ForewordIt is my honor to present the delegate’s handbook for the Meluha MUN 2019.

We strive to give the delegates a user-friendly and handy guide on the workings of the United Nations. The main purpose of the present Handbook is to guide the Permanent Missions—for both new and seasoned delegates—in navigating the UN practices, procedures, related services, and facilities of the United Nations while attending the sessions. It is a brief guide on how the United Nations and its subsidiary bodies conduct their complex work.

In view of the demanding nature of intergovernmental work at the United Nations, we anticipate that delegates, particularly those who are new to the system, will find the handbook helpful, handy and practical.

It is hoped that the Handbook will assist in facilitating Member States’ coordination with relevant offices in the Secretariat and other delegations in covering the UN’s diversified and extensive agendas.

With a number of important milestones, thematic debates in the Meluha MUN, we in the Secretariat stand ready and committed to serve and support the Member States for this very cause. I wish you success in your deliberations at the first ever Meluha Model United Nations Conference.

Regards,

Shaun Jacob

USG Policy

Meluha Model United Nations, 2019

Conference Policies

ALCOHOL POLICYConsumption and/or possession of alcohol at the conference will not be tolerated under any circumstances. If he/she is found to consume or possess alcohol, he/she and the organisation will be suspended from the conference, and will also be expelled from the venue. If the incident fails to follow local laws (a minor is caught), legal action will taken, and the person will be reported to the Hyderabad police.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCESIf caught with policy controlled substances (which are likewise illegal and intolerable), the candidate will immediately be expelled from the conference and the hotel; criminal complaints may be pursued and their presence and their reason of presence at the conference will be condemned. This includes cigarettes or any other formidable drug.

HOTEL COURTESYParticipants will be held responsible for any charges of vandalism and damages. Rowdiness or misbehaviour of any sort and accessing prohibited places at the conference will not be tolerated and might result in expulsion. The conference and the venue reserve the right to eject delegates for these or other disruptions to the safety and wellbeing of other hotel guests.

CURFEW POLICYCurfew will be strictly enforced by the Meluha MUN staff and Hotel Security at the times indicated on the conference schedule. After curfew, delegates must remain quietly in their assigned rooms; students will not be permitted to pass through hallways or to be in rooms to which they are not assigned. This includes departures from assigned rooms to accept food deliveries.

VALUABLES If Delegates must bring valuables, they are encouraged to place them in a hotel safe deposit box. Meluha MUN and the venue are not responsible for belongings left in guest rooms or in meeting rooms.

AGGRESSION IN COMMITTEES

Verbal or physical aggression of any nature will not be tolerated in committees. Any delegate who is believed to be in violation of this policy may be subject to the following repercussions: a verbal reprimand, exclusion from awards consideration, expulsion from conference, or any other action deemed appropriate by the chair in agreement with the secretary-general.

EXPULSION FROM THE CONFERENCE The Secretary-General reserves the right to expel any delegate, delegation, or group thereof from the conference at any time for violating or failing to comply with conference regulations. Meluha MUN has a zero-tolerance policy concerning alcohol and controlled substances, and violations of the alcohol and/or controlled substance policies will result in expulsion without fail. Expulsions take effect immediately at the time they are issued. All conference registration materials (i.e., conference badges and placards) must be surrendered to conference staff upon expulsion.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOThroughout the conference, Meluha MUN staff and representatives of the conference may take photographs, videos, and interviews that show conference participants both during and in between committee sessions, and which may be used for promotional, educational, or other purposes by Meluha MUN. By attending the conference and signing the liability release form, participants consent to be photographed, videotaped and/or interviewed and authorize Meluha MUN to use those photographs, videos, and/or interviews in any manner of their choosing.

OTHER RULES These rules are in addition to those established by the state of Telangana, participating schools’ policies, and common sense. Serious infractions will result in dismissal from the conference of those involved. The Secretary-General reserves the right to issue additional rules or to alter existing rules at any time at his discretion.

INTERPRETATION OF RULESAll authoritative determinations of fact and interpretations of conference rules and policies are to be made by the Secretary-General.

Guide for Dress CodeThe secretariat wishes that you enjoy this MUN to the fullest, and are as comfortable as possible throughout the course of the three days. You are representing a country as delegates to the UN, so you must look professional and ready to get serious work done. Like it or not, the first thing other delegates and committee chairpersons will see is how you look. Here are some guidelines to assist you.

Please note the particular dress code for each specific day, as they are different for each day.

Day 1 and Day 2: Office Formals

BoysA tie and a formal shirt are expected.

Blazers are not required, but are recommended.

Formal pants are a must. Jeans and shorts are unacceptable.

Shoes should be formal and appropriate. Sneakers and sandals are unacceptable.

