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Middle School & East African Model United Nations 2012 Advisor’s Booklet

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION General Introduction 4 Introduction for First Time Participants

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Executive Committee 7 Participation Regulation 8 Database Form EAMUN Policy Agreement

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Organisation and Administration 11 Expulsion Regulations 13 Suspension Regulations 15 DELEGATE PREPARATION INFORMATION Delegate Preparation 17 Delegation Roles 18 Terms And Definitions 19 Diplomatic Behaviour Guidelines 20 Guidelines for Debate 23 Chairperson Phrases 25 Special Rules of Procedure 28 Securitary Special Rules 35 Parliamentary Procedure Definitions

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Members of the United Nations 40 Special Summit 45 International Court Of Justice 49 Global Agenda Committee 50 Official Observers & Non-Governmental Organisations

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Ambassador Responsibilities 51 How to Write a Resolution 54 Sample Resolution 58 Checklist for Resolutions 60 Resolutions for MUN 61 Pathway of Resolutions 62 Photographs 63 Dress code 64 Notes and Note passing 65 Press Corps Information

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DATES AND DEADLINES Timeline 72 Conference Dates 74 Registration Process 74 Sponsored Participation 75


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EAMUN FORMS EAMUN Schedule 79 Student Delegate List 81 Non-Delegate List 82 Committee Selection Form 83 Payment Forms 84 EAMUN Country Profile Form 86 Resolution Submission Form 87 MSMUN FORMS MSMUN Schedule 89 Student Delegate List 91 Non-Delegate List 92 Committee Selection Form 93 Payment Forms 94


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Introduction EAMUN & MSMUN 2011/2012


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GENERAL INTRODUCTION Model United Nations began around the world as early as 1923, with simulated sessions of what was then called the League of Nations. These sessions are now held in numerous countries at all levels, ranging from high schools to universities and adult MUN sessions. The East African Model United Nations program consists of the EAMUN conference, for students aged between 14 to 19 years, and the MSMUN conference, for students between ages 11 to 14 years. This program has grown over the past decades from a small inter-school activity into an international student conference. The year 2011/12 will be the 18th Annual MSMUN and the 30th Annual EAMUN session. Both programs have evolved over the years to become excellent platforms for students to hone a number of skills including debating and public speaking skills, journalistic talents, leadership skills as well as providing an invaluable opportunity for students to develop their self-confidence. Student involvement continues to expand to include more and more students from not just Nairobi but also from all over Kenya and other countries. Tremendous support for both the MSMUN and EAMUN programs is offered by the staff at the UN headquarters in Gigiri, Kenya. This support together with the growing popularity of both of these programs has provided the resources to continue to build up the program and maximise the experiences of all our delegates. We look forward to implementing a number of changes and improvements this year that will further enrich our MUN program and make it even more enjoyable for all those involved. This booklet is designed to familiarize both advisors and student delegates with guidelines for preparation, general rules of procedure and necessary information about this year’s MSMUN and EAMUN conferences. All advisors are strongly urged to habitually refer to this booklet as well as to our website (www.eamun.net) during their preparations for the conference. I am looking forward to working with you to make this year’s MSMUN and EAMUN conferences as educationally sound and personally rewarding for your students as possible.

Sincerely, Caroline Mithika MSMUN/EAMUN Coordinator


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INTRODUCTION FOR FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS This section is a basic guide and explanation for all those schools that are taking part in the MUN program for the first time. MUN simulates the activities of the real United Nations Organization and aims to build up the confidence and enhance the debate skills of all the participants. At the Annual Conference, delegates are divided into various committees which each deal with specific issues that the real UN would have to deal with. The committees in EAMUN are (however these vary for MSMUN):

1. The Human Rights Committee: This committee deals with international human rights concerns.

2. The Political Committee: This committee deals with issues that require political cooperation or seek to resolve political conflict.

3. The Ecology and Environment Committee: This deals with all issues concerning the environment and ecosystems all over the world

4. The Economic Committee: This committee deals with global financial issues as well as issues of development.

5. Global Agenda Committee: This committee’s details are given later in this booklet. 6. The Security Council: This deals with important matters and concerns of international

security. Any country participating may write resolutions for any of these committees. A resolution is a document that explains a problem of the delegate’s choice e.g. child trafficking, and offers possible solutions to the problem. A sample of the appropriate resolution format is given later in this booklet. The delegate will have to read out their resolution and defend it at the meeting of the committees during the annual conference. Delegates will then vote on the resolution and if it passes, it will be re-debated in the General Assembly. The General Assembly, or GA, is a meeting of two or more merged committees. On the last two days of the conference, the committees will be combined to debate the resolutions that were passed in the committee stages. All delegates are required to behave in a diplomatic manner and to follow parliamentary procedure that is explained later in this booklet. All terms used during conference are also explained in this booklet.


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MUN LEADERSHIP The Executive Committee: This group consists of six students and four adults and is responsible for organizing all aspects of the MUN conferences. More information is given later in this booklet. Senior Chairs: These are appointed in September and aid the Executive Committee in some of their duties. Their main responsibility however is to manage the committee rooms during conference. Executive Assistant: This position is held by one student whose responsibility would be to aid the Executive Committee and the Senior Chairs in their duties. This person shall aid in fundraising, event coordination and general logistical planning. He/she will have the power to clip badges. Junior Chairs: Candidates are required to attend the leadership training course in September through to November and will have to take tests after which the final group will be selected. This group will help manage the committee rooms under the guidance of the Senior Chairs. Securitaries: The securitaries are instrumental to the conference as they help monitor the behaviour of delegates. This group of students shall be responsible for assisting the chairs in the course of debate and should have sound knowledge of parliamentary procedure and EAMUN proceedings so that they may aid delegates and advisors over the course of the conference. These pages are purely introductory and so new participants are urged to go through the rest of the booklet for all the information they will require. If you have ANY questions or concerns, feel free to email any member of the Executive Committee (email address are given on page 7). Additionally, for more information, visit the MUN website at www.eamun.net.


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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2010/2011 NAME E-MAIL ADDRESS SCHOOL POSITION Mobile

Number Caroline Mithika

[email protected]

Rosslyn Academy

MS/EAMUN Coordinator

0722 794084

Lucy Ayodo

[email protected]

Brookhouse School

MS/EAMUN Asst. Coordinator

0722 989241

Winnie Francisco

[email protected]

Nairobi Academy


0714 960113

Seb Malagnoux

[email protected] French School


0729 463201

Shiro Wachira

[email protected]

Aga Khan Academy

Secretary General

0721904442

SoHee Hyung

[email protected]

Rift Valley Academy

Deputy Secretary General

0735572717

Harshni Malde

[email protected]

Premier Academy

Co-Chair GA 1

0734462538

Rushabh Shah

[email protected]

Nairobi Academy

Co-Chair GA 1

0734926608

Darshan Soni

[email protected]

Premier Academy

Co-Chair GA 2

0732799687

Beijul Shah

[email protected]

Peponi School

Co-Chair GA 2

0737 5632246


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PARTICIPATION REGULATIONS In order for a school to register and participate in the East African or Middle School Model United Nations (EA/MSMUN) program the following must be read and agreed to. The school administrator (head teacher, director, superintendent) is required to sign this form indicating the understanding and agreement to the following stipulations: Any given MUN school can officially register a maximum one adult advisor for every 15 students (or part thereof). This means that no school is eligible to officially register more than 2 adult advisors. The advisor(s) should be the teacher(s) who are assisting the MUN students in their preparation process to represent their assigned countries at the MUN conference. From the officially registered advisors, ONE is to be designated as the official contact person for the MUN administration. All correspondence will be sent through the one advisor designed as the contact person for the school. (Contact information on the school/advisors is to be provided on the back of this form.) The school agrees that at least one officially registered advisor will be present at ALL OFFICIAL MUN FUNCTIONS to supervise its students. (The official MUN functions include: all interschool debates, scheduled advisor meetings, lobbying day, all days of MUN conference, MUN closing dance.) It is recommended that an official advisor be present for the training sessions of chairpersons and securitaries. This form must be signed by the person in charge of the school. No countries will be assigned to a school until this form (with the corresponding information completed on the back) has been signed and returned to the MUN administration along with the School Registration Fee paid in full (no refunds of any fees will be made once they are paid). No countries will be assigned to a school until the ‘per country’ fee has been paid and this form has been submitted. ALL OTHER INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FEES must be paid on or before December 1st in order for those non-delegate students to be eligible to participate. If the school becomes ineligible to participate, that means that no students from that school will be eligible to participate in any capacity. Individual students who have not paid or submitted their two photos by this deadline will not be eligible to participate. Failure to adhere to this agreement will mean that a school’s eligibility to participate in future MUN conferences is in jeopardy. As the person in charge of _______________________________ (Name of School), my signature on this form indicates that I have read and agree to the terms stipulated above for the school to participate in the MUN conference. ______________________________ ______________________ Name (Print) Position ______________________________ ______________________ Signature Date


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MUN DATA BASE FORM Please print all of the following information clearly in BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS.

EAMUN POLICY AGREEMENT

SCHOOL NAME

PARTICIPATION IN MSMUN OR EAMUN OR BOTH

MAILING ADDRESS

E-MAIL ADDRESS TELEPHONE FAX FIRST NAME LAST NAME OFFICIAL ADVISOR (MR. / MS.)

ADVISOR (MR. / MS.)

CONTANCT INFO FOR OFFICIAL ADVISOR MOBILE NUMBER

E-MAIL ADDRESS


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*This MUST be signed by the EAMUN/MSMUN supervisor and submitted along with the payment and registration information. This form is valid for the 2012 EAMUN conferences. I ______________________________ (Name of Advisor) accept responsibility for the delegation from ___________________________ (Name of school) and understand that all participating students must adhere to the behaviour guidelines established by the Executive Committee. I understand that failure to do so will result in the punishment of the student or the school and the severity of this punishment will be determined by the Executive Committee and may include the suspension or expulsion of the student or the school from the EAMUN program. I understand that all delegates must:

1. During the conference or any EAMUN organised event, all students must follow instructions from and give complete respect to the Senior Chairs and the Executive Committee members.

2. Students must adhere to the dress code at all times. 3. Delegates are expected to remain in their respective committee rooms while the committee is in

session unless they have received written permission from their Senior Chair to be in another committee room.

4. Students must NOT tamper with official EAMUN name badges in any way including trading of name badges.

5. Students must not tamper with any UNON or EAMUN property. 6. Students must not verbally or physically abuse any other conference participants. 7. Any student who engages in discrimination due to disability, race, religion, gender, age, physical

appearance or any other personal characteristic will be immediately expelled. 8. Plagiarism of any sort is grounds for expulsion. 9. No student may attempt to threaten, bribe or coerce in any way any EAMUN official or any of

his/her fellow participants. 10. Students are prohibited from smoking/drinking/or taking any form of intoxicating drug at any

EAMUN event. This includes the use of miraa and marijuana. 11. Students must respect all UNON and EAMUN property. Vandalism of either of these is grounds for

expulsion from the EAMUN program. 12. Students must not engage in public displays of affection while at any EAMUN events. 13. Any student who engages in any activity which is illegal under the laws and statues of the Republic

of Kenya will immediately be expelled and his/her school may face suspension or expulsion from the program. This includes but is not limited to discrimination, theft or the possession of: toy guns of any sort, any weapons, alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.

14. All students must obey and respect all other rules and guidelines given by the Executive Committee or the Senior Chairs.

The failure to observe ANY of the above rules and regulations may result in suspension or expulsion from the program. I affirm that all participants from my school are aware of all the guidelines for behaviour and are aware that failure to observe the code of conduct of the EAMUN program will lead to punishment to be determined by the Executive Committee. I further understand that:

1. The EAMUN program will accept NO liability for the loss or damage of any valuables or the injury of any delegates over the course of the conference.

2. The EAMUN program will not refund any fees paid after the December 1st deadline. Name of Advisor: __________________________________


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School: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________

MUN ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION The MUN is coordinated and administered by various individuals serving in different capacities. The following outlines and briefly describes the positions and basic responsibilities of the MUN organization and administration. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee is the primary group that organizes and runs the MUN program. It consists of ten members: the MUN Coordinator, three MUN Assistant Coordinators, the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General and the Chairs of General Assembly. The Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator positions are held by adults and the six remaining positions are held by students. The MUN Coordinator is the primary person for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the program. He/She makes all the final decisions regarding all aspects of the program. The Assistant Coordinators assist the Coordinator in making the program run smoothly. The students on the Executive Committee are selected from the Nairobi-based schools involved in the program. The students serving in the present year will interview eligible candidates from the present year and, will then, with advice and approval from the Coordinator, select the student Executive Committee members for the following year. The students will determine which position each candidate will be appointed to for the following year. In order to be considered as a candidate for the Executive Committee, students must meet the following requirements:

1. They must have at least one year’s experience in the MUN program; 2. They must have sat for and been selected to be a Junior Chairperson by the present

Executive Committee; 3. They must be extremely well versed in parliamentary procedures; 4. They must be strong, fair leaders and they must have demonstrated their leadership

potential in the capacity of a Junior Chair (having experience as a Senior Chair is preferable but not mandatory);

5. They must be very organized and capable students; 6. They must be capable of balancing the requirements of being on the Executive

Committee with the requirements that their individual schools and/or educational programs place on them;

7. They must be able to work as part of a team to accomplish team goals and to work for the greater good of the program as opposed to working for any individual or personal goals.


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SENIOR CHAIRS Senior Chairpersons are required to sit for a test at the onset of the new MUN year. Students who have been selected and have served as a Junior Chair for at least one year are eligible to sit for the Senior Chair test. This eligibility lasts for two years which means that a person who was a junior chair at the 2009 conference but not at the 2010 conference may apply to be a Senior Chair. The tests are evaluated by the student Executive Committee members. The Executive Committee will decide how many Sr. Chairpersons are needed in the present year. The Executive Committee will make the final decision as to which Sr. Chair candidates will be selected for the present year. The Executive Committee will decide what role each Sr. Chairperson will take in the present year. JUNIOR CHAIRS All schools involved in the MUN can send a maximum of four candidates to attend the Junior Chairs training course. All Jr. Chair candidates must attend the training course. Missing more than two training sessions will result in a candidate being automatically dropped from the course. Throughout the training sessions all candidates will be assessed by the Executive Committee students and Senior Chairs conducting the classes. Students are evaluated on their leadership potential, knowledge of parliamentary procedures, confidence level and practical leadership in debate situations. Occasional quizzes and tests over the material covered in class will be administered. The combination of all the evaluation information will result in the selection of the final Jr. Chairpersons. The executive committee will determine the number of Jr. Chairpersons needed. The executive committee will decide upon the final candidates that will be selected. The final Jr. Chairpersons will be chosen based on the various evaluation methods used. There is no attempt whatsoever to choose Jr. Chairpersons from any particular schools. Executive committee members will be responsible for assigning Jr. Chairs to the committees in which they will chair. Junior Chairs, in addition to their chairing responsibilities, will represent their assigned country as a delegate in one of the MUN committees. The discretion of the Executive Committee on the matter of choosing Jr. Chairs is final. BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors shall compromise of Principals from four participating schools, one representative from the United Nations, two Advisors and the current MUN coordinator and Assistant Coordinators. Board Members shall serve for a renewable term of three years. After every three years, the Management Committee serving at the time will identify principals from participating schools who shall take up the non-remunerated position of Board members. The Board of Directors shall oversee the efficient and effective running of the Organization and provide for strategic planning with the Management Committee for the fulfilment of the objectives of the Organization.


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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Management Committee shall compromise of: MUN Coordinator, Assistant MUN Coordinators, The Management Committee shall consist of the above four representatives from any of the participating schools. The Management Committee shall not have two members from the same participating school. At no given time shall one school have members in both the Management Committee and the Board of Directors. The overall management of the Organization shall be the responsibility of the MUN Coordinator in the absence of whom, one of the Assistant MUN Coordinators shall assume the position. EXPULSION REGULATIONS Taking part in the MUN program is a privilege granted to students attending those schools that have officially registered and paid the proper registration fees. Any student found to have committed a serious infraction of the behaviour expected by participants may be expelled from the program at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Expulsion involves the complete removal of the student(s) involved for the duration of the MUN program. The student(s) will not be allowed to remain on the UN compound as a participant nor as a spectator. The student(s) cannot keep the official MUN name badge. The expulsion of any student(s) will most often involve a discussion of the circumstances by the Executive Committee members. The student(s) involved and the school’s advisor will be informed of the basic facts related to the circumstances and information will be gathered as appropriate. After investigating the circumstances, the Executive Committee will make a decision regarding the expulsion and will report it to the student(s) in the presence of the school’s advisor. The Executive Committee’s decision is final. The Executive Committee shall make all decisions free of bias even if an Executive Committee member is directly or personally involved in any way with the matter at hand. In the event that the Executive Committee cannot arrive at a conclusion, the MUN co-ordinators shall be consulted. The Secretary General (or next in line) will report the outcome of the Executive Committee decision to the student(s) and the school’s advisor with support from the MUN coordinator and other Executive Committee members as needed. Students taking part in the MUN program will be expelled from the program for the remainder of the conference for the following reasons: Smoking/Drinking/Drug Use at any MUN related event. (If a student is caught directly smoking, drinking or using drugs at any MUN-related event there will be no discussion. This includes the MUN dance. The expulsion will be put into immediate effect while the school’s


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advisor shall be informed. Plagiarism – all or any part of a resolution without proper citations of sources. Expulsion may include all delegation members or only those directly involved in the plagiarism (Executive Committee will make the final determination as to exactly which delegation members will be expelled.) Any serious misbehaviour which may include insulting, disrespectful attitude or comment toward any Executive Committee member, Sr. Chairperson, Head Securitary, Advisor or any official UN personnel Vandalism of any MUN property or any property of hosting venues directly associated with MUN events Bribing, coercing or threatening anyone involved in the program for votes, yielding, or unscreened note passing Trading name badges, making fake name badges, altering official name badges. This would include an attempt to purchase a replacement badge after having the badge clipped unless the student notifies the MUN administration so that the replacement badge can be clipped before being issued. Theft of any MUN materials, personal belongings of anyone attending the MUN, or belongings of the host venue. Serious disruption of proceedings without a serious reason for the disruption to be made. Two badge clippings for any individual will result in expulsion for the duration of the conference. A badge can be clipped once without expulsion. A second clipping for ANY REASON will result in immediate expulsion for the individual. Any other issue that may arise and is deemed to warrant expulsion by the Executive Committee members.


