Sankara Model United Nations 2013

Eighth session

August 9-11

Delegate Manual
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Dear Delegates, It is with great honor that we welcome you to the 8th annual session of Sankara Model United Nations - SanMUN 2013. This Delegate Manual is made specifically to help you understand the history behind the UN, the purpose of an MUN and the rules of procedure of SanMUN 2013. If you have any more doubts regarding general rules of procedure or logistics, feel welcome to contact us. Looking forward to seeing you on the 9th of August! All the best, SanMUN 2013 Organizing Committee
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Sankara Model UN 2013

is organized in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan.

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Objectives of the United Nations The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. Due to its unique international character, and the powers vested in its founding Charter, the Organization can take action on a wide range of issues, and provide a forum for its 193 Member States to express their views, through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees.
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The work of the United Nations reaches every corner of the globe. Although best known for peacekeeping, peace-building, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance, there are many other ways the United Nations and its System (specialized agencies, funds and programmes) affect our lives and make the world a better place. The Organization works on a broad range of fundamental issues, from sustainable development, environment and refugees protection, disaster relief, counter terrorism, disarmament and non-proliferation, to promoting democracy, human rights, gender equality and the advancement of women.

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Objectives of SanMUN 2013 SanMUN 2013 is an academic simulation of the United Nations where students take on the role of diplomats to negotiate and solve global issues. SanMUN 2013 is running its 8th session this year continuing a legacy of a very successful and competing MUN. Every year more than 300 delegates from schools all over India attend SanMUN where each school represents one or more countries with a minimum of 3 students per country. Conference Information The following committees will be simulated at SanMUN 2013:
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1) Futuristic Continual Crisis Committee 2) United Nations Environment Program 3) United Nations Human Rights Council 4) Disarmament and International Security 5) Economic and Social Council 6) United Nations Security Council Conference Schedule Friday 9th August 8:00am - 8:30am - Registrations 8:30am - 9:30am - Opening Ceremony 9:30am - 12:30pm - Committee Session 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch

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1:30pm - 4:30 pm - Committee Session Saturday 10th August 8:30am - 12:30pm - Committee Session 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch 1:30pm - 4:30pm - Committee Session Sunday 11th August 8:30am - 12:30 pm - Committee Session 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch 1:30pm - 3:00pm - Committee Session 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Closing Ceremony Dress Code Men must wear western business formals or Indian formals.
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Women must wear western formals or Indian formals (no skirts or jeans). Awards SanMUN 2013 will have the following awards in each committee: 1) Best Delegate 2) Special Mention 3) Honorable Mention Note: The number of awardees for each award will differ between each committee and lies upon the sole discretion of the Executive Board members.

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The general criteria for judging awards will be: 1) Foreign Policy 2) Diplomacy 3) Knowledge of topics 4) Negotiation skills and effectiveness 5) Active participation Rules of Procedure Powers of the Executive Board The Chair, Guest Chair, Vice Chair and Moderator of any committee reserve the right to control the proceedings of the committee at any time. The Executive Board (EB) will direct the flow of debate, grant the right to speak, ask questions, announce decisions, rule on points of order, and enforce adherence to these rules. If necessary and given no objections, the EB may choose to suspend the rules in order to clarify a certain substantive or procedural issue. Further, no chits may be circulated to the committee body without the knowledge and explicit approval of the EB. Quorum Quorum denotes the minimum number of delegates who need to be present in order to open debate. When at least one-quarter of the members of the Committee (as declared at the beginning of the first session) are present, quorum is met, and the EB declares the committee open to debate.

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Delegate Conduct Delegates are expected to follow a diplomatic and courteous behavior. Slandering and defaming will not be tolerated. The executive board reserves the right to suspend any delegate indulging in such behavior. Flow of Debate Motion to open debate

Motion to set the Agenda (If the committee has more than one agenda)

Motion to close debate

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Moderated Caucus to discuss sub-issues

