MUN Notes
MUN RULES
Your speech will be timed and should last 90 seconds. Please time
your speeches at home to make sure you are not exceeding the
limit. If you do, whatever said after the 90-second mark will not be
considered or marked. Also make sure you do not make your
speech too short as we recommend making full use of your time on
the stage.
We would recommend providing solutions to the agenda-related
problems you present in your speech. They should be based on
your country’s background and should be practical enough for the
country to consider.
Also, information collected from the internet should only be picked
up from reliable websites (UN websites are preferred) and should
be up-to-date. Any information from sites such as Wikipedia is
considered to be unreliable in a MUN conference.
Speeches should be practical and conclusive and not just
expressive elaborations of the same point. Reliable statistics are
appreciated.
Your countries have been assigned and can be found in the same
document as the one you entered your name in. You should be
thorough with your country’s history and future with regards to the
topic given.
You have been provided with a background guide which covers a
few points regarding the topic. Consider it a helping hand while
forming your speeches. Please do not directly copy from the guide.
POINTS OF
PROCEDURE
•This point can be raised if there is an inaccuracy with the
POINTS OF procedure.
•A mistake committed by either the chairperson or the
ORDER: delegate of a comittee/factual
errors.
THIS POINT CAN
•Only point this out when you’re 100% sure that they have
ONLY BE USED IN
made an error , you should
THE MODERATED
be ready with the correct answer if they did make an error.
CAUCUS, NOT IN
•While stating this point, YOU CANNOT INTTERUPT A SPEAKER.
THE GSL.
Wait the speech is over and then raise your point
•This point can be raised when you have a question
regarding a delegates speech or
need more explanation on a point they stated.
POINT OF •YOU CANNOT INTERRUPT A SPEAKER for
INFORMATION: this point , wait till they have completed their speech
and then raise your
point.
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE:
•This point can be raised if a delegate experiences
personal issues during the session.
•Either for going to the washroom, etc. Or this point could
be used if you were unable to hear a particular part of a
delegate’s speech and want them to repeat that part or if
you face network issues.
POINT OF PARLIMENTARY INQUIRY:
•This point could be raised if a delegate has a
doubt regarding the rules of procedure.
•YOU CANNOT INTERRUPT A SPEAKER. Wait till
their speech is over, only then can you raise
this point.
MOTIONS
AND HOW TO RAISE THEM
Motions are used to change the order of
how things are being discussed.
You can raise a motion to:
•Move the debate from an unmoderated
caucus to a moderated caucus
•Move the GSL to an unmoderated
caucus.
AN UNMODERATED CAUCUS IS A FORMAL
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE DELEGATES
WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION OF THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
HOW MOTIONS TAKE PLACE
Once you raise a particular motion, a
voting session would be held where all the
delegates will be asked whether they think
the motion should be passed or declined,
based on the results, the chair declares
whether the motion passes or not.
FORMAT
For MOD and GSL
•With the prior permission of the executive board,
the delegate of______ would like to suspend (
whatever is going on) and move into a moderated
caucus/GSL for the total time period being ___
minutes with individual speakers time being 60/90
seconds for the topic ______
For UNMOD
•With the prior permission of the executive board,
the delegate of _____ would like to suspend (whatever
is going on) and move into an unmoderated caucus
for the total time period being ____ minutes.
MAKING A
RESOLUTION
FORMING A BLOC:
Like-minded delegates form blocs. A bloc is a group
of delegates who contribute towards a uniform
resolution.
A bloc consists of:
1. Sponsors: Countries who initiate and contribute
towards forming the resolution.
2. Signatories: Countries who would like to see the
resolution discussed.
In some cases, all the countries in a committee can
form one uniform bloc. In which case, the resolution
they present will be the final resolution.
IMPORTANT
DOCUMENTS
Working Paper: This is the very first step towards forming a draft
resolution. A working paper can also be called a draft draft
resolution.
Draft Resolution: This document is what you submit to the
Executive Board. Draft Resolutions from different blocs will be
debated and voted upon.
Resolution: The DR that gets voted upon is known as the
resolution of the committee
FORMAT OF THE DR
A resolution is one long sentence with three
parts
1. The header
2. Preambulatory Clauses
3. Operative Clauses
HEADER
The header looks something like this:
PREAMBULATORY CLAUSES
The purpose of preambulatory clauses is
to:
1. Identify the problems you plan to
solve
2. Recall past international actions
PREAMBULATORY CLAUSES ALWAYS BEGIN WITH
A PREAMBULATORY PHRASE. SOME OF THEM ARE
LISTED BELOW.
PREAMBULATORY CLAUSES LOOK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
OPERATIVE CLAUSES
The purpose of an operative clause is to
suggest solutions to issues.
Ideally, you should have more Operative
clauses than Preambulatory clauses. Since
there should be more solutions than problems.
Operative clauses always begin with an
operative phrase. Some of them are listed
below.
OPERATIVE CLAUSES LOOK SOMETHING
LIKE THIS:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
https://bestdelegate.com/
https://www.wisemee.com/
https://www.delegatepal.com/
