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Delegates Handbook 2011

viamun@euv-frankfurt-o.de

www.viamun.de

ViaMUN Lehrstuhl für Politikwissenschaft - Die Institutionelle Ordnung der EU Internationales Begegnungszentrum (IBZ) Büro 01.2 (Sekretariat) Sophienstraße 6 15207 Frankfurt(Oder)

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Security Council

Honorable Members of the Security Council of the Viadrina Model United Nations, In this short delegates handbook you will find basic information on the schedule, on the debates, on resolution writing as well as the rules of procedure for our session of the Security Council. Sincerely, Your ViaMUN-Team.

Content

1. Organizational issues:

Certificates, Policy Papers, Presentations, Side Programme

3

2. Preliminary schedule of the ViaMUN-Seminar Theoretical Block Session of the Security Council

5 6

4. Course of the ViaMUN Security Council Conference 7

5. Resolution Writing 9

6. Rules of Procedure in Formal Debate 11

7. Modes of Address and frequently used vocabulary 17

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1. Organizational issues

Conference Fee

The conference fee of 5€ per person will be used to cover conference material, coffee, tea, water and snacks during the simulation as well as for the reception after the simulation. Please hand it in soon.

Certificates

Please note that full time participation, submission of policy papers and presentations with handouts are mandatory for all participants, even without “Schein”.

without “Schein” with “Schein”

KuWi BA

Praxismodul

Modul 2/3 Sozialwissenschaften

5 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper

6 ECTS (Einführung] Participation Presentation Policy Paper Term Paper 10-15p

8 ECTS [Vertiefung] Participation Presentation Policy Paper Term Paper 15-20p

KuWi MA

Praxismodul Modul Sozialwissenschaften/ SP:

„Soz. Bewegungen, Institutionen…“

8 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper

9 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper Term Paper (25p)

MASS

Praxismodul Wahlmodul „Migration, Ethnizität,

Ethnozentrismus“

Participation Presentation Policy Paper

3 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper Essay (3-4p)

6 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper Term Paper (12p)

9 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper Term Paper (25p)

MICS

Praxismodul Wahlmodul „Migration, Ethnizität, Ethnozentrismus“

3 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper

3 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper

MES

Praxismodul

3 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper Essay (3-4 p)

6 ECTS Participation Presentation Policy Paper Essay (10-12 p)

Jura

Participation Presentation Policy Paper for further requirements for “Zusatzqualifikation” / interdisciplinary “Schein” please contact Dr. Thiele

WiWi

Participation Presentation Policy Paper for further requirements for an interdisciplinary “Schein” please ask your „Fachstudienberater“

Erasmus

In order to get a certificate with a grade and/or ECTS, please choose from one of the options above according to your faculty / study programme and the requirements at your home university please contact Bernd Schünow [International Office]

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Poster Presentations during theoretical seminar

For the theoretical block, the delegations have to prepare a short presentation including handouts and a poster on their allocated topic during theoretical seminar. The Poster Gallery consists of a repeated short presentation (2 minutes) in front of the self-made poster. 1-2 persons of each group present their posters at one time – the others of those groups walk the gallery and discuss with other presenters on their posters – then change the positions. Deadline > 25

th May 2011

The handout has to be send to viamun@euv-frankfurt-o.de by 25

th May 2011.

Countries and IGOs – preparation

Policy Paper: Every Delegation has to write a Policy Paper on the topics that are to be discussed in the forum. Each topic should be addressed briefly in a succinct policy statement representing the relevant views of the assigned country or NGO. You should also include recommendations for action to be taken by the committee.

Useful Information due to writing process:

Guideline: http://www.munol.org/information/positionpaper.htm Examples from further Simulations: http://www.ViaMUN.de

Deadline > May 25

th 2011

The Policy Paper has to be send to viamun@euv-frankfurt-o.de until 25

thMy 2011.

In order to represent your country during negotiations, it is absolutely necessary to be certain of the country’s history and your nation’s policy regarding the conflict. You’ll find the policy papers May 26

th on

our website www.ViaMUN.de.

Side programme An interesting and relaxing side program accompanying the simulation will be prepared for the honorable delegates on 28

th May and 3

rd/4

th June in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice. Therefore we encourage you to stay in

town even if you do not live in Frankfurt (Oder) / Słubice.

