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DELEGATE GUIDE
MAYAMUN II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME TO MAYAMUN! 3
GENERAL INFORMATION 4
Values
What is MUN
Technology policy
Awards Guidelines
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE 9
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 14
Introduction
Requirements to participate
CRISIS COMMITTEE 22
Introduction
Requirements to participate
Thank you! 28
MAYAMUN II
WELCOME TO MAYAMUN!
We are thrilled to invite you to our MAYAMUN II conference!
EMAIL: WEBSITE:
mayamun@cm.edu.gt mayamun.weebly.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
SCHOOL VALUES
WE HEAR EVERY VOICE
WE WORK HARD
CONFERENCE VALUES
DIPLOMACY
LEADERSHIP
COMMUNICATION
TEAMWORK
GENERAL INFORMATION
WHAT IS MUN?
Model United Nations is a simulation that provides participants a chance to
step into the shoes of United Nations delegates and government officials
while pushing participants to learn and solve world issues; promoting peace
democratic right to voice an opinion. Abuses or violations of the rules will not
towards all.
3. Ponctuality: Delegates are expected to be punctual while attending
GENERAL INFORMATION
Requirements:
Delegates must turn off their mobile devices and put them away before
each committee session.
Delegates may only use electronic devices for appropriate causes.
Policy:
Every student is expected to bring their own device (computer or
tablet).
Delegates will be provided with a special event WIFI that only
allows for the use of Slack, Google Docs, and Google Drive.
During the committee session, delegates will only be allowed to
utilize their electronic devices to draft resolution papers and
review the background paper, preparation paper, and position
paper during unmoderated debate.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Requirements:
Delegates must turn off their mobile devices and put them away before
each committee session.
Delegates may only use electronic devices for appropriate causes.
Policy:
Each delegate is expected to bring their own device (computer
or tablet).
Delegates will be provided with a special event WIFI that only
allows for the use of Slack, Google Docs, and Google Drive.
All communication will ocurr through slack. However, note
passing amongst delegates on paper is allowed and optional.
Documents that are worked on during the conference sessions
are not permitted to be edited or drafted outside of the sessions.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AWARDS GUIDELINES
Best Delegation Award: The Delegation with the highest percentage
of awarded delegates will get the best delegation award.
CRISIS
Best Delegate: The delegate who reaches the following criteria the
best will receive the best delegate award.
AWARDS GUIDELINES
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
Roll call: Taken at the beginning of every committee session
During roll call, delegates may vote:
'Present' or 'Present and Voting'
Present: Delegates are allowed to abstain in any subsequent vote.
Present and Voting: Delegates are required to vote "yes" or "no"
Setting the Agenda: First motion for the first committee session
The Speaker's List:
Requires a majority vote to pass
Must be populated at all times
Delegates must send a note to the Dais to be added.
Say: "Motion to open the Speaker's List for the purpose of setting the
agenda."
Setting the Speaking Time:
Requires a majority vote to pass
Usually runs from one to two minutes
Say: "Motion to set the speaking time at [time in seconds/minutes]."
Setting the Topic (motion to set the agenda)
Requires a majority vote to pass
If motion to a topic fails, the second topic will automatically be
approved.
Say: "Motion to set agenda to [topic]."
position.
Say: "Motion for a [time] Round Robin."
Points: Delegates are given the opportunity to express their voices about
administrative matters
Point of Order: (can interrupt a speaker)
"Tool to point out a discrepancy in parliamentary procedure or
committee."
Say: "Point of privilege? [statement]."
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry or Point of Inquiry: (can not interrupt the
speaker)
"Tool to ask the Dais to clarify a motion made, a vote up for
speaking time
Can not exceed 20 minutes
Say: "Motion for a [time] moderated caucus with [time] speaking time for
delegates
Can not exceed 20 minutes
Encouraged to draft resolutions
Say: "Motion for a [time] unmoderated caucus."
Resolutions
Submitting a Resolution:
When submitted to the Dais: Working Paper
When presented to the committee: Draft Resolution
Presented in the order they were submitted
Presenting a Resolution:
"Sponsors read the resolution to the committee."
Q&A:
Delegates may motion for a Q&A after the resolution is presented.