GirlsBlouses, formal dresses, skirts, or pantsuits are expected.

Blazers are not required, but are recommended.

Shoes should be formal and appropriate. Tennis and flip-flops are unacceptable.

Black Tie Gala: Classy Formals/ Semi Formal to Casual(september 14th : 7PM to 10PM)

It is up to you to change your dress from the conference to the black tie gala or to remain in the same clothes.

Day 3: Traditional Attire(september 15th : 9AM to 6PM)

The United NationsThe UN provides a forum for its members to express their countries’ views in the General Assembly, the Security Council, and other bodies and committees. By enabling dialogue between its members, and by hosting negotiations, the organization has become a mechanism for governments to find areas of agreement in order to solve problems together.

The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict make peace; peacekeeping; and creating the conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish. These activities often overlap and should reinforce one another, to be effective. The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security. The General Assembly and the Secretary-General play major, important, and complementary roles, along with other UN offices and bodies.

One of the purposes of the United Nations, as stated in its Charter, is "to achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character." The UN first did this in the aftermath of the Second World War on the devastated continent of Europe, which it helped to rebuild. The Organization is now relied upon by the international community to coordinate humanitarian relief operations due to natural and man-made disasters in areas beyond the relief capacity of national authorities alone.

From the start in 1945, one of the main priorities of the United Nations was to “achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.” Improving people’s well-being

continues to be one of the main focuses of the UN. The global understanding of development has changed over the years, and countries now have agreed that sustainable development – development that promotes prosperity and economic opportunity, greater social well-being, and protection of the environment – offers the best path forward for improving the lives of people everywhere.

Rules Of ProcedureThe Meluha Model United Nations conference would officially follow those UNA USA rules of procedure for the betterment of committee discussions

At a Model UN conference, there is formal debate as well as informal debate, called caucusing.

Formal Debate: During formal debate, the staff maintain a speakers list and delegates speak in the order they are listed. At this time, delegates have an opportunity to share their views with the entire committee Formal debate is important to the committee's work. Moderated Caucus: During a caucus, the rules of procedure are suspended. To go to a moderated caucus, a delegate makes a motion to suspend debate and the committee votes. A moderated caucus is a mixture of both formal and informal debate.Unmoderated Caucus: In an unmoderated caucus, delegates meet informally with one another and the committee staff to discuss and negotiate draft resolutions and other issues.

Points

Point of information: After a delegate has given a speech in formal debate, he or she may yield time to points of information, or questions from other delegates concerning the speech.

Point of parliamentary inquiry: When the floor is open (i.e., no other delegate is speaking), a delegate may rise to a point of inquiry in order to ask the chairperson a question regarding the rules of procedure.

Point of order: Points of order are used when delegates believe the chair has made an error in the running of the committee.

Point of personal privilege: Points of personal privilege are used to inform the chairperson of a physical discomfort a delegate is experiencing, such as the inability to hear another delegate’s speech, etc.

Yields

If any time is left in a GSL, the delegate may opt for any of the following yields:-

Yield to Comments: where other delegates get to comment on the GSL speech

Yield to Points of information: where other delegates get to question with regards to the GSL

Yield to the floor/EB: where the Executive Board gets to decide what the left time would go for.

Yield to another delegate: where the delegate can give the time left out to another delegate informing the same in prior.

Position Paper

Position papers are usually one to one-and-a-half pages in length. Your position paper should include a brief introduction followed by a comprehensive breakdown of your country's position on the topics that are being discussed by the committee.

A good position paper will include:

● A brief introduction to your country and its history concerning the topic and committee

● How the issue affects your country

● Your country's policies with respect to the issue and your country's justification for these policies

● Statistics to back up your country's position on the issue

● Conventions and resolutions that your country has signed or ratified

Flow of Debate

Roll Call: The Chairperson will announce each country's name. After delegates hear their country, they should answer "present".

Setting the Agenda: When committees have more than one topic available, the body must set the agenda to begin working on one of these issues. At this time a delegate typically makes a motion, stating "The country of [name] moves to place [topic A] first on the agenda, followed by [topic B] and then [topic C]." Once the motion has been made, three delegations must speak in favour of the motion, and three other delegations will speak against it. These speeches should alternate between those in favour and those opposed. Once these six speeches have been given, a vote is taken. Setting the agenda requires a simple majority vote.

Voting Procedures: Once a motion to close debate has been approved, the committee moves into voting procedure. Amendments are voted on first, then resolutions. Once all of the resolutions are voted on, the committee moves to the next topic on the agenda.

Draft Resolutions: Draft resolutions are all resolutions that have not yet been voted on. There are three main parts to a draft resolution: the heading, the preamble and the operative section. The heading shows the committee and topic along with the resolution number. It also lists the draft resolution sponsors and signatories. The subject of the sentence is the body making the statement (e.g., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, or Security Council). The preamble and operative sections then describe the current situation and actions that the committee will take.