27th

May 2011

9th

June 2011

10th

June 2011

11th

June 2011

19.00 Movie and Beer

20.00 Joint Dinner at Europa-Pizza

19.00 Grill’n’Volleyball

18.00 Reception with sparkling wine and pretzels

HG 104

ul. Jednosci Robotniczej 1 *Słubice}

On the Banks of the Oder River

Große Scharrnstr. 59

„A bed for a delegate“ Delegates NOT LIVING in Frankfurt (Oder) / Słubice but wishing to stay here the nights 27

th May to 28

th May

as well as 9rd

to 10th

June and 10th

to 11th

June may send a request to viamun@euv-frankfurt-o.de Delegates LIVING in Frankfurt (Oder) / Słubice wishing to offer a place to sleep to other delegates for these nights may send their kind offer to viamun@euv-frankfurt-o.de.

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2. Preliminary Schedule

All starting times are to be understood as sine tempore (s.t.).

Theoretical Seminar

Deadline for submission of Posters and Handouts: 25thMay, 16h

HG 104

Thursday, 26th May HG 104

14.00 Dr. Gunter Pleuger: First hand lecture on diplomatic skills

16.00 Dr, Markus Tidten, SWP: How to retrofit North Korea with regional security policy frames - a challenge for six-party talks' main players

Friday, 27th May HG 104

10.00 Dr. Anne Faber: International System and Security Architecture

14.00 Laura Gehrke, United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe (UNRIC), Bonn: UN Peacekeeping Missions and Career Opportunities

16.00 Poster Gallery: International System

19.00 Movie Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

Saturday, 28th May HG 104

10.00 Rules of Conference Procedure (Anton Lißner)

12.00

Workshop: Mediation I (Max Döring)

14.00

Workshop: Mediation II (Max Döring)

15.00

Poster-Gallery: Korea

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Session of the Security Council

Frankfurt/ Oder 2011

Wednesday, 25th May Deadline for submission of policy papers

viamun@euv.frankfurt-o.de

Thursday, 9th June AM 03

16.00 20.30

Practical Repetition: Rules of Procedure Social Programme Joint Dinner at Europa-Pizza

AM 03 *** Dress code: formal ***

Friday, 10th June 09-18/00

09.00 09.45 10.30 12.00 12.30 13.30 14.30 16.30 19.00

Official welcome and opening of the conference Opening speeches by the distinguished delegates of the UNHRC Lobbying Formal session: policy statements by the lobbying groups. Lunch Lobbying Lobbying and resolution typing Formal session: discussion of proposed resolutions and voting on these resolutions Social Programme Barbecue / Volleyball

Saturday, 11th June 09-18/00

09.00 10.00 11.00 13.00 14.00-17.00 18.00

Policy statements by those nations who request to hold one. A nation can also speak for a group of nations that have decided to work together on the issues that remain on the agenda. Lobbying Formal Debate Lunch Formal debate/ Lobbying/ Resolution Reception

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4. Course of the ViaMUN Security Council Conference Opening Speeches Each member state will hold an opening speech not exceeding 90 seconds on Friday morning. The country to speak first will be drawn by lot, thereafter the speaking order will follow alphabetically. In the opening speech the country should summarize its position on the issues on the agenda but may also speak on its general policy and principles on international issues and the like. At most conferences this is the time for big rhetoric. At this point creativity and even humor and sarcasm are in order as long as it does not get entirely inappropriate for a diplomatic body.

Capture your audience. Lobbying During research, you have collected background information about the topics to be discussed. You have also researched your country‘s policy on the agenda topics. You have collected points that your country wants to include into the resolution that UN Security Council will adopt. Maybe you have even written some draft clauses for a resolution already. Now is the time to talk to the other delegations and try to negotiate a resolution that will solve the problem and serve everyone‘s interests. Usually during lobbying two or three groups of delegates are formed that write a common resolution. One of the nations is the main submitter. The others are co-submitters. The main submitter is the one who will speak first about the resolution in the formal session. The importance of being main-/co- submitter is very limited. In the end when the resolution has been adopted it doesn’t say who proposed it. It only says that it was adopted by the ViaMUN Security Council. During lobbying, delegates may find they want to unite two or three resolutions written by different delegates or groups of delegates. This process is called merging.

Formal Debate The resolutions written by the member states will be considered one by one in the order they are handed in to the dais. Time available for discussion on each resolution will be determined by the dais according to the time available, the number of resolutions and the controversy of each resolution. For a resolution to be handed in, it needs one main submitter and at least 3 co-submitters. During formal debate all delegates wishing to speak raise their placards and the chair recognizes one of them. That delegate then has approximately 2 minutes of speaking time. After these two minutes other delegates can ask the speaker questions. These questions are called „points of information“. All delegates who wish to ask the speaker a question raise their placards and the chair recognizes one of them. However the speaker can also refuse to answer questions. After a number of questions the speaker yields the floor back to the chair. Then again all delegates wishing to speak raise their placards; the chair recognizes one of them and so on. At the end of the discussion the resolution is voted on.