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SUSPENSION REGULATIONS A suspension involves the removal from the MUN program for a specific period of time before being allowed to return. A suspension of participation may result for any student(s) involved in any level of infraction less than those mentioned above. The circumstances will be discussed by the Executive Committee and a final decision will be made and reported to the student(s) and the school’s advisor. A suspension may begin immediately or may begin the following day depending on the infraction and the final decision of the Executive Committee members. CLIPPED BADGES A clipped badge (the physical cutting of a corner of the official MUN name badge that is issued to all participating students) indicates that the student has committed some level of minor infraction resulting in the penalty of having the name badge clipped. Badge clippings shall not be reported to the school’s advisors, but any advisor can immediately know the status of any clipped badges by his/her students by asking to see student name badges. The clipped corner is immediately visible on any clipped badge. Name badges will only be clipped by Executive Committee members, Sr. Chairs, Head Securitaries or the Executive Assistant. Jr. Chairpersons or general Securitaries and advisors do not have the authority to clip badges. Individuals in any of these groups may bring students to the attention of any of the groups authorised to take this action for a final decision to be made regarding a possible badge clipping. Official UN security personnel will bring students to an MUN Executive Committee member (usually the coordinator or assistant coordinators) to report an infraction and will leave any penalty up to them. Any student who has the official MUN name badge clipped a SECOND TIME for ANY REASON will be expelled from the program.


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Delegate Preparation Information EAMUN & MSMUN 2011/2012


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DELEGATE PREPARATION Probably the most important role of the advisor and the delegate is to ensure that all students are adequately prepared for the MUN conference. To this end, students must: (l) be well versed in their assigned country’s foreign policy; (2) have a broad knowledge of their committee and its work; (3) have a good understanding of the United Nations, its purposes, practices and procedures; (4) have skills involving speaking in public and listening to others’ arguments; (5) demonstrate the ability to negotiate, compromise and provide leadership. (6) have a good working knowledge of EAMUN parliamentary procedure. RESEARCH: The more students know about their assigned nation’s policies, the more readily they will be able to assume the role of delegates. This is an essential part of the MUN as the success of the whole exercise depends on the ability of delegates to role play being the representative of different countries around the world. It is recognized that it is easier to represent the positions of some countries as opposed to others, but, with research and persistence, it is possible to find out a great deal about most of the members of the United Nations. How To Research Your Nation: Start with a basic encyclopedia, atlas or almanac for useful facts and figures, location and past history. You can contact the local embassy and UN Environmental Program or other UN body offices to find out more information about the county’s recent UN activities. Alternatively, you can visit the United Nations website or the CIA World Factbook. Finally, newspapers and weekly magazines such as Time, Newsweek, The Economist, and National Geographic will help to keep you abreast of recent and current affairs and relationships of your state with others. Researching the United Nations and the Committees: It is essential that all delegates understand the rules and regulations of EAMUN procedure in order to participate effectively in the conference. Familiarization with this information is easy. All information needed for the MUN conferences is contained later in this booklet or on the website. If the delegate wishes to gain a deeper working knowledge of these procedures they may refer to Parliamentary Procedures at a Glance by O. Garfield Jones. Understanding of the United Nations itself can be gained by reading the UN Charter, looking through A Global Agenda: Issues Before the UN and by reading newspapers and magazines. However, it is important to note that the MUN shall not run in exactly the same way as the procedures mentioned in the above documents. The MUN program has been adapted to suit the participating delegates. DEVELOPMENT OF NECESSARY SKILLS FOR DELEGATES: All students should be familiar with speaking in public and arguing their point of view if they


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are to achieve maximum enjoyment from participating in the EAMUN. This should be developed at the school level through EAMUN Clubs and at the local level with inter-school debates. Being a good delegate is not about “shouting the loudest” or being the most visible. It is concerned with one’s ability to convince others of the rightness of one’s position on issues, to compromise and to find solutions to problems which may arise in debates and resolutions. Delegates should enter the MUN with a positive attitude towards the world and aim to provide leadership in solving many of the simulated problems which they will face during their four days as delegates. Delegates should not see their role as rigid or negative, but be prepared to amend, remold and merge resolutions where possible to provide answers to the challenges facing the world. Advisors are asked to emphasis to their delegates the importance of amending resolutions instead of failing them for minor flaws. CONCLUSION Before arriving at the MUN, all students should be able to express their basic knowledge of the UN, its procedures, their assigned countries and their role in the world today. Remember all countries, no matter how small or large, have a role to play in the MUN, and delegates MUST be aware of current issues affecting their countries and the rest of the world. DELEGATION ROLES Present and defend resolutions: Delegation members, under the guidance and direction of the country ambassador, should devise a resolution to present to a specific committee. Resolutions must follow a specific format and will need to be approved by the Resolution Approval Committee (RAC) in order to be added to the agenda. Ambassadors are ultimately responsible for ensuring that issues addressed in the resolution adhere to country policy. Merge resolutions with resolutions of similar topic area: Ambassadors should help delegation members to merge with other resolutions that concentrate on an issue similar to the issue presented in its own nation’s resolution. By merging resolutions, the final resolution tends to be stronger and will probably command a broader base of support from other nations. Resolutions to be merged shall be announced at the Lobbying Session of that year’s conference. Attend and contribute to work of the various Committees, the I.C.J. and General Assembly: It is the responsibility of the ambassador to ensure that the country is represented in all committees at all times. The first two days of the MUN conference focus on committee work and the more thoroughly represented a nation is, the most input it has into the passing and/or failing of resolutions under consideration. If the nation is involved in an ICJ case, it is the responsibility of the ambassador to ensure that the country is represented at all times during the days that the ICJ is running. This is usually the last two days of the MUN conference. All nations should be fully represented in both General Assembly sessions. The ambassador is ultimately responsible for coordinating the delegation members to provide representation of


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the nation’s viewpoints as fully as possible in all appropriate sessions. Contribute to solving any crisis situation that may arise during the course of the conference: At any time in any committee or GA, a crisis situation may arise. It is the responsibility of the country representative in the room at the time to take part in the proceedings in order to best represent the nation’s policies and viewpoints on the crisis to the rest of the assembly present. Once a crisis has begun, doors to the conference rooms are locked and no other delegation member will be allowed in to assist the person present. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ‘Abstain’ This is one way that your country can vote on an issue. To ‘Abstain’

indicates that your country is not sure how it wants to vote on the issue at hand. Maybe you need more information, maybe you are undecided or maybe you do not want to insult a ‘friendly nation’ by voting against it. An abstention counts as a ‘No’ when the votes are being counted to decide whether as issue passes or fails.

‘Against’ This is one way that your country can vote on an issue. To vote ‘Against’ an issue means that your country does NOT support the issue as it is stated.

Chairperson (aka – chair) Crisis Situation

The chairperson is the person who is in charge of all debate procedures. The chair is the main authority in the assembly hall and is responsible for making any or all decisions. All debate is regulated by the chair. Recognizing a country to speak, deciding whether a yielding is in order, and deciding what country will explain its vote are all responsibilities of the chair. All communication between speakers/countries MUST go through the chairperson. This is an emergency situation that may be presented to the delegates in any committee at any time by the Executive Committee. The delegates in that committee will be divided into continental groups and be required to write on-the-spot resolutions to address the particular global emergency.

Debate procedures

The rules and regulations that govern the debates are referred to as the debate procedures. When debating an issue, the ‘For’ side always has the floor to speak first and is followed by the ‘Against’ side.

Delegate Each person who is representing a country is known as a delegate. All delegates are to present the official views of their assigned country when it comes to any and all issues that are debated. Personal feelings should be set aside in favour of the country’s views.

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the issue has passed or failed. The issue will fail if it does NOT receive 51% of the vote ‘FOR’ the issue. It is important to note that all ‘Against’ votes and all ‘Abstentions’ are counted as ‘Against’ votes.

‘For’ This is one way that your country can vote on an issue. To vote ‘For’ an issue means that your country supports the issue as it is stated.

Lobbying Prior to the actual debate, all delegates from all countries should lobby. Lobbying involves trying to determine what other countries support your country’s views and why they support it. It also involves trying to determine what countries do not support your country’s views and why they feel as they do. One other aspect of lobbying involves trying to convince countries with different views to change their vote in favour of your views. Lobbying also gives delegates a chance to ‘plan their strategies’ for debate. For example, if you know that a certain country agrees with your country’s views, you should discuss how to yield the floor to one another to present a united front during the debate.

Passed Once voting procedures are completed, the chair will announce whether the issue passed or failed. The issue will pass ONLY if it has received a ‘FOR’ vote of at least 51%.

Placard This is a signboard with your country name on it. You or your fellow country delegate must raise the placard to be recognized by the chair on an issue.

Recognized To be ‘recognized’ means that a chairperson has called upon your country to speak. A country needs to be recognized to have the floor to speak and to ask a Point of Information. No countries or delegates are allowed to speak if the chair has not recognized them.

Request the floor

This phrase means that you have something to say and you would like the chair to recognize you so that you can speak. You can only request the floor by raising your placard.

Rights to Explain Vote

After each vote on an issue the chair will move into ‘Rights to Explain the Vote’. This means that every delegate from every country has to know WHY their country voted as it did (‘For’, ‘Against’, or ‘Abstain’). The chair will choose one country to explain why it voted ‘For’, one country to explain why it voted ‘Against’ and one country to explain why it voted to ‘Abstain’. No placards are raised for this. The chair will make the decision as to what countries will explain their votes. All delegates should be ready to explain their country’s reasoning as to why it voted as it did.

Speaker This is the person who has been recognized and has taken the floor to


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speak on an issue. When making Points of Information, it is proper to address the person at the podium as ‘the speaker’. Points of Information often begin with a phrase like… ‘Is the speaker aware….’ Or ‘Is the speaker not aware…….’

Time ‘Against’ During the debate procedures, a specific amount of time will be set aside for countries to talk ‘against’ the issue at hand. This means that only those countries that do NOT support the issue can request the floor to speak during this period. However, if a speaker yields the floor to Points of Information, anyone (whether ‘For’ or ‘Against’ the issue) can request the floor to ask the speaker a question. The debate time ‘Against’ always follows the debate time ‘For’ the issue.

Time ‘For’ During the debate procedures, a specific amount of time will be set aside for countries to talk ‘For’ the issue at hand. This means that only those countries that support the issue can request the floor to speak during this period. However, if a speaker yields the floor to Points of Information, anyone (whether ‘For’ or ‘Against’ the issue) can request the floor to ask the speaker a question. The debate time ‘For’ always comes first.

Voting procedures

When the debate times ‘For’ and ‘Against’ an issue have expired the assembly will move into voting procedures. This means that it is time to vote on the issue at hand. The chairperson will ask all countries voting ‘For’ the issue to raise their placards and the votes will be counted. The chair will then ask all countries voting ‘Against’ the issue to raise their placards and the votes will be counted. Finally, the chair will ask all countries that have decided to ‘Abstain’ to raise their placards and the votes will be counted.

Yield Yielding means that you are giving up the floor. If you have the floor you can do one of three things: 1) You can say, ‘I yield the floor to the chair.’ Which means that you turn things over to the chairperson to decide what to do next; 2) You can say, ‘I yield the floor to “COUNTRY NAME” (any country that supports your aim). The chairperson will approve or disapprove of the yielding. If it is approved, you then sit down and the country you yielded to take the floor to speak.; 3) You can say, ‘I yield to ‘Points of Information.’ This means that you are open to answer questions raised by any country whether they support your country’s views or not. If you yield to Points of Information, after any question you can again yield by any of the three means mentioned above.


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DIPLOMATIC BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES During the course of the Model United Nations ALL delegates are expected to display ‘diplomatic behaviour’. The following paragraphs describe some aspects of diplomatic behaviour. RESPECT FOR DELEGATES All delegates MUST show proper respect to all other delegates at all times. This means that you must always be polite, you must listen to what other delegates have to say about the issues, and you must respect their right to believe as they do. All delegates, during debate procedures, must refer to one another in a respectful manner. The terms normally used during debate to refer to other delegates are: “My fellow delegate from…..” or “My fellow colleague from …….”. Even if you do not support the views of a particular country, you must always refer to all other delegates in a respectful manner. Delegates must never refer to other delegates as "you”. All delegates, as representatives from their own assigned nation, must show proper respect to all other nations at all times. As with delegates, you must always be polite, you must listen to a country’s viewpoint on the issues, and you must respect the country’s right to believe and vote as they do. GENERAL DIPLOMATIC BEHAVIOR There are a number of general rules for diplomatic behaviour that apply to many situations in society. During lobbying or discussions on issues:

you should not yell and shout at other nations; you should not speak in a rude manner; or use inappropriate language you should not interrupt someone while they are speaking; you should listen attentively while someone is speaking with you; you should NEVER try to coerce or force someone to do what you want; you should NEVER try to bribe someone to do what you want.

BASIC PROTOCOL FOR DEBATE You can only speak when ‘recognized’ by the chairperson. This means that the chairperson must call your country name when you raise your placard. When the chairperson calls your country name, you have been ‘recognized’. You can only be called upon to speak if you raise your placard to be recognized. (The one exception to this is when it comes to ‘Explaining Your Vote’. In this instance, the chairperson can call upon any country that voted ‘For’, ‘Against’ or ‘Abstain’ to explain why it voted as it did.) You should never raise your placard while someone is speaking, or if someone has the floor to speak. It is considered bad manners to do this. At the appropriate times, the chairperson will


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ask if any country would like to request the floor to speak. At this time, you can raise your placard. During any and all procedures, you are not allowed to speak to anyone from any other country for any reason. You are allowed to whisper quietly to your own country partner provided you do not disturb anyone else. Any individual or country that presents a persistent problem with speaking to others or disturbing others may have their badge clipped, be removed from the debate, denied their right to vote, or asked to leave the assembly hall. There is to be no direct communication between any speaker and a person on the floor. For example, you have the floor and you open the floor to points of information. If someone asks you a question that you don’t understand or can’t hear, you are not allowed to ask the person to repeat the question. You must inform the chairperson that you couldn’t understand/hear the question and the chairperson will ask the delegate to repeat the question more clearly/loudly. Alternatively, speakers may choose not to answer questions if they feel that the questions are irrelevant or inappropriate. The chairperson is the main authority in the assembly hall. All debate decisions will be made by the chair. The chairperson will approve or disapprove of you yielding the floor (to the chair, to another country or to points of information). If the chairperson approves of a yielding he will say, “This yielding is in order.” The yielding will then be allowed to continue. If the chairperson does not approve of a yielding, he will say, “This yielding is NOT in order.” He will then tell you what else you can or should do. At any time when you cannot hear what is being said, you can shout out “Point of Personal Privilege”. You do NOT have to be recognized by a chairperson to say this. It means that you cannot hear what is being said. GUIDELINES FOR DEBATE If you have the floor and are speaking on the issue….when you have finished speaking you can do one of three things. You can say “I yield the floor to the chair.” This means that you sit down and the chairperson will decide what to do next. You can say “I yield the floor to (specific country name)”. This means that you sit down and someone from the country you named must take the floor to speak. The country you yield the floor to MUST support the same side of the issue as you do. You can say “I yield the floor to ‘Points of Information’.” This means that you are opening the floor to any questions that anyone may have. The chair will ask if anyone has a point of information (question). Everyone wanting to ask a question will raise their placards. The chair will decide which country to call on. When a country has


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been recognized by the chair it can then ask its question. Only the person standing at the podium can answer the question asked. Any country can take the number of points of information that debate time allows. If speaking against a main motion or amendment, you must be open to at least one point of information. VOTING PROCEDURES When the debate time ‘For’ and the debate time ‘Against’ have finished, it is time to move into ‘voting procedures’. Each country will be asked to vote ‘For’ (yes) the issue, to vote ‘Against’ (No) the issue or to ‘Abstain’ from voting. ONLY ONE VOTE per country is allowed. A ‘For’ vote means that your country accepts the resolution as it is written and will support its implementation. An ‘Against’ vote means that your country is not in favour of the resolution as it is written (you may be against a part of the resolution or the entire idea of the resolution) and would not support its implementation. An ‘Abstain’ vote should be used EXTREMELY carefully. It is rare for a country to abstain on a vote. A country might abstain from voting if it doesn’t fully know whether to support or not support an issue or if it is worried about offending an ally. (Note – All countries that vote to abstain on any resolution will be expected to explain their reasons for abstaining during the ‘Right to Explain Votes’ and fill out abstention forms.) No motions may interrupt voting procedures except Point of Privilege due to Audibility, or Point Of Order solely when the chair has made a mistake pertaining to the voting procedure. RIGHT TO EXPLAIN VOTES Once the votes have been counted, the chair may choose to call for a ‘Right to explain votes’. This means that a number of different countries will be asked to explain WHY they voted ‘FOR’ (yes) the issue. The countries will be chosen at random based on the votes registered by the chair. Although random, the chair will try to select a country from each side of the voting i.e. one country that voted FOR, one AGAINST and an ABSTENTION. Once the countries that voted ‘FOR’ explain their votes, then a number of different countries will be asked WHY they voted ‘Against’ (No) the issue. The countries will be chosen at random based on the votes registered by the chair. Finally, countries that voted to ‘Abstain’ will be asked to explain WHY they abstained. EVERY COUNTRY must be ready to explain their vote for every resolution that is debated. It is important that all delegation members know the reasons why their country votes as it does for each issue because individual delegation members will not always be together.


