interpretation of the rules shall be reserved exclusively to the Secretary- Gener- al or designated members of the Secretariat Any deviation from the provisional agenda is at the approval of the Secretary-General. RULE 2 GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE COMMIT- TEE DIRECTOR In addition to exercising the duties and authority described elsewhere in these rules, the Commit- tee Directors shall declare the opening and clos- ing of each meeting of the committee, direct the discussions towards consensus, and ensure ob- servance of the rules. The Director may rule mo- tions judged to be not constructive to the course of debate as dilatory with the exception of mo- tions to appeal the decision of the Director. The Director may temporarily transfer dutiestoassis- tants or Secretariat at their discretion. The Direc- tor may proposean alteration romtheprovision- al agenda with the approval of the Secretary- General. In exercising these Functions, the Direc- tor will atall times be subjectto the Rules of Pro- cedure and responsible to the Secretary-Gener- al. RULE 3 APPEAL A delegate may appeal any decision of the Direc- tor unless otherwise stated in the rules in the form of a motion to appeal the decision of the Di- rector. This motion requires a second. The com- mittee 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 Chair's ruling will stand unless over- ruled by a two-thirds majority of ‘No’ votes. Any decision of the Secretary General or members of the Secretariat acting with his or her authority cannot be appealed RULE 4 LANGUAGE AND COURTESY English will be the official and working language of the conference. No representative may ad- dress any forum or submit a document in a lan- guage other than English. Delegates shall show courtesy to other dele- gates, the Secretariat, Committee Directors and the professional staff of the venue and shall at all times present themselves in formal business attire. The Com- mittee Director will immediately call to order any delegate who fails to comply with this rule. The Secretary- General 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 resolu- tions. They may distribute working papers. RULE 6 ATTENDANCE AND QUORUM ‘At the beginning of the opening session, and other sessions at the discretion of the Director, the Director will call on Member States and Non-Members in English alphabetical order to state their attendance. Members will reply ‘pres ent’ or ‘present and voting, where ‘present and voting’ means the Member State cannot abstain on the substantive vote. The Director may declare a session open and permit debate when atleast one third of thecom- mittee is present. The presence of a majority of those Member States in attendance at the open- ing 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. MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATE PREPARATION GUIDE MS ©RULES OF PROCEDURE RULE 7 SETTING THE AGENDA A motion to set the agendais in order as the first motion during the opening session or once debate on other items is complete. A motion to set the agenda will be made and the delegate making the motion will state the item to be de- bated first. This motion requires a second. A speakers’ list will be established to discuss the motion. On closure of debate, the committee will move directly to vote. A simple majority is re- quired for passage. IF the motion fails, the com- mittee will automatically adopt the second agenda item for debate. A motion to proceed to the second Topic Area is in order only after the Committee has adopted or rejected a resolution cn the first Topic Area (see Rule 10). motion to proceed to the second agenda after a resolution has failed requires a second and is debatable to the extent of one speaker in favor and one against. This motion requires two-thirds majori- ty of members present and voting. All motions for caucus shall be ruled dilatory during the Con- sideration of the Agenda, Also, delegates will not be allowed to yield their time. RULE 8 DEBATE AND THE SPEAKERS’ LIST After the agenda has been determined, one con- tinuously open speakers’ list will be established for the purpose of general debate of the agenda item under consideration. 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 reso- lution or working paper currently on the floor. Separate speakers’ lists will be established as needed for procedural motions and debate on amendments. Any Member State or Non-Mem- ber may add its name to the speakers’ list by sub- mitting a request in writing to the Director or, at the discretion of the Director, by raising their placards when asked. Once the end of a speak- ers’ list has been reached, debate is considered automatically closed. RULE 9 UNMODERATED AND MODERATED CAUCUS Amotion to enter either unmoderated or moder- ated caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open. The delegate proposing the motion must briefly explain its purpose and specify a time limit for the caucus, not to exceed twenty minutes. A time limit for individual speeches must be mentioned for a moderated caucus. A 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 the discretion of the Director. The Direc- tor's decision is not subject to appeal. RULE 19 CLOSURE OF DEBATE A delegate may propose a motion to close debate on the item currently under discussion at any time when the floor is open anditis in order to do so. I closed, debate ends and the commit- tee moves immediately to a vote on the matter currently under consideration. A second is re- quired. Permission to speak may only be granted to two delegates opposing the closure, after which the motion shall be put to a vote. Closure of debate shall require a two-thirds majority of delegates present or present and voting. RULEsII POSTPONEMENT OF DEBATE Whenever the floor is open, a delegate may motion 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 one speaker in favor and one op- posed. 