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Changing the resolution during formal debate (Amendments) If a delegation wishes to change the resolution during formal debate they may introduce so called amendments. An amendment is a written suggestion to change the resolution. It is submitted to the chair, then photocopied and handed out to all delegations. When the submitter of the amendment has the floor he/she may speak in favour of the amendment. Then the chair asks if anyone wants to speak against the amendment. After someone has spoken against the amendment a vote is taken on whether to change the resolution as proposed in the amendment or not. This happens during debate on the resolution, i.e. before the resolution itself has been voted on. If someone has proposed an amendment you may find that you want to change that amendment slightly. Then you suggest an amendment to the amendment.

Sample amendment sheet:

Resolution No: S/Res/01/02 (topic one, resolution two) Submitter: Banana Land in operative clause 3 strike the words: „all countries should consider“ and insert the words: „all developed nations should consider“

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5. Resolution Writing „Resolution“ is the name of the decisions taken by UN SEcurity Council. These decisions are not legally binding for the member states of the United Nations but yield a moral authority as they reflect a common view agreed on by the majority of the member states of the Security Council. Resolutions have a certain predefined format. Basically the resolution is one long sentence starting with the subject „ The United Nations Security Council“ and continuing with subordinate sentences which are the clauses. The resolution consists of an introductory part which states the reasons the Security Council is occupied with the question at hand, previous steps to solve the problem etc. This part is called pre-ambulatory. The clauses are called pre-ambulatory clauses. The second part of the resolution says what actions the UN Security Council has decided to take, or what actions it orders the member states to take. It can of course also include mere recommendations. This part is called operative part, it consists of the operative clauses. The operative clauses are numbered for easier reference. This is the important part of the resolution. The pre-ambulatory part is practically a formality. Each clause operative and pre-ambulatory starts with a special verb which has to be underlined. Pre-ambulatory clauses end with a comma, operative clauses with a semicolon. The last operative clause ends with a full stop.

Format of the main text body: • the introductory word or phrase of each clause is underlined, • each operative clause is numbered, • sub-clauses are lettered: a), b), c), etc.; sub-sub-clauses numbered i), ii), iii), etc., • acronyms and abbreviations are written out in full the first time they are used in a resolution, • delegates’ names do not appear on a resolution, • submitting and co-submitting delegation names appear on the draft resolution

Sample resolution:

Security Council Resolution No.: ½ QUESTION OF: cloudy cuckooland The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions 1111 of 11. November 1999, Fully alarmed by the aggravating situation within cuckooland and particularly in the border regions to chickenland, 1. Authorizes the Secretary General to investigate the matter; 2. Calls upon the cuckooland government to fully cooperate with the UN-observer missions; 3. Decides to increase the troop deployment in the region by 500 men until 30

th of June 2010;

4. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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Preambulatory Phrases Operative Phrases Acknowledging Affirming Alarmed by Approving Aware of Believing Bearing in mind Confident Congratulating Contemplating Convinced Declaring Deeply concerned Deeply conscious Deeply convinced Deeply disturbed Deeply regretting Deploring Desiring Emphasising Expecting Expressing its appreciation Expressing its satisfaction 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 studied Keeping in mind Noting further Noting with appreciation Noting with approval Noting with deep concern Noting with regret Noting with satisfaction Observing Pointing out Reaffirming Realizing Recalling Recognising Referring Reminding Seeking Taking into account Taking into consideration Taking note Viewing with appreciation Welcoming

Accepts Affirms

Approves Asks

Authorises Calls for

Calls upon Condemns

Congratulates Confirms

Considers Declares accordingly

Deplores Designates

Emphasizes Encourages

Endorses Expresses its appreciation

Expresses its hope Further invites

Further proclaims Further recommends

Further requests Further resolves

Has resolved Hopes Invites Notes

Proclaims Proposes Reaffirms

Recommends Regrets

Reminds Requests Resolves

Seeks Strongly affirms

Strongly condemns Strongly urges

Suggests Supports

Trusts Transmits

Urges

Viadrina Model United Nations

6. Rules of Procedure

I General Rules § 1 Scope The following rules apply to the Viadrina Model United Nations Conferences. Please note that Committee Chairs are responsible for determining rules in order to facilitate debate and discussion. In case of conflict of interpretation, the Committee Chair is the final authority for determining the applicability of the rules of procedure. § 2 Language English will be the official and working language of the Committee. § 3 Participation in Committee Work

