Conference

Commitee Rhetoric

(How the conference works)

The chair will help the delegates and will make them feel comfortable.
He or she will ask the delegates if you have any questions: Points of order, point of inquiry.

The chair will call the roll and you must answer "Present" when your country is called.

For example:

Rapporteur says: "Australia"
Delegate says: "Present"
Rapporteur says: "Australia is present"

(You must also raise your placard)

THE SPEAKERS LIST

• All the countries who would like to be on the speakers list must raise their placards.
• Your speeches should focus on stating country positions and offering recommendations for action

CALLING ON SPEAKERS

You must all be listening to the speakers. We recommend you to take out your notebooks and write down notes.

Some items you should focus on are:

• Does my country agree with this countries policy?
• Why?
• Why not?

AFTER A DELEGATES SPEAKS

After a delegate speaks, the Chair will ask you if you would like to yield* to question.
*yield: ceder la palabra

After every few speakers, he will ask the delegates if anyone would like to be added to the speakers list (so if you have not, this is the time!, raise your placard).


MODERATE CAUCUS

If the Chair realize that there is a very long speakers list, he will entertain a motion for a 10-minute moderate caucus.

During moderate caucuses, the Chair, calls on delegates one-by-one so that each address the committee in shorts speeches.

He will tell you what you should focus on (example, possible solutions, ways to compromise, etc.)

!!The Chair will call on delegates who are near the end of the speakers list and those he have already heard from.

RETURNING FROM THE MODERATED CAUCUS

The Chair will thank all of you sharing your viewpoints. Then he will remind you what you have just discussed.

Now delegates speeches should focus on the results of moderated caucus.


UNMODERATED CAUCUS

When the Chair feels its is appropriate, he or she will entertain a motion for 10-minute unmoderate caucus.

During unmoderate caucus, the committee breaks for a temporary recess so that delegates can meet with each other and discuss.

It is the time for putting ideas together on paper, thus creating a working paper. Delegates should feel comfortable sharing the working paper with other delegates.

RETURNING FROM THE UNMODERATED CAUCUS

Now delegates speeches should focus on the results from the unmoderated caucus.

You need to share the new ideas with the rest of the body.

WRITING/COMBING DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

(Resoluciones preliminares)

The Chair will explain what a resolution is.

Delegates must start writing a resolution after the debates.

CLOSING DEBATE

Once discussion on the topic is going exhaust, the Chair will entertain a motion to close debate.

Once debate is closing, we will move into voting.

VOTING

Now it is the time for voting the resolution

For example:

Rapporteur says: "Australia?"
Delegate says : "Yes".
Rapporteur says: "Australia votes yes"

Model United Nations Vocabulary

Terms and Definitions:

Dais (estrado): The moderators in control of the committee

Chair (presidente): A member of the dais who moderates debate, keeps the time, rules on points and motions, and enforces the rules of procedure.

Director (director): A member of the dais who monitors the substantive content of debate, edits and approves resolutions, and keeps members informed of committee happenings.

Rapporteur (comunicador): A member of the dais who keeps track of who is present in committe and who is speaking, keeps time and runs voting procedure.

Placard (cartel): 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.

Bienvenidos

 

Useful links:

http://www.unausa.org/global-classrooms-model-un/for-educators/resources/activity-guides

What is Global Classrooms?

http://www.slideshare.net/plataformabotin/que-es-global-classrooms

 

WHAT IS MODEL UNITED NATIONS EXACTLY? HOW DOES IT WORK?

Model UN simulates the actual United Nations. Students discuss current world issues including human rights, refugess, crime prevention, drug trafficking, and economic development. Once a Model UN simulation begins, you are no longer a student, you are the embassador 'from another country in a United Nations committee. Sounds exciting?

 

 

GETTING STARTED-PREPARATION

 

After learning the basics about the UN, you are ready to take the first step toward becoming a Model UN delegate. Working as a team in researching, brainstorming ideas, and providing each other with feedback early in your preparation will help you with your conference performance. Delegates (so you) should start by researching the following:

 

• The country you are representing
• Your committee's topics
• Work of the UN related to the committee and the country 
   

 STEP 1: Researching the country you are assigned:

 

You need to understand the basic facts about the country you will represent, such as:

 

Geography

People

Government

Economy

Foreign Relations

 

STEP 2: Committee Topics

 

What is a background guide?

 

A background guide is information provided by the conference to give a basic introduction to the committee topics. It will give you a direction to start your research.

 

 

 

What is a position paper?

 

After you research, you will then write a one-two page "position paper"outlining your country's policy on the committee topic. Position papers will often be the basis of your first speech. Just like any paper for school, a position paper has three sections:

 

1. Introduction: History of your country's involement with the topic.

2. Body: Disscusion of your country's policies on the topic, including why each policy was chosen over other policies.

3. Conclusion.

An example of a position paper:

STEP 3: Acting like a diplomat

 

 

This is where your diplomacy skills play a major role:

• Learn to listen, in order to understand the position of the other countries.
• Avoid raising your voice. A raised voice does not give you authority.
• Respect other delegates.
• Do not compete, COOPERATE.
• "Separate people from the problem". Do not take it as a personal attack.