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CHAIRPERSON PHRASES COMMONLY USED DURING MAIN MOTION PROCEEDINGS The following information is provided in order to give teachers an idea of the proper phraseology used during MUN debate proceedings. TO INTRODUCE DEBATE ON NEW RESOLUTION: CHAIR SAYS: “The next resolution up for debate is ‘The Question of _________.’ The sponsor [COUNRTY NAME] has the floor”. The sponsor of the resolution will then approach the podium to read out their resolution to the assembly. Chairperson may have the sponsor read the entire resolution or only the operative clauses. To Begin Debate For A Resolution: CHAIR SAYS: “We will now move into [X] MINUTES debate time ‘For’ this resolution. “ The sponsor of the resolution will then begin speaking ‘For’ the resolution. When they finish, the resolution sponsor can yield the floor to the chair, to another country or to ‘points of information’. If the floor is yielded to the chair, the chairperson will say: “Are there any requests for floor?” Any delegate wishing to speak on the matter will raise their placard at this point. The chair will then say, “COUNTRY NAME, you have the floor.” The selected delegate will then approach the podium to speak. To End Debate Time For A Resolution: When the allotted debate time is over the chair will say: “Debate time ‘for’ this resolution has just expired “ It is mandatory that debate time end exactly when the time is up. If the speaker is still speaking the chairperson needs to interrupt with the statement given. TO CONTROL PROCEEDINGS DURING DEBATE TIME: (Whether during time For or Against) Yielding Of The Floor: If a delegate is unsure of how to proceed when they’ve finished their statement, the chairperson may say one of the following: “Do you wish to yield the floor?” “Do you want to yield to Points of information?”


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“Do you want to yield the floor to another country?” “Do you want to yield the floor to the chair?” If the floor is yielded to the chair, the chair will say: “The chair has the floor. Does any country request the floor?” If a delegate raises their placard, the chair will say: “COUNTRY NAME, you have the floor. “ If the floor is yielded to another country, the chair will say: “This yielding is in order. COUNTRY NAME, you have the floor.” If the speaker yields to points of information, the chair will tell the assembly: “The speaker is open to points of information. Are there any points of information?” If there are, the chair will randomly call out a country and say: “COUNTRY NAME please state your point.” To Begin Debate Against A Resolution CHAIR SAYS: “We will now move into X MINUTES debate time ‘Against’ this resolution. Is there any country that requests the floor?” Chairperson will choose a country at random from those delegates with raised placards and say. “COUNTRY NAME, You have the floor.” TO END DEBATE TIME AGAINST A RESOLUTION When the allotted debate time is over, the chair will say: “Debate time ‘Against’ this resolution has expired. “ It is mandatory that debate time end exactly when the time is up. If the speaker is still speaking the chairperson needs to interrupt with the statement given. TO MOVE INTO VOTING PROCEDURES CHAIR SAYS: “We will now move into voting procedures. “ The chair may decide whether to say this or not: “Countries should be aware that there are three voting options.“ Your country should vote ‘For’ the resolution if you support it fully as it is. Your country should vote ‘Against’ the resolution if you are opposed to it in full or in part. Your country can ‘Abstain’ from voting if you are unsure of how to vote. But, it needs to be noted that an ‘Abstention’ vote will be counted as an ‘Against’ vote. Keep in mind that, in order for a resolution to pass, a vote of more than 50% is required. CHAIR SAYS: “All countries voting ‘For’ this resolution, please raise your placards.” A count of votes for is taken and recorded. Chairperson does not comment on numbers at this point.


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CHAIR SAYS: “All countries voting ‘Against’ this resolution, please raise your placards. “ A count of votes against is taken and recorded. Chairperson does not comment on numbers at this point. CHAIR SAYS: “All countries ‘Abstaining’ please raise your placards.” A count of votes is taken and recorded. The Abstaining countries must fill out abstention form. When the votes are fully tabulated and the final result is sure, THE CHAIR SAYS: “This resolution passes/fails.” TO MOVE INTO RIGHTS TO EXPLAIN VOTES CHAIR SAYS: “We will now move into ‘rights to explain votes.’ COUNTRY NAME, please state how you voted and why. “ This may continue for as long as the chair wishes but an equal number of delegates on each side is usually chosen e.g. two from all sides. EAMUN SPECIAL RULES OF PROCEDURE (Revised June 2011) OFFICERS OF THE EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS Rule 1: Appointment: The officers of the East African Model United Nations shall be trained and appointed by the East African Model United Nations Coordinator and the Executive Committee members, who are: the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General, the Co-Chairpersons of General Assembly 1 and the Co-Chairpersons of General Assembly 2, for the current year.


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DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS Rule 2: Junior Chairpersons: The Junior Chairpersons in each committee shall direct its discussions, put questions and announce decisions. They shall accord the right to speak and may propose to the committee the limitation of the number of times each representative may speak on any question, and the closure of debate. They may also propose to the committee the extensions of debate and shall rule on the same. They shall rule on points of order and all other motions of parliamentary procedure, and subject to these rules they shall have control over the maintenance of order at these meetings. Thus, their main aim is to guide, oversee and moderate debate. The Junior Chairpersons will carry out their duties, under the direction of a Senior Chairperson, in different committees at different times, which will be communicated to them beforehand. When not carrying out their chairing duties, they shall act as delegates and participate in debate. They are not allowed to be delegates of the Special Summit. Rule 3: Senior Chairpersons: In addition to exercising powers conferred upon them elsewhere by these rules, including all the powers of the Junior Chairpersons, the Senior Chairpersons shall have complete control over the maintenance of order during the sessions of EAMUN. They shall assist the Executive Committee in their duties and will represent specific Executives in their committees. They shall declare the opening and closing of each meeting of the session and shall have the power to make announcements on behalf of the Executive Committee. They shall take notes of the Assemblies’ decisions and pass them on to their designated executive committee member. They may, in course of the discussion of an item propose, the closure of the list of speakers or the closure of the debate or the closure of privilege points. They may suspend the use of points of privilege or information for individuals or the whole assembly if these points are greatly misused by the members of the assembly. They may further take away the floor from speakers who misuse it and may remove individuals or delegations that cause major or repeated disruptions in the Committees or General Assembly. Senior Chairpersons shall assist the Executive Committee in their duties and person an additional tasks/duties assigned to them by the members of the Executive Committee. Rule 4: The Executive Committee: The Executive Committee shall have six rotating positions held by students, namely the Secretary General, The Deputy Secretary General, the Co-Chairpersons for General Assembly One and the Co-Chairpersons for General Assembly Two. They are collectively responsible for organising all official EAMUN conferences and events, and are entitled to make decisions on all issues or questions concerning the same. They may also make changes and adjustments to the programme itself, if necessary, and amend the constitution, the special rules, the parliamentary procedure and all official documents of the


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EAMUN for the benefit of the programme. The Executive Committee is responsible for training and appointing all staff required for the conferences through diplomatic selection. Outgoing members of the Executive Committee shall select incoming members for the following year. In all matters of expulsion and on all issues and questions posing a major disturbance to the programme the executive committee shall have the final say, however this must be done in consultation with the national coordinator. The responsibilities of the Executive Committee may further be divided between the members; however such divisions are not mandatory and are exchangeable. It is vital that on all major issues concerning the EAMUN, the Executive Committee shall act as a body on all decision making, and during the execution of said decisions. The Secretary General is in charge of providing officers for the Committees, Councils and General Assemblies. They shall delegate responsibilities to the rest of the Executive body, and monitor their progress. In the case of dispute, he shall have the final say on any matter. The Deputy shall support the Secretary General in his/her duties and assume the position in case of Absence. They are in charge of the GAC and the ICJ, and shall oversee the Press Corps. The Co-Chairpersons of GA 1 are responsible for event management, and are in charge of the entire MSMUN programme. They must also oversee charitable fundraising. The Co-Chairpersons of GA 2 must organise and monitor the statistical aspect of any meetings, and additionally train and provide Securitaries for all conferences. They are additionally responsible for the special summit. The Co-Chairpersons are also in charge of the successful operation of their respective General Assemblies and committees. PLENARY MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Rule 5: Suspension of rules: Except by the decision of the chairperson, there will be no suspension of rules. All rules are suspended during a crisis situation. Rule 6: Amendment Forms: Amendments must be submitted in writing to the Chairperson before the reading of the amendment to the assembly. All amendments will be written in duplicate on the amendment forms obtained from the Securitary, Chairperson, Administrative Staff or an Executive Committee member. Rule 7: Amendments and Friendly Amendments: Amendments can only be submitted by a speaker who has the floor. When an amendment is moved to a resolution, the amendment shall first be debated and then voted on. Only one amendment will be allowed per resolution. A motion is considered an amendment if it merely adds to deletes from or revises LESS THAN HALF OF THE OPERATIVE CLAUSES. Only amendments made to the operative clauses will be in order. Those made to the perambulatory clauses are out of order. A friendly amendment is one in which the sponsor of the resolution seeks to alter clauses without changing the content. Friendly amendments can only be proposed in Committee and not in the General Assembly,


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and can only be moved to a resolution before it is seconded. Rule 8: Appeals and Points of Order:

A. Appeals to the decision of the Chair are not debatable. The Chairperson of the Assembly will ask for a second, explain the decision in question and put the appeal immediately to a vote. A 2/3+1 vote against is needed to overturn the decision of the Chairperson. B. During the discussion of any matter, a representative may rise to a point of order and the point of order shall be immediately decided upon by the Chairperson according to the rules of procedure. A representative rising to a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion. (A point of order is defined as an objection to procedure; an argument for or against the pending question shall not be recognized as a valid point of order.) A member who misuses a point of order will lose this privilege for a period determined by the Chairperson.

Rule 9: Resolutions of the Security Council: Resolutions passed or failed by the Security Council can only be overturned by the General Assembly with a 'Uniting for Peace’ resolution which requires a 2/3+1 vote to pass. A 'Uniting for Peace' resolution is one in which the mover seeks to override a Security Council decision from the two days of committee meetings. The resolution must deal with urgent matters of peace and security. The actual decision of whether or not a resolution qualifies will be decided upon by the Executive Committee. Rule 10: Adjournments and Recesses: The Chair alone is empowered to call adjournments and recesses. Rule 11: Membership Credentials: All members of the East African Model United Nations will be identified with specific badges, indicating their details. No participant without the delegate badge may sit in the committee or participate in debate. Rule 12: Vote of No Confidence: A Vote of No confidence in the Chairperson can interrupt and can be called out at any time except during speeches or voting procedure. The motion is only in order, if the mover has previously brought up a valid point of order or appeal to the Chair. The Chairperson will elucidate their performance to the assembly. The mover may withdraw their motion at any time unless final action has been taken. The chairperson will call for a second and shall ask the mover three questions. The content of these three questions is limited to EAMUN proceedings including the Special Rules and Parliamentary procedure. Failure to answer questions shall result in removal from the assembly. If the questions are satisfactorily answered a vote is held requiring a 2/3+1 vote against the Chair to pass. If passed, the Chairperson must vacate their seat and the mover will temporarily assume the functions of the Chairperson, while the Executive Committee shall find


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a fitting replacement. If the motion fails the mover is removed from the assembly and the matter will be dealt with by the Executive Committee. Rule 13: Quorum: A majority of the total member nations present in the General Assembly shall constitute a quorum. Official observers to the East African Model United Nations and Non-Governmental Organizations do not constitute part of the quorum. Rule 14: Reconsideration of Proposals and Tabling: When a proposal has been adopted or rejected, it may only be reconsidered at the same session unless the General Assembly, by a 2/3+1 vote of the member nations present and voting, so decides. A 2/3+1 vote is also required to take matters from the table although tabling itself only needs a majority. Resolutions that have been reconsidered or taken from the table should be re-debated after all business on the agenda has been dealt with by the committee, in case of insufficient time. Rule 15: Voting:

A. Conduct during voting: After the chair has announced the beginning of voting, no representative shall interrupt except on a point of order about the actual conduct of voting, or a point of privilege due to audibility. B. Right to explain vote: After the voting has been completed, countries from each side will be allowed thirty seconds to exercise the right to explain vote. However, this is to the discretion of the Chair depending on time.

C. Abstentions: The number of delegates actively abstaining will be recorded and the right to explain vote may be given to these delegations. Abstentions are counted as a vote against. Delegations abstaining during voting on the main motion will be required to fill out and submit abstention forms justifying their reasons for abstaining. Abstentions are out of order for motions requiring a 2/3 vote. D. Official Observers to the East African Model United Nations, Visitors ,and Non-Governmental Organizations do not have the right to vote E. As per the United Nations Voting policy, the East African Model United Nations follows a strict one country- one vote policy per motion.

Rule 16: Speeches:

A. The Chairperson shall select speakers who signifies their desire to speak. The Chairperson shall call a speaker to order if his/her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion. B. A speech may not be interrupted by any point except a point of privilege referring to audibility or insult, or orders of the day. All other points, such as points of order, parliamentary inquiry and information to the Chairperson or Speaker, will be


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dealt with only when the speaker yields the floor to points of information or to another delegate or back to the Chairperson. C. A speaker against a main motion or amendment must be open to at least ONE point of information. He/ She must say “I am now open to ____ points of information.” After their speech.

Rule 17: Points of Privilege and Information: The number of points of privilege and points of information per daily session is to be determined by the Executive Committee at the start of each day. However, if a delegation misuses either of these points, they will lose all remaining points for a period determined by the Chairperson. Rule 18: Limit of Debate: All General Assembly limits of debate will be determined by the Senior Chair / Executive Committee at the beginning of the session, and will be set depending on the length of the agenda. A maximum of one extension of debate will be allowed on a Main Motion. For all other debatable motions, open debate is limited with no possible extensions. Only at the end of active debate will Previous Question be in order. Rule 19: Written Communication between Delegations:

A. All pertinent written communication transmitted through the Securitaries must be written on identifiable note paper, with a distinct heading. Messages must bear clear TO and FROM designations at the top of the paper. B. All messages MUST be written in English. Messages not fulfilling the above requirements will not be transmitted. There shall be a set limit on the maximum number of notes a delegation may send per committee per day. Delegations are expected to provide their own copies of notepaper, identical to the sample in the Advisor’s booklet. C. A limited amount of special notepaper to be used for communication with the Chairperson shall be provided to each delegation at the start of the session; only such notes will be transmitted to the Chairperson.

Rule 20: Yielding: The floor may be yielded only once consecutively in both Committee and the General Assembly. Each delegation may only have the floor yielded to them by the speaker on the floor, twice per day, but this may be moderated by the Chairperson. Both the former and the latter are not inclusive of the yielding by the Chairperson. Rule 21: Open Debate: The floor is open to eight (8) minutes For and eight (8) minutes Against during debate on a main motion and three (3) minutes For and three (3) minutes Against for all other debatable motions. However this is to the discretion of the Chairperson depending on time. Rule 22: Agenda: Agendas for the various Committees and Councils shall be set at random by


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the Senior Chairs. Only resolutions provided by the Resolution Approval Committee (RAC) with the official East African Model United Nations stamp will be accepted by the Chairpersons for the Committee agendas. Agendas for the General Assemblies shall be derived from those of the Committees and shall consist of only passed resolutions. COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS SHALL FOLLOW THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING RULES Rule 23: Quorum: One third of the members of a Committee constitute a quorum, i.e. one third of the members must be present to begin debate. The presence of a majority of the members of the committee is, however, required for a question to be put to a vote. Official observers to the East African Model United Nations and NGO's are not considered as part of the quorum. Rule 24: Security Council: The members of the Security Council are to apply special provision concerning voting alone, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations. When voting on a main motion, a negative vote, not an abstention, from a permanent member of the Security Council defeats the motion. However in a vote on a procedural matter, the positive votes from nine or more of the Security Council members will pass the motion, regardless of permanent status. Rule 25: Objections to the Main Motion:

A. A delegate objecting to the consideration of a main motion will be required to explain, in an uninterrupted speech not exceeding 30 seconds, the reason for his/her objection. The sponsor of the main motion will be accorded a similar right of reply, after which a vote will be taken on the objection. A 2/3 + 1 vote against the resolution is required to defeat it. B. Once a main motion has lost to an objection to consideration of the question, it cannot be reconsidered at anytime. C. Once an objection to consideration has failed, postpone indefinitely and lay on table will be out of order for that specific main motion. D. An objection to consideration of the main motion will be in order during the committee stage, but NOT during the plenary sessions of the GA. E. The chair may refuse to sustain an objection to consideration if he/she perceives it to be entirely destructive or merely being used for tactical purposes not connected with the substance of the resolution. The objection will not then be put to vote and the decision of the Chair is final.

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General Assembly. It is a platform for countries to debate current conflicts in the presence of a jury whose decision on the matter is final. The Chairperson shall mediate free discussion between delegates through Cross-fire. The Chairperson shall select delegates as they signify their desire to speak by raising their placards. Responses to statements made shall have to pass via the Chairperson, so as to allow a free discussion which still allows for the aims of parliamentary procedure to be upheld. B. Special Summit: This committee of the EAMUN will run throughout the conference. The delegates will debate as ‘Youth of the Nation’ but will members of delegations for identification purposes. On introduction of a topic, delegates must give their COUNTRY’S Policy Statement. This is followed by the assignment of countries into groups For and Against after which there are Opening Statements, Cross- fire, and Closing Statements. Delegates of the Summit arriving during the reading of Opening Statements may not participate in the debate of that particular matter. A panel of judges consisting of delegates will oversee the debate. No Junior Chairpersons are permitted to judge Special Summit or to act as delegates in the Summit. C. The Global Agenda Committee: This committee will run concurrently with the General Assembly. As done in International MUNs, delegates will debate operative clauses pertaining to perambulatory clauses on topics set by the Chairs and passed clauses shall be incorporated to form a resolution. Each topic is open to one delegate from each country, and all delegates are eligible to supply operative clauses that shall be given to the chair prior to debate. All motions apply to this committee, except that Main Motion pertains to the clause and not the resolution. D. Educational Workshops: Each may run during lobbying and will be considered as a committee and will follow the rules that apply to a committee. However, there will be specific issues to debate and the invited speaker may, if he/she so wishes, participates during debate.

