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1 2017 Japan English Model United Nations High School Meeting Room- Visual Guide

2 JEMUN 2017 Conference Theme Sustainable and Accessible Tourism

3 5 Meeting Rooms Meeting Room #1 Agenda Meeting Room #2 Agenda Meeting Room #3 Agenda Meeting Room #4 Agenda Meeting Room #5 Agenda Tourism and the Sustainability of the Natural and Cultural Environment Achieving Accessible Tourism Tourism-related Crisis Simulation Sustainable Tourism in the Caribbean Island Nation States Achieving Accessible Tourism 60 Delegates 60 Delegates 20 Delegates 12 Delegates using LEGO 48 Delegates

4 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates

5 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Country Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus

6 5 Regions called Regional Blocs

7 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Americas Regional Bloc

8 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Africa Regional Bloc

9 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Asia and the Pacific Regional Bloc

10 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Europe Regional Bloc

11 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Middle East Regional Bloc

12 5 Regional Blocs Americas Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East

13 Quiz 1. How many meeting rooms will be at the JEMUN conference? 2. What is the JEMUN conference theme? 3. How many country delegates will be in meeting room #5? 4. What is the agenda for meeting room #5? 5. What are the five regional blocs?

14 Quiz 1. How many meeting rooms will be at the JEMUN conference? 5 2. What is the JEMUN conference theme? Sustainable and Accessible Tourism 3. How many country delegates will be in meeting room #5? What is the agenda for meeting room #5? Achieving Accessible Tourism 5. What are the five regional blocs? Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Middle East

15 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Country Delegates Committee A Accessible Adventure Tourism, Sports and Outdoor Pursuits Committee B Technologies for Accessible Tourism Committee C Children, Family and Youth Tourism Committee D Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Business 12 Delegates 12 Delegates 12 Delegates 12 Delegates

16 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Kenya Chile South Africa Brazil Tanzania Uruguay Namibia Cuba Botswana America Lesotho Ecuador Zimbabwe Costa Rica Rwanda Dominican Republic Morocco Mexico Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Committee A Accessible Adventure Tourism, Sports and Outdoor Pursuits

17 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia United Kingdom Cambodia Italy Philippines Malta China Spain India Russian Federation Republic of Korea Germany Laos France Japan Austria Thailand Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Committee B Technologies for Accessible Tourism

18 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Committee C Children, Family and Youth Tourism

19 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Committee D Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Business

20 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards #A JEMUN Meeting Room Image! #C #B #D 12 country delegates in each!

21 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia United Kingdom Cambodia Italy Philippines Malta China Spain India Russian Federation Republic of Korea Germany Laos France Japan Austria Thailand Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Committee B Technologies for Accessible Tourism

22 Example: I am the delegate of Malta in meeting room #5.

23 Example: Malta is a part of the Europe Regional Bloc.

24 Example: We are discussing accessible tourism. Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism

25 Example: Malta is in the Technologies for Accessible Tourism group. Committee B Technologies for Accessible Tourism

26 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards #A JEMUN Meeting Room Image! #C #B #D 12 country delegates in each!

27 Formal Debate (country speeches)

28 rea u Bu Speakers list Formal Debate 28

29 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs 1 minute Bu h rea c pee u/ Da te S is ega Del Formal Debate 29

30 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards 12 country #A #B delegates in each JEMUN Meeting Room Image! #C #D!

31 Committee A~D Region

32 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards #A JEMUN Meeting Room Image! #C #B 12 country delegates in each! #D

33 In meeting room #5, there will be 5 large discussion tables that will be used for: Regional Bloc Meetings 5 tables used and Committee Meetings 4 tables used

34 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia Cambodia Philippines China India Republic of Korea Laos Japan Thailand United Kingdom Italy Malta Spain Russian Federation Germany France Austria Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordan UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Europe Regional Bloc

35 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards A Asia & the Pacific B Africa - Middle East C Europe D - Americas

