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Vocabulary Word Definition

Placard: A sign that identifies your country.


Sponsors: Countries that are the principal authors of Model UN
resolutions.
Roll call: Attendance at the beginning of every Model UN session.
Veto: The vested power of the P5 (permanent 5) countries to
refuse approval of a draft resolution.
Signatories: Countries that would like to see a certain draft resolution
debated.
Present and voting: When a delegate is present and wishes to vote.
Unmoderated caucus: Informal meeting in which delegates discuss
country positions
and ideas for draft resolutions.
Yield: To give up time, usually to questions or another delegate.
Bloc: A group of nations.
Delegate: A person authorized to act as representative for a country.
Quorum: The number of members that must be present before
official
business can be conducted.
Position paper: A paper that helps delegates to organize their ideas
and aid in
formatting and representing a countrys policy.
Resolution: The final results of discussion, writing and negotiation,
including suggestions for addressing a specific problem or
issue.
United Nations: An international organization of nations pledged
together to
promote world peace and security.
Secretariat: The most senior staff of a Model UN conference.
Speakers List A list that determines the order in which delegates will
speak.
Debate: To discuss opposing reasons or to argue.
Dais / Chair: The group of people, usually high school or college
students, in charge of a Model UN committee. It generally consists
of a Chair, a Director and a Rapporteur.
The delegate has a question regarding the rules of procedure.

Delegate wishes to adjourn the meeting until next session. Usually


used to adjourn for lunch or dinner.

Delegate wishes to yield time to points of information or questions


from other delegates about the speech.

Delegate wishes to tell the chair about of a physical discomfort they


are experiencing (the inability to hear another delegates speech, that
the room is too hot, etc.).

Delegate wishes to open a moderated or un-moderated caucus. The


purpose and the length of the suspension need to be stated.

A delegate has just finished their speech. Another delegate would


like to ask them a question about speech. (Please note, that a speaker
must be open to questions.)

The delegate feels that the chairperson has made an incorrect


decision. The appeal must first be made in writing.
PROTOCOL ALEXMUN 2017
Motion Second Vote Relevant information
the
motion

Open/ close yes 1. At the beginning of the session you will


the session open the session, in order to open the
floor. This is just a formality. When the
session is over, you will close the session
and the debate will be paused until the
session is opened again.

Set the agenda 2. 3. If there are 2 topics, there will be a voting


process in order to determine what topic
will be opened first. This is set at the
beginning of the 1st session.

open the yes 4. after the session is opened, when there is


speakers list no new information on most countries`
position or new ideas want to be
presented formally; and when the chair
considers it suitable, the speakers list will
be opened. Either the delegate who sets
the motion or the chair will set the time for
the speeches.

5. yes yes the delegate to whom the questions are


going to be asked to, has the choice to
either accept the questions or to deny
them. The number of questions will be
established either by the chair or by the
delegate who established the motion.
*a follow- up question may be established
as part of a point of personal privilege, this
follow up must be related to the previous
question and must be a yes or no answer.

open/ extend a yes yes 6.


moderated
caucus

open/extend an 7. yes Here, the delegates will have a certain


unmoderated amount of time to negotiate and speak to
caucus any delegate they want to, the moderator
will have no part in these discussions. the
delegates must be polite, diplomatic, and
be speaking in the official language of the
committee at all times.

points: no no there are 3 main types of points:


*8:
here, the delegates will:
-ask permission to go to the restroom.
open the window, take their coat off,
etc.This may be done by diplomatic note
-ask for a follow up question,,ask for a
brief preamble, have help concerning
vocabulary (translations),having a remark
or question repeated, etc.

*9:
here, the delegate may:
-ask questions concerning protocol and
information on the topic
-ask what motion would be in order once
the floor is opened, or what motions may
be opened at the time of the debate

*10.
here, the delegates will call to attention
any lack of following the protocol, either
from the chair or from a fellow delegate.
the delegate may interrupt either the
delegate speaking or the moderator, but a
diplomatic stance should be met always.

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