ATTENDANCE (Motion to Verify the Quorum)

At the start of each session and upon a motion to verify the

quorum, the Chairperson shall call on all delegates in
alphabetical order to confirm their attendance. Delegates
may respond by stating either "Present" or "Present and
Voting."

Delegates stating "Present and Voting" shall not have the

right to abstain from any vote on substantive matters.

If a delegate is not present during the roll call, they must

send a note to the Chairperson upon their arrival to clarify
their attendance status.

QUORUM

The quorum is the minimum number of delegates required

to begin the session and conduct debate.

A quorum is met when at least one-third of all registered

delegates are present at the committee session.
Verification of the quorum will occur at the beginning of
each session through roll call.

SETTING THE AGENDA

Setting the agenda is the first step of committee

proceedings.

A motion to place a topic on the agenda should be raised

Delegates may propose topics only from the provisional

agenda provided by the Secretariat prior to the conference.

If there is no opposition, the motion is automatically

adopted.
In case there is no opposition to the motion, the motion is
considered to be adopted in case of the opposition against
the proposed order of the agenda, a Speaker´s List of
either two or four delegates “for” and “against” the order
will be established- the number of speakers should be
equal for both cases.

TYPES OF SESSIONS:

Formal Session:

General Speaker’s List

Informal Session:

Moderated Caucus

Unmoderated Caucus

Once the agenda is set, the Speaker's List will be opened at

the Chair’s discretion or upon a motion by the delegates.

GENERAL SPEAKER´S LIST

a. The General Speaker´s List shows the order of speakers

for the topic being on agenda and is open for the whole
duration of the discussion.
b. Speaking time for the General Speaker´s List is set to 90
seconds. The time limit can be altered by a Motion to
Change the Speaker´s Time.

c. The Speaker´s List is open just for the topic currently

being on the agenda.

MODERATED CAUCUS

a. The moderated caucus is aimed to facilitate and

accelerate the discussion on the issues deemed as
essential and critical for the topic on the agenda.

b. The motion for the moderated caucus can be introduced

by any of the delegates once the Floor is open for Points
and Motions. The delegate shall specify the total time of
the Motion (not exceeding 20 minutes), individual speaker
´s time for each of the delegates (not exceeding the
speaker´s time set for the general Speaker´s List) and the
purpose of the Motion. The purpose, i.e. the topic of the
Motion shall be connected to the issue currently being
discussed on the agenda and shall be more particular than
the general topic of the discussion.

c. A Simple Majority of the quorum is required for the

motion to pass. In case that more Moderated Caucuses are
being proposed, the Committee will vote upon them in
descending order according to the total time of the Caucus
(i.e. from the longest to the shortest) as set by the Chairs.

UNMODERATED CAUCUS

a. Unmoderated Caucus is the most informal out of all

forms of debate, during which
delegates are able to discuss freely all issues with other
delegations, lobby for their interests, resolve difficult
questions about the topic on the agenda and create
working papers and resolutions.

b. The motion for Un-moderated caucus can be introduced

by any of the delegates

once the Floor is open for Points and Motions. The

delegate shall specify the

purpose of the motion and shall state the total time of the
motion (not exceeding 30

minutes).

c. A Simple Majority of the quorum is required for the

motion to pass.

Zero-hour motion will be introduced at the discretion of

the Executive Board and during this time,
members/delegates can raise any matter or question that
they wish to in the committee. During the zero hour,
discussions may deviate from the established agenda.

TYPES OF YIELDS:

A delegate who was granted the permission to speak by the

Chairpersons shall have the right to yield their time- if
remaining to:

a. Yield to another delegate- the remaining time will be

offered to another delegate as allotted by the former
speaker. The delegate, if accepting the yield, cannot yield
the floor to any other person with the exception of
Chairpersons.
b. Yield to Question-If a delegate yields their time to
questions, the Chairpersons have the discretion to allow
other delegates to pose inquiries during the remaining
allocated time. While the inquiries themselves do not
count toward the speaker's remaining time, the delegate's
responses do. The delegate has the right to decline
answering any question. Additionally, Chairpersons shall
intervene and call to order any delegate whose inquiries
fail to meet appropriate standards of decorum.

c. Yield to the Chairs- if there is remaining time left, but

the delegate is not wishing to answer any questions or give
his allocated time to another delegate, he /she can yield
his time back to the Chairpersons, who will proceed with
another delegate on the Speaker´s List/ wishing to speak
afterwards.

Points:

During the debate, the following points are listed in order

from most disruptive to least disruptive:

a. Point of Personal Privilege

A Point of Personal Privilege can interrupt speaker only in

the case of bad audibility.

It is used when a delegate cannot hear the speaker or is

experiencing mental or physical discomfort and wishes to
be excused from the committee.

b. Point of Information

This point is used to clarify any factual inaccuracy in a

delegate's speech.