36 Meeting Room #5 Agenda Achieving Accessible Tourism 48 Delegates Canada Chile Brazil Uruguay Cuba America Ecuador Costa Rica Dominican Republic Mexico Kenya South Africa Tanzania Namibia Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Rwanda Morocco Australia United Kingdom Cambodia Italy Philippines Malta China Spain India Russian Federation Republic of Korea Germany Laos France Japan Austria Thailand Croatia Switzerland Egypt Bahrain Lebanon Jordon UAE Qatar Oman Israel Cyprus Committee B Technologies for Accessible Tourism

37 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards A Asia & the Pacific B Africa - Middle East C Europe D - Americas

38 To review: In meeting room #5, there will be 5 large discussion tables that will be used for: Regional Bloc Meetings 5 tables used and Committee Meetings 4 tables used

39 Quiz 1. How many groups are in meeting room #5? 2. How many students are in each group? 3. What do you call the 2 Chairs and 2 Assistant Chairs? 4. How long is each delegate speech? 5. How many discussion tables are there in meeting room #5?

40 Quiz 1. How many groups are in meeting room #5? 4 2. How many students are in each group? What do you call the 2 Chairs and 2 Assistant Chairs? The Bureau/The Dais 4. How long is each delegate speech? 1 minute 5. How many discussion tables are there in meeting room #5? 5

41 Regional Bloc Meetings and Committee Meetings are called Informal Informal Debate

42 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen 48 seats with flags and placards Formal Debate (country speeches) A Asia & the Pacific C Europe B Africa D - Americas - Middle East Informal Informal Debate (Regional Bloc meetings and Committee meetings)

43 Informal Informal Debate in Committee Groups Russian Federation (Europe) Botswana (Africa) Namibia (Africa) 12 country delegates Malta (Europe) Brazil (Americas) Countries from Spain (Europe) Committee B Technologies for Accessible Tourism Uruguay (Americas) each region Jordan (Middle East) Cuba (Americas) UAE (Middle East) Philippines (Asia & the Pacific) China (Asia & the Pacific)

44 Committee Committee Groups Do you know the name of your?

45 Informal Informal Debate in Regional Blocs D Thailand D Japan 9-10 country delegates in each regional bloc 2-3 country delegates from each A Australia A Cambodia Asia & the Pacific Regional Bloc C Laos C Republic of Korea C India B Philippines B China

46 Committee Region Regional Blocs Do you know the name of your regional bloc?

47 Each Committee Group of 12 delegates will make a plan to address their topic. A B C D

48 This plan has 3 different names depending on the stage of its development

49 JEMUN Working Paper JEMUN Draft Resolution JEMUN Resolution (download an example from the JEMUN website)

50 Collaboration and Teamwork: Working Papers

51 JEMUN Working Paper Beginning of the conference Each group submits their working paper to the Bureau by 4:50 on Saturday.

52 Country Delegates voting on a s draft resolution

53 JEMUN Draft Resolution Each group submits their working paper to the Chairs by 4:50 on Saturday. The name changes to Draft Resolution Changes (Amendments) are made to each draft resolution. (Amendments) are voted on. Draft Resolution is voted on

54 Each s draft resolution becomes a resolution! 54

55 Passed JEMUN Resolution JEMUN Draft Resolution (download an example from the JEMUN website) Rejected

56 Each Committee works together to develop a final product: A RESOLUTION See LESSON #4 on the JEMUN website for more information about resolution writing

