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DISEC Procedure and Points of Order

The document outlines the rules of procedure for the Disarmament and International Security Committee of the UNGA First Committee, detailing various points of order, information, personal privilege, and parliamentary inquiry. It also describes the processes for roll call, general speakers list, moderated and unmoderated caucuses, and the use of substantive chits. Each section provides examples and formats for delegates to follow during discussions and motions.

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DISEC Procedure and Points of Order

The document outlines the rules of procedure for the Disarmament and International Security Committee of the UNGA First Committee, detailing various points of order, information, personal privilege, and parliamentary inquiry. It also describes the processes for roll call, general speakers list, moderated and unmoderated caucuses, and the use of substantive chits. Each section provides examples and formats for delegates to follow during discussions and motions.

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DISEC Rules of

Procedure
Disarmament and International Security Committee

UNGA First Committee


Points

1. Point of Information

2. Point of Order

3. Point of Personal Privilege

4. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry


Point of Information

Used to ask questions about a Delegate’s speech.

● “Point of information, what measures has your country


implemented to specifically prevent the funding of small-arm
proliferation?”
Point of Order

Factual Inaccuracy Logical Fallacy

● “Point of order, factual inaccuracy, ● “Point of order, logical fallacy, the


delegate said, “my vision is good
the Delegate said there are 10 billion because I eat carrots, rabbits eat carrots,
people on Earth, this is factually therefore my vision is good because I am
inaccurate because there are only 8.1 a rabbit.” This is logically fallacious, just
billion people on Earth”. because a person has good vision does
not make them a rabbit.
Format:
Format:
● P.O.O, factual inaccuracy, what the
● P.O.O, logical fallacy, what the Delegate
Delegate said verbatim, why it is said verbatim, why it is logically
factually inaccurate. fallacious.
Point of Personal Privilege

Used to express small needs

● “Point of personal privilege, can the delegate of ___ repeat


the second line of their speech?”

● “Point of personal privilege, may the fan speed be


reduced?”
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry

Used to ask a question to the EB.

● “Point of parliamentary inquiry, how many more


speakers are in the GSL?”
Questions
Motions

How we begin the GSL, rollcall, a moderated or unmoderated caucus,


voting, etc.
Roll Call

● Present: you may vote in favour (for), against or abstain from


voting.

● Present and voting: you must vote either in favour (for) or against.
General Speakers List

● We will recognise 5 speakers each time we revert back to the GSL.

● Delegates may speak about anything related to the agenda.

● Standard speaking time is 90 seconds.

● Only Points of Information will be allowed after a GSL speech.


Moderated Caucus

A discussion time for a subtopic of the agenda.

● Example: “The delegate of India would like to raise a motion to begin a


moderated caucus on the topic, funding of non-state actors for a time
period of 10 minutes, 1 minute per speaker”.

● Only Points of Order will be allowed on mod cauc speeches.


Unmoderated Caucus

Time when delegates are not required to remain seated, and instead
may speak freely to each other about committee’s roadmap and lobby.

● “The delegate of Pakistan would like to raise a motion to begin an


unmoderated caucus for a time period of 10 minutes”.
Substantive Chits
If you are not chosen to speak in a Moderated Caucus, you may
send a substantive chit to the EB with your points.
Format
Substantive Chit
From: Delegate of ____
To: the EB
● Point 1
● Point 2
● Point 3
● Point 4
● Point 5
Questions

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