Model United Nations Conference Ban Ki Moon, the current Secretary General Copyright UNITED NATIONS Hogeschool Rotterdam December 1st - Introduction

Program December 1st 9.00 General introduction, getting to know each other 9.30 Human Rights - Amnesty International 10.30 Introduction Model United Nations Rotterdam 11.00 Your first preparations - in your MUN group 11.45 Assignments for next week - when you will be a MUN delegate, chair or press centre officer

General Introduction Write down the following issues: The importance of the UN What do you think a MUN is What do you hope to learn or experience when participating in MUN Just a few words or lines Make groups of 3 students: 2 IAD 1 M&C Share what you wrote down, in the following way: Present yourself: who you are, why you choose the minor IAD/M&C Share what you wrote down - 2 minutes per student

General Introduction Write down the following issues: What do you think a MUN is What do you hope to learn or experience when participating in MUN Just a few words or lines Make groups of 3 students: 2 IAD 1 M&C Share what you wrote down, in the following way: Present yourself: who you are, why you choose the minor IAD/M&C Share what you wrote down - 2 minutes per student

General Introduction Write down the following issues: What do you think a MUN is What do you hope to learn or experience when participating in MUN Just a few words or lines Make groups of 3 students: 2 IAD 1 M&C Share what you wrote down, in the following way: Present yourself: who you are, why you choose the minor IAD/M&C Share what you wrote down - 2 minutes per student

MUN? Model United Nations Simulating the real United Nations Represent a country, e.g. UK, US or China Membership of a committee, e.g. ECOSOC Solve a problem Agreement on the solution with other countries From the perspective of YOUR country Topic: Sustainable development & Human Rights Press Centre covers the day with video, photo and text.

MUN in Rotterdam? December 8th, aiming to be a great conference Debating, lobbying, speaking, writing Morning: (each seperate) Economic and Social Council - Fair Trade Social Humanitarian Cultural Committee - Dream Centers Human Rights Council - Human Trafficking Afternoon: (all, together) General Assembly

Players of MUN (1) Chairs: Delegates: Press Officers: lead the debate and give the floor to delegates Delegates obey them Delegates: representatives of the States - the countries!! Act formal in debate, informal when lobbying Press Officers: reporters on the debate Whatever you say can and will be used against you

Players of MUN (2) Secretary General Chair of the GA Guidance over Committee Chairs In real UN: Ban Ki-Moon Special Representative of the Secretary General Deputy chair of the General Assembly Support Committee Chairs

MUNRO - THE MAIN STEPS A problem is on the UN agenda The SG forwards this problem to a UN Committee with the assignment to propose a solution (resolution) At MUNRO the committee debates on draft resolutions: Goal: consensus on a solution that serves all!! Opening speech - policy statement concerning the issue from YOUR COUNTRY’S POINT OF VIEW Lobby to find partner countries/allies who are willing to sign an amendment (proposal for change) in the draft resolution Formal debate where the draft resolution and amendments are debated and voted upon. The resolution agreed upon in the committee will pass the GA in the afternoon.

MUNRO - YOUR BRAIN NEEDS EXERCISE Debating, lobbying, persuading, speeching - brain intensive! Your body AND brain needs exercise. Participate in a Dance Workshop, professional instructor Lunch time Twenty minutes Good boost for the afternoon session Important: bring a shirt, sport trousers More info by email this week!

Rules of Procedure (1) Opening speech (30 seconds) - a policy statement of the country you represent, concerning the problem - stick to 30 seconds!!!! - if you exceed time - Chair: “Please make your concluding remarks” Unmoderated caucus (lobbying): the Chair cuts you loose, walk through the room, network for your countries solution, search for allies on amendments (proposals for change). Moderated caucus - formal debate: the Chair leads the debate, you wait for permission to speak, e.g. “France you have been recognized” Within each committee, there will be several forms to debate, in a moderated caucus, which will be directed and decided upon by the chairs. And in an unmoderated caucus, delegates may walk around and discuss the resolution without awaiting the Chairs approval. This is lobbying time, since then you can create alliances, work together or decide to go against a proposal, since that fits your country position.

Rules of Procedure (2) In an Unmoderated Caucus In a Moderated caucus Prepare/write ‘amendments’ (proposals for change) ‘Lobby’ to persuade the others of your solution Informal In a Moderated caucus Speech, ‘address’ the Council The Chair “gives you the floor” or “asks you to make your concluding remarks” No interruption Unless: Make a ‘Point of personal privilege’, in case you can’t here the speaker Speak in the 3rd person: Iran beliefs that..., Is France aware of... Formal!!!!

Rules of Procedure (3) Point of personal privilege when you cannot hear a speaker raise you placard to attract the attention of your Chair Amendments changes to the resolution: strike a clause, adjust it, add a clause Clause each line of the resolution Line is het Nederlandse regel, zin

Rules of Procedure (4) Moderated caucus and Unmoderated caucus are used after one another When the time of the Unmoderated caucus is over, the Moderated caucus begins and vice versa In the Moderated Caucus, delegates make formal speeches In the Unmoderated caucus, delegates lobby In the Moderated caucus that comes next, what has been lobbyed (amendments) will be used in the speeches to address the entire council

Rules of Procedure (5) Voting on amendment or resolution Amendment Yes No More YES than NO: amendment accepted Resolution Abstain (=not a yes, not a no, in between) Vetoes cannot be used in any of the Committees nor in the General Assembly

Before December 8th - Conference Documents Letter by the Secretary General MUNRO Committee Documents List of countries + names UN info Committee info Topic info The case Draft resolution - a proposal for solving the case Preparation guidelines Rules of Procedure Amendment sheets Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Before December 8th - how to prepare Use the preparation guidelines in your MUNRO Documents file! Important: you are not Iris, Milou or Mark BUT a delagate, a representative of e.g. The Peoples Republic of China, Colombia of Albania! THUS: You participate from the perspective of the country you represent. Concrete: Read the info on the topic and the case Search for more info (look in the preparation guidelines for tip& tricks) For delegates: Write a small article (max. 1/3 page A4) about yourself and your countries point of view on the topic and the case. Hand in: before Sunday December 7th, 7 o’clock in the morning - by email at m.l.e.bedeker@hro.nl Compress your article a 30 sec. speech with which you will address the other members of your committee on December 8th!

MUN December 8th Scared by these rules? Don’t worry, be happy Before Committee sessions start, your Ban Ki Moon will practice these RoPs with you once more See you December the 8th! Symposiumzaal, Museumpark 9.00 arrival – BE ON TIME!!!!!!! 9.30 opening speeches: Board of Education