Voting:
Moving into Voting Procedure:
2/3 of the committee delegates must be in favor to pass
Say: "Motion to close debate."
"DURING VOTING PROCEDURE, NO ONE MAY ENTER OR LEAVE THE ROOM
Example taken from the AMERIMUNC General Assembly Stimulation Fall 2022.
PARLIMENTARY PROCEDURE
OPERATIVE CLAUSES
Operative clauses are policies that the delegates propose to their audience
(the committee).
These policies are an action meant to resolve or help resolve the issue at
hand. This is the “meat” of the resolution and is what delegates work the most
on. All operative clauses are numbered, start with an underlined word, and
finish with a semi-colon except for the last one which ends with a period.
Example taken from the AMERIMUNC General Assembly Stimulation Fall 2022.
GA
REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE:
MAYA MUN II encourages secondary students who are passionate in finding a
variety of solutions for global issues to participate in the General Assembly
committee session. As mentioned before, diplomacy, leadership,
communication, and teamwork are the core values MAYA MUN II will be
prioritizing during the debate. In order to show these skills during the
conference, delegates are encouraged to take the initiative to produce a
positive impact to their audience (other delegates). These skills should also
be shown through the delegate’s creativity, public speaking, preparation, and
persuasion abilities.
Clause:
A written instruction of a specific idea or plan that will help solve a
problem important to your topic and committee. They are generally
written in a bulleted format and explain why and how your committee
should solve the chosen issue being discussed. There are two types of
clauses, preambulatory (or “why”) clauses, and operative (or “how”)
clauses.
Working Paper:
A collection of clauses in a formal document presented to a committee by
a bloc of delegates. They are debated by the committee, but not voted
on. Think of them like a rough draft of a bloc’s final committee document.
Working papers require a list of sponsors (those who wrote the paper), a
list of signatories (those who want to debate the paper), as well as both
preambulatory and operative clauses.
GA
Paragraph #1:
A background of the issue/situation at hand (in this case, they would be
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HEPATITIS C CRISIS).
Paragraph #2:
Where does your country stand regarding the situation? Whats has your
country done/promised to do?
You can use statements from:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Foreign Relations (sometimes called
the Ministry or Secretary of State)
Embassies in other countries speaking out on the situation.
Any government official that states official and confirmed
information.
Paragraph #3:
What can/should be done going forward? What do you think this
committee should do as a whole? What do you think your country
specifically should do?
GA
The United Nations has been urged, for more than twenty years, to reform the Security
Council(UNSC) in order to create a more reflective, representative, and legitimate one. Although
the UN itself has become four times its original size, the Security Council has gone through
virtually no alterations since its establishment. There have been countless disputes over one
question: Should the Security Council of the United Nations be reformed? In 1993 the UN finally
took action and created the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of the Equitable
Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters
Related to the Security Council (OEWG). Once this committee was launched it rapidly began to
form plans on the reformation of the UNSC. Three major propositions were put into place: Group
Four (G4), the United for Consensus(UfC), and the Ezulwini Consensus. The G4 plan, launched in
2005, envisioned a Council that would comprise 25 members. This included six new permanent
members: Japan, Germany, India, Brazil, and two African countries, and three new elected seats.
The UfC proposal correspondingly appealed for a 25 member Council, but believed that there
should be no additional permanent members but rather a creation of a new permanent section for
each region. It believed that the regional group members would decide individually on which
Member States would be seated in the permanent section and for how long they would be there.
The Ezulwini Consensus requested two permanent seats and an addition of two elected seats for
Africa; this plan allowed the current permanent members to remain with their permanent
membership privileges, such as the right to veto. All of these propositions have been denied or
terminated due to a lack of support or due to how drastic the changes would be. Many plans are
still being modified and presented to the General Assembly for approval, but they have all until
now been denied. Although all three plans seem to be simple and efficient, they are made up of
changes that are drastic, which makes it difficult to compel the General Assembly to allow.
Currently, the G4 plan has persevered and is once again, during the UN 70th anniversary summit,
asking the General Assembly for the reform of the Security Council.
