Role of Muns For Youth

JUMUN 2021
MUN WORKSHOP
How MUNs Work
MUN Basics
What is a MUN?
 MUNs are academic simulations of the United Nations where students
represent a member state of the United Nations
 And solve real world issues
 By using policies and perspectives of their assigned country.
Why is it good?
 Not only does Model UN gives students invaluable experience for their
CVs but it also demonstrates their capability to speak publicly whilst
interacting as a diplomat.
 It looks great on a university application and demonstrates a desire to be
knowledgeable about world affairs.
Rules of Procedure
 The Rules of Procedure (otherwise known as
RoP) are the laws of debate, they determine
how debating works during the conference.
 They were created to provide governance over
debates, ensuring that discussions are
maintained in an honourable and secure way.
 Read them in full before the conference.
In this workshop we will demonstrate the

UNA-USA format.
What to expect during the conference
Opening Beginning of committee Closing

Ceremony and debating sessions ceremony
The opening Students are divided into their This is the point of
ceremony is a brief different committees. For closure of the debate.
introduction to the example, all of the students The chairs of each
conference itself, who are given a country in committee present
usually with a guest SOCHUM will be debating the awards to the
excelling delegates.
speaker. same issue together.
Structure of the Debate
Moderated
Caucus
General Voting
Closure of
Roll Call Speaker’s Procedure
Debate
List
Unmoderated
Caucus
Points
 How to properly raise points? And when?
 There are four types of points you can raise.

 Point of Order (If a chair makes a mistake regarding the RoP)
 Point of Parliamentary Inquiry (if delegates are unsure about the
ROP at any point)
 Point of Personal privilege (Any personal discomfort, bad audio,
cannot hear another delegate, connection issues)
 Point of Information
NOTE: The Point of Personal Privilege should ideally not be used when a
delegate is speaking.
General Speakers List
(Formal Debate)
 The GSL is used to discuss the agenda in general – this can include country
positions, issues delegates see as relevant or briefly outlining potential
solutions.
 What is yielding? When there is time left over after a delegate’s speech,
they can “yield” that extra time. This can be
 To Points of Information
 To another Delegate
 Back to the Chair
Motions
Motions these are certain tools to steer
the debate into a particular direction.
How to propose a motion:

“The Delegate of. India..would like to raise
a moderated/unmoderated caucus, total
time of…10 , speakers time of. 1.. (ONLY for
moderated caucuses) to discuss…(insert
discussion proposal here).
Caucuses
There are two types of Caucuses:
 Moderated Caucus – need the following:

 Topic, individual time and total time
 Used to discuss a specific aspect of the topic (If delegates were
debating the legality of drone strikes, for example, a potential
Mod Cauc would be “The buying and selling of drones”)
 Unmoderated Caucus – need the following:

 State a purpose and total time
 Informal debate, delegates get up out of their seats and
interact and the Executive Board does not moderate this
Draft Resolutions
 Draft Resolutions are the documents that the UN works on when
trying to find solutions to the world’s more pressing issues.
 This is one of the types of paperwork presented at the end of the
debate.
 The resolutions in MUN are identical to those passed by the United
Nations.
 Draft Resolutions allow students to enhance their writing skills and to
gain an understanding to solutions to many of the world’s problems.
Format of a
Resolution
A resolution has three parts:
 Heading
 Preambulatory Clauses
 Operative Clauses
This is an example of a
resolution.
Heading
 The heading is located at the top of the resolution.
 The name of the Committee is followed by the topic.
 Subject is the topic of the resolution.
 Sponsors followed by the list of all the sponsors.
(A “sponsor” is a delegate who helped to write the resolution)
 Signatories followed by the list of country that would like to see the
resolution debated.
General Assembly Third Committee

EXAMPLE
Subject: “Strengthening UN Coordination of

humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies”
Sponsors: United States, Austria and Italy
Signatories: Greece, Tajikistan, Japan, Canada and Mali
Preambulatory Clauses
The Preamble of a Draft Resolution states the reasons for which the committee is
addressing the topic and highlights past international action on the issue:
 Past UN Resolutions, treaties, conventions
 Reference to UN Charter
 Statements made by the Secretary General
 General background information
How do you write one?

 Begin with a present participle (to be chosen from a list of sample
preambulatory phrases)
 Has to be underlined or in italics
 Then write your statement
 And end with a comma
The following are some sample preambulatory clauses used in draft resolutions:
EXAMPL
Reaffirming [underlined word] its Resolution 33/1996 of 25 July 1996, which

encourages Governments to work with UN bodies aimed at improving the
E
coordination and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, [ends with comma]

Operative Clauses
This is the meat of the resolution! They are the one to develop the solution to the
problem recognized in the Preambulatory clauses.
 Describes the actions that will need to be taken 1 clause = 1 specific action
 The operative words used need to be appropriate for the committee.
How do you write one?

 Being with a number.
 Begin with list of beginning operative words.
 Has to be underlined.
 Write your statement.
 End with a semi-colon except last line of the resolution ends with a period.
The following are some sample operative clauses used in draft resolutions:
1.Urges [underlined] all member states to comply with the goals of the UN Department of
EXAMPLE
Humanitarian Affairs to streamline efforts of humanitarian aid;

2. Calls for the development of a United Nations Trust Fund that encourages voluntary
donations from the private sector to aid in funding the implementation of forces. [end the
draft resolution with a full stop]
Conclusion
 In short, MUNs allow for students to express
themselves in a diplomatic manner in a formal
setting.
 While the RoP of a MUN can seem complicated,
practice can help one get used to the formal
structure of debate. Ultimately, the RoP is there
to make debating more structured and easier to
understand on the whole.

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JUMUN 2021

In this workshop we will demonstrate the

Opening Beginning of committee Closing

 There are four types of points you can raise.

How to propose a motion:

 Moderated Caucus – need the following:

 Unmoderated Caucus – need the following:

General Assembly Third Committee

Subject: “Strengthening UN Coordination of

How do you write one?

Reaffirming [underlined word] its Resolution 33/1996 of 25 July 1996, which

coordination and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, [ends with comma]

How do you write one?

Humanitarian Affairs to streamline efforts of humanitarian aid;

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