57 Japan English Model United Nations A(JEMUN)/DR/1/L1 A=General Assembly, DR=Draft Resolution, 1=1st session, L.#= limited/draft resolution # (1-16) General Assembly leave open, the secretary will write Limited here Dist.: 24 June 2017 Original: English 1st session Agenda item 1 Meeting Room # (1-5) Years of the conference JEMUN 2017=1st year of JEMUN Draft Resolution Date that your Draft Resolution is tabled 1/16 Improving Global Road Safety Language of draft resolution The General Assembly, Committee Topic Recalling its resolutions 57/309 of 22 May 2003, 58/9 of 5 November 2003, 58/289 of 14 April 2004, 60/5 of 26 October 2005, 62/244 of 31 March 2008, 64/255 of 2 March 2010 and At JEMUN 2017, there will be 5 Draft Resolutions introduced in 66/260 of 19 April 2012 on improving global road safety, meeting rooms 1 and 2, and 1 draft resolution in meeting rooms 3 and 4, and 4 in meeting room 5. A total of 16 Recalling also the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de resolutions! The first in meeting room #1 will be Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012, and its outcome document,entitled The future we want, 1/16, the 1st in meeting room #2 will be 6/16 and so in which Member States took into account road safety as part of their efforts to achieve on. sustainable development, Recalling further the special event to follow up efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, convened by the President of the General Assembly on 25 September 2013, and its outcome document, Each preambular clause ends in a comma (,) Having considered the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report on 3 improving global road safety and the recommendations contained therein, Noting that road Each traffic preambular injuries clause are a major begins public with health a italicized and development preambular problem phrase! that has a broad range of social and economic consequences which, if unaddressed, may affect the sustainable development of countries and hinder progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, Expressing its concern that the number of road traffic deaths still remains unacceptably high, with an estimated 1.24 million lives lost in 2010, and that only 7 per cent of the world s population is covered by adequate laws that address all behavioral risk factors, including the nonuse of helmets, safety Preambular belts and Section child restraints, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, inappropriate The preambular and excessive clauses speed state and all the the inappropriate use of cellular telephones, including texting, while issues driving, that the wants to resolve on their topic. It may Expressing state why the its concern also is that working half of all on road traffic deaths worldwide involve pedestrians, motorcyclists the and topic cyclists and highlight and that some previous developing countries have inadequate infrastructure and insufficient international policies place actions to protect on these topic vulnerable road Preambular users, Section Writing Tip In general, you want fewer Recognizing the role of the first Global Ministerial preambular Conference clauses on Road than Safety, operative held in Moscow on 19 and 20 November 2009, which culminated clauses. in a declaration More operative inviting clauses the General Assembly to declare a decade of action for road safety, covey that you have more solutions than problems.

58 Japan English Model United Nations A(JEMUN)/DR/1/L1 Noting with satisfaction that targeted steps to reduce road traffic injuries undertaken by the United Nations, including in the framework of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, have yielded positive results, and recognizing in this regard that more than 100 Member States, United Nations Writing Tip organizations, non-governmental organizations and civil society representatives organized The preambular section of a resolution will include: pedestrian safety activities during the second United Nations Global Road Safety Week, held from 6 to 12 May 2013, -past UN resolutions, treaties, or conventions related to the topic -past regional, non-governmental, or national efforts in resolving this topic Commending the Governments of Brazil, Mozambique, Romania and Thailand and the -references to the UN Charter or other international frameworks or laws World Health Organization for the successful launch, in May 2013, in the context of the sixty-sixth -statements made by the Secretary-General or a relevant UN body or agency World Health Assembly, of the Global Alliance for Care of the Injured, -general background information or facts about the topic, its significance, and its impact Acknowledging the role of Oman in drawing the attention of the international community to global road safety and in preparing the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week, held from 23 to 29 April 2007, during the sixth meeting of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, held in Muscat on 27 and Preambular 28 February Phrases 2007, Acknowledges Having received Commending the World Health Organization for its role in implementing the mandate Acknowledges with deep gratitude Looking forward Mindful conferred upon it by the General Affirming Assembly to coordinate road Noting safety issues within the United Nations system, in close Alarmed cooperation and concerned with the United Nations Noting regional also commissions, in providing support for the implementation Appreciating of the Decade of Action and Noting preparing with appreciation the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013 Appreciating and publishing highly Noting with concern a pedestrian safety manual, which provides information for use in developing and implementing Aware Noting with gratitude comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety, and Basing itself Noting with satisfaction commending also the progress of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, Bearing in mind Paying tribute Also bearing in mind Profoundly concerned Reaffirming Recognizing the work Believing of the United Nations regional commissions Realizing in increasing road safety activities and advocating Calling increased attention political commitment to road Recalling safety, in elaborating global road safety-related legal instruments, Cognizant Recalling further including international conventions and agreements, technical standards, resolutions and Commending Recognizing recommendations, and in working towards setting regional and national Concerned Reconfirming road traffic casualty reduction targets, Conscious Re-emphasizing Considering Regretting Commending Continuing the Economic to take Commission the view for Europe Reiterating for its plan its appreciation to implement the Decade of Action, which includes actions, Convinced initiatives and measures Reiterating for the its Working conviction Parties Reiterating of the Commission in the areas of road infrastructure, Deeply alarmed its dismay traffic rules, dangerous goods and vehicle regulations, noting with satisfaction the establishment Deeply appreciative Seriously concerned by the Commission of the two new groups of experts, namely Deeply concerned Solemnly declares on road signs and signals and on improving safety at level crossings, recognizing the continuous Deeply conscious Solemnly proclaims work of the World Forum Deeply for Harmonization disturbed of Vehicle Regulations Stressing to modify vehicle regulations to increase safety performance, Desirous and further commending the Stresses Commission its desirefor organizing special events in May 2013 in the Determined framework of the second United Strongly Nations emphasizes Global Road Safety Week, as well as for servicing 57 legal Dismayed Strongly supporting instruments that provide a commonly accepted legal and technical framework for the development Distressed Supporting of international road, rail, inland water and combined transport, Encouraged Supporting fully Expressing concern Taking into account Acknowledging Expressing the important deep concern interregional efforts Taking of the into Economic consideration Commission for Europe and the Economic Expresses and Social its Commission appreciation for Asia and the Pacific Taking in note organizing the Europe-Asia Road Safety Forum Expressing to promote its mounting the implementation concern of United Taking Nations note road alsosafety conventions and to facilitate the exchange Expressing of experiences its regret Taking note with satisfaction in this field among European and Asian countries, Expressing its particular concern Underlining Expressing its satisfaction Welcoming Commending the road safety initiatives of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia Expressing its support Welcoming also and the Pacific, including Firmly the convinced organization of the regional Expert Wishing Group Meeting on Progress in Road Safety Improvement Gravely in Asia concerned and the Pacific, which was held in Seoul from 8 to 10 May 2013, during the second United Nations GuidedGlobal Road Safety Week, and which adopted a joint statement on improving road safety Having Asia considered and the Pacific, and the technical assistance provided to member countries to develop and Having refine examined national road safety goals, targets and indicators in support of the Having heard Decade of Action,

