A MUN Guide to:

POINTS AND MOTIONS

POINTS
 Point of Order
 A point a delegate makes in order to complain for an
improper behavior in the committee from behalf of
another delegate. To complain on improper parliamentary
procedure.
POINT OF ORDER! The Delegate of
China is speaking while the Delegate
of Colombia is making his
intervention.
Point of Personal Privilege
 To make a request over an issue in the committee that may be bothering the
delegate, and that could make it difficult for him/her to perform his/her
work.
Point of Personal Privilege. May the Chair
hand in a microphone to the delegate of
USA?

Point of Personal Privilege. May the Chair

raise the temperature in the room?

Point of Personal Privilege. May the

delegate change of place in order to
charge its laptop?
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry

 To make a question to the chair about a vocabulary doubt.

Point of Parliamentary Inquiry. How is the

word “Tratado” said in English?

Is the word “Terrorism” part of the

Parliamentary Language?
Point of Information
 To make a question to the Chair.

Point of Information. How much time is

left for the informal debate?
Point of Relevance
 To express your concern that the debate is loosing focus. A request to remain
on topic.

Point of Relevance. What does “The Korean

War” has to do with the Topic “Water shortages
in Middle Eastern Nations”?
Point of Parliamentary Procedure.
 To inform that there has been an error in the
Parliamentary Procedure.

Point of Parliamentary
Procedure. There is no Point
of Order to a Point of Order.
Right of Reply
 When a delegate feels that his/her personal or national
integrity has been impugned by another delegate he/she may
request for a Right of Reply. You have the right to speak!

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MOTIONS
Definition
 A request made by a delegate that the committee as a
whole do something.

 It requires a voting procedure in order to pass.

 Some motions might be to go into a caucus, to adjourn,

to introduce a draft resolution, or to move into voting
procedure.
Motion to Adjourn

 To be able to leave the committee.

Motion for a Formal Debate

 To start a debate that follows a specific order of

speakers, a Speaker´s List.

 In this kind of debate time is also stipulated.

 There is also a specific number of Points of

Information.
Motion for a Moderated Caucus (Informal
Debate)
 Made to start a debate were there is no order of speakers
and delegates raise their placards when the wish to speak.

 The debate is much more fluid.

Motion for an Unmoderated Caucus
(Lobby Time)
 A time where delegates can walk freely throughout the
committee. No parliamentary language required. It is a
time where delegates have a specific purpose. For
example: Making their Working Papers.
There are also many other motions.

For example, Motion to Open Agenda, to Open Session and their relative
suspend and close motions.
Working Paper

 A document made by a group

of delegates where they
propose their solutions to
the Topic.

 When it passes by simple

majority in the committee,
it becomes a resolution.
Amendment

A request for editing an aspect of the working

paper.
Quorum
 Theminimum number of delegates needed
to be present for a committee to meet.
 These were some key aspects you
need to know in order to participate
in a Model of United Nations.
 Thank You
For your Attention!