§ 3.1 Delegations Each Member state of the United Nations who is a Member of the Committee will be represented by one or two Delegates. The credentials of all delegations will be accepted upon registration. § 3.2 Invited Member States Any Member State of the United Nations who is not a Member of the Committee may be invited, as the result of a decision of the Committee, to participate, without substantive vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Committee when the Committee considers that the interests of that Member State are specially affected. These delegations may submit or sign Draft Resolutions and Amendments. § 3.3 Other UN Organs and Accredited Observes Any other UN Organ or Accredited Observer to the United Nations may be invited, as the result of a decision of the Committee, to participate, without substantive vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Committee when the Committee considers their participation as beneficial to Committee work. UN Organs or Accredited Observers may not submit or sign Draft Resolutions or Amendments.

§ 4 Statements by the Secretariat The Secretary General or a Member of the Secretariat designated by him/her may at any time make either written or oral statements to the Committee. § 5 Competence of the Chair The Committee Chair will declare the opening and closing of each meeting and may propose the adoption of any procedural Motion to which there is no significant objection. The Chair, subject to these rules, will have complete control of the proceedings at any meeting. The Chair will also direct discussions, accord the right to speak, announce decisions, rule on points of order, and ensure and enforce the observance of these rules. With the exceptions of rules that cannot be appealed, any decision of the Chair can be appealed. Should a Motion to Appeal the decision of the Chair be made, the Chair will have the right to defend his/her ruling. The Motion will then be put to a vote. A Chair can be overruled by a two-thirds majority resulting from this vote. § 6 Quorum Committee activities and debate shall be declared open when at least one quarter of the Delegates are present. A quorum will be verified by initiating a Roll Call. The presence of a majority of the members will be required for the vote on any substantive matter. A quorum will be assumed to be present unless specifically challenged and shown to be absent. A Delegate may motion to verify the quorum. In the case that delegations have not participated in Roll Call, they shall establish their presence in the Committee by writing to the Chair.

Motion to Appeal the

Decision of the Chair

>> 2/3 majority

Motion to Verify the Quorum

> Pass without a vote

Delegation

Invited Guests

§ 7 Courtesy During Committee session, Delegates are expected to exercise diplomatic courtesy when addressing members of the Committee and the Chair.

II Rules Governing Debate § 8 Agenda The provisional agenda shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General. Agenda items proposed by the Secretary General have to be considered and may not be changed by the Committee. A Motion to Set the Agenda may be put forward in order to include further agenda items or to change the order of agenda items. The Chair will consider the Motions in the order in which they were made. A Speakers List will be established ‘for’ and ‘against’ the proposed agenda items. Caucusing and yielding is out of order during the consideration of the agenda. A Motion to Close Debate will be in order. A two-thirds majority is required for closure of debate on the agenda. When debate on the agenda is closed, the Committee will move to vote on the agenda. A simple majority is required for passage. § 9 Formal Debate A Committee shall by default be in Formal Debate unless otherwise advised by the Chair. Delegates should refer to the Speakers List for the speaking order. After the Agenda has been adopted, speakers may speak generally on the agenda item being considered and may address any Draft Resolution currently on the floor. The Speakers List will be followed for all debate on the agenda item, except when superseded by procedural Motions, Amendments, or the introduction of a Draft Resolution. After the Speakers List is exhausted, debate automatically closes and the Committee will move directly to voting procedure. § 10 Informal Debate During formal debate, a Motion can be made by any Delegate for a Moderated Caucus or an Unmoderated Caucus, both of which constitute informal debate. Informal debate can only occur on substantive issues and is out of order once a Motion to close debate has been passed.

§ 10.1 Unmoderated Caucus A Delegate may Motion for an Unmoderated Caucus thereby suggesting a change from Formal to Informal Debate. The Delegate who makes this Motion must suggest a length and justification for the Unmoderated Caucus. The Chair may put it to vote or may rule the Unmoderated Caucus out of order without possibility of appeal. Once the Motion has passed, the Committee will depart from the Speaker's List and Delegates will carry an informal discussion on the topic specified in the Motion. § 10.2 Moderated Caucus If a Motion is put forward to move to a Moderated Caucus, the Chair will direct discussion at his/her discretion. No Motions are in order during a Moderated Caucus. If no Delegate wishes to speak during a Moderated Caucus, the Caucus shall immediately end.

