Parliamentary Procedure

Dais Chair Director Rapporteur

Placard Let’s make one! Let’s make one! Why do we need a placard? Why do we need a placard?

UN Flow of Debate What is debate? What is debate?

UN Flow of Debate Roll Call Formal Debate (Speaker’s List) Informal Debate Moderated Caucus Unmoderated Caucus Close of Debate VotingAdjourn

Roll Call Who is present? Who is present?

Roll Call “[Country] is present and voting.” “[Country] is present and voting.”

Setting the Agenda A list of things to do A list of things to do How is the agenda set? How is the agenda set?

Formal Debate DEFAULT DEFAULT Motion to open the Speaker’s List Motion to open the Speaker’s List

Speaker’s List “[Country] moves to open the speaker’s list.” Chair: “Is there a second?” VOTE (Simple Majority)

Speaker’s List When it is your turn… When it is your turn… You have 90 secondsYou have 90 seconds Speak about your country’s position and recommendations for actionSpeak about your country’s position and recommendations for action You can YIELD extra timeYou can YIELD extra time

Yielding Time Yield to questions (points of information) Yield to questions (points of information) Yield to another delegate Yield to another delegate Yield to Chair Yield to Chair

Yielding Time “[Country] would like to yield the remaining time to (questions/[country]/the Chair).”

Formal Debate Pros Long speaking time Can decide whether or not you agree Cons Delegates cannot respond directly Must wait to respond

Informal Debate Two types Moderated Caucus Unmoderated Caucus How do you move to informal debate?

Informal Debate “Honorable Chair, [country] moves to suspend debate for…” NEEDS TO BE SECONDED VOTE (Simple Majority)

Moderated Caucus Chair calls on delegates one at a time Chair calls on delegates one at a time Must set topic, length, and speaking time Must set topic, length, and speaking time “Honorable Chair, [country] moves to suspend debate for a moderated caucus to discuss [topic] for 5 minutes with a speaking time of 30 seconds.”

Unmoderated Caucus What is the end product of a UN debate? What is the end product of a UN debate?

Unmoderated Caucus Alliances and resolutions Alliances and resolutions Must set topic and length Must set topic and length “Honorable Chair, [country] moves to suspend debate for an unmoderated caucus to discuss [topic] for 5 minutes.”

Formal Debate When time period for informal debate ends, we return to the DEFAULT When time period for informal debate ends, we return to the DEFAULT

Suspending Debate For breaks: For breaks: “Honorable Chair, [country] moves to suspend debate for a break.” NEEDS TO BE SECONDED VOTE (Simple Majority)

Points There are FOUR: There are FOUR: Point of Personal PrivilegePoint of Personal Privilege Point of OrderPoint of Order Point of InquiryPoint of Inquiry Point of InformationPoint of InformationEXAMPLES

Points Can interrupt speaker Can interrupt speaker Point of Personal PrivilegePoint of Personal Privilege Point of OrderPoint of Order Cannot interrupt speaker Cannot interrupt speaker Point of Inquiry Point of Information

Close Debate “[Country] moves to close debate” NEEDS TO BE SECONDED TWO SPEAK AGAINST VOTE (2/3 Majority)

Close Debate Voting on amendments and resolutions Voting on amendments and resolutionsVOTE

Adjourn the Meeting “Honorable Chair, [country] moves to adjourn debate.” NEEDS TO BE SECONDED VOTE (Simple Majority)