SECURITARY SPECIAL RULES (Revised June 2011) SECURITARIES OF THE EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS Rule 1: Appointment: The securitaries of the East African Model United Nations will be appointed by the East African Model United Nations Coordinator and the Executive student leaders who are: the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General, the Co-Chairpersons of General Assembly 1 and the Co-Chairpersons of General Assembly 2, for the current year. DUTIES OF SECURITARIES OF THE EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS Rule 2: Securitaries of the General Assembly and Committees: In addition to exercising


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powers which are conferred upon them elsewhere by these rules, securitaries will be responsible for; maintaining order in the assemblies; passing messages between delegations; manning the doors by allowing entry/exit at specified times only, and ensuring that delegates return to their designated conference rooms on time after breaks and lunch. Securitaries may not leave their designated conference rooms unless they receive authorization from the Senior Chair or an Executive Committee Member. Warnings must go through a Head Securitary or an Assistant Head Securitary, who will in turn issue the warning as described by Rule 7. Badges may only be clipped by Head Securitaries, Senior Chairs, and Executive Committee Members. Rule 3: Head Securitaries: Head Securitaries will be responsible for overseeing other securitaries, delegates and press corps in the conference rooms and exercise additional powers here mentioned. Only the Head Securitary may clip badges. Any other securitary caught clipping badges will be expelled from the conference. There must be one Head Securitary present in each of the conference rooms at all times. There will be one head securitary for each room, however there will be one head for both special summit and ICJ. (Therefore in total 5). The heads must operate their room through out the conference and each day a new team will be assigned to each room. Head securitaries are responsible for the distribution of amendment forms and notes to the chair. Rule 4: Notes: Securitaries will be responsible for passing notes between delegations inside their designated conference rooms.

A. All pertinent written communication transmitted through the Securitaries must be written on identifiable notepaper with a distinctive heading. Messages must have clear TO and FROM designations at the top of the paper. All messages MUST be written in English. Messages not fulfilling the above requirements should not be transmitted. There will be a set limit on the maximum number of notes a delegation may send per committee per day. Delegations are expected to provide their own notepaper. Notes must pertain to the EAMUN proceedings. No personal information should be written. No yield to notes will be collected or delivered to the speaker.

B. A limited amount of special notepaper to be used for communication with the Chairperson will be provided to each delegation at the start of the session. Only such notes should be transmitted to the Chairperson.

C. Securitaries will be responsible of collecting abstention forms and delivering them to the Chairperson.

D. Notes between rooms may only be passed by one Securitary. E. All notes must pass through a note-screener (advisor) before being delivered.

Securitaries passing unauthorized notes must be reported immediately to an Executive Committee member, who will in turn clip their badge.

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for a bathroom pass. On their way out it must be signed by the head securitary and the time must be noted. Should they fail to return after 15 minutes they will be given a warning and continuous abuse will lead to badge clipping.

Rule 5: Manning Doors: Once the Chair specifies that the door should be closed (i.e. at the start of every session), no one should be permitted in or out of the conference rooms except Executive Committee Members or Senior Chairs. Junior chairs may be permitted into and out of the conference room, only if they obtain a note from a Senior Chair or an Executive Committee Member. There must be one securitary on near the door. Entry/exit will only be allowed between times for/against and after voting procedures are finished. Delegates waiting to enter the conference room must be kept quiet and securitaries must exercise their full power to make sure that noise levels are kept down. They may request a Head Securitary from that room to clip badges if the delegates cannot be controlled. People may be allowed to exit in the case of an emergency such as an illness at any point, but may only return into the conference room at the designated times. All doors must be closed during a crisis situation, and no entry/exit of Junior Chairs, delegates, or securitaries will be allowed. Press corps will have free movement in and out of conference rooms at all times except during voting procedures. Rule 6: Information Desk: One securitary will be assigned to the information desk at various times. At lunch there will be two. The information desk must always be manned incase of any queries from delegates, advisors etc. and to assure that anything kept within doesn’t get tampered with or stolen. HANDLING OF OFFENCES Rule 7: Minor Offences: Minor offences such as disruptive talking, playing with the microphones, violation of dress code, or removal of badges will result in a warning given as a shading in the top corner of the badge. If the offence is repeated the delegate’s badge will be clipped. Rule 8: Major Offences: Major offences like eating or drinking in the conference room will result in immediate clipping of the delegate’s badge.

A. Food and Drinks: Delegates are not permitted to take any sort of food or drink into the conference room except for water. Eating or drinking anything in the conference room, including chewing gum, will result in a badge clipping.

B. Electronics: The usage of electronics such as cell-phones, music devices, etc. in the conference rooms is strictly prohibited and will result in a badge clipping. Securitaries will confiscate the item, record the name and committee of the delegate, and give the item and information to an Executive Committee Member. Securitaries must inform the delegate that they may collect their


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device at the end of the day from an Executive Committee Member. C. Tardiness after Breaks: Delegates must report to their respective rooms

promptly after the breaks. Any delegate coming in late, without an acceptable reason, must be reported to the Head Securitary or an Executive Committee member to have his/her badge clipped.

D. Second Clippings: Any delegate whose badge has been clipped once will be expelled from the EAMUN if cause for a second clipping ensues. The badge will be confiscated and the student will be removed from the UN compound. The second clipping, however, may only be done by the Executive Committee.

E. Illegal Offences: Cases of severe infringement of the EAMUN code (e.g. drinking, smoking of any kind, drug use, possession of a weapon, etc.), or any breaking of Kenyan law, must be immediately reported to a Senior Chair or an Executive Committee member. Such cases will result in immediate expulsion from the EAMUN.

F. Language: The usage of profane language is strictly prohibited during the conference and will result in a warning.

G. General conduct: Securitaries are not allowed to sit on the floor outside conference rooms (a chair should be provided) and removal or shoes is not permitted.

Rule 9: Dress Code:

A. Attire of Participants: All EAMUN participants must wear appropriate and formal business attire. Jeans, degrading wear and shorts are not allowed; undergarments are not to be visible at any time. Delegates may dress in the national dress of the country they are representing, but such dress must pertain to the guidelines stated herein.

B. Men’s Dress Code: Men must wear formal attire including: i. Dress pants, dress shirts, dress shoes, and tie;

ii. A jacket is not necessary, however the delegate’s badge must be transferred to the shirt; cargo pants are unacceptable; buttons must be fastened, sleeves unrolled, and shirts tucked in.

C. Ladies’ Dress Code: Ladies must wear appropriate and formal attire including: i. Dress pants/slacks; skirts may be a maximum of 5 cm from the knee when

sitting down, (this is applicable to slits); shirts must reach the pant’s waistband; dresses and tops must abide by a 4-finger width (the index to the little finger, together) from the collarbone and shoulder. Dress shoes must be worn;

ii. Sheer clothing, logos on clothing, and three quarter length tights are unacceptable attire; pantyhose are acceptable.

D. It will be at the discretion of the Executive Committee to determine whether delegates’ clothes are inappropriate.

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into the conference rooms. Failure to comply will result in the participant being sent home to change his/her attire

Rule 10: Consequences of Failure to Perform Duties: Securitaries must follow the rules enforced upon delegates. Contravention of the procedure will be dealt with as follows: first offense will result in a warning. On the second offence the securitaries badge will be clipped. On the third offence the securitaries badge will be confiscated, and the securitary will be expelled from the program. If a securitary is expelled, the securitary’s school will not be able to bring any securitaries to the next EAMUN conference. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE DEFINITIONS Point of Privilege: It is used mostly for audibility, and can be used when delegates feel abused or neglected. It can be called out any time except during voting. It refers to delegates’ rights and comforts. Orders of the Day: Used by delegate when delegate feels issue being debated on the floor has gone off track and does not pertain to the agenda, e.g. a resolution is about refugees in Somalia and the speaker starts talking about the Flintstones. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry: Should be used when delegate wishes to get information about a point in parliamentary procedure that they don’t understand, e.g. ‘Could the Chair please tell me how many votes the Main Motion requires?’ it is used as much as possible to ensure all understand the proceedings in the assembly. Point of Information: Can be directed to both the speaker and the Chair. For the speaker this point is basically a way by which you can ask the speaker questions regarding the resolution. A Point of Information must be short, and can be a short statement followed by a short question itself. A Point of Information to the Chair is used by the delegate to get information not pertaining to parliamentary procedure, but to other EAMUN proceedings, e.g. ‘When do we break for lunch?’ Point of Order: This is used by a delegate if s/he feels that the Chair has made a wrong decision concerning parliamentary procedure, e.g. if the Chair calls for a vote on Extend Debate, for which no vote is required, the delegate can call out a Point of Order and tell the Chair that there is no vote for Extend Debate. Appeal: Used by delegate when trying to overturn an arbitrary decision the Chair has made, that does not pertain to parliamentary procedure.


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Withdraw a Motion: When the sponsor of a resolution or an amendment (motion) feels that their motion is too weak or is wasting the assembly’s time, the sponsor can withdraw the motion. Objection to Consideration: This is used by delegates who feel that the resolution being discussed is useless and/ or a similar resolution proposing the same ideas was already debated before. This objection must be called after the Chair has asked for a second but before a second is called. Delegates will have 30 seconds to explain their objection. Lay on the Table: This motion is only used during debate time against. If the delegate who is against the resolution feels that there is no point in debating the resolution further, s/he calls to table the resolution. If the motion passes, the resolution will be tabled and the assembly will move to the next resolution. Take from the Table: If for some particular reason, a delegate feels that a resolution which has been tabled should be debated, the delegate will call to Take from Table. It is important to note however, that, if the vote for taking a resolution from the table passes, the resolution will be moved to the end of the agenda. Previous Question: This is a motion used to call an end to all other motions. If for example, in debate time against, no delegate wants to speak against the resolution, the Chair or the delegates can call for Previous Question. If seconded without objection, the assembly will automatically go into voting procedure for the resolution. Extend Debate: This motion is used by delegates who feel more time should be given to a resolution. It is called at the end of debate time for or against, and if the Chair feels the extension is valid, debate time will be extended at the end of normal debate. Amendment: This motion is used when the delegate wants to revise the resolution by adding, or deleting or changing the operative clauses. Only operative clauses can be amended and not more than half of the operative clauses can be amended. You cannot amend and amendment. The delegate fills in two amendment forms, writing the amendments they wish to make and sends one copy to the Chair. If the Chair feels the amendment is valid, the delegate will be called upon in debate time and the assembly will debate the amendment. Postpone Indefinitely: This is similar to Lay on Table. The difference is that, unlike LOT, once a resolution is postponed indefinitely, it can never be brought up again (unless the Executive Committee states otherwise). This motion is only made in debate time against and is debated on. Main Motion: This is another word for Resolution. All motions apply to this motion. Reconsider: If a resolution has passed or failed, its verdict can be reversed by reconsidering it. The resolution is debated at the end of the agenda. However, it can only be proposed by a member on the winning side of the vote.


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MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS Afghanistan Guyana Qatar Albania Haiti Romania Algeria Honduras Russian Federation* Andorra Hungary Rwanda Angola Iceland Samoa Antigua & Barbuda India** San Marino Argentina Indonesia Sao Tome & Principe Armenia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Saudi Arabia Australia Iraq Senegal Austria Ireland Serbia Azerbaijan Israel Seychelles Bahamas Italy Sierra Leone Bahrain Jamaica Singapore Bangladesh Japan Slovakia Barbados Jordan Slovenia Belarus Kazakhstan Solomon Islands Belgium Kenya Somalia Belize Benin

Kiribati Korea Dem Ppl. (North)

South Africa** Spain

Bhutan Korea Rep of. (South) Sri Lanka Bolivia Kuwait St. Kitts & Nevis Bosnia and Herzegovina** Kyrgyzstan St. Lucia Botswana Lao Dem. Rep St. Vincent & Gren. Brazil** Brunei

Latvia Lebanon**

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Bulgaria Lesotho Swaziland Burkina Faso Liberia Sweden Burundi Libya Switzerland Cambodia Liechtenstein Syrian Arab Republic Cameroon Lithuania Tajikistan Canada Luxembourg Thailand Cape Verde Macedonia, former Republic Timor-Leste Cen. African Rep of Yugoslav Togo Chad Madagascar Tonga Chile Malawi Trinidad & Tobago China* Malaysia Tunisia Colombia** Maldives Turkey Comoros Mali Turkmenistan Congo Malta Tuvalu Costa Rica Cote D’Ivoire

Marshall Islands Mauritania

Uganda Ukraine

Croatia Mauritius United Arab Emirates Cuba Mexico United Kingdom* Cyprus Czech Republic

Micronesia Fed. Sts Moldova

United Rep. of Tanzania United States of America

Dep. Rep. of Congo Monaco Uruguay Denmark Mongolia Uzbekistan Djibouti Montenegro Vanuatu Dominica Morocco Venezuela Dominican Republic Mozambique Vietnam Ecuador Myanmar Yemen Egypt Namibia Zambia El Salvador Nauru Zimbabwe Equatorial Guinea Nepal Eritrea Netherlands Estonia Rep. Of Ethiopia

New Zealand Nicaragua

Fiji Niger Finland Nigeria** France* Norway Gabon** Gambia

Oman Pakistan

Georgia Palau Germany** Panama Ghana Papua New Guinea Greece Paraguay Grenada Peru Guatemala Philippines Guinea Bissau Poland Guinea Portugal** \ *PSC – Permanent Security Council Members

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OFFICIAL OBSERVERS AMNESTY INT’L GREEN PEACE HOLY SEE ARAB LEAGUE HOLY SEE RED CROSS A.U IMF WORLD BANK E.U P.L.O SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: 2011/2012 CHINA SOUTH AFRICA LEBANON FRANCE BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PORTUGAL RUSSIAN FEDERATION BRAZIL NIGERIA UNITED KINGDOM GABON COLOMBIA UNITED STATES INDIA GERMANY DONOR NATIONS ONLY donor nations are allowed to ‘donate’ funds to any particular resolution, cause or project. It is the Ambassador’s responsibility to ensure that delegation members are only offering donations for causes the country would realistically support. It is important to understand the a country’s donor budget is used to cover ALL types of causes to which the country might make a financial contribution. ONLY A FRACTION of any country’s donor budget would be used for UN-related issues. Records are kept by securitaries on all donations from all countries. If any country is found to be donating more than its realistic contributions might be, the ambassador will be held accountable. The following list indicates countries which have ‘donor nation’ status. In real life, non-donor nations might contribute to very specific causes provided it fits with their country’s policies.

Kuwait Luxembourg Liechtenstein Netherlands Norway Qatar Switzerland MUN SPECIAL SUMMIT SESSIONS The EAMUN Special Summit sessions will introduce a new concept of debate into the existing EAMUN program. The

Austria Australia Belgium Brunei Canada Cyprus Denmark Finland France Greece Germany Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan

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Summit will focus on specific topics around which debates will be focused. Delegates designated as Special Summit delegates will need to research the topic issues before-hand and will prepare a country policy statement on each issue prior to the onset of the conference. All Special Summit delegates will need to be well versed on both sides of ALL of the topics in order to be prepared to take part in the debates. DELEGATE PLACEMENT Any school which is bringing a full contingent of delegates can bring a maximum of TWO Special Summit delegates. These two delegates will be registered as delegates representing the policies and viewpoints of two of the countries that have been assigned to that school, and must have participated in MUN at least one year prior. The Special Summit delegates will NOT represent the country in committees, General Assemblies, ECOSOC or the International Court of Justice. They will ONLY be involved as a Special Summit delegate. However, they can play a role in helping the country delegates to lobby for the country’s resolution during the lobbying session.

