Official Delegate Guide 5 FINAL - Fairfield, Connecticut · PDF...
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Model United Nations X High School Conference
November 15, 2013
Delegate Guide
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Fairfield University’s Model UN X Schedule Friday, November 15, 2013
Arrival and Conference Registration 7:30-‐8:15 a.m. (Gonzaga Hall)
Opening Ceremonies 8:15-‐8:45 a.m.
(Gonzaga Hall Auditorium)
Committee Session 1 9:00 a.m.-‐12:45 p.m. Group 1 9:00 a.m.-‐1:15 p.m. Group 2 9:00 a.m.-‐1:45 p.m. Group 3
(Group Assignments found in Delegate Guide)
Lunch 12:45-‐1:15 p.m. Group 1 1:15-‐1:45 p.m. Group 2 1:45-‐2:15 p.m. Group 3 (BCC Dining Hall)
Committee Session 2 1:15-‐4:15 p.m. Group 1 1:45-‐4:15 p.m. Group 2 2:15-‐4:15 p.m. Group 3
(Group Assignments found in Delegate Guide)
Closing Ceremonies 4:30-‐5:00 p.m. (BCC Oak Room)
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Committee Locations Committee on the Status of Women DiMenna-‐Nyselius Library – Room 101, Library Multimedia Room European Union Barone Campus Center – Room 200 North Korea Nuclear Proliferation DiMenna-‐Nyselius Library – Room 114 WikiLeaks Advisory Council Barone Campus Center – Oak Room World Economic Situations and Prospects (WESP): European Debt Crisis DiMenna-‐Nyselius Library – Room 107c
Group Assignments
Group 1: Committee on the Status of Women, WikiLeaks Advisory Council: Lunch at 12:45pm-‐ Barone Main Dining Hall Group 2: North Korea Nuclear Proliferation, European Union: Lunch at 1:15pm-‐ Barone Main Dining Hall Group 3: World Economic Situations and Prospects (WESP): European Debt Crisis: Lunch at 1:45pm-‐ Barone Main Dining Hall All groups should refer to the schedule for specific committee times and lunch sessions
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Celebrating FUMUN’s 10th Anniversary
This year, Fairfield University Model United Nations (FUMUN) welcomes you to its 10th Anniversary. The FUMUN team is excited to share this special event with you. Fairfield University Model UN is a student-run organization that operates under the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA USA). Since its inception in 2003, FUMUN has grown as a campus organization where students engage their interest in current events and the political, social, and economic landscapes of different countries.
Every year since 2003, FUMUN has been hosting its annual High School Conference, which gathers over 200 delegates from high schools in surrounding states and areas. The conference is set to provide a perspective on the reality of international affairs, thus training and empowering youth to be active in global affairs. It raises awareness of and engages delegates in world issues, as well as the significance of the UN. As a result, delegates gain a greater appreciation and understanding of other cultures in addition to their own.
Key highlights from FUMUN’s past high school conferences include opening keynotes Ms. Aye Aye Thant, daughter of Secretary General U Thant in 2009, former UN volunteer Mr. David Sacco, and esteemed Fairfield faculty. This year, FUMUN is honored to feature Dr. Boyan Belev and Dr. Janie Leatherman.
The FUMUN team also attends several Model UN conferences per year, enabling selected members to compete with peers from all over the world. FUMUN has participated in national and international conferences at universities that include McGill, Harvard, Yale, and Boston among others. As we mark our 10th anniversary, we thank you for supporting us and celebrating with us! We look forward to embarking on an exploration of global dimensions with you.
The FUMUN Team
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FUMUN 2013 Opening Ceremony Speakers
Conference Welcome: Dr. Janie Leatherman Dr. Janie Leatherman is a professor of Politics and International Studies at Fairfield University. Her research covers conflict, gender and violence, sex-trafficking, foreign policy and transnational politics. Dr. Leatherman's training and consultancy in conflict resolution include the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, the United Nations University, Catholic Relief Services, Search for Common Ground, the Brookings Institution, and the Council on Foreign Relations. She has been the recipient of grants from the Department of Education, United States Institute of Peace, and the Social Science Research Council, Swedish Government among others. She has delivered more than 50 public addresses and dozens of conference papers in national and international forums.