§ 11 Closure of Debate When the floor is open, a Delegate may move to close debate in order to end debate on a substantive issue whereby the Committee will enter voting procedure on all Amendments and Draft Resolutions presented to the floor. The Chair will recognize two speakers against the Motion. If there are no speakers against the Motion it automatically passes. A two-thirds majority is required to close the debate. If debate is closed, the Committee will immediately move to voting procedure.

Motion to Set the Agenda

Motion to Close the

debate on the Agenda

>> 2/3 majority

Motion for Unmoderated

Caucus

Motion for Moderated

Caucus

Motion to Close the Debate

>> 2/3 majority

§ 12 Tabling the Debate Whenever the floor is open, a Delegate may move for tabling the debate in order to end debate on a substantive issue without voting on any Draft Resolutions or Amendments that may be on the floor concerning this agenda item. The Motion is debatable to the extent of two speakers in favor and two against and requires a two-thirds majority to pass. A Motion to Resume Debate on an Amendment, Draft Resolution, or topic on which debate has been tabled will require a simple majority to pass and will be debatable to the extent of two speakers in favor and two against. If there are no speakers against, the Motion automatically passes. § 13 Suspension of the Meeting A Delegate may motion for the Suspension of the meeting to suspend all Committee activities for a certain time. The Delegate who makes this Motion must suggest a length and justification for the suspension of the meeting. The Chair may rule the Motion out of order without possibility of appeal or put it to vote. § 14 Adjournment of the Meeting A Delegate may Motion for the Adjournment of the Session to suspend all Committee activities for the duration of the conference. The Chair may rule the Motion out of order without possibility of appeal or put it to vote. The Motion will require a two-thirds majority to pass. A Motion to adjourn will be out of order prior to the lapse of three-quarters of the time allotted for the last meeting of the Committee.

III Rules Governing Speeches § 15 Speeches A Delegate may only address the Committee if he/she has received permission from the Chair. The Chair may call a speaker to order if his/her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion, or are offensive to Committee members or staff. § 16 Speakers List The Committee will have a Speakers List for each Agenda item being discussed. Separate Speakers Lists will be established as needed for procedural Motions. Delegations wishing to be put on the Speakers List are requested to place their placards upright on the table at any time during formal debate until the Chair recognizes them. A Delegation can add its name to the List pending only if it is not already on the List. Debate is automatically closed when the Speaker's List is exhausted and the Committee will enter voting procedure on Amendments and Draft Resolutions on the floor. § 17 Closure of the Speakers List A Delegate may Motion to Close the Speaker's List to prevent any additional names from being added to the List. If the Chair rules the Motion in order, there will be a two-thirds majority vote required to pass. In the event that a Speakers List has been closed and not exhausted, a Delegate may Motion to Re-open the Speaker's List to allow for additional names to be placed on the List. If the Chair rules the Motion in order, there will be a two-thirds majority vote required to pass. § 18 Speaking Time The Chair may limit the time allotted to each speaker. When a Delegate exceeds his/her allotted time, the Chair may call the speaker to order without delay. A Delegate may Motion to set a time limit on speeches. The Chair may either rule in favour of the Motion at his/her discretion or put it to vote. § 19 Yields A Delegate granted the right to speak on a substantive issue may yield his remaining speaking time at the conclusion of his/her speech. Only one yield is allowed per speech. a) Yield to another Delegate. A Speaker wishing to give the remaining time allotted to his/her speech to another Delegate can do so by inviting the other Delegate to the floor. A Speaker that has been yielded to cannot yield his or her time again.

Motion to Table the Debate /

Resume the Debate

>> 2/3 majority

Motion to Adjourn the

Meeting

>> 2/3 majority

Motion to Close / Re-open the

Speakers’ List

>> 2/3 majority

Motion to Set the Speaking

Time

Motion to Suspend the

Meeting

b) Yield to the Chair. The speaker may yield the remaining time back to the Chair if he or she does not need it. § 20 Right of Reply A Delegate whose personal or national integrity has been impugned by another Delegate may submit a Right of Reply only in writing to the Committee staff. The Chair will grant the Right of Reply at his or her discretion.

