Delegate
Guide
Table of Contents:
What is a MUN
APSISMUN at a glance
Committee Lists
Rules of procedures
1. Points
2. Yields
3. Quorum
4. Debate Flow
5. Motions
6. Mods / Unmods
Drafts
1. Sample Position Paper
2. Sample working paper
3. Sample Resolution
PNA
1. Language
2. Quorum
3. Bills
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UNSC
ICC
Debate Code of Conduct
1. Diplomatic conduct
2. Attendance
3. Use of electronic device
4. Award Policy
5. Website and AI policy
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What is a MUN?
MUN, an acronym stands for Model United Nation, a stimulation
of the original United Nations, that came into existence since the
end of the tragedicWW2, leaving nation to the solution of
harmony to bring prosperity, security and peace amongst
member nations and global society. Model United Nations
(MUN) simulations are popular exercises for those interested in
learning more about the UN. Hundreds of thousands of students
worldwide participate every year in MUN at all educational
levels – from primary school to university.
Many of today’s leaders in law, government, business and the
arts participated in MUN as students.
APSISMUN at a glance
At APSISMUN, delegates view the world through a new lens
under the guise of a simulation. They observe and analyze some
of the biggest social, environmental, and security issues facing
the world up close. By portraying personalities of high stature
and responsibility, they learn crucial skills like critical thinking,
problem-solving, and leadership. Public speaking, diplomacy,
and statesmanship are all skills fostered in delegates by
engaging in debates and defending their respective stances at a
global forum.
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Committee Lists
UNSC
UNHRC
DISEC
UNW
OIC
PNA
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Rules of Procedures
Points:
Personal Privilege
A point of personal privilege may be raised by a delegate if they feel
any personal discomfort. If granted, appropriate action may be
taken to relieve any personal discomfort to ensure that the delegate
is fully able to partake in the proceedings of the committee. A point
of personal privilege may be raised during a speech, however,
delegates should be considerate the disruptive impact of raising this
point
Parliamentary inquiry
A point of Parliamentary inquiry may be raised by a delegate to ask
the moderator a question regarding the rules of procedure. A point
of Parliamentary inquiry may only be raised when the floor is open
for points and may not interrupt a speech. In the case of substantive
questions, delegates are expected to approach the committee staff
at an appropriate time before, or after, the committee session
Order
A point of order may be raised at any time to indicate the improper use of
parliamentary procedure. The committee director is subsequently required
to give a ruling on the issue, in accordance with the rules of procedure. The
committee director may rule a point of order to be improper or incorrect,
which may not be subjected to appeals
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Point of Information:
Delegates may direct questions at the other parties during any point
in the committee proceedings. Delegates can send a written note
containing the question to the chairs who will then ask the question
on their behalf to the addressed party. The chairs may at their
discretion refuse to ask a question if they feel that it has already
been answered, if they feel that it is irrelevant, if they feel that it
does not contribute fundamentally to the discussion or if it is
obstructive in any way to the proceedings. The point must be written
and phrased in question form and the delegates are encouraged to
keep it as short as possible. Points of Information will only be
permitted if they have the purpose of clarification. Leading
or argumentative questions should have a place in the reply or
rejoinder. The requirements a Point of Information has to fulfil are
the following:
a. The purpose of the question is a request for clarification;
b. It must be written in question format;
c. The question is as short and clearly phrased as possible;
d. The question must be written to the Committee Director via the
requested method.
This change in the rules of procedure does not extend to the open
floor where rules regarding points of information remain unchanged
from the general Rules of Procedure.
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Yields:
A delegate granted the right to speak from a speakers’ list may,
after speaking, yield in one of threeways: to anotherdelegate, to
questions, or to the dais:
Chair
Such a yield should be made if the delegate has finished speaking
and does not wish to yield to another delegate or to questions,
and further does not wish his or her speech to be subject to
comments. The dais will then either comment on the speech
made by the speaker or move to the next speaker. A yield to the
Chair is in order, but not automatic, when a speaker’s time has
elapsed.
Delegate
Any remaining time will be given to that delegate, who may not,
however, then yield any remaining time to a third delegate. To
turn the floor over to a co-delegate is not considered a yield.
Questions or floor
Questioners will be selected by the Committee Director and
limited to one question each. Follow-up questions will be allowed
only at the discretion of the dais. Only the speaker’s answers to
questions will be deducted from the speaker’s remaining time.
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Quorum and voting
At the beginning of each Session and upon the Motion to verify the
Quorum, Chairpersons shall call in alphabetical order on all Member
States in order to state their status of attendance. Member States
may reply “present” or “present and voting”. Representatives stating
just
“present and voting” shall have no right to abstain from any vote on
the substantial matter. If any of the Representatives were not present
during the Roll Call, upon their arrival they shall send a note to the
Chairpersons clarifying their status of presence.
