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MUN Training by Asif Ahmed Tonmoy

Training objective

Rules of Documentation
Terminologies Flow of Debate
Procedures Writing
United nations
Model united nations (mun)
The ultimate math !

DRAFT
AGENDA COUNTRY COMMITTE
RESOLUTION
 terminologies

CONFERENCE
DELEGATES PLAYCARD DAIS TABLE POINTS MOTIONS
STAFFS
DOCUMENTS

Position Working Draft

Resolution
paper paper resolution
FLOW OF DEBATE
Roll Call

Agenda Setting

Formal
Discussion Debate +
Informal
Debate
Draft Resolution
& Amendment

Voting
ROLL CALL

PRESENT
PRESENT
AND VOTING
AGENDA SETTING
A delegate raises a motion “to put topic area A/B first on the agenda”

Delegates may raise their placards to add their countries’ name on the list, either
speaking for or against the motion

2 Delegates generally speaks in for and 2 in against

Finally, delegates will vote on the motion (to put a certain topic). It only requires a
simple majority to pass.

If the motion fails, another topic will automatically be put first on the agenda.
discussion
Formal Informal
Debate Debate
General
Moderated
Speaker’s
Caucus
List

Unmoderated
Caucus
motions Adjourn the
meeting

Close the
Debate

Present formal
documents

Suspend the
meeting

Start the
discussion (GSL)

Set the agenda

Motions Details

Setting the • One agenda over another

Agenda • Simple Majority

Start The • Mention Speaker’s Speaking Time

Discussion • Simple Majority
(GSL)
Motions Details (SUSPEND THE MEETING)
Moderated Unmoderated
Caucus Caucus

Subtopic,
Speaker’s Total Time
time, total time

Simple Simple
Majority Majority
Motions Details
Present
Formal • Working Papers, Draft Resolutions
Documents • Simple Majority

Close • To go for voting

Debate • 2/3rd Majority

Adjourn the • Until next session

debate • Simple Majority
POINTS

Point of Point of
Point of
Personal Parliamentary Point of Order
Information
Privilege Inquiry
POINT Of Personal Privilege

• Personal Discomfort
Why

• Anytime of the
When committee
POINT Of Parliamentary inquiry

• Question about any

Why parliamentary
procedure

• Anytime of the
When committee
POINT Of ORDER
• To indicate any
parliamentary
Why mistake done by
anyone in the
committee

• Anytime of the
When committee
POINT Of INFORMATION

• To ask questions and

Why initiate debate

• Formal Debate,
When Presentation of
Working Paper , Draft
Resolution.
Motion vs point

VS
Draft resolution & debate

SIGNATORIES Given an
Minimum1/3 order number
of the (e.g. DR 1.1,
Committee 1.2, etc.)

Must be Amendment
Approved by by any other
Chair Country
 sponsors

Sponsors of a draft resolution are the principal authors of the document and agree with its substance
amendments

FRIENDLY UNFRIENDLY
VOTING

Yes

No

Yes/No with
rights

Abstain
SUBSTANTIAL VOTE

PASSING A DRAFT RESOLUTION – SIMPLE MAJORITY

PROCEDURAL VOTE

Closure of debate 
2/3 majority

All other votes (e.g. motion

to introduce working paper)

Simple majority
Research guideline
Topic Research

Past Actions

Country and Block

Studies

Current Affairs
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