Delegate Handbook. Lyons Township Model United Nations Conference

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1 Delegate Handbook Lyons Township Model United Nations Conference February 28 th, 2015

2 Table of Contents Welcome to LYMUN 2 Conference Schedule 3 LYMUN Staff 4 LYMUN Committee Dais and Advisors 5-6 Committee Rooms & Topics 7-8 Code of Conduct 9 Home Gov, Crisis HQ & Position Papers 10 Sample Position Paper 11 Rules of Procedure Short Form Resolution Writing 14 Sample Resolution 15 Participating Schools 16 1

3 Welcome to LYMUN Esteemed Delegates, Advisors, and Special Guests, Welcome to the first annual Lyons Township Model United Nations Conference. This conference began four years ago, under the name of SILTMUN, along with Saint Ignatius College rep and since then has grown steadily larger, to provide a high caliber of debate to more and more students every year. This year, it is our pleasure to host fifteen committees, of a variety of sizes and topics. The committees of LYMUN are designed to provide an immersive, educational experience to each delegate, and it is our hope that delegates will leave our conference better citizens of the world than when they entered, as well as more capable speakers, negotiators, and diplomats. LYMUN, formerly known as SILTMUN I-IV, is a one-day training conference designed to educate and prepare novice and veteran delegates for multi-day conferences hosted at universities across the world. Delegates will experience real-time and relevant crisis and learn how to effectively and efficiently solve those crisis. Along with the intense crisis simulation, delegates will strengthen their debating and writing skills, becoming stronger delegates along the way. My dais staff and I eagerly await your participation in the conference and the success of the conference overall. Yours in Diplomacy, Bakhtawar Mirjat, Secretary General Elizabeth Wyckoff, Chief of Staff 2

4 Conference Schedule Morning 7:30 8:15 Arrival 8:15 8:50 Opening Ceremonies 9:00 Advisor meeting in Gyms 1 and 2 9:00 12:00 Committee Session 1A (Committee Rooms) 9:00 12:15 Committee Session 1B (Committee Rooms) Lunch Schedule Cafeteria 12:00 12:45 Lunch A Committees: GA, Security Council, Arab League, Nigerian Cabinet, Modern Day Mount Olympus, Congress of Vienna, Commission of Women s Affairs 12:15 1:00 Lunch B Committees: WHO, Indian Cabinet, Pakistani Cabinet, Cuban Cabinet, Grand Economic Council, European Central Bank, Reagan s Cabinet Afternoon 12:45 4:00 Committee Session 2A 1:00 4:00 Committee Session 2B 2:30 Advisor meeting in Advisor Lounge 4:00 4:45 Closing Ceremonies 4:45 5:00 Departure 3

5 LYMUN Executive Staff Bakhtawar Mirjat, Secretary General Elizabeth Wyckoff, Chief of Staff Thomas Lombardo, Chief of Simulations Erin Suhajda, Head of Home Government LYMUN Home Government Staff Adam Cardone Mary Jo Thometz Paige Dore Ilka Kleijnen Stephanie Barrett LYMUN Crisis Staff Matt Georges JP Remijas Nathan Egert Eric Benson Alek Butkus 4

6 LYMUN Committee Dais General Assembly Chair: Patrick Dunleavy Political Officer: Katryna Maclean Moderator: Charles Withington DISEC Chair: Caroline Lupetini Political Officer: Josh Althoff Arab League Chair: Cristian Gonzalez Political Officer: Laura Knowles Pakistani Cabinet Chair: Daniel Benson Political Officer: Audrey O Donnell Reagan s Cabinet Chair: Rachel Bielski Political Officer: Lisa McGovern Congress of Vienna Chair: Vitaliy Oprysko Political Officer: Dennis Sopic Security Council Chair: Michael Gilger Political Officer: Mike Hayes World Health Organization Chair: Adam Hemauer Political Officer: Charles Convery Commission of Women s Affairs Chair: Kate Mctigue Political Officer: Brandt Sigfried Indian Cabinet Chair: Katrina Pasquinelli Political Officer: Sara Mctigue Grand Economic Council Chair: Nick Fuentes Political Officer: Riley Eagan Moderator: Matt McGuinn Cuban Cabinet Chair: Jake Stern Political Officer: Colin Bailey 5