Before the meeting convenes, before passing a vote on resolution
and amendments it is important that member states present
represent a substantive voice of the UN body.
In a GA meeting a 1/4 majority of the Member States is required for
the session to convene in the main committees. Though the quorum
for adoption of resolution & for elections only a simple majority is
required. Hence first in order is a roll call to be conducted for marking
the presence/absence of the member states.
a) Simple Majority requires a majority of ½ + 1 of all delegates
“Present and voting” to be in favor.
b) A two-thirds Majority requires 2/3 of all delegates “Present and
voting” to be in favor. Precedence of Motion Point of Personal
Privilege Point of Order Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Adjournment
of Debate Suspension of session Un-Moderated Caucus Moderated
Caucus Introduction of Draft Resolution Introduction of an
Amendment Closure of Debate Division of Question
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Motions
Precedence of Motions or points describes what motion or point takes
lead for vote casting. The most disruptive i.e. intend to break some
serious ground regarding the agenda,takes first precedence. Motion with
the higher precedence passes, the rest of the Motions are automatically
considered to be ruled out and the committee will not vote upon them
anymore.
In order at any time, including speeches and Voting Procedure
Point of Personal Privilege
Point of Order
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry (not in order during speeches)
In order when the Floor is open:
Motion for Closure of the Debate Motion to Table the Debate
Motion for Adjournment of the Meeting Motion for Suspension of the
Meeting Motion to Resume Debate
Motion to Introduce an Amendment Motion to Introduce a Working
Paper
Motion for Un-moderated Caucus (its Extension has precedence)
Motion for Moderated Caucus (its Extension has precedence) Motion
to Open the Speaker ́s List
In order after the Closure of the Debate:
Motion to Reorder Draft Resolutions
Motion for the Roll Call
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Mods :
A moderated caucus is introduced when a delegate
wishes to focus on a specific aspect or sub-topic of the
agenda. A moderated caucus is raised by stating the title
of the moderated caucus along with the time parameters.
The time parameters should be as such that the
individual speaker’s time is a factor of the total time, so
that all of the speakers are accommodated while no time
is left behind. The total time should not exceed 20
minutes. Only the speech time will be considered during
the length of the moderated caucus, and delay time such
as human response time and the time taken to stand up
or sit down must not be counted.
Unmod :
An un-moderated caucus temporarily suspends formal
debate and delegates are able to have informal
discussions. An unmoderated caucus may be proposed at
any time the floor is open for motions. The delegate
proposing the motion must specify a purpose and the
total and individual speaker time for the caucus. The total
time must not exceed 20 minutes, and the moderator
may end the caucus before it has elapsed if they feel it’s
no longer productive.
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➔ Extensions:
The extension of a moderated or an un-moderated caucus
is only introduced when the committee feels as if in the
allotted time all discussions necessary were not met.
They must not exceed half the time of the original caucus
and there shall be no extensions to an extension of a
caucus.
Drafts
Position Paper
This document needs to be submitted before/during the first
committee session to your committee directors. It is a document
spanning over 1-2 pages that serves to provide an understanding
of where your country’s stance lies regarding the agenda at
hand. It includes a brief introduction to the agenda, and an
analysis of your country’s position on it and how it affects your
country (if it has a direct relation, why? Does it have a history
that has resulted in these?). Ideally, your position paper should
have facts and can recall previous national efforts and UN
actions and potential resolution proposals.
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Working Paper
Working papers are the first step towards a resolution. They are
the result of caucusing and coordinated writing efforts by the
delegates. Working papers are concrete in that they are
relatively formal, yet they are also flexible because they are not
bound by the format of resolutions. They are usually one-page
proposals and help to focus discussion on certain aspects of the
entire topic at hand. They can be combined or altered to piece
together a coherent resolution. In the working paper stage, it is
very important for the committee to gain as much consensus as
possible. If problems are dealt with during this phase, the
resolution process will usually be much smoother. The Director
has power over the working paper process; the paper must be
approvedby the Director (but requiresno delegate signatures)
before it can be copied and handed out.
➔ Draft, numbering, versions, tabling, put itfirst
➔Amendments: amendments are done in an existing resolution
or bill, and by this procedure we add, alter or subtract some
specific part from a resolution and it requires ⅔ majority to be
applied
➔ Bills: see PNA for this
➔ Directives: see ICC for this
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PNA
The general rules of procedure and committee dynamics apply
to PNA, with the exception of the areas highlighted below.
1. Language
The house can be addressed bilingually in English and Urdu,.
