Delegate Training
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Delegate TrainingWest Windsor – Plainsboro
Model United Nations Conference
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Agenda• Flow of Debate• Parliamentary Procedure• How to be an awesome delegate
Learn everything you need to know to be successful at MUN
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Roll Call• Begin each committee session with a roll
call• Delegates can say “Present” or “Present and
Voting”• Present: allows delegate to abstain• Present and Voting: Delegates cannot
abstain on substantive issues–Everyone must vote on procedural issues
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Flow of Debate
Voting
Amendments
Draft Resolution
Working Paper
Motion to Set Agenda
Motion to Open Debate
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Motion to Open Debate• First motion of the conference• Opens the General Speaker’s list• Default Speaking Time: One Minute• Talk about whatever you desire at
this moment
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Speaker’s List• Determines the order in which
delegates speak• Primary mode of debate• Will run throughout the duration of
the conference
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Yields• To the Chair• To Questions • To another delegate
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Working Paper• Document containing preliminary ideas and
thoughts• The outline to the draft resolution• The chairs will specify minimum
sponsors/signatory numbers based on their discretion
• We don’t actually vote on the working paper–Merge them and craft resolutions to introduce
• Usually allow for 10 min explanation and Q/A
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Resolution• After consolidation of working paper, a
resolution is formed when formally submitted for introduction in committee
• Needs to be in resolution format• Allow for 10 min explanation and Q/A
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Amendments• Friendly Amendments–Must be agreed by all sponsors.
Automatically incorporated into the resolution
• Unfriendly Amendments –Not agreed by all(i.e. one sponsor objects)–Requires 1/5 signatories–Requires 2/3 majority vote to pass
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Motion for Moderated Caucus• Moves the committee into a
structured debate about a specific topic with a specific time limit.• Requires majority vote
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Motion for Un-moderated Caucus
• Suspend the rules• Move the committee into an
organized chaos for a specific amount of time to work/discuss• I.e. I motion for a 20 minute un-
moderated caucus to write working papers/resolutions/amendments
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Motion to Move to Previous Question
• Ends debate on current topic and moves into voting procedure• Requires 2 for and 2 against• Requires 2/3 votes
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Voting Procedure• Vote on resolution in order of
docket(i.e. resolution 1.1,1.2,1.3, etc)• First, the committee will vote on
unfriendly amendments for each respective resolution• Second, vote on the entire resolution/
Only delegates who said “present” can abstain
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Motion for Roll Call• Delegate’s privilege–Believe that the vote was too close
to call and want to record everyone’s vote
• Yes, yes with rights, no, no with rights, abstain
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Motion to Limit/Extend Debate• Increase or decrease speaker’s time• Requires majority vote
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Motion to Adjourn the Session• Final motion of the conference• Requires a majority vote
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Point of Personal Privilege• Indicate personal discomfort or
impediment to debate• Desire to use the restroom or to get
water• Cannot be used during a person’s
speaking time unless you can’t hear the speaker
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Point of Order• Points out procedural mistake or
infraction by a delegate or Chair• Can interrupt speaker, but please
refrain from interrupting a speaker.
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Point of Parliamentary Inquiry• Clarifies the rules• Ask the Chair about the structural of
debate• Have no clue what is going on, use
this point
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Point of Clarification• Clarifies errors or word choice in a
submission–Working paper, resolution, and
amendment• Can only be used to fix grammar
errors and not be used as clarification on the issue itself
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Right of Reply• Replies to a personal attack on a
delegation’s member(s)• Not used to response to substantive
attack–I.e. The Country of Haiti is very
poor
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Do’s• Speak up and engage in debate• Use effective motions and points• Write stuff. • Compromise and work with others• Sound smart(according to your country’s
view)• Stay on topic during unmod caucus
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Don’ts • Don’t be afraid to take tough positions• Don’t use electronics• Don’t have a prewritten resolution(Get
rid of it ASAP)• Don’t be anti-social or afraid to
interact• Don’t be apathetic
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HAVE FUN
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Credits
Princeton International Relations Council 2013