7 Nigerian Cabinet Chair: Anika Ranginani Political Officer: Colin Kubaki Modern Day Mount Olympus Chair: Ceili Doyle Political Officer: Sam Bugaieski European Central Bank Chair: Peter Eggerding Political Officer: Brian Zak Advisors Mr. John Cronfel Mr. Andrew Johannes Mrs. Theresa Hirsten 6

8 Committees, Topics & Rooms Arab League C219 Neo Pan-Arabism Israel vs Palestine Commission of Women's Affairs C221 Feminization of Poverty International Bill of Rights for Women Congress of Vienna C217 France in post-war Europe Issues of the Polish-Saxon question Cuban Cabinet E109 Updating the Cuban Economic Model Freedom for the Cuban 5 and preventing future attacks on Cuba DISEC PAC Fighting Islamic Extremist Terrorism Contemporary Espionage European Central Bank E11 Stimulation of the Euro Eurozone Member Nations General Assembly D103 Debt sustainability and management Minorities political and educational opportunities 7

9 Grand Economic Council E113 Money and the Role of Central Banks in the 21st Century European Fiscal Policy in the Wake of the Eurozone Crisis Indian Cabinet E114 Crisis Committee Modern Day Mount Olympus C213 God equality Problems in Persia (Present Day Turkey) Nigerian Cabinet C215 Boko Haram and Rising Civilian Dissatisfaction Ebola and Containment Policies Pakistani Cabinet E112 Crisis Committee Reagan Cabinet D105 Future of Nuclear Power in Military Weaponry Military Action in Grenada Security Council C223 Dispute over the Senkaku Islands International Protocol on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles World Health Organization E107 Cholera Outbreak in Africa Medical help in Syria 8

10 Code of Conduct Any violation of these rules or other directives may result in your removal from the conference. 1. Do not in any way damage, deface, or disrespect the property of Lyons Township High School. 2. Show respect for all chairs, vice chairs, secretariat members, security staff, and adults at all times. 3. Please stay in designated areas of the building. 4. Name-tags are to be worn at all times. 5. Do not personally insult or disrespect another delegate in any way, including notes. Please immediately report any such behavior to the chair or conference personnel. 6. Do not simply disappear from committee. Feel free to step outside the committee room for an unmoderated caucus or to write a working paper with other delegates, but do not leave the building or simply not show up for a committee session. Please only caucus in designated areas. 7. Absolutely no food or drink (except for water) is allowed anywhere outside of the lunch areas, including committee rooms. 8. Please turn off or silence all cell phones during the conference. 9. The use of laptops, ipods, ipads, cell phones, smartphones, and the Internet is prohibited in committee. 10. Personal items such as ipods and magazines should not be brought into committee. 11. Delegates should not use the computers in the rooms without the permission of the chair. 12. Follow any other instructions you may receive from conference personnel. 9

11 Home Government LYMUN Home Government is located in room C120, and is available to provide delegates with additional research and advisory information. To contact home government, ask the representative in your committee. You may fill out a Home Government sheet and hand it to one of the Dais Staff who will send it to Home Government. Crisis Head Quarters LYMUN Crisis Head Quarters is located in room E108, and is available to provide delegates with crisis information. Delegates in cabinets with personal powers will be contacting Crisis through the crisis staff that will be going to each room. Notes regarding personal powers can be sent to crisis. Position Papers As implied by its name, a position paper is a written document prepared before a conference outlining your country s position on the topic(s) that will be addressed by the committee. Position papers should be about one page in length per topic, singlespaced with 12 pt. font. The foundation of all good position papers is good research. It is absolutely imperative that you begin collecting relevant and valuable research as soon as you receive your country assignment, committee, and topic for a conference. In writing a position paper, there are three main things you need to be thinking about: the relevant historical background of your country on the topic, what, if anything, you country is doing currently with regards to the topic, and what your country proposes to do in the future (or, at the conference) to deal with the problem. A sample position paper is included on the following page. If you have any questions about position papers or research in general, please do not hesitate to contact your Chairs. 10