(Opening the) General Speakers List

Voting on draft resolutions

Voting on amendments

Un-moderated caucus to form draft resolutions and working papers

Discussing draft resolutions + amendments

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General Speakers List A General Speakers List is a list of all the delegations who wish to give a speech on the agenda at hand. A General Speakers List speech is by default 90 seconds. However, the GSL speech time can be changed by introducing a motion. Note, the minimum GSL speech time is 45 seconds and maximum is 120 seconds. A delegate may read out his position paper as a GSL speech. After completing his/her speech, the delegate can yield the remaining time for Points of Informations and comments. It is not compulsory to do so, but it is evaluative. Moderated Caucus The purpose of a moderated caucus is to facilitate substantive debate at critical junctures in the discussion. In a moderated caucus, the EB will temporarily depart from the Speakers List and call on delegates to raise a motion for a moderated caucus. A motion for a moderated caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open, prior to closure of debate. The delegate making the motion must state the motion, briefly explain it and specify a time limit for the caucus, not to exceed twenty minutes, and a time limit for the individual speeches. Once raised, the motion will be voted on immediately, with a simple majority of members required for passage. In the case of multiple moderated caucuses, the EB will rank the motions in descending order of length, and the

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Committee members will vote accordingly. The EB may rule a motion dilatory. No motions are in order between speeches during a moderated caucus. A delegate can and will be ruled out of order if the delegates speech does not address the topic of the moderated caucus. If no delegate wishes to speak during a moderated caucus, the caucus shall immediately end. There are Points of Information and no yielding of time in moderated caucuses. To extend a moderated caucus, it has to be introduced again and voted upon. Un-moderated Caucus The purpose of an un-moderated caucus is to: 1)Form working papers - Working Paper is a document with no specific pre-defined format detailing what all the committee has discussed earlier. It has no main or co-submittors. It can be discussed in the form of a moderated caucus but there will be no voting for it. 2) Form draft resolutions - A Draft Resolution is a document listing pre-ambulatory and operative clauses. Pre-ambulatory clauses must establish past actions with respect to the agenda and operative clauses must establish proposed solutions to the agenda. A draft resolution can have a maximum of 3 main submitters and 4 co-submitters. A delegate may motion for an unmoderated caucus at any time when the floor is open. The delegate making the motion must specify a

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time limit and a topic of discussion for the caucus, not to exceed twenty minutes. The motion will immediately be put to a vote and will pass given a simple majority. In the case of multiple unmoderated caucuses, the Chair will rank the motions in descending order of length, and the Committee members will vote accordingly. The Chair may rule the motion out of order. An unmoderated caucus can be extended by re-introducing and voting on it. Sample Resolution

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Amendments to a resolution Draft resolutions are modified through amendments. An amendment is a written statement that adds, deletes or changes an operative clause in a draft resolution. The amendment process is used to strengthen consensus on a resolution by allowing delegates to change the operative clauses (the preambulatory clauses can not be modified). There are two types of amendments:

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1) A friendly amendment is a change to the draft resolution that all main submitters agree with. After the amendment is signed by all of the draft resolutions sponsors and approved by the committee chair, it will be automatically incorporated into the resolution. 2) An unfriendly amendment is a change that some or all of the draft resolutions sponsors do not support and must be voted upon by the committee. This also refers to delegates who did not write this resolution at all but see potential in it as long as several changes are made to it. The sponsors of the amendment will need to obtain a required number of signatories in order to introduce it. Prior to voting on the draft resolution, the committee votes on all unfriendly amendments. Writing an amendment is very simple. All you have to do is make an operative clause that adds, deletes, or changes an operative clause in a draft resolution. Examples include: Adds an operative clause that reads 14. Encourages all Latin American countries to Deletes operative clause 9. Changes operative clause 1 to read 1. Calls upon the Red Cross to provide low-cost medicines Right to reply

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A delegate whose national integrity has been impugned by another delegate may submit a Right to Reply only in writing to the Executive Board. The EB will grant the Right of Reply at his/her discretion. A delegate granted a Right of Reply will not address the Committee except at the request of the EB. A Right to Reply to a Right to Reply is out of order. Voting Voting on any matter other than draft resolutions and amendments is considered procedural. Each member of the committee, including observers in Security Council must vote on procedural motions, and no abstentions will be allowed. A simple majority shall be considered achieved when there are more Yes votes than No votes. A two-thirds vote will require at least twice as many Yes votes than No votes. Voting on draft resolutions and amendments is substantive voting. Those delegates who said Present and voting during the Roll Call cannot abstain during substantive voting. Those delegates who said Present can abstain during voting. For amendments there will be a placard vote whilst for a draft resolution there will be a roll call vote. In the Security Council, the five permanent members have the power to veto any substantive vote. A No vote by one of the five permanent members in the Security Council is considered a veto. Security Council observers cannot vote on substantive matters.