Operative clauses

Operative clauses offer solutions to issues addressed earlier in a resolution through the perambulatory section. These clauses are action oriented and should include

both an underlined verb at the beginning of your sentence followed by the proposed solution. Each clause should follow the following principles:

● Clause should be numbered

● Each clause should support one another and continue to build your

solution

● Add details to your clauses in order to have a complete solution

● Operative clauses are punctuated by a semicolon, with the exception of

your last operative clause which should end with a period

Sponsors and SignatoriesSponsors of a draft resolution are the principal authors of the document and agree with its substance. Sponsors control a draft resolution and only the sponsors can approve immediate changes.Signatories are countries that may or may not agree with the substance of the draft resolution but still wish to see it debated so that they can propose amendments.A certain percentage of the committee must be either sponsors or signatories to a draft resolution in order for it to be accepted.

Amendments The amendment process is used to strengthen consensus on a resolution by allowing delegates to change certain sections. There are two types of amendments:

A friendly amendment is a change to the draft resolution that all sponsors agree with. An unfriendly amendment is a change that some or all of the draft resolution sponsors do not support and must be voted upon by the committee.

Note: Rules of procedure vary greatly from Model UN conference to Model UN conference. Though these are the most common definitions of the terms below, do not be surprised if you see them used in a slightly different manner at some of the conferences.

Annexure Sample Resolution RESOLUTION 1131 (1997)Sponsors: x,y,zSignatories: a,b,cAdopted by the Security Council at its 3821st meeting, on 29 September 1997

The Security Council,

Recalling all its previous resolutions on the question of Western Sahara, Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 25 September 1997 (S/1997/742 and Add.1), and the agreements reached between the parties recorded in that report,

Expressing its satisfaction at the extent to which the parties cooperated with the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General and urging the parties to continue this cooperation by fully implementing the said agreements and the Settlement Plan,

Reiterating its commitment to the holding, without further delay, of a free, fair and impartial referendum for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in accordance with the Settlement Plan,

1. Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 20 October 1997, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary-General contained in his report;

2. Welcomes the other recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General of 25 September 1997 and expresses its readiness to consider;

3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Glossary

Abstain: During a vote on a substantive matter, delegates may abstain rather than vote yes or no. This generally signals that a country does not support the resolution being voted on, but does not oppose it enough to vote no.

Adjourn: All UN or Model UN sessions end with a vote to adjourn. This means that the debate is suspended until the next meeting

Agenda: The order in which the issues before a committee will be discussed.

Amendment: A change to a draft resolution on the floor.

Background guide: A guide to a topic being discussed in a Model UN committee usually written by the executive board and distributed to delegates before the conference.

Binding: Having legal force in UN member states. Security Council resolutions are binding, as are the decisions of the International Court of Justice; resolutions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council are not.

Bloc: A group of countries in a similar geographical region or with a similar opinion on a particular topic.

Caucus: A break in formal debate in which countries can more easily and informally discuss a topic.

Chairperson: A member of the dais that moderates debate, keeps time, rules on points and motions, and enforces the rules of procedure.

Dais: It generally consists of a Chair, a Director, and a Rapporteur.

Decorum: The Chair will call for decorum when he or she feels that the committee is not being respectful of a speaker, of the dais, or of their roles as ambassadors.

Delegate: A student acting as a representative of a member state or observer in a Model UN committee.

Division of the Question: During voting bloc, delegates may motion to vote on certain clauses of a resolution separately.

Draft resolution: A document that seeks to fix the problems addressed by a Model UN committee before procedural voting.

Flow of debate: The order in which events proceed during a Model UN conference.

Gavel: The tool, shaped like a small wooden hammer, which the Chair uses to keep order within a Model UN committee

Formal debate: The "standard" type of debate at a Model UN conference, in which delegates speak for a certain time in an order based on a speakers' list.

Member State: A country that has ratified the Charter of the United Nations and whose application to join has been accepted by the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Motion: A request made by a delegate that the committee as a whole do something.

Observer: A state, national organization, regional organization, or non-governmental organization that is not a member of the UN but participates in its debates and do not have voting rights.

Operative clause: The part of a resolution which describes how the UN will address a problem.

Placard: A piece of cardstock with a country's name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the Chair that he or she wishes to speak.

Point: A request raised by a delegate for information or for an action relating to that delegate.

Perambulatory Clause: The part of a resolution that describes previous actions taken on the topic and reasons why the resolution is necessary.

Procedural: Having to do with the way a committee is run, as opposed to the topic being discussed.

Quorum: The minimum number of delegates needed to be present for a committee to meet.