12 Sample Position Paper Caroline Lupetini & Erin Suhajda Republic of Korea First Committee of the UNGA: Disarmament and International Security Lyons Township High School Topic 1: Nuclear Weapons and the Islamic Republic of Iran The Republic of Korea itself does not have a nuclear weapons arsenal, as it abandoned its nuclear weapons program in the 1970 s. Thought it retains the capability to produce nuclear weapons, South Korea is a signatory on a number of non-proliferation treaties. In November 1991, then President Roh Tae-woo declared that South Korea would not manufacture, possess, store, deploy, or use nuclear weapons. 1 Since 1974, Korea has partnered with the United States in banning the reprocessing of nuclear material. The agreement is set to expire in 2014, but Korea is interesting in revising this pact so that the ban can be lifted. The Republic of Korea enjoyed a prosperous economic relationship with Iran until June 2012, when Korea briefly put sanctions on Iranian crude oil imports. These restrictions coincided with the European Union and United States sanctions on Iranian crude oil., and halted importing from Iran altogether from July until September The sanctions by the EU and US were aimed at stopping Iran s nuclear program, which Iran insists is for peaceful purposes only. South Korea, despite resuming importation of oil from Iran, has greatly reduced oil imports altogether, making up for it by importing from other Middle Eastern countries. This action of reinstating trade with Iran is seen as a major blow to the antinuclear efforts by the United States, one of South Korea s major diplomatic allies. In March 2012, Seoul hosted the second Nuclear Security Summit, and the Seoul Communique was adopted unanimously, though Iran was not present. This agreement emphasizes all states to reduce their highly enriched uranium (HEU). South Korea, as well as the United States, France, and Belgium also agreed to cooperate to develop technology which will convert HEU into lower enriched uranium (LEU). Where South Korea strongly disagrees with Iran s obvious attempt to build a nuclear arsenal, Korea benefits from the crude oil it imports and the products like electronics and steel Korea exports to Iran. Obviously, this poses an interesting problem for South Korea. The Republic of Korea is hesitant to re-implement sanctions on Iran in attempt to halt its nuclear program, as Korea depends on Iran s crude oil and Iran s business in buying from Korea. South Korea is in favor of maintaining an open relationship with Iran by strongly encouraging Iran halt its nuclear program immediately. South Korea would not protest sanctions implemented by other nations, if that would push Iran to stop developing weapons. Additionally, South Korea would help provide aid for Iran to dismantle its weapons and dispose of the nuclear material peacefully. Korea would aid in nuclear experts and the financial aid (as Korea had a 2.3% budget surplus in the year of 2012) that would be needed to cover them. Additionally, other nations as dedicated as Korea to disarmament are encouraged to help provide both of these things. 11

13 Rules of Procedure Short Form Shown In Order of Precedence Point or Motion Description Debatable? Interrupt Speaker? Point of Order Used to point out misuse of rules/procedure No Yes No Point of Used to point out factor Personal hindering personal comfort Privilege No Yes No Point of Inquiry Used to ask question to speaker or to chair about rules or proceedings Motion to Open Debate Motion to Set the Agenda Motion to Adjourn the Session Motion to Suspend the Meeting Motion to Enter Unmoderated Caucus Motion to Enter Moderated Caucus Motion to Table the Topic Motion to Close Debate Motion to Divide the Question Opens the conference/session and the primary speakers list Determines which topics are considered by the body and the order in which they are addressed Requires Second? No No No No No Yes Yes 2 Speakers For, 2 Against No Yes Adjourns the body and ends the conference No No Yes Temporarily suspends the session No No Yes Suspends the session for a set amount of time for caucusing Suspends the rules of procedure for a set amount of time for rapid discussion moderated by chair Ends debate on the current topic temporarily and changes the order of topics to be considered Closes debate on a specific topic and brings all resolutions on the floor to a vote Made during voting procedure-divides a resolution into separate items to vote on Decision Ruling of Chair Ruling of Chair Ruling of Chair Simple Simple Simple Simple No No Yes Simple No No Yes Yes 2 Speakers For, 2 Against Yes 2 Speakers For, 2 Against Yes 2 Speakers For, 2 Against Simple No Yes 2/3 No Yes Simple No Yes Simple 12

14 Point or Motion Motion for a Roll Call Vote Motion to Adopt by Consensus Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair Motion to Introduce an Unfriendly Amendment Motion to Introduce a Working Paper Description Debatable? Interrupt Speaker? Made during voting procedure-requires the chair to conduct a roll-call vote Made during voting procedure-requests that the body adopt a resolution by consensus Appeals a procedural decision of the Chair to the body use with extreme prudence Formally introduces an amendment that has already been approved by the Chair with the proper number of signatories Formally introduces a working paper that has already been approved by the Chair with the proper signatories and sponsors No No Requires Second? Yes No No Yes Decision Only Requires Second No Delegation can Vote No (May Abstain) No No Yes Simple No No Yes Simple No No Yes Simple Motion to Limit Debate Motion to Reconsider Limits the speaking time in general debate to a specified speaking time Brings a previously tabled topic or resolution back to the floor Yes 2 Speakers For, 2 Against Yes 2 Speakers For, 2 Against No Yes Simple No Yes 2/3 13