59 Japan English Model United Nations A(JEMUN)/DR/1/L1 Commending also the efforts of the Economic Commission for Africa in strengthening the road safety initiative in Africa, including the adoption of the African Action Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety as a guiding document that addressed the continent s specificities and targeted a reduction in road traffic crashes by 50 per cent by 2020, Commending further the efforts of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to advocate and improve road safety in the Latin American and Caribbean region through studies and the dissemination of best practices among national Governments, the private sector, academia and multilateral regional institutions and to include road safety in comprehensive and regionally coordinated transport policies, including the efforts to establish the Mesoamerican Road Safety Plan, and strengthening the capacity of the road safety agency of Chile by enhancing its road safety data collection system as a tool for designing and monitoring effective policies, Commending the efforts of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on enhancing road safety in the Arab region, including the organization of regional training workshops to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action and related recommendations included in the conclusions of the yearly intergovernmental meetings on transport, such as the fourteenth session of the intergovernmental Committee on Transport, Acknowledging a number of other important international efforts on road safety, including the development by the International Road Transport Union of harmonized and internationally recognized standards for the vocational training of road transport professionals, Taking note of the report of the Commission for Global Road Safety on safe roads for all as part of a post-2015 agenda for health and development, Acknowledging the continued efforts of the Road Safety Initiative of the multilateral development banks, coordinated by the Global Road Safety Facility of the World Bank, and their collective actions to scale up road safety management capacity and infrastructure safety, improve safety performance measures and scale up resources through the development of systematic country projects in low- and middle-income countries, Operative Section Writing Tip Commending Member States Usually that more have details acceded in an to operative the United clause Nations will international legal instruments on road safety and make that have it stronger adopted or comprehensive at least make legislation the idea more on major risk factors, including disregard for road signs clear and to signals, other delegates. the non-use A simple of helmets, way to safety belts and child restraints, driving under the strengthen influence of each alcohol operative and drugs, clause inappropriate is to answer and the excessive speed and the inappropriate use of cellular who, telephones, what, when, including where, why, texting, and while how driving, of each resolution. These details can actually be broken Recognizing Member States down and into civil sub-operative society for their clauses continued underneath commitment the to road safety by observing the World Day of Remembrance main for operative Road Traffic clauses. Victims on the third Sunday of November every year, Recognizing also the efforts made by some countries to implement best practices, to set ambitious targets and to monitor road traffic fatalities and serious injuries, Taking into account the importance of strengthening capacity and continuing international cooperation to further support efforts to improve road safety, particularly in developing countries, including least developed countries and middle-income countries, and providing, as appropriate, financial and technical support and knowledge to meet the goals of the Decade of Action, Recognizing that a solution to the global road safety crisis can be achieved only through multisectoral collaboration, private and public funding mechanisms and partnerships involving the public and private sectors, as well as civil society, including national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, academia, professional associations, non-governmental organizations, victims organizations, youth organizations and the media,