Dr. Leatherman's prior appointments include Illinois State University, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, and Macalester College. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Some of Dr. Leatherman’s publications are Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict (Polity 2011); Discipline and Punishment in Global Politics: Illusions of Control, ed. Janie Leatherman (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008); Charting Transnational Democracy: Beyond Global Arrogance, ed. Janie Leatherman and Julie Webber (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005); From Cold War to Democratic Peace: Third Parties,Peaceful Change and the OSCE (Syracuse University Press, 2003).
Opening Keynote Speaker Dr. Boyan Belev
Dr. Boyan Belev is the Deputy Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN in New York. His professional experience in the diplomatic service includes serving as Acting Permanent Representative to the UN as well as work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as head of department (International Development Cooperation; Economic, Financial and Administrative Affairs; UN and General Affairs). As his country’s delegate he took part in various international forums, including the World Summit on Sustainable Development – Johannesburg 2002; the International Conference on Financing for Development - Doha 2008; and the UN Security Council (during Bulgaria’s membership 2002-2003). He is currently vice president of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, and vice president of the UN Committee for Relations with the Host Country. Dr. Boyan Belev has substantial academic experience as a political scientist. He
has taught at universities in the USA and Bulgaria. He has also worked at research institutions: the Center for the Study of Democracy in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Center of European Governance of the University of Exeter in the UK, the American University in Cairo, the Center for Mediterranean Studies in Tunisia, and Princeton University. His research interests cover issues such as state-society interaction, regimes and regime change, political aspects of economic reform, globalization, political and economic development, and corporate governance. Dr. Belev has received fellowships and grants from the Global Development Network, NATO, IREX, the Open Society Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the Cyril and Methodius Foundation, and others. His professional record also includes experience in the private sector (Morgan Stanley - New York) and short-term consulting assignments for the European Commission and UNDP. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University and the equivalent to a Master in International Affairs from Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
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Parliamentary Procedures
1. Dress Code: All delegates must be dressed in business attire.
2. Delegates must address the Chair.
3. All delegates must be respectful to their peers and to the Chair. When a delegate is speaking, others cannot disrupt the speaker and placards cannot be raised during a speech.
4. Note passing is permitted and encouraged for networking purposes.
5. Questions are welcomed during this debate, but can only be asked when
appropriate throughout the debate.
6. REMEMBER that the Chair shall be the final authority in each committee. The Chair may refuse to entertain any procedural motion at his/her discretion. At any time, the Chair may propose the adoption of a procedural motion without a vote by the committee.
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Parliamentary Procedure
I. Roll Call: Happens before the start of debate. The chair conducts roll call
alphabetically by the country’s name. Roll call allows for the chair to know what countries are present and it allows the chair to establish the number needed for a 50% + 1, majority, 2/3 majority, 20%, and Quorum (1/3 of committee is needed for all events).
There are three possible responses to roll call:
a) Present-‐ Means a delegate is present in committee. b) Present and Voting-‐ means a delegate is present and cannot abstain in a
substantial voting procedure unless they chose to be absent from voting procedures entirely.
c) Not present II. Motion to Open the Primary Speakers’ List: During this time, delegates raise their
placards to motion the opening of the speaker’s list, which includes setting a speaking time. Speakers may only speak on their nation’s position of the topic at hand. To be added to the speaker’s list, delegates may send notes to the Chair asking to be added.
If a delegate has time remaining in their speech, they may yield their time as follows: • Yield time to questions regarding what was just discussed • Yield time to the Chair (the Chair will absorb the time)
• Yield time to another delegate (i.e. an ally of the nation speaking, this is useful when an allied delegate can better explain topics that have been discussed.
III. Points or Motions: During the primary speakers’ list, the Chair will accept appropriate points or motions as defined below:
a. Points i. Point of Personal Privilege: This is appropriate when a delegate’s performance is
hindered by an external factor. For example, if the delegate cannot hear the speaker or if the climate in the room is uncomfortable.
ii. Point of Order: This is appropriate when the delegate’s speech is out of order and is not relevant to topic that is being discussed.
iii. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry: This is appropriate when a delegate feels that the committee has proceeded in a manner not consistent with Parliamentary Procedure. iv. Point of Information: For FUMUN 2013, this point will be permitted during the entire course of the committee and is used when a delegate does not understand a factual point about the topic such as a definition, date, or an event.