§ 21 Point of Personal Privilege Whenever a Delegate experiences personal discomfort which impairs his or her ability to participate in the proceedings, he or she may rise to a Point of Personal Privilege to request that the discomfort be corrected. While a Point of Personal Privilege in extreme case may interrupt a speaker, Delegates should use this Point with the utmost discretion. § 22 Point of Order A Delegate may rise to a Point of Order if a rule of procedure is not properly observed by a Delegate or by the Chair. The Chair will rule on the validity of the point. A Delegate rising to a Point of Order may not comment on the agenda item. § 23 Point of Parliamentary Inquiry A Delegate may rise to a Point of Parliamentary Inquiry to request an explanation from the Chair on rules of procedure. This point may never interrupt a speaker. § 24 Point of Information During debate on substantive matters, Delegates may rise to a point of information addressing only the last Delegation on the speakers list after the speech has been concluded in order to elicit information from the speaker concerning the current topic. Follow-up questions will be allowed only at the discretion of the Chair.

IV Rules Governing Draft Resolutions and Amendments § 25 Submitting Draft Resolutions A Delegation may submit a Draft Resolution for introduction to the Committee. A Draft Resolution may only be introduced when it receives the approval of the Chair.

§ 25.1 Format of Draft Resolutions Draft Resolutions must be properly formatted as layed out in the guidelines annexed to these rules of procedure. § 25.2 Submitter and Signatories A Draft Resolution must be signed by one fifth of the members of the Committee currently present. The required number of Signatories will be set by the Chair after Roll Call. Signing a Draft Resolution need not indicate support of the Draft Resolution but a desire for the Draft Resolution to be discussed in Committee. Amendments to Draft Resolution are not required to be approved by Signatories. Signatories are not required to support the Draft Resolution during voting procedure.

§ 26 Introduction of a Draft Resolution Once a Draft Resolution has been approved by the Chair and has been copied and distributed, the Submitter may motion to introduce the Draft Resolution. The Chair will invite the Submitter to read out only the operative clauses of the Draft Resolution to the Committee. The Chair, at his or her discretion, may answer any clarificatory points on the Draft Resolution. More than one Draft Resolution may be on the floor at a time, but at most one Draft Resolution may be passed per agenda item. A Draft Resolution will remain on the floor until debate on that specific Draft Resolution is closed or tabled or another Draft Resolution on that same agenda item has been passed. Debate on Draft Resolutions proceeds according to the Speakers List for that agenda item and Delegates may refer to the Draft Resolution by its designated number.

Right of Reply

> discretion of the Chair

Point of Personal Privilege

Point of Order

Point of Parliamentary

Inquiry

Point of Information

>> decision of the speaker

Resolution

§ 27 Merging of Resolutions If Draft Resolutions are complementary or fairly identical, the Chair may recommend that the Submitters of the Draft Resolutions combine the documents prior to the end of the debate. § 28 Amendments Delegates may amend any Draft Resolution that has been introduced. Amendments to Preambulatory Clauses are not in order. Furthermore Amendments to Amendments are not in order, however, an amended part of a Draft Resolution may be further amended. Grammatical, spelling or formatting errors on Draft Resolutions will not be considered as Amendments and are corrected at the discretion of the Chair.

§ 28.1 Format of Amendments Amendments must be properly formatted as layed out in the guidelines annexed to these rules of procedure. § 28.2 Friendly and Unfriendly Amendments Substantive Amendments approved by all the Signatories of a Draft Resolution will be considered friendly Amendments and are automatically integrated to the Draft Resolution without vote from the Committee. Amendments to a Draft Resolution not approved by each of the Signatories of a Draft Resolution are considered unfriendly Amendments. They will be put to a vote prior to the vote on the Draft Resolution as a whole.

§ 29 Withdrawal of Draft Resolutions and Amendments The Submitters and Signatories of Draft Resolutions and Amendments may request withdrawal at their discretion as long as no vote has been taken with respect to it.

VI Rules Governing Voting § 30 Voting Procedure After debate has been closed on the agenda item, the Committee will move to voting procedures. When the Chair announces that the Committee is in voting procedure, no entering or exiting from the room will be permitted, unless there is an emergency. At that point, only the following Points and Motions will be entertained: Motion for a Roll Call Vote, Motion to Verify the Quorum, Point of Personal Privilege, Point of Parliamentary Inquiry and Point of Order. § 31 Method of Voting Each Delegation of the Committee has one vote. All matters will be voted upon by raising placards at the Chair's request, except if a Motion for a Roll Call Vote is accepted. No Delegation shall vote on behalf of another Delegation. § 32 Procedural and Substantive Voting Procedural voting is defined as relating to the structure of the Committee session. All Delegates must vote on procedural matters and no Delegate may abstain. Roll Call vote is not in order for procedural matters. The only substantive voting will be voting on Draft Resolutions. Delegates may vote in favour, against or abstain. Votes on Amendments are considered procedural; however other UN Organs and Accredited Observers will not be able to vote on Amendments. § 33 Majority Unless otherwise specified, Motions are not debatable and require a simple majority vote to pass. A procedural or substantive matter requiring a simple majority to pass implies that more than half of the Committee Members must vote in favour (i.e. more affirmative votes than