60 Japan English Model United Nations A(JEMUN)/DR/1/L1 1. Recognizes the importance of the efficient movement of people and goods and access to environmentally sound, safe and affordable transportation as a means to improve social equity, health, the resilience of cities, urban-rural linkages and the productivity of rural areas, and in this regard takes into account road safety as part of the effort to achieve sustainable development; Each operative clause begins with a number. 2. Commends Member States that have developed national plans that are in line with the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety , and encourages Member States that have not yet developed such plans to do so, paying special attention to the needs of all road users, in particular pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users, as well as issues related to sustainable mobility; 3. Invites Member States that have not yet done so to nominate, as appropriate, national focal points for the Decade of Action for Road Safety to coordinate and facilitate national activities for the Decade; 4. Also invites An Member italicized States operative that have phrase not yet follows done the so to number address road safety holistically, starting with the implementation or continuation of a road safety management system, including, as appropriate, interdepartmental cooperation, the development of national road safety plans in line with the Global Plan for the Decade of Action, improvement of the quality of road safety statistics and data disaggregated by sex and age, collected through the standardization of definitions and reporting practices, and investments in multi-sectoral road traffic crash surveillance and analysis; 5. Encourages Member States that have not yet done so to consider enacting comprehensive legislation on key risk factors for road traffic injuries, including disregard for road signs and signals, the non-use of helmets, safety belts and child restraints, driving under the influence of alcohol and each operative clause ends in a semi-colon (;) drugs, inappropriate and excessive speed and the inappropriate use of cellular telephones, including texting, while driving, in order to increase the proportion of countries with comprehensive legislation to 50 per cent by the end of the Decade of Action, and encourages Member States to strengthen their enforcement of existing road safety legislation on the risk factors; 6. Encourages the implementation Operative of new clauses car assessment identify the programmes actions or in all regions of the world in order to improve the availability recommendations of consumer information made a about resolution. the safety performance of motor vehicles; Each operative clause begins with a verb (called an operative phrase) and ends 7. Invites Member States to with continue a semicolon. to improve, Operative where appropriate, clauses their road management systems and to introduce both should road safety be organized audits for new in construction a logical projects and road safety assessment programmes for progression, the existing networks; with each containing a single idea or proposal, and are always 8. Also invites Member States numbered. to develop If and operative implement clause comprehensive requires policies on post-crash care and to consider enacting further legislation explanation, to legally bulleted protect bystanders lists set off who in good faith provide care to those injured in a crash; by letters or roman numerals can also be used. After the last operative clause, the 9. Further invites Member States resolution to raise ends awareness in a period. of serious road traffic injuries, in particular brain and spinal cord injuries, and to encourage investment in scientific research aimed at effectively treating such injuries; 10. Encourages Member States to continue to improve and strengthen pre- hospital, trauma and rehabilitation care through the adoption of a national emergency medical system telephone number, capacity-building and the provision of adequate and appropriate equipment; 11. Reaffirms the importance of addressing global road safety issues through international cooperation and by strengthening collaboration between Member States and civil society to build capacity and raise awareness in the field of road safety and to continue to raise awareness

