MUN GUIDE

UNESCO
Roll Call
Registration - countries are called out in the alphabetical order
You can either answer with ‘Present’ or ‘Present and Voting’
'Present' = you will have the choice to abstain on substantive votes (resolutions,
amendments)
'Present and Voting' means you must vote 'yes' or 'no' for all substantive votes - you
are not allowed to abstain from a vote
General Speakers’ List (GSL)
Committee will automatically proceed with a Delegates may be added to the GSL by:
GSL, this is where you talk about your country’s: ● Raising their placard when the chair asks
for potential speakers
- Stance on the topic ● Sending a note to the chair
- Previous action ● Chair's discretion
- Progress If all motions fail, by the chair's discretion, the
- Suggestions for possible solutions delegates would move back to the GSL

Time limit is 90 seconds (open for an appeal to You can only be once on the GSL at a time, once
you've spoken, you can ask to be added again
change)

1st speech on the GSL is called an Opening

Speech
Yields and the 4Ps •Point of Personal Privilege
(when you want to go to the washroom, speaker
is inaudible, font size is too small, room is hot,
etc.)
If you have remaining time left in a GSL, you need to
yield your time left to either: •Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
(when you want to ask the Chair about the Rules
- To the Chair: “[Delegation] yields their of Procedure, can’t interrupt a speech with it)
remaining time to the Chair” – time remaining
•Point of Order
is ignored and forgotten
- To ‘X’ delegate: “[Delegation] yields their time (if you notice someone’s not going by the rules
and the Chair hasn’t noticed)
to the next delegate” – remaining time is
added to the chosen delegate’s time •Points of Information
- To Points of Information: “The Delegate yields (if a speaker during a GSL has remaining time
their time to Points of Information” – the Chair and yields it for POI, other delegates recognized
by the Chair can ask questions to the delegate,
will recognize a number of delegates, where the speaker will answer them in the time
depending on the time left, to ask you a left)
question to which you need to answer
Motions
When the Chair says “The Chair is For Moderated:
looking favorably upon having “The delegate/delegation of […]
motions on the floor” after hearing would like to motion to have a
some of GSL, you can either: Moderated Caucus on the topic of
[…] for […] minutes with […] minutes
● Motion to have a debate that speaker time”
only focuses on a specific
subtopic via Moderated Caucus For Unmoderated:
● Motion to have informal debate "The delegate/delegation of […]
to draft resolutions and create would like to motion to have an
alliances via Unmoderated Unmoderated Caucus for […]
Caucus minutes
Moderated Caucus
● Used when you want delegates to talk about a specific area of the topic given at hand in
formal debate
● Duration is usually 5-20 mins - limited number of speakers speaking (delegates willing offer
themselves on the list)
● To motion for a mods, you need a simple majority (more hands agreeing than disagreeing)
To structure a mod motion:
1) include the topic of the mod
2) duration (usually 5-20 mins)
3) time given per speaker (30-90s)
If your motion passes, you’ll be given an option whether to speak first or last
IMPORTANT: you can’t yield your time in mods like in GSL
Sadly, you can’t do POIs (no interrogation of other delegates when its their time)
Unmoderated Caucus
● Used when delegates want to talk informally with
other delegates to make groups to discuss solutions
● Duration usually is 5-20 mins
● You can walk around the room
● Still must be respectful
● After you found a group that has similar views and
solutions as your country, start drafting a resolution
Resolutions
Sponsors = authors (at least 3)
Signatories = delegates that would like to see the resolution being debated on (¼ of the
committee)
Heading - contains 4 pieces of info: committee name, sponsors, signatories, topic
Pre-ambulatory clauses – states all the issues that the committee wants to resolve on this issue.
Can include:
- past UN resolutions, treaties, conventions related to the topic
- past regional, non-governmental, national efforts in resolving this topic
- general background info/facts about the topic, its significance/impact
Operative clauses - state the solutions that the sponsors propose to resolve the issues. They should
address the issues specifically mentioned in the pre-ambulatory clauses above it.
Panel of Authors
● Occurs when the draft resolutions are ready to be
presented
● The sponsors of the draft resolution read their work and
then have a Q&A session – usually 10 mins.
● Allows them to clarify any queries delegates have with the
draft resolution
● The authors can express their support for their draft
resolution and justification here as well as discuss any
amendments they would be willing to see made in
committee.
Amendments
A written statement that adds, 2. Unfriendly amendment - change
deletes or changes an operative that some or all of the sponsors do not
clause in a draft resolution to support and must be voted upon by
strengthen it the committee.

1. Friendly amendment - change For this amendment to be considered

to the draft resolution that all it should be submitted in writing to the
sponsors agree with. After the Chair for approval, along with the
amendment is signed by all names of one-eighth of the committee.
sponsors and approved by the
Chair, it will be automatically When introduced, a speaker's list for
incorporated into the resolution. and against is established with equal
numbers on both sides. Then, voting
may proceed
Voting Substantive
For passing a Draft Resolution or Amendment
Procedural (Friendly or Unfriendly)
All members must vote; abstentions are not in In a substantive vote, delegates vote as such:
order.
O Yes
- Setting the Agenda (Simple Majority)
O Yes with Rights
- Mod/Unmod Caucus (Simple Majority)
O No
- Adjournment [Break] of Debate (2/3 majority) O No with Rights
- Resumption of Debate (2/3 majority) O Abstain (not available to those who said
- Closure of Debate [move into looking at 'present and voting' during roll call)
resolutions] (2/3 majority) 'With rights' means that delegates would like to
- Suspension of the meeting (Simple Majority) explain their vote after the voting procedure has
happened
- Adjournment of the meeting (Simple Majority) It should only be used to explain if a delegate
hasn't followed their representative country's
national policy or if a sponsor voted against their
- Change time limit on speeches (Simple own resolution
Majority)
Order of Motions
1. Adjourning the Meeting
2. Suspending the Meeting
3. Closing Debate
4. Adjourning Debate
5. Resuming Debate
6. Introducing Draft Resolutions
7. Introducing Amendments
8. Introducing a Friendly Amendment
9. Unmoderated Caucus
10. Moderated Caucus