Motion to introduce a

Draft Resolution

> pass without vote

negative votes are necessary). If the vote is a tie, the matter will be considered to have failed. A procedural or substantive matter requiring a two-thirds majority to pass implies that at least two-thirds of the Committee must vote in favour (i.e. at least twice as many affirmative than negative votes are necessary). Members who abstain from voting are considered as not voting. § 34 Roll Call Vote Roll Call Votes may only be in order for substantive matters. This Motion is automatically accepted if put forward by any Delegate. In a Roll Call Vote, the Chair will call Members in the English alphabetical order starting with a randomly selected Member. During Roll Call, a Delegate may choose to pass. The Chair will place the Delegate at the end of the voting list. A Delegate who has passed once during a voting sequence may not pass again nor abstain but must vote definitively. The Chair will then announce the outcome of the vote. § 35 Voting on Amendments All Unfriendly Amendments shall be voted on in the order in which they were proposed before the Committee moves to vote on the Draft Resolution as a whole. If one Amendment implies the rejection of a second Amendment, the second Amendment will not be voted upon. Once an Amendment has passed it shall be automatically included in the Draft Resolution. If all the Amendments relating to a Draft Resolution have been voted on, the Committee shall vote on the Draft Resolution as a whole. § 36 Voting on Draft Resolutions Draft Resolutions will be voted on in the order they were submitted to the Chair. A Draft Resolution requires a simple majority of members voting in favour in order to pass. Once any Draft Resolution has been passed, the voting procedure is closed, as only one Resolution may be passed per agenda item and the Committee will move directly to the next agenda item. In Security Council Simulations, the five Permanent Members have the right to veto any substantive vote and an affirmative vote of nine Members is required in order for a Draft Resolution to pass.

Precedence of Points and Motions Motions will be considered in the following order of preference during formal debate: Point of Personal Privilege Right of Reply Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Point of Order Motion to Appeal the decision of the Chair Motion to Set Speaking Time Motion to set the agenda Point of Information Motion for Adjournment of the Meeting Motion for Suspension of the Meeting Motion for Unmoderated Caucus Motion for Moderated Caucus Introduction of Draft Resolution Introduction of an Amendment Motion to Table the Debate Motion for Resumption of Debate Motion to Close the Debate Motion for Closure of the Speaker's List Motion for Re-Opening of the Speaker's List

Motion for Roll Call Vote

> pass without vote

Once the Committee has entered voting procedure, only the following Points and Motions are in order, in the following order of precedence:

Point of Personal Privilege

Point of Order Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Motion to Verify the Quorum

Motion for a Roll Call Vote

7. Modes of Address and frequently used vocabulary All speeches should begin: "Mr. (or Madam) Chairman, ladies and gentlemen of the house/ honourable delegates...". All references to other speakers should be in the third person, e.g. points of information should begin with a phrase such as: "Is the speaker aware that..." and never: "Do you think..." and within a speech, a speaker should not say: "France, you said..." but: "As the (dear, learned, honorable) delegate of France has told the house..."

sich enthalten, Stimmenthaltung abstain, abstention

das Wort an das Plenum richten address the floor

den Delegierten anreden mit… address your fellow delegate with …

die Verhandlung vertagen adjourn the meeting

zustimmend affirmative Tagesordnungspunkte agenda topics

eine Dokumentnummer zuteilen allot a document number

Änderungsantrag amendment

gegen die Entscheidung Einspruch erheben appeal the decision

angemessen appropriate Diskussion caucus

Vorsitzende/r chair

Stellvertretende/r Vorsitzende/r co-chair

eine Sitzung leiten chair a meeting

Satz, Absatz, Klausel clause

positive Abstimmung concurring vote Konsens, absolute Übereinstimmung consensus

einen Antrag berücksichtigen consider a point/motion das Stimmrecht übertragen confer the voting right

Podium, Tisch, an dem die Vorsitzenden sitzen dais (Aussprache: dai-is)

Benehmen decorum

überflüssig, inhaltsleer dilatory

Resolutionsentwurf draft resolution

diplomatisches Auftreten diplomatic conduct

Ermessen, Entscheidungsspielraum discretion

die Rednerliste eröffnen establish a speaker’s list

Rederecht, Plenum floor

Tischhammer gavel

ein Recht erteilen grant a right

das Rederecht haben have the floor

Gremium, Plenum House dafür in favour

Nachfrage inquiery einbringen to introduce

Mehrheit majority vorgeschrieben mandatory Art der Anrede mode of address

Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung motion den Antrag stellen *…+ move to […]