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 speak- er in Favor and one opposed. % x MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATIONS PREPARATION GUIDERULES OF PROCEDURE RULE 12 SPEECHES 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 cor- rect parliamentary convention or are otherwise discourteous. The Director may limit the time al- lotted to each speaker. The minimum time limit, will be thirty seconds. When a delegate exceeds the time limit, the Director may call the speaker toorder. RULE 13 YIELDS 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. Vield to points of infor- mation. The Director, who has the right to call to order any delegate whose question is rhetorical and|eadingand/or not designed toelicitinforma- tion, may select questioners. Follow-up ques- tions will be allowed only at the discretion of the Director. Only answers to questions will be de~ ducted from the speaker's remaining time. Yield to the Director. 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. Dele- gates 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 14 RIGHT TO REPLY A delegate whose national honour or integrity has been insulted by another delegate may re- quest a right to reply. A right of reply will not be granted solely in order to correct a perceived in- accuracy in a speech. The Director's decision whether to grant the right to reply is not open to appeal. The Director shall determine an appropri- ate time limit for the reply. A right of reply to a right of reply is out of order. RULE 15 POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE Whenever a delegate experiences personal dis- comfort, which impairs his or her ability to par- ticipate, he or she may rise to a point of person- al 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 16 POINT OF ORDER ‘A delegate may rise to a point of order to indi- cate an instance of improper parliamentary pro- cedure. 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 improp- er; such a decision is not subject to appeal. Points of order may not interrupt the speech of a delegate or Director. The Director may raise questions of order only atthe conclusion of speech or during speech at his or her discretion RULE 17 POINTS OF PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY A delegate may rise to a point of parliamentary inquiry to ask the Director For clarification re- garding the rules. A point of parliamentary in- quiry shall not relate to a substantial issue under discussion, anda point of parliamentary inquiry may never interrupt a speaker RULE 18 WORKING PAPERS Delegates may propose working papers for con- sideration. 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 distrib- uted, Working papers do not require additional sponsors. MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATE PREPARATION GUIDE MH ©RULES OF PROCEDURE RULE 19 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS A draft resolution may be introduced when it re- ceives the approval of the Director and is spon- sored by twenty percent of Member States pres- ent and voting. Sponsoring a resolution need not indicate support of the resolution and the spon- sor has no further obligations or ownership of the resolution, Once a resolution has been ap- proved, it has been copied and distributed, and the agenda has been set, a delegate may pro- pose a motion to introduce a draft resolution. An immediate vote is taken, with a simple majority required for introduction. Following agreement to introduce the resolution, the operative claus- es are read out loud: yields are out of order. More than one resolution may be on the floor at any one time, but no more than one resolution may be passed per agenda item. RULE 20 AMENDMENTS An amendment is a proposal that adds to, de- letes from or revises part of a draft resolution. Delegates may amend any draft resolution that hasbeen introduced. Amendments shall normal- ly be submitted in writing and are subject to the approval of the Director and require sponsorship of not less than one- eighth of Member States present and voting. Amendments to-amend- ments are out of order; however, an amended part of a resolution may be further amended Preambulatory phrases may not be amended, unless at the discretion of the Director. A delegate may motion to introduce an amend- ment when the floors open. A vote will be imme~ diately taken, requiring a simple majority to pass. Upon successful introduction of an amend- ment, the general speakers list will be temporari- ly suspended and a new speakers’ list estab- lished For and against the amendment. A motion to close debate (Rule 10) will be in order once the committee has heard at least two speakers for and two speakers against. Once debate is closed on the amendment, the commit- tee will move to an immediate vote. A passed amendment shall be treated as an inte- gral part of the draft resolution under debate