The Special Summit delegates, once designated as such, CANNOT switch with other delegation members. Special Summit delegates are permanently assigned to take part in the Special Summit proceedings for the duration of the conference. Additionally, Special Summit members cannot act as Ambassadors. SPECIAL SUMMIT PROCEDURES Each delegate assigned as a Special Summit representative will be assigned to one country being represented by a school. Once assigned by the advisor to be part of a specific country delegation, that Special Summit delegate will need to begin researching the topics that will be debated in Special Summit sessions. All aspects of each issue must be researched by each Special Summit delegate. Each Special Summit delegate must come to the EAMUN conference fully prepared to present his/her country’s official policy on each issue. Each Special Summit delegate must also come prepared to fully represent either side of the issue based on their own opinion during debate whether or not it matches the country’s official policy. The basic process that will be conducted each day in the Special Summit sessions will involve the following: 1. Statement of Official Country Policy on the issue by each Special Summit representative present. 2. Division of all Special Summit representatives present into two sides ... Pro and Con. (Division will NOT be made based on official country policy!) 3. Time will be allowed for all representatives on both sides to formulate their argument


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for/against the issue. This will include determining which representatives will speak. Any individual representative will be allowed to speak for however long they wish to during the speaking time available for/against the issue. All representatives will have a roughly equal time to speak at some point during the day’s proceedings. 4. Each side (pro/con) will be given an opportunity to present the group’s argument. A Sr. Chairperson will regulate the debate proceedings. It is important to note that the Parliamentary Procedures used in committees and in the General Assemblies will not be followed in the same way. The same basic points of debate will be used but the format of debate may differ. Time will be allowed for the ‘pro’ side to make its point, followed by equal time for the ‘con’ side to make its point. Each side will be given time to question and make rebuttal statements. 5. A panel of Delegates and/or Ambassadors will form the decision-making body. The panel members will hear all the statements and comments from both sides. Ultimately the panel will determine which side presented the best argument. Voting procedures will not be conducted by the representatives in the room. Only the panel of Delegates and/or Ambassadors will make the final decision as to the ‘best argument’. 6. The topic for debate will be chosen randomly from the list of specific topics assigned for research. The topics may be debated in any order. If two separate rooms are used for Special Summit debates, each room may be debating its own topic from the list. 7. In general, one topic will be covered each morning and a different topic may be covered in the afternoon. Over the course of the days of the EAMUN conference, it is hoped that all of the specific topics will be debated. 8. Jr. Chairpersons will not be allowed to participate in the Special Summit rooms as they could miss their chairing times in other committee rooms, and would miss valuable debate. Jr. Chairpersons will also not be allowed to be on the panel forming the decision making body as they again could miss their chairing times and may have to leave the topic being debated in the middle of proceedings. SPECIAL SUMMIT TOPICS Below is a list of this year’s special summit topics and a few links for further research. We strongly recommend however that you conduct more thorough research as these links simply provide research guidance. The topics are:

1. WOULD TIGHTENING IMMIGRATION LAW PREVENT BRAIN DRAIN? Brain drain is defined as the mass emigration of technically skilled people from one country to another country. Brain drain occurs as a result of factors such as political instability of one


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nation and lack of opportunities. It is usually a massive emigration of various skilled labour: professors, doctors and scientists from developing countries to more developed nations. It is also known as “the human capital flight” because financial capital is involved in this mass migration. Africa is currently suffering the most from this brain drain phenomenon. Of all the African nations, Kenya and Nigeria are one of the great sufferers of brain drain. This phenomenon results in a brain drain from already-suffering nations to a brain gain to a developed nation, slowing down the developing nations’ progress. It is important to stop this phenomenon in order to maintain balance of power and stimulate development in third-world countries. There are many ways to prevent brain drain, such as providing more opportunities and improving living facilities. However, most of these require long-term progress and are tied to economic development. On the other hand, tightening immigration can be initiated immediately and possibly prevent brain drain. However, it may simple close the doors for unskilled labour still have doors open for skilled labourers. Consider the impact of such laws on trade, development and multi-national corporations. Based on these aspects, discuss the effectiveness of tighter immigration law on preventing brain drain. Definition of Brain Drain: http://www.thegeminigeek.com/what-is-brain-drain/ Information about Kenya: http://www.afrika.no/Detailed/11015.html http://www.globalissues.org/article/599/brain-drain-of-workers-from-poor-to-rich-countries http://www.migrationsrecht.net/european-immigration-migration-law/643-france-selective-immigration-brain-drain-immigration-law-point-system.html http://www.meforum.org/2107/europe-shifting-immigration-dynamic

2. DOES AFRICA REQUIRE THE AID OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN CONFLICT MEDIATION?

For the past decades, there has been many conflicts in Africa, including genocide, famine, and political disturbance. In most crises, there questions of when and how the international community should step in arise. Some people argue that Africa has its own organizations that can handle African disputes. However, others argue that most of the African nations are struggling with internal problems and that impunity, poverty and corruption hinder regional intervention. Consider the pros and cons of intervention to determine whether international intervention is actually beneficial. http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Foreign_intervention_in_African_affairs http://9022541934788190198-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/mavalfortwebpage/home/teaching/development-policies-


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m1/Fortna_2004.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7crRqC76l3Ly2uWTQFeMgkC7fKRsQmdBY8G76_rhFSHGJj1TkOFOzLwy__qrGSI3dk-eYkQmAkYTel6tj_jozpbkYJtxid6o_7APGJ5h0fSyn01V8Cebdrkm0Y7OGSf1oe-W8h2bRajx40ODgKuqW4QfQRzKtyUNMaEkEpfdGBducpYrCYBO6fOmkgj31Ykqx5ZlxDJp2UJ1udcxgWEPHuEaiHuuUqsMOTV6w0KZ4YeNgywIxePZ2hnHuBwx0lPARar4oIv8&attredirects=0 http://worldviews.igc.org/awpguide/interven.html http://www.suite101.com/content/the-question-of-international-intervention-a355265 http://www.claiminghumanrights.org/african_recs.html

3. IS POPULATION CONTROL ETHICAL? Human population control is “the practice of artificially altering the rate of growth of a human population.” Population control became a major concern during Hitler’s reign over Germany, and today the earth will soon pass seven billion, making the idea of controlling the world’s population through non-coercive means a topic of debate amidst the world’s capitals. China, India and South Korea have all adopted some form of population control policy. Should we be concerned?

Limiting the world’s population is challenging, however in some cases effective and easy. It can be tackled in a number of ways: Contraception, abstinence, medical abortion, emigration, sterilization, taxation and many more. How ethical are these measures? Do such measures infringe upon personal freedoms e.g. freedom of choice, religious freedoms etc. Where is the line drawn?

www.slideshare.net/HNurton/population-theories www.radioliberty.com/pca.htm http://www.academicperspective.com/2010/04/20/a-push-for-population-control/ http://www.markswatson.com/popcontrol.htm http://www.salon.com/news/environment/feature/2008/09/17/population_control www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqUcScwnn8

4. WILL FREE TRADE BENEFIT THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES? DOES IT HARM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES? COULD IT SERVE A UNIVERSAL GOOD? IS FREE TRADE A REALISTIC GOAL?

Free trade refers to international commerce without interference from and involvement of governments. There are a multitude of reasons for government involvement in trade including the need to protect local industry, the prevention of dumping and strategic considerations. However, there


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are also many arguments against government involvement including the creation of inefficiency, loss of variety and increases in prices. How are trade tariffs affecting the Third World? Are developed economies blocking out emerging and developing economies? Do the benefits of a free trade system outweigh the risks? Who shall gain the most from free trade? http://hsc.csu.edu.au/economics/global_economy/tut7/Tutorial7.html http://vietnambusiness.asia/free-trade-brings-benefits-and-challenges/ http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/04/29/john-stossel-free-trade-american-companies-general-motors-ipod-mike-huckabee/ http://www.activistpost.com/2011/03/free-trade-wont-help-world-poverty.html http://www.economicshelp.org/trade/arguments-against-free-trade.html

5. SHOULD THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE BE UNIVERSALLY ADOPTED AS A POLICY BY SCIENTISTS AND GOVERNMENTS?

The precautionary principle, also known as the precautionary approach, is defined as the theory that an action should be taken when a problem or threat occurs, not after harm has been inflicted; an approach to decision-making in risk management which justifies preventive measures or policies despite scientific uncertainty about whether detrimental effects will occur. The principle originates from Germany, from around the 1930s, originally known as Vorsorgeprinzip, which translates into English as precaution principle. It is originally related to consumer protection. It is designed to ensure that there is a social responsibility to protect the public from exposure to harm, when scientific investigation has found a plausible risk. Employing it as policy would mean that before any scientific developments can occur, the researcher would have to prove that it would not be harmful to the general public. However, is this hindering development? Do the benefits outweigh the expense and time-consuming nature of adopting this principle? Consider the cases of GMO’s, burning fossil fuels, nuclear power etc. It was first adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1982 and was the first international endorsement of the precautionary principle. http://www.pprinciple.net/the_precautionary_principle.html http://www.pmac.net/precaut.htm http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/consumers/consumer_safety/l32042_en.htm http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/endsandmeans/vol4no1/manson.shtml http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v8/n4/full/7400947.html


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6. IS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BENEFICIAL? Affirmative action is defined as a set of policies designed to eliminate past and present discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin. Affirmative action is an attempt to promote equal opportunity. It used by to ensure that the minority groups within society are given opportunities in all activities. The justification for affirmative action is redemption from previous or historical discrimination towards those minorities who are being favoured by affirmative action policies. It came about during the 1960s. It first appeared in the USA in the Executive Order 10925 on March 6th, 1961. In 1965, the Executive Order 11246 was signed in the USA which required employers to take "affirmative action" to hire labour without regard to race, religion and national origin. This trend was soon followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada. However, when these policies involve preferential selection, affirmative action invokes intense controversy. Questions were raised such as: How is that while trying to give everyone equal rights, some groups are given preference, as this violates laws regarding equal rights? http://www.balancedpolitics.org/affirmative_action.htm http://www.now.org/nnt/08-95/affirmhs.html http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/ http://www.philosophytalk.org/pastShows/AffirmativeAction.htm http://racerelations.about.com/od/thelegalsystem/tp/affirmativeactionhub.htm

7. THE CHINESE PRESENCE IN AFRICA

Foreign influence in Africa is nothing new, although this aid has traditionally come from the west. In recent years, China has strengthened her economic ties with Africa through colossal investment in natural resources extraction, oil, infrastructure projects, and other commodity sectors. For example, deals have been secured between Kenya and China regarding malaria, rice and roads. Similar to the west, China’s involvement in Africa has provoked much debate and discussion. Many have praised Chinese investment regarding it as being more beneficial and committed than aid from the West but some argue that the Chinese presence is detrimental and has led to exploitation of resources and an upsurge in illegal activities such as poaching and ivory trading. The most striking difference between the east and west is their take on Africa’s politics; Western aid often given on the condition that governments take measures to reduce corruption and impunity while Chinese aid often disregards the political situation of the nations it aids. Is this harmful to African economies? http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/


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http://africabusiness.com/2010/11/06/the-impact-of-chinese-investment-in-africa/ http://www.consultancyafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=636:the-impact-of-chinas-presence-in-the-horn-of-africa-human-rights-oil-and-weapons&catid=91:rights-in-focus&Itemid=296 EAMUN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE In reality, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies. However, in EAMUN, the ICJ runs with 5 delegate judges per case, on the last 2 days of the conference. Ambassador must be present Any ONE other delegate may also participate No Junior Chairs permitted to judge / chair the ICJ but they may participate and view the

cases at their own discretion Countries involved in the cases are decided by MUN officials. Participants must present

Position Papers indicating the case and the arguments The list of cases shall be available prior to the conference

PROCEDURE OF ICJ CASES 1. Delegates read out position papers submitted to Sr. Chair on Day 3 of the conference

(Wednesday Morning) 2. Opening Statement: Each side given time to speak on the case (offensive and the

defensive), but no Points of Information 3. Cross Fire between participating countries ONLY 4. Cross fire between all delegates / chairs / judges / spectators 5. Delegates presenting case given time to prepare closing statements 6. Closing statements (speech) read out 7. Judges given time to discuss (They may declare one side as the winner, or suggest a

solution) 8. One of the judges announce decision GLOBAL AGENDA COMMITTEE GAC OVERVIEW The Global Agenda Committee (GAC) is a new committee of the EAMUN program that has only


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had one session and which will run concurrently with the General Assembly on the last two days of the EAMUN conference. In an effort to broaden the horizons of all EAMUN delegates, the GAC will be run in a blend of the ‘clause-based’ and ‘free-debate’ style used in many other MUN programs around the world. The aim of the GAC is therefore to expose delegates to another form of MUN and debate while engaging them in reflection of relevant global issues. GAC PROCEDURE The main difference in debate within the GAC is that it will be clause-based and not resolution-based. Throughout the rest of the EAMUN conference, delegates come with a draft resolution that is debated during the Committee sessions. However, in the GAC, delegates will come up with draft clauses on a previously assigned topic. These clauses are then debated individually during the GAC sessions.

PROCEDURE

1. Introduce topic for the day 2. Chair offers subtopics within topic to be debated 3. Delegates vote on order they want to debate subtopics 4. Room moves into Crossfire on first subtopic 5. Room moves into a Un-moderated Caucus where delegates form groups and write

operative clauses on the subject of the subtopic discussed during Crossfire 6. BREAK 7. Room moves into Closed debate where the newly written clauses are debated as

the Main Motion 8. Votes are taken following each clause-debate and, if the clause passes, it is included

in the new Draft Resolution aimed at addressing the day’s overall topic. Amendments are in order during this time

9. The draft resolution is then debated and voted on as a whole GAC DELEGATES All delegations may send one delegate to participate in the GAC. However, as the GAC runs concurrently with the GA, countries may change their delegate for each day the GAC runs for. Therefore, a total of two delegates from each country will have the opportunity to participate in the GAC. Once a delegate elects to participate in the GAC, they must research on the year’s GAC TOPIC Energy security, to some extent, entails national security. It determines energy independence. It indicates economic security. We need to be secure in our energy in terms of the source, the control of the flow and distribution of that energy, and the alternatives


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in place to allow us to withstand the highs and lows associated with any commodity. This has created an international preoccupation with energy security some have turned to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power to the more controversial nuclear power which many countries are now turning to. Nuclear power is by many presented as the clean, reliable energy source, completely on par with renewable other renewable energy solutions such as solar power, despite its potential safety risks. Hence, does nuclear power provide the path to energy security? Is it sustainable? How can risks associated with nuclear power be minimised? What other power sources can we examine to achieve energy security? Should the international community put pressure on countries to turn away from nuclear power and towards other sustainable energy sources? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/nuclearpower http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/energy/op/nepadkarekezi http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/2007/ebsp2007n012.html http://globalenergysecurity.blogspot.com/ http://www.globalissues.org/article/595/energy-security#globalissues-org OFFICIAL OBSERVER & NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION STATUS Official observers and NGOs are not members of the United Nations. Therefore, there are special rules and procedures that govern their participation in MUN proceedings. 1. Official observers and NGOs are assigned as members of committees just like any other country is. However, they may not vote on any resolutions. 2. Though official observers and NGOs would not be allowed to present resolutions in the real UN, in the MUN, each official observer and NGO is allowed to submit ONE general resolution to ONE committee to have it debated as all other resolutions are debated. 3. In the General Assembly, official observers and NGOs are seated and have full rights to address the assembly. They do not have the right to vote on resolutions however. 4. In committee and in GA, all official observers and NGOs are seated alphabetically amongst the other official U.N. member nations. AMBASSADOR RESPONSIBILITIES AMBASSADOR SELECTION Each individual school determines how it will select ambassadors for each country its students are representing. MUN does not get involved in the selection of the ambassadors at all and is


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respectful of the decisions made by schools in this regard. Some schools allow the students in the delegation to choose their own ambassador from the group. Some schools appoint ambassadors based on their previous experience with MUN and leadership abilities and assign additional delegation members to the group to ensure that each delegation has at least one experienced member. Some schools divide students into delegations and then, after observing how the students interact, the advisor of the MUN for the school will determine which student in each group is most deserving of the position. Again, MUN does not involve itself in the decision as to which students are assigned to be ambassadors. It is important to note that, once the December 1 deadline is passed, no changes in ambassador appointments will be allowed. AMBASSADOR RESPONSIBILITIES The Ambassador of each country plays a very important role in the overall representation of their country during the MUN. Some of the ambassador responsibilities are described below. Some individual schools may also assign specific tasks to their ambassadors. Lobbying Ambassadors are responsible for coordinating the activities of all delegation members during the lobbying session. Delegation members should be meeting as many other delegates and looking through as many resolutions as they can during the lobbying time. Ambassadors will be required to meet in continental groups to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the resolutions and speeches that they are proposing. The ambassadors should continue to coordinate the efforts of everyone, supervising each of them, to make sure that the lobbying time is being used productively. Only Ambassadors, or a delegate assigned by the Ambassador may sign Lobbying forms. Writing Resolutions for Debate Ambassadors should coordinate the efforts of all delegation members to write a resolution on an issue of importance to the country being represented. It is NOT recommended that the ambassador alone write the resolution for the country. Resolutions, before they will be accepted for debate at the MUN, must pass through a Resolution Approval Committee (RAC). Ambassadors are ultimately responsible for ensuring that their resolutions meet the criteria as outlined on the Resolution Approval Form (included in the info packet). If a resolution does not meet all the criteria, it will be failed. NO opportunity to make corrections and to resubmit the resolution will be offered. General Coordination of Delegation Ambassadors are responsible for coordinating the activities of all delegation members in


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general. Ambassadors should check in periodically with delegation members to make themselves aware of what has been debated and how voting has gone on different resolutions in different committees. Ambassadors should discuss with other delegation members how to vote on specific resolutions that will come up in the various committees. Support that was offered during lobbying may change depending on how the debate goes. Ambassadors should be aware of such changes. Ambassadors are also responsible for making sure that the country’s views are represented in all the committees (depending on delegation size). Budgeting/Donating Some resolutions presented for debate request funding from donor nations. If a specific country would legitimately make a donation to the cause included in the resolution, it can offer a donation toward that resolution. Any donations are noted down by the securitaries and are reported to the chairperson of the committee or GA. It is the responsibility of ambassadors to be fully aware of any/all donations that delegation members may be making. If a country is found to be making donations above and beyond what it would normally make to UN sponsored projects, the ambassador will be held responsible for the expenditures of the delegation members. Voting for Best Resolution Over the course of the conference, many resolutions will be proposed, and it is an MUN custom to award the students who have brought forward a resolution of considerable quality. Ambassadors will be handed ballots which they should fill out, with the help of their fellow delegates, and give to Senior Chairs and the Executive Committee. Each delegation must vote for a resolution in each committee that they participate in. Therefore, a delegation that is not in Security Council does not have to vote for a Security Council resolution. Furthermore, no delegation can vote for a resolution that originated from their school. Other Responsibilities Other responsibilities may arise for a particular delegation that may or may not apply to other delegations. If a country is a member of a particular interest group, coordination may need to be made to be sure the country is represented at the interest group meetings. If issues are being discussed during press conferences the ambassador may need to assign a delegation member to be present to be sure the country’s views are fairly represented. Specific schools may also assign responsibilities to ambassadors that other schools may not. Those are left up to ambassadors from those individual schools to manage themselves. SUBMISSION OF THE COUNTRY PROFILE FORM Along with the resolution submission and justification forms all delegations participating in the conference must hand in an EAMUN Country Profile Form (copies should be made of the one on pg. 88). It is the Ambassador’s responsibility to ensure that the form is completed and


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submitted before the December 1st deadline. These forms are important for primary research so Ambassador’s should ensure that all delegates take part in the research necessary to fill in the form so that all members of the delegation have sufficient background information for the country that they are representing. HOW TO WRITE A RESOLUTION A resolution is a document presented by a country, to describe a problem facing a country, region, or the world, and suggest solutions to help fix the issue. Resolutions must fit into one of the following committees: Ecology; Human Rights; Economic or Political. Security Council resolutions MUST deal with an issue that the UN Security Council would focus on. There are several things you must do in order to be able to write a good resolution, the first of which is to obtain basic background information about your country. This should include: Basic background information e.g. population, type of government, infrastructure, medical

availability, general quality of life, product availability, cost of living for average citizen, Its geography (location, neighbouring nations, geographical boundaries, land area) Its economic standing (developed/developing, GNP, GDP, per capita income, major trading

partners, natural resources) Its allies (nations that your nation is on friendly terms with) Its policies on major issues (freedom of speech, freedom of press, trade, war, nuclear

issues, conservation, involvement with other nations) Knowing this will help you to discover what are the pressing issues faced by your country, and the countries around it, which will enable you to write a suitable resolution that will help not only your country, but other countries as well. Remember, the United Nations aims to help solve global issues, or problems that face a number of countries; it is not a body that just donates money to resolve difficulties in any country, especially when the country can deal with the issue on its own. Delegations are also encouraged to write resolutions affecting countries other than their own, or issues that cause global concern, because the UN tries to help as many countries as possible. It is important though, not too tackle issues that are too broad or irrational, for example, THE QUESTION OF ERADICATING WOLRD POVERTY. When referring the problem in the preambulatory clauses, or in ‘Time for the resolution’, it is important to include the following:

What caused the problem? What has been done about it? (If anything) Who is involved in the problem? How does the problem affect others? What will happen if the problem is not corrected?