Examples of phrases to be used by delegates . Mr. / Madam Chairman... . I request the floor. . I wish to have the floor. . I rise to a point of information / point of order. . I wish to speak in favor of / against this motion / resolution / amendment because... . Is the Chair / the speaker (not) aware that... . Does the speaker (not) agree with me that... . The speaker stated in his speech... Does he (not) realise that... . I yield the floor (to points of information). . I move to amend the resolution by striking / inserting / adding the words... . I urge the house to give me their support by voting for / against this motion / resolution / amendment.

Einwände objections Beobachterstaaten Observer States

operative, rechtswirksame Sätze einer Resolution operative clauses Rangfolge order of precedence unzulässig out of order

einen Antrag ablehnen overrule a motion die Entscheidung des Vorsitzenden aufheben overturn the decision oft he President

in Bezug auf … pertaining to … Tischplakette, Länderplakette placard Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung point

einleitende Sätze einer Resolution preambulatory clauses bevorzugte Reihenfolge preferred order

anwesend und an der Abstimmung beteiligt present and voting Vorsitzende/r President

Vorsitz, Gesamtheit der Vorsitzenden Presidency Verfahrensfrage procedural question

vorläufige Tagesordnung provisional agenda einen Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung vorbringen put forward a motion einen Antrag auf Geschäftsordnung vorbringen raise a point or motion

zufällig random einem Redner das Rederecht erteilen recognize a speaker

wieder zusammenkommen reconvene Zurückhaltung resolution

einen Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung vorbringen restraint Geschäftsordnung Rules of Procedure

Zeitplan schedule den Antrag einer anderen Delegation unterstützen second a motion

Unterzeichner signatory Verfasser sponsor streichen to strike

einreichen submit inhaltliche Frage substantive question

die Sitzung unterbrechen suspend the meeting den Tagesordnungspunkt zurückstellen table the debate

die Anwesenheit überprüfen take roll call die Zeit ist verstrichen time has elapsed

Stellvertretende/r Vosrsitzende/r vice president zurückziehen withdraw

Bezeichnung des Textes, der noch nicht als Resolutionsentwurf eingebracht wurde

working paper

jemandem seine Redezeit überlassen yield time to someone

Frequently used Phrases of the President

Diplomacy

di·plo·ma·cy Pronunciation: \də-ˈplō-mə-sē\

Function: noun Date: 1796

1 : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations

2 : skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility

Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.

Alle Staaten, die auf die Rednerliste gesetzt werden möchten, heben bitte ihre Tischschilder.

All States wishing to be put on the speaker’s list raise your placards.

Sie haben nun das Rederecht. You have the floor

Bitte kommen Sie zum Ende. Please come to your closing remarks.

Der/ die Vorsitzende möchte das Haus daran erinnern, dass die Delegationen nicht ohne Rederecht

sprechen dürfen.

May the President remind the House that delegates are not to speak unless they have been granted the floor.

Gibt es Anträge zur Geschäftsordnung? Are there any points or motions on the floor?

Welchen Antrag stellen sie? To which point or motion do you rise?

Für wie lange möchten Sie die Sitzung unterbrechen? For how long would you like to suspend the meeting?

Nehmen Sie die Frage von *…+ an? Do you accept the Point of Information put forward by […]?

Der/ die Vorsitzende möchte das Haus daran erinnern, dass Rückfragen an den Redner als Fragen

formuliert werden müssen.

May the President remind the House that Points of Information must be phrased as questions.

Möchten Sie Ihren Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung zurückziehen?

Would you like to withdraw your point/ motion?

Wir werden den Antrag von *…+ abstimmen. We will vote on the motion put forward by […]

Es handelt sich um eine Verfahrensfrage. This is a procedural question.

Alle Delegationen müssen dafür oder dagegen stimmen (=eine Enthaltung ist nicht möglich)

All delegations must vote in favor or against.

Alle, die dafür sind, heben bitte die Tischschilder. Nun alle, die dagegen sind.

All those in favor please raise your placards. All those against.

Wir müssen die Abstimmung wiederholen, da nicht alle Delegationen abgestimmt haben.

We must repeat the voting as some delegations did not vote.

Die Sitzung wird für *…+ Minuten unterbrochen. Wir beginnen wieder um *…+.

The meeting is suspended for […] minutes. We reconvene at […]