If a delegate finds that another has misstated a particular

fact after completing their speech, they may raise their
placard and, upon being recognized, request valid
documentation supporting the delegate's facts.
Accepted documentation sources include, but are not
limited to: government websites, and any other credible
source approved by the Chairs. For Indian/Regional
Bodies, the accepted source depends on the committee's
Chairs.

c. Point of Clarification

Delegates can raise this point when they have a question

or would like clarification from the delegate who has just
spoken.

The question can have up to two follow-ups, subject to

approval from the Chairs.

d. Point of Order

This point is used to highlight any procedural

inconsistency or deviation from the existing Rules of
Procedure.

e. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry

Delegates can exercise this point to seek clarification on

the Rules of Procedure from the Chairs.

f. Right of Reply

A delegate whose diplomatic integrity has been contested

may request a Right of Reply.

The Chairs will decide whether the Right of Reply is in

order.

If granted, the Chairs will allocate a specific time limit for

the delegate to respond.

The decision of the Chairs regarding the Right of Reply is

final and cannot be appealed.

Types Of Documents
Working Papers: Working Papers are the paperwork with
the committee's views on a particular sub-topic of the main
agenda. They provide direction to the committee and
indicate how the committee is flowing ,and needs no
signatories.

There is no set format for the Working Paper, i.e. the

working paper does not have to be introduced in the
resolution format. The Working Paper is referred to by its
designated number.

Working papers are intended to aid with the work of the

Committee and especially the Draft Resolution, as well as
to present the viewpoints of the delegates and the
potential solutions to the topic.

POSITION PAPER A MUN Position Paper, also known as

Policy Paper, is a strategic document that gives an
overview of a delegate's country position. This shall be
submitted during or before the first formal session.

A good Position Paper has three parts:

1) Country’s Position on the Topic
2) Country’s Relation to the Topic
3) Proposals of Policies to Pass in a Resolution

PRESS RELEASE

These are tools used by committees or individuals to

inform “the public” in the crisis about

certain facts, or to spread misinformation about the

ongoing crisis. Main Components of a

Solid Press Release • Header stating that it is a Press

Release • Descriptive Headline •
Information that you want the public to have and react to •
Signature/s Goals • To inform/ misinform the public about
the crisis to get the public to react in a certain way • To
share

information with the committee that was previously a

secret • To encourage a response from the international
community.

DRAFT RESOLUTION

Draft Resolution means a document drafted in the official

format of the resolution.

No Draft Resolution shall be circulated without the

previous approval of its required

format and number of Sponsors and Signatories by the

Chairpersons.

The ones recognized as the writers of the Draft Resolution

are called “Sponsors”.

Chairpersons will set the required minimum number of

Sponsors according to each Committee.

“Signatories” are the ones supporting the discussion

regarding the Draft Resolution on

the Floor and bear no further obligation. Chairpersons will

set the required minimum

number of Signatories according to each Committee.

One Member State cannot be “Sponsor” and “Signatory” at

the same time.

Once the Draft Resolution has been introduced delegates

cannot add themselves to the
list of Sponsors anymore. However, they can be removed
from the list by passing a request in written form to the
Chairs.

If the Draft Resolution does not have the number of

Sponsors required, the document will be removed from the
Floor immediately.

Delegates wishing to be added or removed from the list of

Signatories can do so at any time. The request to do so
should be passed to the Chairs in written form.

More than one Draft Resolution can be on the Floor at

once.

Amendments :

All amendments must be written and submitted to the

Presiding Officer(s). The format for modifications should
include: Authors, Type (Add, Delete or Replace), Form and
the Clause with its number. There are two forms of
Amendments, which can be raised by raising a Motion for
Amendment and followed by the approval of the chair:

[Link] Amendments: An amendment agreed upon by all

the authors/’s does not require voting.

[Link] Amendment- Here’s a more concise version:

B. Unfriendly Amendment:

An amendment not approved by all Sponsors is considered

Unfriendly. The required number of Sponsors for such
amendments will be set by the Chairpersons for each
Committee. Amendments to an Unfriendly Amendment are
out of order. It may be withdrawn by all Sponsors before
the vote, with written notice to the Chairpersons.

VOTING PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE VOTES:

A. Substantive votes shall be considered those referring to
resolutions, amendments or

their parts. During substantive votes, delegates can vote

either in favor, against or can

abstain. Delegates stating “Present and voting” during the

Roll Call cannot abstain.

Substantive voting is being done by the Member States

only, i.e. observers have no right

to vote.

B. Procedural vote shall be considered those referring to

other voting procedures with

the exception of those mentioned above. During

procedural vote, no abstentions are

allowed. During procedural voting, all observes have the

right to vote.

Majority:

A. Simple Majority: A simple majority is met when 50% + 1

of the members present in the

committee vote in favor of a motion or paperwork.

B. Special Majority: A special majority is met when two-

thirds of the members present in

the committee vote in favor of a motion or paperwork.

C. All procedural and substantive matters shall be passed

by a Simple Majority unless stated otherwise.