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comments insulting your country, its governments or any of its policies, either in the resolution, or in debate time. You must suggest adequate, well-researched and thought-out solutions to the issue you are discussing. Try to answer the following in the operative clauses:

What should be done to solve the problem? Who will be involved in the process of solving the problem?

Local people? International community? Donor agencies?

Where will the money come from to pay for the solution, and how will it be used? The last phrase usually welcomes further suggestions from other nations to improve the resolution. WHAT A RESOLUTION MUST INCLUDE

Supervisor’s name Session - ??th Annual MS/EAMUN Sponsor of Resolution – country submitting the resolution Title – (must begin with the words…’THE QUESTION OF….’ Opening line – ‘The General Assembly’ Phrases describing the problem / issue must begin with certain acceptable initiating

phrases that will be underlined and must be indented Phrases describing solution must begin with certain acceptable initiating phrases that

will be underlined and must be indented Last phrase usually involves welcoming further suggestions from other nations.

INITIATING PHRASES PREAMBULATORY CLAUSES Affirming Determined Having reviewed Alarmed Emphasizing Having studied Anxious Encouraged Keeping in mind Appreciating Endorsing Mindful Aware Expressing deep concern Noting further Bearing in mind Expressing its appreciation Noting with approval Believing Expressing its satisfaction Noting with grave concern Cognizant Fulfilling Noting with regret Concerned Fully alarmed Noting with satisfaction Confident Fully believing Observing Conscious Further depicting Reaffirming Considering Further recalling Realizing Contemplating Grieved Recognizing Convinced Guided by Referring Declaring Having adapted Reiterating Deeply concerned Having considered Seeking Deeply conscious Having decided Stressing


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Deeply convinced Having devoted attention Taking into account Deeply disturbed Having examined Taking into consideration Deeply regretting Having heard Viewing with appreciation Deploring Having received Welcoming Desiring Having regarded Wishing OPERATIVE CLAUSES Accepts Draws attention Notes with regret Acknowledges Emphasizes Proclaims Adopts Endorses Reaffirms Affirms Expresses its appreciation Recognizes Appeals Expresses its conviction Recommends Applauds Expresses the hope Regrets Appreciates Expresses its regret Reminds Approves Expresses its sympathy Renews its appeal Authorizes Expresses its thanks Repeals Calls Further invites Requests Commends Further proclaims` Solemnly affirms Concurs Further recommends Stresses Condemns Further reminds Strongly condemns Confirms Further requests Suggests Congratulates Further resolves Supports Considers Has/Have resolved Takes note of Decides Instructs Transmits Declares Invites Trusts Demands Notes Urges Deplores Notes with approval Welcomes Designates Notes with interest Directs Notes with satisfaction RESOLUTION OUTLINE Committee: Advisor: (put supervising teacher) Session: (- ANNUAL EA/MSMUN here) Ambassador: (Ambassador’s name) Sponsor: (put name of country) Page 1 of (total number of pages) (put resolution title here...title must begin with ‘THE QUESTION OF’, must be in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, and must NOT be centred...see following example) THE QUESTION OF DEVELOPING A PLAN TO ELIMINATE ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY THE YEAR 2020 (the resolution begins by being addressed to the General Assembly) The General Assembly, (this must be indented, followed by a comma, and underlined) Preambulatory clauses begin


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The perambulatory clauses DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM that is to be resolved.

Should state what is known about the problem; May acknowledge what has been done/tried in the past; Pream. clauses are NOT numbered Pream. clauses are all indented Pream. clauses end with commas Pream. clauses must begin with a Preambulatory Clause from the list provided only Pream. clauses from the list must be underlined

Operative clauses begin The operative clauses DESCRIBE THE SOLUTION to the problem

Each resolution should have at least THREE operative EXCLUDING the clause welcoming any further suggestions.

Should state what is to be done Should include ‘how’ it will be done May state ‘who’ will do it Should give a timeframe (if applicable) May include means of economic support for implementation Operative clauses must be numbered in sequence The first line of each op. clauses is indented Op. clauses end with semicolons Op. clauses begin with an Operative Clause from the list provided only Op. clauses from the list must be underlined Last Op. clause ends with a period (fullstop)


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SAMPLE RESOLUTION Committee: Economic Advisor: Mr. Njuguna Session: 29th Annual EAMUN Ambassador: Nazakat Khan Sponsor: Tunisia Page 1 of 2 Co-Sponsors: THE QUESTION OF DEVELOPING AFRICA’S SUB-SAHARAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY AND REDUCE POVERTY

The General Assembly,

Believing that Africa due to its economy will not fully realise the Millennium Development Goals if it continues relying on the exportation of low-value raw materials and must develop a manufacturing-driven economy,

Bearing in mind that Africa is endowed with substantial reserves of minerals including oil, copper, iron, gold and vanadium that are vital in manufacturing and energy production,

Concerned that although there is cheap available labour, majority of the above mentioned African natural resources are exported for refining and manufacturing,

Deeply conscious that in most African Countries profits generated from the exportation of these primary products are not re-invested domestically but enjoyed by a few domestic elites and foreign firms,

Guided by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) which found that the price of unprocessed minerals and crops has lost over 70% of its value compared to manufactured goods,

Taking into account that the nations most wounded by the continuous falling of commodity prices are low-income countries,

Contemplating that the provision of quota-free access to European and North American markets for raw materials, but not manufactured goods, has led to greater production of these primary products, Expresses its appreciation for Doha Development Round and its efforts in making global trade more accessible for developing countries;

1. Requests all member states with support from the World Trade Organization to: a. Change their trade policies regarding ‘trade escalation’ through which custom duties are

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b. Regulate the market for manufactured goods and help in stabilizing global prices; Committee: Economic Advisor: Mr. Njuguna Session: 29th Annual EAMUN Ambassador: Nazakat Khan Sponsor: Tunisia Page 2 of 2 Co-Sponsors:

2. Endorses all low-income member states to provide tax incentives to attract investments in manufacturing projects into their countries;

3. Urges governments of all African member states to uphold domestic re-investment and review their budgets for development and use their revenues to:

a. Build co-operation between private and public sector industries by stimulating collective support systems between firms and businesses e.g. technical extension centers;

b. Help in marketing products so that country brands are built and intra-regional trade among African countries advances;

c. Promote and support the diversification of their goods as available resources are finite and problems may present themselves if a country is over-dependant on the production of only a few commodities;

4. Directs a manufacturing pilot programme to be carried out in Niger and assessed by the UN after four years and if deemed successful will be adopted into other African countries;

5. Appeals to donor nations to donate a total sum of 190 million US dollars to be used in the following ways:

a. Support existing industries as they develop into providing more value-added goods e.g. producing leather instead of just hides, textiles in place of cotton, or paper, plywood or furniture instead of logs (30 million);

b. Strengthen existing industries by purchasing and maintaining the necessary technology to help increase production capabilities and improve quality of goods (40 million);

c. Create manufacturing industries to take advantage of the fast growing global market for low-tech goods like clothing or footwear (15 million);

d. Train the unemployed population to work in the above industries (10 million); e. Educate the people of Niger on the ‘green revolution’ and provide the necessary

technology to help them produce with minimal damage to the environment (45 million); f. Improve infrastructure so as to keep transport costs low and consequently the price of

goods low and affordable (50 million); 6. Calls the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to oversee

the implementation of this pilot program in Niger and to monitor the funds;

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CHECKLIST FOR RESOLUTIONS

The advisor's name must be displayed in the top right hand corner. The ambassador's name must be displayed in the top right hand corner. The resolution must be in Times New Roman and font size 11 or 12, single spaced. Pages should be numbered correctly; i.e. "Page 1 of 1" in the top right hand corner. The name of the committee must be displayed FIRST on the left hand side. The session must be displayed SECOND (ex. – 26th ANNUAL MUN) on the left hand

side. The name of the sponsor(s) must be indicated THIRD on the left hand side. The title must be written in all capital letters. The title must begin with the words "THE QUESTION OF ..." The title must NOT be bold, centred or underlined. The resolution must begin by being addressed to an organ (i.e. - ‘The General

Assembly’) The address to an organ (i.e. - ‘The General Assembly’) should be indented, underlined

and followed by a comma. The initiating phrase of all preambulatory clauses must be underlined. All preambulatory clauses must be separated by a comma. Only clauses from the updated 'Initiating Phrases' sheet will be accepted. Each clause, whether preambulatory or operative, must be indented. The initiating phrase of all operative clauses must be underlined. The operative clauses must be numbered. There must be at least 3 operative clauses EXCLUDING the final clause welcoming

further suggestions. All operative clauses must be separated by a semi-colon. The resolution must end with a full stop. The resolution must not be more than 2 pages long.

PLEASE NOTE: - Resolutions that do not meet all of the above requirements shall not be passed for

debate by the Resolution Approval Committee (RAC). - Starting in 2011, the Executive Committee shall join the RAC and screen the content of

submitted resolutions. Resolutions that the Executive Committee feels unsuitable for debate shall not pass the RAC. These include but are not limited to resolutions that are too general, too brief, plagiarised resolutions and those that do not give a clear plan of action.


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RESOLUTIONS FOR MUN Each general UN member state can write ONE resolution to submit to any ONE of the committees. If the member state is also a member of Security Council it MUST submit ONE resolution to the Security Council and can submit one general resolution to a committee if it chooses.

General UN Member ONLY

Can write ONE resolution for ONE committee ONLY

General UN Member And Security Council

Can write ONE resolution for ONE committee

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PATHWAY OF RESOLUTIONS

GENERAL INFORMATION SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

Resolution debated in ONE committee ….if passed it goes on; if failed, it goes no further.

Resolution debated in Security Council. If passed, it goes on; if failed, it goes no further

PASSED Resolutions from committees are debated again in GAs.

FAILED Resolutions from committees are not debated again.

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PHOTOGRAPHS All individuals officially involved with the MUN program (students and adults) are required to submit TWO photographs that can be used to make photo ID name badges. The following dates/deadlines have been put into place for submitting photographs. Please note that the deadlines given will be strictly adhered to. It is the responsibility of participating schools/students to do what they need to do to ensure that photographs are in the hands of the MUN administration on or before the deadline. Extensions of the deadline will not be given to any school or individuals. Failure to submit TWO photos by the deadline will result in the student being dropped from the MUN registration and all fees paid will be forfeited. The photographs for all students (Delegates, Press Corps, Jr. Chairs, Sr. Chairs, Executive Committee, Securitaries, and Admin. Assistants) and Advisors are to be submitted to the MUN administration on or before December 1st. ALL PHOTOS submitted MUST adhere to the following requirements:

All photos must be trimmed to 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm (1.4 in X 1.75 in). (The trimmed photographs should be approximately the size of the box at the left.) All photos must be recent (no more than one year old!) with a clear facial view. All photos must have the following information printed clearly on the back:

- FIRST and LAST NAMES of the person in the photo - COUNTRY REPRESENTED - COMMITTEE and ROLE in MUN (Ex. Sr. Chair) - SCHOOL (School name can be abbreviated) Advisors should bundle photographs together into country groups before submitting them. Any students who fail to submit their TWO photos by December 1st will be ineligible to participate in the MUN conference in any way and they will forfeit any fees they have paid. International schools need to plan ahead to make sure that photos can be sent in a timely

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COUNTRY REPRESENTED

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manner so as to have the photos reach the MUN administration on or before the December 1st deadline. Additional Information About Photos Please do NOT submit digital photographs of all students together on one large sheet! Digital photographs that have been printed out are fine but they must be cut out individually with the correct information provided on the back of each photograph as stated above. Digital photographs will not be accepted sent via e-mail attachment. MUN DRESS CODE Students involved in the MUN in any capacity are expected to dress in professional business attire at all official MUN functions. This includes mock debates, educational workshops, lobbying day and all days of the MUN conference itself. (Professional attire is not required for the Jr Chairs or Securitary Training sessions nor is it required at the MUN closing dance.) Advisors are also expected to dress in professional business attire throughout the conference. Advisors are expected to assess the appropriateness of their students’ attire each day. Any students found to be wearing inappropriate clothing will be asked to change into something more suitable before being allowed to participate in the MUN conference. Students who do not have appropriate clothing to change into will be asked to go home to change. It is not acceptable for students who are dressed inappropriately to remain on the UNON compound as observers. If students are registered participants of the MUN conference, they should be dressed in such a way as to allow them to participate fully. If they cannot dress properly, they should return to school or go home. When possible, advisor input will be sought when discussing the appropriateness of a student’s attire if a student is to be required to leave the UN compound to change. School uniform is appropriate for students but uniform must include long trousers and a tie for boys and a skirt or trousers for girls. No shorts are allowed. The following list is provided as a general guideline for both male and female students involved in the program.


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MALE STUDENTS ACCEPTABLE ATTIRE FOR MALES: Dress shirt (can be long sleeve or short sleeve – However, if a long sleeve shirt is worn, sleeves may not be folded. Top buttons of shirts must be closed at all times) Tie (tied appropriately, should not be worn loosened around the neck) Dress trousers Dress shoes Suit coat (optional) School uniform (including shirt/tie/long trousers) UNACCEPTABLE ATTIRE FOR MALES: Blue jeans (or jeans of any other colour), corduroy or any kind of denim trousers Sneakers Baseball caps Any type of hat (unless worn for religious purposes or as part of the national dress of home country or country being represented) Un-tucked shirts (shirts are expected to be tucked in at all times) Shorts of any type T-shirts of any type worn as the primary shirt (t-shirts worn under a dress shirt are fine) ‘Sagging’ trousers - all trousers should be belted at waist level FEMALE STUDENTS ACCEPTABLE ATTIRE FOR FEMALES:

Women’s business suit with skirt/slacks, blouse and jacket Professional dresses Skirt/blouse combinations, although skirts must be around knee-length or below Slacks and blouse combinations, tops that are sleeveless must have straps that are at

least two inches thick Dress shoes, sandals Scarves as part of a professional ensemble or head-dress Head coverings are fine if worn for religious purposes or as part of a national costume

of the female’s home country or the country being represented School uniform consisting of blouse with skirt/trousers

UNACCEPTABLE ATTIRE FOR FEMALES:

Jeans of any colour, corduroy or any kind of denim trousers, skirt or jacket. Fabrics that look similar to denim are also unacceptable.

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Very tight, form fitting trousers Trousers with studs, embroidery, or any other type of applied designs Leggings Mini-skirts Low-cut blouses/tops Blouses that are very tight/form fitting Shorts of any sort Tops that reveal a bare midriff T-shirts of any type

NOTES AND NOTE PASSING In the conference rooms it is important that delegates be able to communicate with one another in an unobtrusive way. With this, note writing and note passing are allowed under certain conditions. All delegations are required to prepare pre-printed note paper for themselves. MUN administration will NOT photocopy any note paper for any groups. The UN will NOT provide photocopy services for this either. It is important that all delegation members have enough note paper to see them through an entire day’s worth of activities. Notes can only be passed on ‘official’ note paper that has been prepared and copied beforehand. No hand written note paper will be allowed. It is suggested that delegations put a minimum of four notes on one sheet as a means to conserve paper. Notes are expected to be short messages that can easily be written in a relatively small space. Official note paper MUST have the following information pre-printed:

FROM: YOUR COUNTRY NAME; TO: (space left to write in country name); MESSAGE: (space left for message to be written).

Note paper can be simple or it can be elaborated upon by adding appropriate designs, symbols or country specific information. Below is some sample notepaper:

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ALL delegation members MUST use the same official note paper. ALL delegation note paper MUST be on white paper. No coloured paper can be used. The following RULES apply to all notes that are to be passed in the committee rooms or from room to room: Messages MUST be addressed from a country to a country. All notes found to be addressed in any other way than country/country or country/chair

will be discarded. Any country that sends a note addressed in any other way will have its note passing privileges suspended or the individuals involved may be expelled from the program.

Messages MUST pertain solely to official business. There should be no information of a personal nature, no comments about the personal appearance/demeanour/character of the person receiving the note, and there should be no use of unprofessional language.