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Points and Motions

Point/Motion Point of Personal Privilege Point of Order Purpose Personal discomfort (hot, wet, cold, inaudible) Improper parliamentary procedure, factual inaccuracy To question a speaker after his/ her GSL speech To clarify doubts regarding rules of procedure To change speakers time in the GSL To change the order of voting on the setting the agenda To propose a motion for a moderated caucus To form working papers and draft resolutions To continue session after a break/day To debate on the draft resolution submitted To change the order of debating/voting on the resolution To close session for the conference No Voting

No

Point of Information

No

Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Motion to adjust the GSL time Motion to re-order agendas Motion to move into a moderated caucus

No

1/2 majority 1/2 majority

1/2 majority

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Motion to move into a un-moderated caucus Motion to resume debate Motion to introduce a draft resolution Motion to re-order draft resolution discussion or voting Motion to close debate

1/2 majority

1/2 majority 1/2 majority

1/2 majority

2/3 majority

Note that passing a draft resolution requires 2/3rds majority. Before voting on an

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amendment/resolution two for speeches and two against speeches are required. Position Papers A Position Paper is an essay emphasizing your countrys policy on the agenda. If your committee has 2 agendas, then you are required to submit 2 position papers (each on one agenda). Position Papers help you organize your research and help the rest of the committee understand your countrys stance on the agenda. A position paper must be written in a clear and concise manner. Please remember that your position paper mustnt be a statistical summary but it must explain the issue and countrys policy on the issue. You will have plenty of opportunity during session to support your position with statistics and facts. Delegates are required to submit their position paper on the 1st of August. Below is a sample position paper:

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Position Paper guideline for Delegates of HRC (Note from the Chair) Delegates of the HRC, slight difference in the format for your position papers. Your position papers can be up to 2 pages long and must contain a general background, after which for EACH SUBTOPIC (the 5 listed in the agenda) you must include: 1) Country's official policy 2) Past action 3) Solutions (Previous and Proposed) If you want to combine the solutions section for any of the subtopics, you can.

Valid Sources for Research 1)UN Reports 2)Reuters 3)BBC 4)Al-Jazeera 5)Amnesty International (for HRC delegates)

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Organizing Committee Faculty-in-charge - Sushila Ravindran Secretary General - Akshat Jain Director General - Shriya Narayanan Under Secretary General - Arthi Rangaraj Futuristic Crisis Committee Chair - Arjun Praveen & Vignesh Mahesh Moderator - Rajalakshmi Minapalli UNEP Chair - Akshat Jain Vice Chair - Udhav Krishna Moderator - Dhanush Naveen UNHRC Chair - Shriya Narayanan Vice Chair - Akash Girish Moderator - Sripriya Sridharan
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DISEC Chair - Badrinarayan Rammohan Guest Chair - Udhav Tulsyan Moderator - Gowthami Ashok EcoSoc Chair - Vaibhav KN Guest Chair - Rohan Sankhla Moderator - Vishnu Varma Security Council President - Shravan Suresh Vice President - Amoga Krishnan Moderator - Ananya Krishnamoorthy

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Agendas UNEP: Main Agenda - Achieving commitments for Energy Security Reserve Agenda - Role of NGO's and Green Businesses in Sustainable Development UNHRC: Agenda - Legislation relating to family laws with specific focus on: - Abolishing child marriage -Achieving marriage equality -The issue of domestic abuse/ spousal abuse -Adoption -Laws regarding termination of marriage
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relationships DISEC: Main Agenda - The usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in International Airspace Reserve Agenda -The militarization of the South China Sea EcoSoc: Agenda - Tackling worldwide unemployment and addressing its root causes UNSC: Main Agenda -Assessing the Israel Palestine issue and considering the question of palestine

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Reserve Agenda -United Nations Security Council reforms Note: UNEP, DISEC and UNSC have a main agenda that will be compulsorily discussed and a backup agenda in case the discussion for the main agenda has been completed before the 3rd day. UNHRC and EcoSoc have only one agenda and no reserve/backup. Note: UNEP and UNSC have a main agenda that will be compulsorily discussed and a backup agenda in case the discussion for the main agenda has been completed before the 3rd day.
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UNHRC and EcoSoc have only one agenda and no reserve/backup agenda. DISEC has 2 agendas and the order of discussion will be voted by the delegates. Note for FCCC delegates FCCC is a continual crisis committee which doesnt have a specific agenda but has a timeline (to be released on August 1st) which will be the basis for your research. More information will follow in the timeline.

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Contact us: Akshat Jain Secretary General +91-96000-67715 secgen@sanmun.org Sushila Ravindran Faculty-in-charge +91-94449-02470 Shriya Narayanan Director General +91-99419-05227

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