Crisis Procedure Resources

​ Glossary and Flow of Debate

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​ Each of the Security Councils will partake in a crisis this year, for either part of or
the entirety of the conference. In order to accommodate the fast-paced and
ever-evolving nature of a crisis, there are crisis-specific rules of procedure that
differ from the procedures followed in regular committee sessions.

​ Terminology & Procedure

Opening Debate
If debate was previously suspended, a motion to re-open debate must be placed
before motioning for a perpetual moderated caucus in order to address the crisis.
When a motion to enter a perpetual moderated caucus is made, the delegate
must also choose a speaking time for all speeches - a one minute speaking time
is conventionally used.

Single Speakers List

A perpetual moderated caucus runs on a single speakers list, with no set topic or
required speaking points for speeches, within a predetermined speaking time.
Yielding time is not required.

Unmoderated Caucus
An unmoderated caucus can be motioned for at any point within the perpetual
moderated caucus. It allows delegates to roam freely around the committee room
and speak to their peers regarding crisis matters in a more informal manner.
Delegates wishing to speak to another individual should simply invite the desired
delegate to the hallway, rather than motioning for an unmoderated caucus.

Points
All points from regular rules of procedure remain the same in crisis procedure.
Please refer to the resource on regular rules of procedure for more information
on points.

Directives
Directives are used in place of full resolution papers in order to resolve a crisis.
This means that delegates are not required to write a resolution paper, and are
instead asked to actively address the crisis while it unfolds through directives.
​ Directives follow similar formatting to resolution papers, however, are much
shorter and should only include operative clauses and no preambulatory clauses.
There are two types of directives: public and private.

Public Directives
These must have a maximum of 2 sponsors and a minimum of 2 non-sponsor
nations as signatories. Public directives will be sent up to the dais for approval
through a paper note (subject to change at the discretion of the dais). Once a
directive has been sent up, the chair will announce its submission, along with its
sponsors, and display its contents for review from the committee. The sponsors
will then be invited to speak on the public directive, within a one-minute speaking
time, followed by discussion from the rest of the committee. Once the committee
feels that the directive at hand has been debated adequately, a delegate can
motion to vote on the respective directive. Public directives require a simple
majority in order to pass. After voting on a public directive, a motion for a
perpetual moderated caucus is in order and regular crisis debate resumes.

Private Directives
Private directives only have one sponsor and no signatories. They are often a
single operative clause, and must be actions that can be feasibly executed using
national power. They are sent directly to the dais for approval, and do not require
presentation or voting from the committee. After approval from the dais, they will
be announced to the committee in a crisis update, but the original sponsor will
not be revealed. Private directives are to be used sparingly, and only for actions
that a majority of the committee would not approve of. Please note that although
private directives will be implemented into the crisis, they may not always result
in the intended or desired outcome.

Directive Breaks
If there is a large influx of directives at once, the dais can implement a directive
break for an unspecified amount of time. This is a suspension of directive
submissions, in which directives cannot be submitted to the dais until the break is
lifted. A directive break is used to provide the dais a chance to catch up on
directives and implement them into the crisis.

Committee Dais Staff Roles

Committee Chair & co-Chair: Keep track of delegate attendance, manage the
speaking list, moderates debate, and enforce rules of procedure.
 Foreign Policy Advisor (FPA): Your go-to person for answers about foreign policy
questions during the conference.
​ Directive Writing