T H E B A S I C S

Model United Nations

1. RO L L C A L L 2. O R D E R TO P I C S3. S P EA K E R’ S L I ST4. G E N E R A L D E BAT E ( u s u a l ly n o

co m m e n t s )5. S U B STA N T I V E

D E BAT E ( co m m e n t s )6. FO R M A L C AU C U S ( q u e s t i o n s )7. VOT I N G B LO C

How is a Committee Run?

Note: During speeches informal caucuses of various lengths will be motioned for

•2 o p t i o n s•P r e s e n t•O r•P r e s e n t a n d v o t i n g•( T h i s m e a n s y o u h a v e t o v o t e f o r e v e r y m o t i o n t h a t i s d e b a t e d i n c o m m i t t e e )•Fo r•A g a i n s t•A b s t a i n

•D u r i n g 1 s t r o l l c a l l , y o u w i l l p i c k u p y o u r n a m e t a g a n d p l a c a r d

Roll Call

1. MOTION TO BEGIN SPEAKER’S LIST

2. I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o s p e a k f i r s t , u s e t h i s m o t i o n

3. I f n o t , r a i s e y o u r p l a c a r d a f t e r t h i s m o t i o n i s p a s s e d a n d w a i t f o r t h e c h a i r s t o c a l l o u t y o u r c o u n t r y ’ s n a m e .

4. M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u a r e a l w a y s o n t h e s p e a k e r ’ s l i s t . S p e a k i n g = p o i n t s

5. A f t e r y o u r s p e e c h , s e n d a n o t e u p t o t h e c h a i r a n d r e q u e s t t o b e r e - a d d e d t o t h e s p e a k e r ’ s l i s t

Speaker’s List

B U S I N E S S I N C O M M I T T E E W I L L H A P P E N W I T H M O T I O N S . YO U R C H A I R S H O U L D H E L P YO U , B U T I F YO U WA N T T O B E E X T R A P R E PA R E D L O O K AT T H E

D O C U M E N T. T H E M O S T C O M M O N M O T I O N I S A M O T I O N F O R I N F O R M A L C A U C U S . T H I S W I L L

U S UA L LY B E S M I L E D U P O N B Y T H E C H A I R S A F T E R 3 - 5 S P E A K E R S .

T H E M O T I O N I S “ M O T I O N F O R A # M I N U T E I N F O R M A L C A U C U S ”

Motions in General

•E V E R Y O N E B R E A K S O F F T O TA L K A N D D E B AT E W I T H O T H E R C O U N T R I E S•T H E G O A L I S T O F I N D A G R O U P ( P R E F E R A B LY A L A R G E G R O U P ) O F C O U N T R I E S T O W R I T E A R E S O L U T I O N W I T H•Y O U W A N T T O L E A D Y O U R C A U C U S G R O U P A N D T H U S S H A P E T H E R E S O L U T I O N•E V E R Y O N E H A S T H E R E O W N S T Y L E J U S T S E E W H AT W O R K S•Y O U W I L L H A V E T O B E A L I T T L E A G G R E S S I V E B U T A L S O L I K E A B L E . •T H I S I S N ’ T S P E E C H A N D D E B AT E D O N ’ T B E A F R A I D T O C O M P R O M I S E•H O W E V E R M A K E S U R E Y O U R P O L I C I E S M A K E I N T O T H E R E S O L U T I O N O R Y O U W I L L B E C O M E I R R E L E V A N T.

Informal Caucus

1. C o u n t r i e s i n t r o d u c e t h e i r b a c k g r o u n d i n f o a n d p o s i t i o n o n t h e t o p i c2. I f y o u a r e s p e a k i n g 1 s t , d i s c u s s b a c k g r o u n d i n f o s i n c e y o u a r e

i n t r o d u c i n g i t t o t h e c o m m i t t e e

3. I f y o u a r e s p e a k i n g l a t e r, d o n o t d w e l l o n

4. B a c k g r o u n d , i t w i l l m a k e y o u s o u n d r e p e t i t i v e

5. N o c o m m e n t s a l l o w e d d u r i n g g e n e r a l d e b a t e

6. W h a t t o d o w h e n y o u a r e n o t s p e a k i n g :

1. Listen to what positions other countries are taking so you know who to caucus with. Mark down who is for and who is against.

General Debate

D E L E G AT E S ,

I . B a c k g r o u n d I I . C o u n t r y p o s i t i o n

A ) f o r, a g a i n s t , n e u t r a l B ) w h a t y o u h a v e d o n e i n t h e p a s t I . T r e a t i e s , m i l i t a r y, N G O ’ S I I I . O U T L I N E YO U R G O A L S F O R C O M M I T T E E

T H A N K YO U

Structure of General Debate Speech

Substantive Debate

N AT I O N S D I S C U S S P O S S I B L E S O L U T I O N S T O T H E I S S U E AT H A N D

A F T E R E A C H S P E E C H , T H E R E A R E B E T W E E N 2 - 3 C O M M E N T S ( 3 0 S E C O N D S E A C H )

I N F O R M A L C A U C U S : U T I L I Z E T H I S T I M E T O D I S C U S S S O L U T I O N S A N D F O R M R E S O L U T I O N G R O U P S . W O R K W I T H N AT I O N S T H AT H AV E S I M I L A R I D E A S A N D R E A L LY E X PA N D T H O S E S O L U T I O N S W I T H D E TA I L S :

T I M E L I N E S , S P E C I F I C S O L U T I O N S , E T C .

D E L E G AT E S ,

I . T O R E S O LV E O U R G O A L S W E P R O P O S E ,

S O L U T I O N S

S O L U T I O N S ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Structure of Substantive Speech

Example 1: Example 2:

Italy supports __________’s proposal to ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________because it will BLAH BLAH BLAH. We add that our own proposal will…BLAH BLAH BLAH

COMMENTS

Italy disagrees with __________’s proposal to ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________because it will BLAH BLAH BLAH. We add that our own proposal will…BLAH BLAH BLAH

Also, Italy made good points but forgot to mention_________ which is the major issue.