Drafting amendments that do net alter the sub- stance of a draft resolution can be incorporated into the resolution without a vote at the discre- tion of the chair. RULE 21,COMPETENCE Amotiontoquestionthe competence of thecom- mittee to discuss a resolution or an amendment is in order only immediately after the resolution ‘or amendment has been introduced, The motion requires a majority to pass and is debatable to the extent of one speaker for and one against. RULE 22 VOTING Allmembers of the committee, including observ- ers, shall have one vote on procedural motionsin- cluding votes'on amendments, No abstentions are permitted on procedural matters. The only substantive question concerns the adoption of resolutions, where only Full Member States may vote. Each vote may bea ‘yes, ‘no’ or ‘abstain’ Members present and voting will be de- fined as members castingan affirmative or nega- tive vote only. Only a point of order or a point of personal privilege may interrupt voting proce- dures and must be made in connection to the actual voting. Unless specified otherwise in the Rules, deci- sions of the Committee shall be made by a major- ity of the members present or present and voting. In special circumstances, a vote may be considered by the Secretary General and on the recommendation of the Committee Director an ‘important question’ under Article 18 of the Char- ter. Votes identified as such require a two-thirds majority for passage. Assimple majority requires a greater number of ‘yes’ votes than ‘no’ votes. A tie will fail, A two-thirds majority requires at least twice as many ‘yes’ votes as ‘no’ votes. o LS MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATIONS PREPARATION GUIDERULES OF PROCEDURE .. Voting shall normally be by a show of placards, except when the Director has uthorised a roll call vote or where a motion for a roll call vote has been passed by a simple majority of the commit- tee. Aroll call vote shall be taken in English alpha- betical order of the names of the Members, be- ginning with a Member State randomly selected by the Director. Members will respond ‘yes! ‘no ‘abstain’ or ‘pass’ where Member States who re- spond ‘pass’ must respond either ‘yes! or ‘no’ when asked a second time by the Director once the rol call has finished. If two or more propos- als relate to the same question, they shall, unless the committee decides otherwise through a motion to postpone debate, be voted on in the order in which they were submitted. Voting ar- rangementsinthe Security Council: Inthe Securi- ty Council, in order to pass, all procedural mo- tions will require at least 'yes' votes, andall sub- stantive motions will require at least 9 yes’ votes and that no Permanent Member of the Council votes no. RULE 23 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 separat- ed 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 mation 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 itis in- cluded in the final draft. Parts of the resolution that are subsequently passed will be recom- binedintoa final documentand then put toa sub- stantive vote. RULE 24 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE {Parliamentary points a. Points that may interrupt a speaker i. Points of personal privilege b.Points that are in order only when the floor is. open i. Point of order ii 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 MORE REFERENCES 1. WorldMUN 101 2014 2. NHSMUN 2016 - Delegate Preparation Guide 3.http:/Awww.unausa.org 4, http://bestdelegate.com MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATE PREPARATION GUIDE a5 ©APPENDIXe APPENDIX\A-1: SAMPLE POSITION PAPER Cémmittee: International Labor Organization Topic: Globalization and Development Country: Romania Inthe past two decades the rapidly growing world trend has been toward globalization. With the emer- gence of the internet as a means of communication and the increasing accessibility of international trade physical barriers are not the only barriers withering away. Protective tariffs are plummeting and free trade agreements are becoming more prevalent. Romania appreciates that globalization creates favorable situations for expansion of commercial as well as economic assets. In the past year Romania has seena foreign direct investment (FDI) increase of 199%. Inward FDI increased From EURO 234 mil- lion in 2005 to EURO 699 million in 2006 . However, Romania realizes that increased globalization does not automatically produce more equality. Globalization and Development can contribute to the advancement of the overall international human condition; however, the delegation of Romania recognizes that without proper regulation the potential for advancement will remain limited to an elite few individuals, businesses, and nations. Unless checked and aimed toward the common good, globalization cannot effectively serve the global com- munity. Crucial in dealing with the complexities of globalization, good governance must act with soli- darity and responsibility. Romania believes that in involving people in globalization we must promote moral values, democratic principals, inclusive global political culture, institutions that safeguard both individual civil rights and inherent freedoms, and the common good. In addition, coping with the influx of information from globalization governments must act with solidarity and insight. Access to digital education will undoubtedly result in