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b. Motions and their requirements In order for a motion to pass:
1. The motion must be seconded by another nation. 2. The motion needs a 50% +1 majority in order to pass. 3. More than one motion can be presented to a committee at a time,
but options will be voted in order in which they are presented except a motion to move into voting procedure. A motion to move into voting procedures has precedence to all other motions.
Motions a. Moderated Caucus: structured form of debate
• A delegate needs to set a total speaking time (ex: 5 minutes for delegates to speak for 30 seconds each) for a motion for a motion for a moderated caucus. • Delegate needs to set the topic that will be discussed at this time.
b. Unmoderated Caucus: informal time to networking and resolution writing (note: a resolution can be written at any time during the committee session)
c. Right of Reply-‐ A delegate may use the right of reply when he/she is ggggggg directly mentioned or attacked in a speech made by another delegate. IV. Working Papers and Resolutions
a) Working Papers: A written idea that a delegate would like to have developed into a resolution. All working papers are to be submitted to the Chair and the Chair will review the working paper before allowing it to be introduced as a resolution.
b) In order to be introduced, it must meet the following requirements: 1. Sponsors: These are the primary authors of the resolution and all working
papers must have at least one sponsor. 2. Signatories: These nations sign the resolution in order for it to be introduced
and to be debated. *20% of the committee present at roll call must be a signatory.
3. Perambulatory Clauses: These clauses tell why this resolution is necessary. 4. Operative Clauses: These clauses discuss what the resolution calls for, they
describe concrete action. 5. Grammatical Format:
Draft Resolution 1.1 (Example) Perambulatory Clause I enter first clause, Perambulatory Clause II enter second clause The <Insert committee name here, ex Security Council>; Operative Clause 1 enter first operative clause; Operative Clause II enter second operative clause; Final Operative Clause this sentence must have a period.
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6. A motion is needed to introduce a Draft Resolution. Then sponsors will be invited by the Chair to read the active clauses of the draft resolution.
7. Immediately following the introduction, any delegate other than the sponsors, can motion for a question and answer period. The delegate needs to specify the length of questions and answers.
8. Amendments •Friendly: When all sponsors approve to its addition and it becomes a permanent addition to the resolution without debate or voting. •Unfriendly: If one or more sponsors do not support the amendment. The amendment will be voted on before the voting procedures followed by the voting of the resolution itself. Unfriendly amendments will also have speakers for and against, as a resolution does. *Note: amendments that go against the intent and purpose against the resolution are not acceptable amendments.
V. Voting Procedures
If there is a motion to move into voting procedures, a 50% +1 majority is needed for this motion to pass. Also, there is a requirement for a speaker for and against, a simple majority is needed for this motion to pass. At this time, debate forum is closed and the door to the committee room must be close. No one may enter or leave the room until voting has ended. After the motion to move into voting procedures is passed, a delegate can motion for a division of question. The division of questions divides the operative clauses into groups as specified in the motion and is voted separately. A second to this motion is needed and it needs a 2/3 majority to pass. a) Roll Call Vote: The Chair reads down the list alphabetically and each delegate
delivers his/her vote. A delegate can pass, but he/she has to vote on the second time around and this vote must be in the affirmative or the negative.
b) Group Vote: Vote is conducted by raising placards in a group manner.
*A delegate can vote for, against, abstain, or vote with rights. Voting with rights means that delegate votes in the affirmative or negative, but their vote is against their country’s policy. After the voting has ended and before the results have been announced, he/she has to explain their reason. *Delegates who are present and voting cannot abstain. *In order for a resolution to carry, a 50% +1 majority must support the resolution. *Unfriendly amendments require a 2/3 majority may be added to a draft resolution.
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Participating Schools
1. Coginchaug Regional High School………….…………….....Durham, CT
2. Don Bosco Preparatory High School….……….…………….Ramsey, NJ
3. Irvington High School………………………….…………..…..Irvington, NY
4. Marianapolis Preparatory School………………………..Thompson, CT
5. Mercy High School………………………….………………..Middletown, CT
6. Mount Vernon High School…………...……………...Mount Vernon, NY
7. Sleepy Hollow High School…………….......………....Sleepy Hollow, NY
8. Somers High School……………………………..………..….Lincolndale, NY
9. Thomaston High School………………………..….………..Thomaston, CT
10. Trumbull High School……………………………...…………...Trumbull, CT
11. Woodland High School……………………….…………….Beacon Falls, CT
12. Xavier High School………………………………..……….….Middletown, CT