Notes written that include insulting comments, inappropriate language, or comments about the individual receiving/sending the note may result in expulsion from the program for the person that wrote the note. The final decision on expulsion will be made by the executive committee members.

ALL notes MUST be written in English. Even if a note is being passed from one delegate to another, both of whom speak the same language, English must be used.

ALL notes MUST pass through a screener before they will be sent on to the intended recipient. It is the responsibility of the securitaries assigned to note passing duty to take ALL notes to the official screening station. ALL notes will be read by the screeners to determine whether or not they are appropriate to pass on to the intended recipient.

All inappropriate notes will be automatically discarded. Any note passed by the screener will be stamped to indicate that it has been read and approved.

Any delegate caught sending inappropriate notes will be dealt with by the Chairs or the MUN officials and appropriate action shall be taken depending on the information included in the note.

Any securitary who is found to be passing notes without sending them to the screener first for approval will be automatically expelled from the program. ALL NOTES MUST PASS THROUGH A SCREENER before being delivered.

If a note is to be sent from one room to another ... before leaving the room in which the note originated, the note MUST be screened by a screener. After being screened and stamped, the note can then be taken to the room in which the recipient is seated by only by one securitary.

Securitaries at the doors to each conference room are responsible for checking to see that all notes being sent out of the room have been stamped and that all notes coming in to one room from another have been stamped.

Each country will be allowed to send a maximum of 3 NOTES per day in any given conference room. All notes screened and stamped for approval will be noted on a master list at the note screening table. When a country has reached its 3 note per day limit, all future notes being sent by that country will be discarded. This will help alleviate frivolous notes and it should help ensure that all notes being sent are thoroughly thought through before being written and sent.


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MUN will provide specific note paper for any ‘notes to the chairperson’. Countries can only send notes to the chair on the note paper provided by MUN. All other notes to the chairperson will be automatically discarded.

This note paper will be included in the Ambassador’s information packet and it is the responsibility of the ambassador to distribute the notes to delegation members. If additional note paper for notes to the chair is needed, the ambassador must speak to an executive committee member.

MUN PARTICIPANTS RISK EXPULSION FROM THE PROGRAM if they are caught trying to bribe, coerce or threaten a securitary to deliver an unscreened note. SECURITARIES RISK EXPULSION FROM THE PROGRAM if they are caught trying to deliver an unscreened note. If a delegate asks, threatens or tries to bribe a securitary to deliver an unscreened note, the securitary should report this to the Head Securitary in the room immediately so that action can be taken. NOTES WILL BE DISCARDED (but still count toward the country’s 3 note limit) for any of the following reasons: Note is not written on official note paper. Note is not addressed from a country to a country. The message is not written in English. All or any part of the message is inappropriate. The message contains personal information for/about the recipient or has information that is for/about the sender. The message contains blatant insults, negative comments, swear words, etc. (Sending such messages may result in suspension or expulsion from the program.) NOTE PASSING CAN BE SUSPENDED BY THE CHAIRPERSON for a given country or for an entire room. This is at the discretion of the chairperson or an executive committee member. Notes to the Speaker: No notes to the speaker will be delivered for any reason. If a country does send a note to the speaker with a securitary, the note will be discarded but it will still count toward the country’s 5 note limit.


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PRESS CORPS INFORMATION Primary Press Corps Responsibilities The Press Corps is responsible for producing a daily newspaper at the MUN conference. Students are responsible for: - generating stories and graphic images; - editing all publication material; - creating the computer graphic design layout for the paper; - distributing the paper to MUN participants. For this reason, various members of the Press Corps may be assigned to different roles, in order to facilitate production. Publication Oversight/Review The Press Corps Supervisor serves as the final editor/overseer of material which may be published in the MUN newspaper. The supervisor(s) of the entire MUN conference have the ultimate authority to propose and/or direct revisions, retractions, or prior advisement in publication. The Application Process: Press Corps candidates officially apply for the position of Press Corps member at the first mock debate: typically in October. All candidates residing in Kenya must attend the first mock debate and submit a story based upon their reporting from that debate. Excused absences may be permitted upon consultation with the Press Corps Supervisor. The Press Corps Supervisor will review the candidates and then determine a final member list before registration fee payment deadline. The supervisor aims for a Press Corps roster of 8-20 people. The supervisor makes his/her selection on the following basis, in order of priority. 1) Candidate's demonstrated ability to meet assignment deadlines; 2) Candidate's demonstrated desire to participate in Press Corps; 3) Candidate's prompt attendance at MUN preparatory functions; 4) Candidate's previous experience in Press Corps; 5) Fairness in representation among MUN applicant schools; 6) Candidate's demonstrated publication skills.


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GENERAL GUIDELINES OF CONDUCT: MUN Press Corps members will meet all of the expectations for attire, attendance, diplomatic behaviour and general conduct which are required for all MUN participants. MUN Press Corps members will promptly report to the MUN conference press centre at the beginning of each day of the conference, to determine their work/assignment for the day. MUN Press Corps members will inform potential interviewees of their standing as Press Corps members, and of their intent to consider any and all comments for eventual publication in the MUN newspaper. MUN Press Corps members will not knowingly falsely represent any individual, statement or image in the MUN newspaper - except as an obvious attempt at humour or satire. In such humorous or satirical cases, and at all times, Press Corps members are obliged to maintain a sense of honour and respect for the good intentions of all MUN participants, as well as the good intentions of the MUN conference itself. RECONSIDERATION OF PRESS CORPS MEMBERSHIP STATUS Any student who takes inappropriate action, as understood under the "General Guidelines of Conduct," during the time of application/ preparation, may be reprimanded and potentially removed from the press corps official roster at the discretion of the supervisor and the MUN supervisory body. Candidates will have the opportunity to appeal their removal from candidacy. This appeal, however, must be directed to the Press Corps Supervisor and MUN administration.


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Dates & Deadlines EAMUN & MSMUN 2011/2012


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TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES DATE EVENT

SAT 10/09 MUN Advisors meeting at ROSSLYN ACADEMY 9.00am – 12.00pm PAYMENTS of PER COUNTRY Fee due ASAP (countries cannot be assigned without this) PARTICIPATION REG. FORM due ASAP – signed by school head (countries cannot be assigned without)

FRI 16/09 SR CHAIR TEST 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY

FRI 23/10 EAMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING MSMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING MSMUN SECURITARY TRAINING STARTS EAMUN SECURITARY TRAINING STARTS 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY

FRI 30/10 EAMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING MSMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING EAMUN SECURITARY TRAINING MSMUN SECURITARY TRAINING 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY



SAT 15/10 AMBASSADORS WORKSHOP 9.00 AM -12.00 PM, RUSINGA SCHOOL

FRI 21/10 EAMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING MSMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING EAMUN SECURITARY TRAINING MSMUN SECURITARY EXAMINATION 5.00 – 6.00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY

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MSMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING EAMUN SECURITARY TRAINING MSMUN HEAD SECURITARY INTERVIEWS 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY Forms Due

• STUDENT DELEGATE LIST • COMMITTEE SELECTION FORMS (No changes after Dec.1)

FRI 4/11 EAMUN JR CHAIR TRAINING

MSMUN JR CHAIR EXAMINATION EAMUN SECURITARY EXAMINATION 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY

FRI 11/11 EAMUN JR CHAIR EXAMINATION 1 EAMUN HEAD SECURITARY INTERVIEWS 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY

SAT 12/11 EAMUN MOCK DEBATE 9.00 AM – 12.00 PM, Venue to be announced Resolutions can be submitted for pre-screening by RAC

FRI 18/11 EAMUN JR CHAIR EXAMINATION 2 5:00 TO 6:00 PM, ROSSLYN ACADEMY

THURS 1/12 DEADLINE for all MUN PAYMENTS, FORMS, PHOTOS AND RESOLUTIONS ALL PHOTOGRAPHS for badges are due (Delegates, press, Sr. Chairs, Exec. Comm, AND Advisors) (BOTH photos MUST have first/last name of student, committee, country and school on the back) DEADLINE for submitting resolutions. NO RESOLUTIONS ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE. Any resolutions that fail RAC at this point CANNOT be corrected and resubmitted. No handwritten corrections on resolutions are allowed!! Format must be followed exactly. Ambassadors and advisors must look over all resolutions thoroughly before submitting them on this date.

SAT 3/12 Resolution Assessment Committee meeting 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; FRENCH SCHOOL

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SCHEDULE IS STRICTLY PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE CHANGES TO COMMITTEES & STUDENT LISTS Once a school has submitted its Student Delegate List it can make SUBSTITUTIONS to the list. This means that one student can be substituted in the specific place of another student. As of December 1st NO CHANGES IN STUDENT PLACEMENT ON COMMITTEES WILL BE ALLOWED. Students may be eliminated from the list but NO FURTHER SUBSTITUTIONS are allowed. Also,


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NO REFUNDS OF ANY FEES WILL BE MADE ONCE THE FEES HAVE BEEN PAID. This applies to all local schools as well as all International schools. All registration fees must be paid on or before December 1st. Any non-delegate students who have not paid their registration fees by December 1st will be dropped from the registration roster and will not be eligible to participate in EAMUN. Any students who have not submitted TWO photos on or before the December 1st deadline will be dropped from the registration roster and any fees paid will be forfeited. THERE IS NO LATE PHOTO OPTION.

CONFERENCE DATES MSMUN Tuesday, 24th January– MSMUN Lobbying Session 12 – 4 p.m. Wednesday, 25th January – MSMUN conference begins at UNON (9.00 – 2.30) Thursday, 26th January – MSMUN conference in session Friday, 27th January – MSMUN conference ends Friday, 27th January – MSMUN closing dance (7-11 p.m.) EAMUN Saturday, 11th February - EAMUN Tree Planting (Open to all EAMUN participants including MSMUN delegates). Monday, 13th February– EAMUN Lobbying Session 12 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, 14th February – EAMUN conference begins at UNON (9.00 – 2.30) Wednesday, 15th February – EAMUN conference in session Thursday, 16th February – EAMUN conference in session Friday, 17th February – EAMUN conference ends Friday, 17th February – EAMUN closing dance (7-11 p.m.) REGISTRATION PROCESS Only ADVISORS and Ambassadors should pick up registration materials at the LOBBYING session. Each ADVISOR should be given the following materials for his/her school: 1. ADVISOR FOLDERS WITH RESOLUTIONS 2. All AMBASSADOR FOLDERS 3. All RESOLUTION BOOKLETS for all committees EAMUN

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Economic Resolutions Human Rights Resolutions Political Resolutions Security Council Resolutions MSMUN Ecology/Environment Resolutions Health Resolutions Human Rights Resolutions Technology Resolutions Security Council Resolutions 4. All NAME BADGE ENVELOPES with advisor AND delegate name badges - All advisors and students must wear their badges on the UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THEIR CHEST. Need to be worn at all times. - Badges for Securitaries/Jr. Chair will be distributed by Executive committee members. - Problems concerning name badges will be addressed later by coordinators. 5. CERTIFICATES for ALL PARTICIPATING STUDENTS (Will be asked for a total figure of students involved. Advisors should count Jr. Chairs as an extra person so they can each get a delegate certificate AND a Jr. Chair certificate. Advisors will receive a couple of extra blank certificates on top of the total figure stated. (Advisors do not get certificates nor do Senior Chairs and Executive Committee members as those will be issued to them by the coordinator). 6. MS/EAMUN PENS - Give one pen per delegate. SPONSORED PARTICIPATION INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS The MUN program offers a sponsorship option to Kenyan public schools that may find it difficult to raise the various registration fees required to participate in the program. The sponsorships are offered on a limited basis to encourage more schools to take part in the program and to gain experience in the program as they develop a means of becoming financially capable of continuing their participation after the sponsorship period ends. Schools which are candidates for sponsorship must adhere to the following requirements: 1) They must be a Kenyan public school that receives no outside private financing; 2) They must be able to provide a qualified teacher who will be the ‘official advisor’ representing the school and its students at all MUN events; 3) They must agree to adhere to all the Participation Regulations that all other schools agree to. There are some limitations placed on schools that receive sponsorship. This means that their student delegations can represent a maximum of two countries at the conference. Students


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taking part in the conference in any other capacity (i.e. – Securitary, Press Corps, Fund Raiser, Executive Assistant) are not included in the sponsorship. Depending on the level of sponsorship (see below), sponsored schools are required to meet all deadlines for all payments, photographs, resolutions and any other required materials. Failure to meet the deadlines will result in the school being ineligible to remain in the program. LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP Letters of interest must be submitted to the management committee as soon as possible. No applications can be considered after Friday 27th. The members of the management committee will review the applications submitted and will make the final decision as to which schools will receive sponsorship. The committee’s decision is final. LEVEL 1 - YEAR 1 – FULL SPONSORSHIP Schools receiving full sponsorship for their students will have the School Registration Fee waived AND the Individual Student Registration Fees waived. Students and advisors will still be required to pay for and provide their own photographs, to provide their own transportation to/from MUN related events, and to provide their own paper and photocopying services as/when needed. LEVEL 2 - YEAR 2 – MODIFIED SPONSORSHIP Schools receiving modified sponsorship in their second year will have the School Registration Fee waived. Students involved will also be required to pay half of the regular Individual Student Registration Fee. Students and advisors will be required to pay for and provide their own photographs, to provide their own transportation to/from MUN related events, and to provide their own paper and photocopying services as/when needed. LEVEL 3 - YEAR 3 – SCHOOL ONLY SPONSORSHIP Schools receiving ‘school only sponsorship’ in their third year will have the School Registration Fee waived. Students involved will be required to pay the full Individual Student Registration Fee. Students and advisors will also be required to pay for and provide their own photographs, to provide their own transportation to/from MUN related events, and to provide their own paper and photocopying services as/when needed. LEVEL 4 - YEAR 4 – FULL FEES/REGULAR MUN MEMBERSHIP Schools that have been receiving sponsorship will be required, in their fourth year of participation, to pay full fees as do all other participating schools. It is hoped that, with the previous years to plan, the schools and their students will have devised a means to become self-sufficient in terms of raising funds to take part. Schools will be required to pay the full School Registration Fee and all students will be required to pay the full Individual Student Registration Fee. In addition, students and advisors will be required to pay for and provide their own photographs, to provide their own transportation to/from MUN related events, and to provide their own paper and photocopying services as/when needed.


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MUN SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION All schools interested in taking part in the MUN conference on a sponsorship basis must complete and submit the following form. The forms will be evaluated by the members of the MUN Management Committee and the committee will decide which school(s) will be offered sponsorship for the upcoming conference. 1. School Name: ________________________________ 2. Name of person completing this form: ________________________________ 3. Official MUN Advisor’s Name: ______________________________________ (Person responsible for the school’s students during all MUN activities) 4. Please explain your school’s knowledge of and/or experience with the MUN program. 5. Please explain your own personal knowledge of and/or experience with the MUN program. 6. Explain your reasons for wanting to have your school/students involved in the MUN program. Explain your reasons for believing that your school/students should be awarded sponsorship for MUN participation over any other schools that might apply. Please add any additional information about your school or your students that may help the management committee make its decision about your school’s potential sponsorship.


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EAMUN Forms EAMUN & MSMUN 2011/2012 PLEASE MAKE COPIES OF THE FORMS BEFORE AND AFTER FILLING THEM EAMUN SCHEDULE Saturday, Feb 11th


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EAMUN Tree Planting Location and timings to be communicated closer to the date. Feb 13th – Feb 17th Monday, February 13th – Registration and Lobbying Session 12.00 – 2.00 Arrive, Pick up/Distribute name badges/resolution packets 2.00 – 3.00 General meeting 3.00 – 5.00 Lobbying Schedule of Meetings 3.45 – 4.00 Head Securitary meeting 4.00 – 4.15 Ambassador meeting 4.15 – 4.30 ICJ meeting (for all Ambassadors involved in ICJ cases) 4.15 – 4.45 Advisors meeting 4.30 – 4.45 Securitary meeting 5.00 Lobbying session ends, everyone is free to leave Tuesday, February 14th 08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON – take seats 09.00 – 9.30 Opening ceremony 9.30 – 10.20 Policy statements presented 10.20 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 Committees open 12.00 – 1.00 Lunch 1.00 – 2.30 Debates continue 2.30 Committees close for the day Wednesday, February 15th 08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON – take seats 09.00 – 9.15 Announcements 9.15 – 10.20 Debates continue 10.20 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 Debates continue 12.00 – 1.00 Lunch 1.00 – 2.30 Debates continue 2.30 Committees close Thursday, February 16th 08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON – take seats 09.00 – 9.15 Announcements 9.15 – 10.20 General Assemblies, ICJ, GAC open 10.20 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 Debates continue 12.00 – 1.00 Lunch 1.00 – 2.30 Debates continue 2.30 General Assemblies close for the day Friday, February 17th


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08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON – take seats 09.00 – 9.15 Announcements 9.15 – 10.20 Debates continue 10.20 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 Debates continue 12.00 – 1.00 Lunch 1.00 – 2.00 Debates continue 2.00 – 2.30 Closing ceremony 2.30 MUN closes Friday, February 17th 7.00 – 10.30 pm EAMUN Dance (Entrance FREE to all EAMUN participants with their name badge). *ICJ and GAC open on Thursday and continue on Friday. **Resolutions will be debated at random order decided by the Senior Chair. Debate time may differ from resolution in an attempt to be able to debate all resolutions within the allotted time. ***This schedule is provisional but finalised copies shall be sent to you closer to the relevant dates.


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EAMUN STUDENT DELEGATE LIST _________________________________________ SCHOOL NAME Please write the FIRST and LAST name of all students who will take part in EAMUN conference from your school. The names should be printed using BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS. Each school can list up to 14 or 15 (Security council countries) students including Special Summit delegates to take part in the EAMUN. Do not include on this sheet the names of Securitaries, Press Corps members or any other non-delegate students. 1. 9. 2. 10. 3. 11. 4. 12. 5. 13. 6. 14. 7. 15. 8.


