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Rules Of Procedure

HYMUN 2024
Procedure ** 빨간색 부분에서 델리겟이 모션을 해야 회의가 진행됨 .

Roll Call
Opening Speech
General Speakers List
Motion to suspend the meeting
moderated / unmoderated caucus
Motion to adjourn the session
Resolution
Motion to introduce draft resolution amendment
Amendment
Motion to close debate
Voting Procedure
Motion to adjourn the meeting
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Delegate
대사단 : 각 나라에서 유엔으로 파견된 외교관

→ 본인의 나라에 대한 입장을 밝히고 그 입장에 알맞은 해결책을 제시하는 것

* Third person pronoun:

I, My, Me, Mine, You → This Delegate, Him, Her

* Usage of Electronic Devices is prohibited

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Voting procedures
ex) resolution, amendments

Voting for Voting Voting for

substantive
procedural matters
matters

Procedura Substanti
l ve
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Voting procedures
If the chair says that the committee will conduct a vote,
the delegates can vote:

● For ( 찬성 )
● Against ( 반대 )
● Abstain ( 기권 )

* No abstaining in procedural votes

** Present and voting may not abstain
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Roll call
When delegates are called out in alphabetical order by the chair,

delegates may say “present” or “present and voting”, raising

their placards.

*Present = I may abstain later on during a Substantive Vote

*Present and Voting = I will never abstain

The quorum is set to 2/3 of the committee

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Opening Speeches
• Each delegate is given 90 seconds speaking time to express
the nation’s stance.

• Remaining time may not be yielded and delegates must

return back to their seats once finished.

•All delegates are required to make one

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General speakers list

● Delegates may be added onto the Speakers List by raising their Placards
when asked.
● They may also add and withdraw themselves from the Speakers List
through sending notes to the Chair.
● Delegates are given 90 seconds to speak. (can be modified)
● When the speaking time is left, delegates have 3 options of yielding:

- Yield time back to the Chair

- Yield time to another delegate (remaining more than 30s)

(if an agreement has been established prior to the speech)

- Yield time to points of information (remaining time more than 10s)

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Points and motions

Points Motions
● Point of Personal Privilege ● Motion to suspend meeting
● Point of Parliamentary for
Inquiry moderated/unmoderated
● Point of Information Caucus
● Point of Clarification ● Motion to introduce a
● Point of Order resolution/amendment
● Motion to close debate
● Motion to adjourn the
meeting/session
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Point of personal privilege

Regarding ANY Personal Discomfort
Ex) Too Hot, need to use the toilet + inaudibility

*May interrupt speech ONLY Regarding Audibility

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Point of parliamentary inquiry

Any questions regarding the rules of procedure
Ex) What do we have to do during unmoderated caucus?

Can this delegate interrupt other delegate if she cannot hear?

Could this delegate be added onto the speakers’ list through

note form?

*CANNOT interrupt the speaker X

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Point of clarification
Delegates may ask questions regarding the
terminology

*CANNOT interrupt the speaker X

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Point of order
When Chairs have made an error running the
committee

*Can interrupt the speaker

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Motion to move into

a moderated/unmoderated
caucus
Moderated Caucus: How to pose this motion
Podium 에 가지 않고 자리에서 발표 “Motion to move into a
(No yielding is allowed) moderated caucus for the total
duration of 10 minutes, (with the
Unmoderated Caucus: individual speaking time of 60
Delegate 이 자유롭게 돌아다니면서 토의 seconds), for the purpose of
(Electronic devices are facilitating the debate.”
allowed) *unMod does not need individual
speaking time
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Motion to suspend the meeting

for
moderated caucus
Must Specify: Total Duration, MAX-15 minutes
Individual Speaking time,
Purpose Total duration time must be
ex) “Motion to suspend meeting
able to be divided by
for a moderated caucus for the individual speaking time with
total duration of 10 minutes, no remainder
with the individual speaking
time of 60 seconds, for the
*Vote: Simple Majority
purpose of facilitating the
debate.”
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Motion to suspend the meeting

for
unmoderated
Must Specify: Total
caucus
MAX-15 minutes
Duration, Purpose
ex) “Motion to suspend
*Vote: Simple Majority
meeting for unmoderated
caucus for the total
duration of 15 minutes
for the purpose of
discussing working
papers.”
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Motion to adjourn the

meeting/session
Motion to Adjourn the Motion to Adjourn the
Session Meeting
End the session, and only Wrap up the whole Meeting
that Session (for lunch, etc) (Until ~)
* Simple Majority *Simple Majority
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Motion to introduce
draft resolution/amendment
When delegates want to present their draft
resolutions/amendments, approved by the Chairs
and the Secretariat
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Motion to introduce resolution

The person who raises the motion to introduce a resolution
will have to come up to the podium and…
● Read out the operative clauses
● Take Points of Clarification
● Make a 5-minute authorship speech (choice) regarding
the resolution
● Take Points of Information/Clarification in the remaining
time
● The resolution needs to be approved by the chair, and
the approval panel (secretariat)
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Resolution
: The final result of discussion, writing and negotiation

—written suggestions for addressing a specific problem or issue.

: Ultimate purpose of MUN

*Must go through voting procedures to pass.

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Heading
HYMUN 2024/ Committee Name/ Agenda/ Order

Agenda: Means to protect healthcare infrastructure and lives during war

Leading Submitters: *Maximum three delegations could be recorded for

Leading Submitters (No Main Submitter)

Signatories: Argentina, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq,

Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Romania, Spain, Syria, Türkiye,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

*The signatories must be identified using the official designation of the

country, in alphabetical order

*Being a signatory means that the delegate wishes to debate on the resolution
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Operative clauses
Start the sentences using
VERBS

Use colons to separate(if

subclauses)
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Resolution debate
● After introduction of resolution New Limited Speakers List will
be drawn up solely considering the introduced resolution to be
discussed on.
● Limited Speakers List and Mod/unMod will be repeated
● A motion to close debate on resolution will be in order once
the committee has heard 1 speakers against (60s), and the
vote would require a super majority to pass
● Voting on the Resolution itself → substantive, super majority
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Motion to introduce amendment

The person who raises the motion to introduce an amendment will
have to come up to the podium and:
● read out the amendment
● Take Points of Clarification
● Make a 2-minute authorship speech (choice) regarding the
amendment
● Take Points of Information/Clarification in the remaining
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Amendment
• After the resolution is introduced, other delegates may fix the resolution
through amendment

• Second-degree Amendments X

• After introduction of amendment New Limited Speakers List will be

drawn up solely considering the introduced amendment to be discussed
on.

• A motion to close debate on amendment will be in order once the

committee has heard 1 speaker against, and the vote would require a
super majority to pass

• Voting on the Amendment itself-> substantive, super majority

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Motion to close debate

When moving into voting procedure for the

introduced draft resolutions or amendments
*2 against/Super majority
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