Rapporteur: A member of the dais whose duties include keeping the speakers' list and taking the roll call, as well as assisting in and keeping track of administrative duties in the committee room.

Resolution: A document that has been passed by an organ of the UN that aims to address a particular problem or issue.

Right to Reply: A right to speak in reply to a previous speaker's comment, invoked when a delegate feels personally offended by another's speech.

Second: To agree with a motion being proposed.

Secretariat: The staff of a Model UN conference.

Signatory: A country that wishes a draft resolution to be put on the floor and signs the draft resolution to accomplish this.

Simple majority: 50% plus one vote of the number of delegates in a committee. The amount needed to pass most votes.

Speakers' List: A list that determines the order in which delegates will speak.

Sponsor: One of the writers of a draft resolution.

Substantive: Having to do with the topic being discussed.

Unmoderated Caucus: A type of caucus in which delegates leave their seats to mingle and speak freely.

Working Paper: A document in which the ideas of some delegates on how to resolve an issue are proposed.

Veto: The ability, held by China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States to prevent any draft resolution in the Security Council from passing by voting no.

Vote: A time at which delegates indicate whether they do or do not support a proposed action for the committee.

Perambulatory Phrases

Acknowledging

Acting

Affirming

Alarmed by

Alarmed

Anxious

Appreciating

Approving

Aware of

Bearing in mind

Believing

Concerned

Confident

Conscious

Considering

Contemplating

Convinced

Declaring

Deeply concerned

Deeply conscious

Deeply convinced

Deeply disturbed

Deeply regretting

Deploring

Desiring

Determined

Emphasizing

Encouraged

Expecting

Expressing appreciation

Noting with approval

Expressing concern also

Expressing concern

Expressing its appreciation

Expressing its satisfaction

Expressing satisfaction

Firmly convinced

Fulfilling

Fully alarmed

Fully aware

Fully believing

Further deploring

Further recalling

Guided by

Having adopted

Having considered

Having considered further

Having devoted attention

Having examined

Having heard

Having received

Having reviewed

Having studied

Having adopted

Having approved

Having considered

Having decided

Keeping in mind

Mindful

Noting

Noting further

Noting with deep concern

Noting with regret

Noting with satisfaction

Observing

Reaffirming

Reaffirming also

Realizing

Recalling

Recalling also

Recognizing

Recognizing also

Recognizing with satisfaction

Referring

Regretting

Reiterating

Reiterating its call for

Reminding

Seeking

Seized

Stressing

Taking into account

Taking into consideration

Taking note

Taking note also

Taking note further

Underlining

Viewing with appreciation

Viewing with apprehension

Welcoming

Welcoming also

Operative Phrases

Accepts

Acknowledges

Adopts

Advises

Affirms

Also calls for

Also recommends

Also strongly condemns

Also urges

Appeals

Appreciates

Approves

Authorizes

Calls

Calls for

Calls upon

Commends

Concurs

Condemns

Confirms

Congratulates

Considers

Decides

Declares

Declares accordingly

Demands

Deplores

Designates

Directs

Draws the attention

Emphasizes

Encourages

Endorses

Expresses its appreciation

Expresses its hope

Expresses its regret

Further invites

Further proclaims

Further recommends

Further reminds

Further requests

Further resolves

Has resolved

Instructs

Introduces

Invites

Notes

Notes with satisfaction

Proclaims

Reaffirms

Recalls

Recognizes

Recommends

Regrets

Reiterates

Reminds

Renews its appeal

Repeats

Requests

Requires

Solemnly affirms

Stresses

Strongly advises

Strongly condemns

Strongly encourages

Suggests

Supports

Takes note of

Transmits

Trusts

Underlines

Underscores

Urges

Welcomes

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Day 1

8:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m Registrations

10:00 - 11:30 Opening Ceremony

11:30 - 12:00 Break and Getting Settled

12:00 - 1:00 Committee Session 1

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch

2:00 - 4:30 Committee Session 2

4:30 - 5:00 High Tea

5:00 - 6:30 Committee Session 3

Day 2

9:00 - 10:30 Committee Session 4

10:30 - 11:00 High Tea

11:00 - 1:00 Committee Session 5

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch

2:00 - 4:30 Committee Session 6

4:30 - 5:00 High Tea

5:00 - 6:00 Committee Session 7

6:00 - 7:00 Break; Delegates can Change/Freshen up

7:00 - 10:00 Socials and dinner

Day 3

9:00 - 10:30 Committee Session 8

10:30 - 11:00 High Tea

11:00 - 1:00 Committee Session 9

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch

2:00 - 4:30 Committee Session 10

4:30 - 5:00 High Tea

5:00 - 6:30 Closing Ceremony