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EAMUN NON-DELEGATE LIST __________________________________________ SCHOOL NAME Please write the FIRST and LAST name of all students who will register to be candidates for the non-delegate positions in the EAMUN conference. The names should be printed using BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS. Please include on this sheet the names of Securitary candidates, Press Corps candidates and EA Jr. Chair candidates. (Note that Jr. Chair candidates MUST be listed as delegates on the Student Delegate List) SECURITARY CANDIDATES (Each school can send a maximum of FOUR Securitary candidates) 1

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EAMUN COMMITTEE SELECTION FORM EACH DELEGATION must complete and submit one committee selection form. All information should be written in BLOCK STYLE CAPITAL LETTERS. Alongside this form, each delegation MUST submit a typed, 6-sentence Country Informatory which includes all the important information on the country they are representing. No changes of committee placement or ambassador appointment will be allowed after Dec. 1st. ________________________ COUNTRY DELEGATES ARE REPRESENTING ________________________ NUMBER OF DELEGATES IN DELEGATION ________________________ NAME OF SCHOOL DELEGATION IS FROM Please PRINT IN BLOCK STYLE CAPITAL LETTERS the first and last name of each delegate for the country listed above. (The names need to be printed VERY CLEARLY as the spellings given here will be used to make delegate name badges and to devise committee lists. 1) _____________________________ Delegate Name ECOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT 2) _____________________________ Delegate Name ECONOMIC 3) _____________________________ Delegate Name HUMAN RIGHTS 4) _____________________________ Delegate Name POLITICAL For Security Council nations, the name of the delegate who will represent the country in the Security Council should be written on the blank space provided. Only Security Council countries should write a delegate name on this Security Council space. 5) ________________________________ Delegate Name SECURITY COUNCIL (This SC delegate can be a 5th delegation member) 6) ________________________________ Delegate Name Special Summit (This delegate CANNOT be the Ambassador.) From the names listed above, please select an ambassador who will be the authorized contact for the delegation. ________________________________ Delegation Ambassador's Name ________________________________ Delegation Advisor’s Name


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EAMUN PAYMENT FORM (LOCAL SCHOOLS) This form should be completed based on the number of countries the school will request and the number of students expected to participate in non-delegate roles in the East African Model United Nations from that school. The information will be verified by the MUN Coordinator. Payment should be enclosed with this form or deposited directly into the EAMUN account. (PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS OUT TO EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED!) PAYMENT DEADLINE: The 'PER COUNTRY' fee must be paid before a country can be assigned. All other students in non-delegate roles must submit their payment by December 1. NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF ANY FEES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- __________________________________ NAME OF SCHOOL ALL 'PER COUNTRY' fees must be paid before countries are assigned. All non-delegate student fees must be paid by December 1. Failure to pay the non-delegate fees by this deadline will result in the individual students being ineligible to participate. No exceptions to this deadline will be made! NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. 1. NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REQUESTED ___ @ 12,000/- = ______________ (The 'per country' fee covers the cost of FOUR delegates. It does not include any non-delegate students.) 2. NUMBER OF SPECIAL SUMMIT = ____ @ 2000/= each = __________ 3. NUMBER OF SECURITARIES = ____ @ 2000/= each = __________ 4. NUMBER OF SENIOR CHAIRS = ____ @ 2000/= each = ___________ 5. NUMBER OF PRESS CORPS = ____ @ 2000/= each = ___________ 6. OVERALL TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID TOTAL = ___________________ NOTE - Failure to pay any non-delegate Individual Student Registration Fees by the December 1st deadline will result in those individual students being ineligible to participate in the MUN. It is the responsibility of the advisor to be sure that all payments are in the hands of the MUN administration on or before the Dec 1st deadline. If a school is dropped for any reason, no students from that school will be allowed to participate in any capacity. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. NON-DELEGATE POSITIONS: All students selected to serve in non-delegate positions (Securitary, Press Corps, Sr. Chair, Admin. Assistant) will be notified two weeks prior to the December 1st deadline as to their participation status. Those who are notified that they have been accepted must provide photos and make their registration payment on or before the December 1st deadline. They should not pay


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any registration fees before being notified of their participation status. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. LATE PHOTO PENALTY: TWO PHOTOS from ALL STUDENTS involved AND ALL ADVISORS are due on or before Dec. 1st. Any students who have not submitted their photos on or before the Dec 1st will be dropped from the registration roster and they will forfeit any fees paid.

EAMUN PAYMENT FORM (INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS) This form should be completed based on the number of countries the school will request and the number of students expected to participate in non-delegate roles in the East African Model United Nations from that school. The information will be verified by the MUN Coordinator. Payment should be enclosed with this form or deposited into the EAMUN account. (PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS OUT TO THE EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED!) PAYMENT DEADLINE: The 'PER COUNTRY' fee must be paid before a country can be assigned. All other students in non-delegate roles, along with any other pertinent fees, must be paid by December 1. NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF ANY FEES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________________________________ NAME OF SCHOOL ALL 'PER COUNTRY' fees must be paid before countries are assigned. All non-delegate student fees must be paid by December 1. Failure to pay the non-delegate fees by this deadline will result in the individual students being ineligible to participate. No exceptions to this deadline will be made! NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. 1. NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REQUESTED = _____ @ US$135 each = _______ (The 'per country' fee covers the cost of FOUR delegates. It does not include any non-delegate students.) 2. NUMBER OF SPECIAL SUMMIT = ____ @ US$25 each = _________ 3. NUMBER OF PRESS CORPS = ____ @ US$25 each = __________ 5. OVERALL TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID TOTAL = _______________ (add lines #1 through line #4 to get the overall total amount) NOTE - Failure to pay any non-delegate Individual Student Registration Fees by the December 1st deadline will result in those individual students being ineligible to participate in the MUN. It is the responsibility of the advisor to be sure that all payments are in the hands of the MUN administration on or before the Dec 1st deadline. If a school is dropped for any reason, no students from that school will be allowed to participate in any capacity. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. NON-DELEGATE POSITIONS: All students selected to serve in non-delegate positions (e.g. Press Corps) will be notified two weeks prior to the December 1st deadline as to their participation status. Those who are notified that they have been accepted must provide photos and make their registration payment on or before the December 1st deadline. They should not pay any registration fees before being notified of their participation status. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID.


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LATE PHOTO PENALTY: TWO PHOTOS from ALL STUDENTS involved AND ALL ADVISORS are due on or before Dec. 1st. Any students who have not submitted their photos on or before the Dec 1st will be dropped from the registration roster and they will forfeit any fees paid.

EAMUN COUNTRY PROFILE FORM All information should be written in BLOCK STYLE CAPITAL LETTERS. The Ambassador should make TWO COPIES OF THIS FORM upon completion: ONE TO SUBMIT AND ONE TO KEEP as key research information for the conference. BASIC INFORMATION AMBASSADOR NAME: ____________________________________ COUNTRY NAME: ____________________________________ CAPITAL CITY: ____________________________________ CURRENT GDP: __________________________ DONOR NATION (Y/N): _________ CURRENT ECOLOGICAL ISSUES (list a few): ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES (list a few): ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ CURRENT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES (list a few): ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES (list a few): ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ POLICY INFORMATION NOTE: If the Delegation has no Delegate in one of the Committees below, the Delegation is NOT REQUIRED BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to fill in the corresponding information. COUNTRY’S ECOLOGICAL POLICY: ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC POLICY:


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___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COUNTRY’S HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COUNTRY’S POLITICAL POLICY: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION SUBMISSION FORM Each school involved in the MUN program can represent a maximum of four countries. It is the advisor’s responsibility to make sure that resolutions being submitted by the school’s delegations are written for different committees. Any given school can only have one resolution per committee. Each country can submit ONLY ONE resolution to ONE COMMITTEE. Please complete the information below and submit this form with the school’s resolutions on or before the December 1st deadline. All resolutions MUST pass RAC in order to be debated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________ SCHOOL NAME -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE COUNTRY RESOLUTION TITLE (abbreviate title to fit space) ECONOMIC____________________________________________________________ ECOLOGY/ENV_________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS________________________________________________________ POLITICAL_____________________________________________________________ IF the school has a Security Council country … complete the following. Leave this blank if none of the school’s delegations are representing a Security Council country. S.COUNCIL COUNTRY RESOLUTION TITLE (abbreviate title to fit space) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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MSMUN Forms EAMUN & MSMUN 2011/2012 PLEASE MAKE COPIES BEFORE AND AFTER FILLING THEM!


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MSMUN SCHEDULE Jan 24th – 27th Tuesday, January 24th - Registration and Lobbying Session 1.00 – 2.00 Pick up name badges / info packets / resolutions 2.00 – 2.30 General meeting 2.30 – 4.30 Lobbying 3.00-3.30 Ambassadors Meeting 4.00 – 4.50 General meeting for Advisors 5.00 Depart Wednesday, January 25th 08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON – Take seats (Country names on desks for seating

assignments) 09.00 Opening remarks

Welcoming remarks Comments – Chairperson

09.20 Opening statements begin - 10 countries called to front at a time - each country called up individually to podium to make opening statement

10.15 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 Committee Open – Debate resolutions

Human Rights Committee meeting Ecology Committee meeting Health Committee meeting Technology meeting Securitary Council meeting Press Corps meeting

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch (Advisors are asked to accompany student groups) 12.45 – 1.45 Debates continue 1.45 – 2.00 Break 2.00 – 2.30 Debates continue 2.30 Committees close for the day Thursday, January 26th 08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON

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09.00 Opening announcements Announcements and comments – Chairperson

09.10 Debates in committees continue 10.15 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 Debates in committee continue Friday, January 27th 08.00 – 8.45 Arrive at UNON

All delegates take seats in Conference 09.00 Opening announcements

Announcements and comments – Chairperson 09.10 – 10.15 General Assembly/ECOSOC debates continue 10.15 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.00 General Assembly/ECOSOC debates continue 12.00 – 12.45 Lunch (Advisors are asked to accompany student groups) 12.45 – 1.30 General Assembly/ECOSOC debates continue 1.30 – 1.45 Break 1.45 – 2.00 Closing comments 2.00 MSMUN ends FRIDAY: 7.00 – 10.00 p.m. MSMUN Dance (Entrance FREE to all MSMUN students with their name badge. NOTE It is important to note that the available time may not be enough for all resolutions to be debated in each committee. The order of resolutions for debate will be based on a random drawing of sponsoring countries. Debate time will be somewhat short for both sides to be heard. Only resolutions that pass in committee will be debated in the General Assemblies. The General Assembly will only debate resolutions that were passed in committee. Resolutions will be debated in random order alternating between committees represented in the GA. If the GA agenda is long due to many resolutions being passed, it is possible that there will not be enough time to have all of the passed resolutions debated in GA.


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MSMUN STUDENT DELEGATE LIST _________________________________________ SCHOOL NAME Please write the FIRST and LAST name of all students who will take part in the MSMUN conference from your school. The names should be printed using BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS. Each school can list up to 20 students to take part in MSMUN as delegates. Do not include on this sheet the names of Securitaries, Press Corps members or any other non-delegate students. 1. 18. 2. 19. 3. 20. 4. 21. 5. 22. 6. 23. 7. 24. 8. 25. 9. 26. 10. 27. 11. 28. 12. 29. 13. 30. 14. 31. 15. 32. 16. 33. 17. 34.


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MSMUN NON-DELEGATE LIST __________________________________________ SCHOOL NAME Please write the FIRST and LAST name of all students who will register to be candidates for the non-delegate positions in the MSMUN conference. The names should be printed using BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS. Please include on this sheet the names of Securitary candidates, Press Corps candidates and MS Jr. Chair candidates. (Note that Jr. Chair candidates MUST be listed as delegates on the Student Delegate List) SECURITARY CANDIDATES (Each school can send a maximum of FOUR Securitary candidates) 1

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MSMUN COMMITTEE SELECTION FORM EACH DELEGATION must complete and submit one committee selection form. All information should be written in BLOCK STYLE CAPITAL LETTERS. Alongside this form, each delegation MUST also submit a Country Informatory, which will consist of 4 sentences which can tell information about the country which the delegation is representing. No changes of committee placement or ambassador appointment will be allowed after Dec. 1st. ________________________ COUNTRY DELEGATES ARE REPRESENTING ________________________ NUMBER OF DELEGATES IN DELEGATION ________________________ NAME OF SCHOOL DELEGATION IS FROM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please PRINT IN BLOCK STYLE CAPITAL LETTERS the first and last name of each delegate for the country listed above. (The names need to be printed VERY CLEARLY as the spellings given here will be used to make delegate name badges and to devise committee lists.) 1) _______________________________ Delegate Name ECOLOGY / ENV’T. 2) ________________________________ Delegate Name HEALTH 3) ________________________________ Delegate Name HUMAN RIGHTS 4) ________________________________ Delegate Name TECHNOLOGY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Only Security Council countries should write a delegate’s name on this Security Council space. 5) ________________________________ Delegate Name SECURITY COUNCIL (This SC delegate MUST be a 5th delegation member) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the names listed above, please select an ambassador who will be the contact person for the delegation.

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________________________________ Delegation Ambassador's Name ________________________________ Delegation Advisor’s Name _________________________________ Advisor’s signature

MSMUN PAYMENT FORM (LOCAL SCHOOLS) The form should be completed based on the number of students expected to participate in the Middle School Model United Nations from that school. The information will be verified by the MSMUN Coordinator. Payment should be enclosed with this form or deposited directly into the EAMUN account. (PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS OUT TO EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED!) PAYMENT DEADLINE: School Registration Fees AND Individual Student Registration Fees are all due on or before December 1st. Failure to pay by this deadline will result in the school or individual students being ineligible to participate in MSMUN. NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF ANY FEES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. NO COUNTRIES WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A SCHOOL NOR WILL ANY MATERIALS BE PROVIDED UNTIL THE SCHOOL REGISTRATION FEE IS PAID. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________________________________ NAME OF SCHOOL ALL fees are due on or before December 1st. Failure to pay by this deadline will result in the school or individual students being ineligible to participate. No exceptions to this deadline will be made! 1. NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REQUESTED = _____ @ 12,000/- = _____________ (The 'per country' fee covers the cost of FOUR delegates. It does not include any non-delegate students.) 2. NUMBER OF MUN STUDENT SECURITARIES = ____ @ 2000/= each __________ 3. NUMBER OF MUN STUDENTS PRESS CORPS = ____ @ 2000/= each =_________ 4. OVERALL TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID TOTAL = ___________________ (add lines #1, 2 and 3 to get the overall total amount) NOTE - Failure to pay the School Registration Fee AND Individual Student Registration Fees by the December 1st deadline will result in the school or individual students being ineligible to participate in the MUN. It is the responsibility of the advisor to be sure that all payments are in the hands of the MUN administration on or before the Dec 1st deadline. NON-DELEGATE POSITIONS: All students selected to serve in non-delegate positions (Securitary or Press Corps) will be notified two weeks prior to the December 1st deadline as to their


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participation status. Those who are notified that they have been accepted must provide photos and make their registration payment on or before the December 1st deadline. They should not pay any registration fees before being notified of their participation status. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. LATE PHOTO PENALTY: TWO PHOTOS from ALL STUDENTS involved AND ALL ADVISORS are due on or before Dec. 1st. Any students who have not submitted their photos on or before the Dec 1st will be dropped from the registration roster and they will forfeit any fees paid.

MSMUN PAYMENT FORM (INT’L SCHOOLS) The form should be completed based on the number of countries the school will request and the number of students expected to participate in non-delegate roles in the Middle School Model United Nations from that school. The information will be verified by the MUN Coordinator. Payment should be enclosed with this form or deposited directly into the EAMUN account. (PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS OUT TO EAST AFRICAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED!) PAYMENT DEADLINE: The 'PER COUNTRY' fee must be paid before a country can be assigned. All other students in non-delegate roles, along with any other pertinent fees, must be paid by December 1. NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF ANY FEES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________________________________ NAME OF SCHOOL ALL 'PER COUNTRY' fees must be paid before countries are assigned. All non-delegate student fees must be paid by December 1. Failure to pay the non-delegate fees by this deadline will result in the individual students being ineligible to participate. No exceptions to this deadline will be made! NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. 1. NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REQUESTED _____ @ US$130 each = ___________________ (The 'per country' fee covers the cost of FOUR delegates. It does not include any non-delegate students.) 2. NUMBER OF MUN STUDENT PRESS CORPS ___ @ US$25 each = ___________________ 4. OVERALL TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID TOTAL ___________________ (add lines #1 through line #3 to get the overall total amount) NOTE - Failure to pay any non-delegate Individual Student Registration Fees by the December 1st deadline will result in those individual students being ineligible to participate in the MUN. It is the responsibility of the advisor to be sure that all payments are in the hands of the MUN administration on or before the Dec 1st deadline. If a school is dropped for any reason, no students from that school will be allowed to participate in any capacity. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. NON-DELEGATE POSITIONS: All students selected to serve in non-delegate positions (Press Corps) will


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be notified two weeks prior to the December 1st deadline as to their participation status. Those who are notified that they have been accepted must provide photos and make their registration payment on or before the December 1st deadline. They should not pay any registration fees before being notified of their participation status. NO FEES WILL BE REFUNDED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID. LATE PHOTO PENALTY: TWO PHOTOS from ALL STUDENTS involved AND ALL ADVISORS are due on or before Dec. 1st. Any students who have not submitted their photos on or before the Dec 1st will be dropped from the registration roster and they will forfeit any fees paid.

HAVE A GREAT CONFERENCE!

ALL THE VERY BEST

EAMUN & MSMUN 2011/2012


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