the confidence of citizens in their respective administrations and allow for a greater degree of transparency, and therefore a lesser degree of corruption. Romania believes the multinational business community has the ability and the obligation to support pertinent values in human rights, labor standards, and environmental preservation. As stated by the president, Mr. Traion Basescu, Romania feels a "heartfelt attachment to multilateralism, as an effe tive instrument designed to identify the adequate answers to the challenges brought by globalization.” Romania is party to the majority of multilateral treaties and conventions identified as such by the Sec- retary Generalin the context of the Millennium Summit in 2001, Romania has always supported innova- tive and effective ways of establishing cooperation within and between regional organizations. As one of the newest members of the European Union, Romania is an active member of the World Trade Or- ganization, and looks forward to offering its support to the redirection of globalization to best benefit the global community. *Taken from unausa.org. This sample position paper was submitted by the delegation of Romania at the 2007 UNA-USA Model UN Conference in New York City. LS MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATIONS PREPARATION GUIDE oAPPENDIX APPENDIX B-1: SAMPLE WORKING PAPER Council : The Human Rights Council Topic : Protection of Human Rights in areas of ethnic and regional conflicts Sponsors : France, Bahfain Signatories: Working Paper21 The Human Rights Council, Deeply concerned with the Human Rights violations in areas of ethnic and regional conflicts specifical- ly in the case of civilians, Taking note that these recommendations are made for the preservation of the Human Rights of civil- ians, and that the rights of combatants are protected by other frameworks, Emphasizing that on conduct of hostilities, all actors be non governmental or private security compa- nies are due to respect international humanitarian agreements, especially to respect the principles of distinction of proportionality, Reaffirming this council's commitment to eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence even in conflicts and similar situations, Believing that the council should be aware of cases of disrespect of this right and unlawful agree ments that can be made by humanitarian organisations themselves that can restrict access to aid for the populations, DBelieves; a) that provided recommendations from Amnesty International and Human rights Watch are re- ceived and brought to the attention of the Human Rights Council b) that the HRC would like to clarify that this working group does not ex post facto assume that any State has committed human rights violations and that the duties in their observer capacity will be strictly limited to observation. 0) if an observer committee should find any concrete evidence of human rights violations, the HRC then recommends that it would be appropriate to send an expert panel, comprising multi-lateral rep- resentative experts to establish the Facts of human rights violations and to assist the state concerned, in progressing to address the afore mentioned abuses d) that the HRC further recommends that upon the discovery of concrete human rights violations, the case be referred to the ICC or ICJ, as appropriate, in order that states may be held accountable for human rights violation cases on an individual, case by case basis. 2) Supports the creation of an “Emerging Conflict Commissioner on Human Rights” that will establish a position for investigation of Human Rights infringements via Fact finding missions, that are believed to be imminent in zones of regional or ethnic tension. This commission would be involved with inci- dents that the HRC had not previously addressed, *Taken from Bath University Model United Nations Society's Documents Chttps://www.bathstudent.com/socs/societies/bu- mun/about mun/mundocuments/) ; \ MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATE PREPARATION GUIDE LY ©APPENDIXe APPENDIX B-2: SAMPLE DRAFT RESOLUTION Resolution GA/3/1.1 General Assembly Third Committee Sponsors: United States, Austria and Italy Signatories: Gréece, Tajikistan, Japan, Canada, Malijthe Netherlands and Gabon Topic: "Strengthening UN coordination of humanitarian assistance in complex emergen- The General Assembly, Reminding all nations of the celebration of the SOth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity, equality and inalienable rights of all global citi- zens, 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 organiza- tions, Stressing the fact that the United Nations faces significant financial obstacles and is in need of reform, particularly in the humanitarian realm, 1 Encouraces 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; 2. Urces 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, Caus 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, Stressts the continuing need for impartial and objective information on the political, economic and social situations and events of all countries; 6. Cauts upon states to respond quickly and generously to consolidated appeals for humanitarian as- sistance; and ‘7.Reguests the expansion of preventive actions and assurance of post-conflict assistance through re- construction and development. “Taken from unausa.org YS MUN AMSA UNPAD 2616 | DELEGATIONS PREPARATION GUIDE o