15 Resolution Writing Preambulatory Clauses The first section of the resolution consists on the Preambulatory Clauses. These clauses state the nature of the problem and establish the reasons and precedents for the actions outlined in the second half of the resolution. Affirming Alarmed by Approving Aware of Bearing in mind Believing Confident Contemplating Convinced Declaring Deeply concerned, conscious, convinced, disturbed or regretting Desiring Emphasizing Expecting Expressing its appreciation Expressing its satisfaction Fulfilling Fully alarmed, aware or believing Further deploring Further recalling Guided by Having adopted Having considered (further) Having devoted attention Having examined, heard, received, or studied Keeping in mind Noting with regret,deep concern, approval or satisfaction Noting further Observing Reaffirming Realizing Recalling Recognizing Referring Seeking Taking into account or consideration Taking note Viewing with appreciation Welcoming Operative Clauses The second section of the resolution contains the Operative Clauses, the actions that will be taken by the body. These clauses are numbered and begin with present tense actions which are generally stronger than those used in the preamble. Each Operative Clause is followed by a semi-colon, except for the last one (which ends in a period). Accepts Affirms Approves Authorizes Calls Calls upon Condemns Confirms Congratulates Considers Declares accordingly Deplores Designates Draws the attention Emphasizes Encourages Endorses Expresses its appreciation Expresses its hope Further invites Deplores Designates Draws the attention Emphasizes Encourages Endorses Expresses its appreciation Expresses its hope Further invites Further proclaims Further reminds Further recommends Further requests Further resolves Has resolved Notes Proclaims Reaffirms Recommends Regrets Reminds Requests Solemnly affirms Strongly condemns Supports Takes note of Transmits Trusts 14

16 Sample Resolution Resolution: 1.3 Committee: Disarmament and International Security Topic Area: Responsibility of the United Nations to Alleviate Apartheid in South Africa Sponsors: South Africa, Sweden, United States Signatories: Australia, France, Germany, Nigeria, People's Republic of Korea, United Kingdom The General Assembly, Recalling its Resolution 22/184 of January 1979 and 34/93 of 12 December 1979, as well as Economic and Social Council Resolution 1980/50 of 23 July 1980, Reaffirming once again the special responsibility of the United Nations and the international community towards the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement, Nothing the great advance of the movement against apartheid and for national liberation and the rise of political consciousness of the oppressed people of South Africa, Condemning the violence and repression by the apartheid regime against all opponents of apartheid, Recognizing the need for increased humanitarian and education assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa, as well as direct assistance to the liberation movements in their legitimate struggle, 1. Appeals to all States to provide humanitarian, educational, financial and other necessary assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement; 2. Urges the United Nations Development Programme and other agencies with the United Nations system to expand their assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and to the South African liberation movements recognized by the organization of Africa Unity, in consultation with the Special Committee Against Apartheid; 3. Urges all agencies within the United Nations system to ensure the participation of the South African liberation movements as recognized by the Organization of African Unity in their relevant conferences and meetings, and to provide financial assistance for that purpose; 4. Decides to continue the authorization of adequate financial provisions in the budget of the United Nations to enable the South African liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity the African National Congress of South Africa and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania to maintain offices in New York to participate effectively in the deliberations of the Special Committee and other appropriate bodies. 15

17 Participants Adlai Stevenson High School Buffalo Grove High School Carl Sandburg High School Chicagoland MUN Club Downers Grove High School East Leyden High School Evanston Township High School Francis W. Parker High School Glenbard South High School Glenbrook South High School Hononegah High School IC Catholic Prep High School Jones College Prep High School Kaneland High School Lyons Township High School Maine South High School Marian Catholic High School Marist High School Nazareth Academy Niles North High School Northside College Prep High School Saint Ignatius College Prep St. Ambrose Academy University of Chicago Laboratory School Waubonsie Valley High School Whitney Young Magnet High School William Fremd High School York Community High School 16