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Stack #1519631
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you start a speech? | Honorable chairs, Distinguished delegates... |
| How do you address yourself? | In third person (the delegate of your country) or simply as your country name1 |
| If you support a resolution | (Your country) is in favor of this resolution, because it believes that... |
| You would like another country to do/ say/ answer something | Would the delegate of (that country) please... (amend/ state/ clarify) |
| You think the delegate hasn't been clear or even made a mistake and would like to see if they know it. | Isn't the honorable delegate of (that country) aware of the fact that...? |
| When you finish speaking you must do this | yield the floor - to either the chair or another delegate. |
| If you cannot hear a speaker, the room is too hot, or your comfort level compromised so you cannot participate in the committee | Point of Personal Privilege |
| If you cannot hear a speaker may you interrupt the speaker with a point of pp? | yes |
| Can you interrupt a speaker with a point of personal privilege if you can hear them? | no |
| If there is an error in the procedure of debate that has just happened | Point of Order |
| Can you interrupt a speaker with a point of order? | no |
| in question form to the delegate who has the floor- must be recognized by the chair | Point of Information to the Speaker |
| in question form to the chair, cannot interrupt a speaker, can refer to general committee information | Point of Information to the Chair |
| call for closure of debate, vote to be taken on a resolution or amendment, requires a second, stopped by objection, chair can overrule | Motion to Move the Question (or Previous Question) |
| calls for temporary disposal of a resolution, chair will usually overrule this, used for poorly written resolutions, needs majority vote to and 2/3 to bring the resolution back to discussion | Motion to Table the Question |
| can be proposed at the beginning of the conference, must be debated, a simple majority is needed, makes changes to the topic list | Amendments to the Agenda |
| changes to the resolution, can only be submitted after the delegate has taken the floor- after they submit an official sheet to the chair- go through closed debate before vote | Amendments to Resolution |
| voting yes | in favor |
| voting no | against |
| voting neither yes or no | abstain |
| motion to have roll-call voting | Motion to Divide the House |
| to pass a resolution | majority in favor, tie vote fails, majority abstentions fail |
| Voting procedure | no interruptions are allowed except for points of order about voting procedure |
| Can you withdraw a resolution before voting? | only if all submitters and co-submitters agree- passed with a simple majority |
| debate where delegates may speak either in favor or against at any time (most of committee time is spent in this type) | Open debate |
| debate where the first half is restricted to speaker for and the second half to speakers against | Closed debate |
| Can you discuss funding in speeches and resolution | in broad general terms, no specific numbers/ funds should be named- it should be assumed the UN and other funders will find the funding |
| How you address the person/s in the front of the room | Mr./ Madam Chair |
| If you want to speak | The delegate requests/ wishes to have the floor |
| You would like to ask a question | May the delegate rise to a point of information? |
| You think the speaker / other delegate should agree with them | Does the speaker/ delegate not agree that... |
| You are open to questions | The delegate yields the floor to points of information |
| you want the committee's support | The delegate urges the house to give the delegate of... its support by voting for/ against this motion/ resolution/ amendment |
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