2014
POINTS TO NOTE
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Never use any PERSONAL PRONOUNS while addressing a delegate or addressing your own self.
Never use words like ‘TERRORIST’ for another country. Instead words like
‘EXTREMIST’ can be used.
Never use words like ‘UNDERDEVELOPED’ for any country. Instead use words like
‘DEVELOPING’.
FORMAL ROLL CALL
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In the formal role call, the delegate has to either choose to be ‘present’ or to be ‘present and voting’.
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By choosing present, the delegate at the tome of voting, can either vote for or against or even remain abstain from voting.
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By choosing present and voting, the delegate has to vote at the time of voting. They cannot remain abstain from voting.
MOTIONS
There are nine motions:
1. Motion to Set the Agenda
2. Open the General Speaker’s List
(GSL)
3. Moderated caucus
4. Unmoderated caucus
5. Working Paper
6. Resolution
7. Adjourn
8. Table the topic
9. Entertainment
Motion to Set the
Agenda
The committee session starts by setting the agenda on a particular topic. By setting the agenda the committee decides which topic should be discussed first. To set the agenda 2/3rd majority of votes are required.
Open the General Speaker’s List (GSL)
Delegates have to speak in general about the topic.
For example- What is it?
Its causes, etc.
They are given a certain time to speak and the remaining time can be yielded by the delegate for comments, questions, to another delegate or to the chair.
Moderated caucus
It is a formal debate on a particular sub topic suggested by the delegate. The total time and each delegates time has to be specified by the delegate who has proposed the topic. For example- Total time= 10 minutes
Each delegates time= 1minutes
If the topic is passed by 2/3rd of the committee the delegate who proposed the topic speaks first.
Un moderated caucus
It is an informal debate for making the working paper and resolution. In this case also, the total time for which the un moderated caucus will be carried out has to