GA
Japan believes that the ideal solution to this conflict is to commence the G4 plan that was established by
OEWG and allow for an expansion of both permanent and nonpermanent members. One of the only ways
that the UN Security Council will be able to further thrive is to allow these four growing nations, Japan,
Germany, India, Brazil, to take part in the UNSC as permanent members. These countries, including ours,
have demonstrated themselves to be capable with their determination, willingness, and capacity to take on
further responsibility. Japan contributes to 12.5% of the UN’s budget, making it the second highest
contributor; and it has contributed in countless numbers of projects begun by the United Nations. For
example, it has been actively contributing to the works of the Peacebuilding Commission and has become
the chairman of it during 2007 to 2008 and 2011, it has taken several steps to attempt carrying out peace in
different parts of Africa, such as: Chad, Guinea, Liberia, Angola, and many more. The G4 proposition
would not only allow for a global view on decisions but also allow the United Nations Security Council to
become more secure and efficient in its jobs with the support of more countries. The Russian invasion of
the Ukraine has made clear that reform of the UNSC is one of our most urgent priorities. As our Prime
Minister recently commented, “Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council… has engaged in
an outrageous act that has shaken the very foundations of the international order.” Therefore the member
states of the United Nations, in order to fulfill that very objective of this organization, must come together
to create a UNSC that responds to the needs of a changing world.
GA
1. Authorizes that delegates use a semicolon at the end of each operative clause and
number each operative clause;
2. Calls upon delegates to use a colon at the end of an operative right before introducing
sub-operative clauses as seen below:
a. With no lines between sub-operative clauses colloquially called sub-ops:
i. Potentially with a sub-sub operative clause,
ii. That will include more specific details,
b. With a comma at the end of each sub-operative clause,
c. With no underlining or italicizing in the sub-operative clauses,
d. With a semicolon at the end of each operative;
3. Observes that a resolution, being only one sentence, always ends with a period.
CRISIS
To prepare a crisis arc one must first understand what resources are
available to the character you represent. Secondly, you must come up with
an overall goal (this will shape the smaller details of your arc). Thirdly, map
out how you want to achieve your goal by elaboratng on the smaller aspects
of it and how they all interact with each other. By following these steps a
crisis arc can easily be made and used in debate. It is recommended to have
backup plans and be flexible as certain aspects of your arc may not work
fully.
CRISIS
REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE:
MAYA MUN II encourages secondary students who are passionate in
the core values MAYA MUN II will be prioritizing during the debate. In order
to show these skills during the conference, delegates are encouraged to take
These skills should also be shown through the delegate’s creativity, public
participate:
Delegates must read the background guide after reading this preparation
guide.
Delegates must be an active member of the Model United Nations in high
Crisis Note: Crisis notes are private lines of communication between the
crisis backroom and individual delegates. Crisis notes serve to push your
crisis arc forward and accomplish what you want to do in the committee.
Crisis notes can be in the form of questions, messages to people outside the
committee, and information about other subjects. A crisis notes efficiency in
CRISIS
the committee is based on how well it is written. Typically, when a crisis note
is sent to the backroom you cannot write another until receiving a response.
Joint Personal Directive (JPD): These “directives” are made of two or more
delegates to combine their resources to advance each one's objectives. JPDs
are written like regular directives but are immediately sent to the backroom
and approved by backroom staff to make change in the flow of debate.
CRISIS
DIRECTIVE EXAMPLE
Example taken from Maya delegates at the CAGMUN 2022 Conference
CRISIS
I will be starting an invasion from my border with Establish your own position
Ukraine, but please provide me with 300 tanks, and relation to the person
receiving the note.
15,000 men and 25 crates of AK-47 ammunition.
Your soldiers will have unfettered access to my
territory as the cross. We have also developed a
secret cancer treatment that has - through State what you wish to
achieve. Include numbers if
human tests - proved to be successful, this and possible.
victory is all yours if you provide me with what
I’ve asked.
What is there in return?
The neo-nazi in charge of the Ukrainian people What does the person that
you are messaging get?
must be removed, and to do this, we must join
military forces.
MAYAMUN II
THANK YOU!
We thank you for your interest and willingness to participate. We look
forward to seeing you on March 18th and 19th on campus.
Sincerely,
The MAYAMUN team.