Delegates are expected to use parliamentary language and
ensure that their conduct is in line with the provisions
highlighted in section 4.4.
The delegates are to address the Committee Director(s) as the
“Speaker” of the house, while the Assistant Committee
Director(s) will be addressed as the “Deputy Speaker” of the
house.
2. Quorum
A minimum of 1/4th of the total committee strength, as
established in the first session, is required for a session of PNA
to convene. The speaker may temporarily suspend the session if
they feel the committee strength is less than 1/4th of the total
committee strength.
3. Bills
A bill is the equivalent of a draft resolution i.e. it is the end
product of all the debate that took place on a particular agenda.
The procedure for introducing, discussing, amending and voting
on a bill is the same as specified in sections 11, 13, 15. Any
procedural differences are highlighted below.
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UNSC
Under the Charter, the Security Council has primary
responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and
security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote.
Out of those 15 members, 5 are permanent member states and
other 10 are non-permanent member states. Under the
Charter, all Member States are obligated to comply with
Council decisions. The member states of this body, presently,
are:
i. Permanent:
·China
·France
·Russian Federation
·The United Kingdom
·The United States of America
ii. Non-Permanent:
·Albania (2023)
·Brazil (2023)
·Ecuador (2024)
·Gabon (2023)
·Ghana (2023)
·Japan (2024)
·Malta (2024)
·Mozambique (2024)
·Switzerland (2024)
·United Arab Emirates(2023)
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ICC
The crisis cell deviates a little from the proceedings of a
normal committee with a few interesting inversions that keep
the debate heated and beguiling. The topic or crisis of the
committee shall be revealed on the first day of the conference.
All that the delegates need to be aware of regarding their
assigned countries or personalities, is their stances and
historical contexts. The formal proceedings remain the same
with a few additions which are as follows:
1.Directives:
It is basically a written notice to the Dias regarding a course of
action your country or bloc would want to take considering the
ongoing crisis. It's up to the Dias to whether to accept it or not.
There are two types of directives.
1.Public Directive: This is basically a course of action, if
accepted, will be read out loud into the committee and
everyone will be notified about your planned path.
2.Private Directive: This is a course of action that you would
want to remain private and that it should not be read out loud.
The Dias will call you out and state that your private directive
has been accepted.
3.Joint Directive: A combined course of action, by two or more
countries. This could be either a public or private directive,
depending upon the decision of the delegate.
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4.Final Directive: Lastly, the crisis cell does not have a
resolution, rather a Directive. This is because an immediate
course of action is required to curb the imminent threat due to
which a crisis cell was established. In light of this, Directives
are formulated. The body of the Directive at the conclusion of
debate is a little different from the resolution. The start is a
little similar in context to notifying what committee it is and
who the signatories are, but a Directive contains no pre-
ambles. The final Directive only contains operative clauses.
Communiqué:
It's basically a transmission that can be run on a broadcasting
system or it is an official statement that you want to be
delivered by a statesman or delegation.
The key things that when you give the written notice, please do
specify what kind of directive it is.
Moving on, you can only introduce Directives when the Dias
states that "the floor is now open for Directives" this could be,
every 30 mins, after every 5 Mods or whenever the Dias
decides that it's a nice time to receive input from involved
nations.
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Code of Conduct
→ All delegates are required to adhere to a proper dress
code, which includes wearing a formal suit or shalwar
kameez for males and an eastern attire for females.(
Violation of this dress code may result in no entry granted).
School uniforms are considered preferable for school
delegations.
→ Delegates are expected to arrive promptly for their
designated committees.
→ Delegates will be accountable for the safekeeping and
management of their personal gadgets and belongings.
→ All participants are kindly requested to ensure
compliance with the schedules of the social events
established by the management.
→ School information and identity card are necessary for
entry.
→ Delegate cards must be handled with care and securely
maintained by the delegates.
→ Acts of violence, harassment and bullying, including
sexual harassment, will be deemed intolerable and the
delegate will be disqualified without delay.
→ Delegates are expected to uphold discipline, tranquility
and order.
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→ It is essential to show respect towards the Executive Council
and the Directorates on your part.
→ Delegates are prohibited from possessing munitions, including
weapons and sharp objects.
→ Inappropriate items, such as vaping devices, e-
cigarettes and tobacco products, will not be permitted.
→ All participants must diligently observe the guidelines and
protocols established by the APSISMUN team; any disregard for
these directives will incur substantial penalties.
→ Delegations will be accompanied by our management and
security team after entry at the check post. School management
won’t be responsible for entry issues after the designated entry
time (4-6 pm)
→ Delegates will be accommodated in terms of transportation for
Qawali night at APSACS Jinnah Campus, through school buses
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