61 Japan English Model United Nations A(JEMUN)/DR/1/L1 through the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on the third Sunday of November every year; 12. Also reaffirms the role and importance of the United Nations legal 6 instruments on road safety, such as the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic, the Convention on Road Traffic, the 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals and the 1958 and 1998 agreements of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations, in facilitating road safety at the global, regional and national levels, and encourages Member States that have not yet done so to consider becoming contracting parties and, beyond accession, applying, implementing and promoting their provisions or safety regulations, as well as adhering to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 13. Requests the World Health Organization and the United Nations regional commissions, in cooperation with other partners in the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and other stakeholders, to continue the activities aimed at supporting the implementation of the objectives of the Decade of Action; 14. Also requests the World Health Organization and the United Nations regional commissions to facilitate the organization of activities during 2015 for the third United Nations Global Road Safety Week, with a focus on improving the safety of children in traffic; 15. Invites the World Health Organization to continue to monitor, through its global status reports, progress towards the attainment of the goal of the Decade of Action to stabilize and reduce road traffic deaths by 2020, and in this regard notes the importance of targets and indicators against which progress can be systematically measured; 16. Invites the Secretary-General to continue to promote effective international cooperation on road safety issues, including in the broader context of sustainable transport, and in this regard encourages further efforts, as appropriate, to strengthen the coordination of the work of the United Nations system on sustainable transport, while taking into account the need to adequately address road safety issues; 17. Reiterates its invitation to Governments to take a leading role in implementing the activities of the Decade of Action, while fostering multi-sectoral collaboration that includes the efforts of academia, the private sector, professional associations, non-governmental organizations, civil society, including national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, victims organizations, youth organizations and the media; 18. Invites Member States, international organizations, development banks and funding agencies, foundations, professional associations and private sector companies to consider providing adequate and additional funding to activities relating to the Decade of Action, including through contributions to the Road Safety Fund established by the World Health Organization and the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society; 19. Invites all interested relevant stakeholders to explore new and innovative funding modalities to support and collaborate in national efforts to implement the Global Plan for the Decade of Action, particularly in developing countries, including least developed countries and middle-income countries; 20. Encourages Member States and the international community to take road safety into due consideration in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda, while recognizing the importance of a holistic The and last integrated operative approach clause finishes to sustainable a period transport; (.)

62 Japan English Model United Nations A(JEMUN)/DR/1/L1 21. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventieth session an item entitled Improving global road safety, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at that session on the progress made in the attainment of the objectives of the Decade of Action. Operative Phrases Accepts with deep appreciation Acknowledges with appreciation Adopts Affirms Affirms its confidence Again expresses its special alarm Again urges Agrees Also notes Also notes with satisfaction Also welcomes Appeals Appoints Appreciates deeply Approves Authorizes Calls Calls for Call upon Calls once more upon Categorically condemns Commends Also commends Commends and encourages Concurs Condemns Congratulates Considers Decides Declares Declares its firm opposition Declares its solidarity Demands Demands once more Denounces Deplores Determines Drawing attention Draws the attention Emphasizes Emphasizing Encourages Endorses Expresses concern Expresses grave concern Expresses its appreciation Further expresses its appreciation Expresses its conviction Expresses its deep concern and condemnation Expresses its full support Expresses its gratitude Expresses its satisfaction Expresses the desirability Fully supports Highly appreciates Invites Insists Notes Notes with appreciation Notes with interest Notes with satisfaction Once again urges Proclaims Reaffirms Reaffirming its deep concern Recalls Recommends Rejects Reiterates Reiterates its appeal Reiterates its call Reiterates its firm support Reminds Renews its appeal Renews its invitation Renews its request Requests Also requests Further requests Shares the concern Stresses Also stresses Strongly condemns Suggests Supports Takes note Takes note with appreciation Takes note with satisfaction Thanks Underlines Urgently appeals Urges Welcomes Welcomes also Welcomes further Welcomes with satisfaction

63 Working Paper in each group Take it to the Chairs on your USB memory stick by Saturday at 4:50 pm The Chairs and faculty advisors check the draft resolutions for mistakes between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm. This is called tabling a draft resolution Draft Resolution Copies of each draft resolution are placed on each regional bloc table (1 for each member of the regional bloc) A hardcopy of each draft resolution is printed and 50 copies of each draft resolution are made.

64 Informal Informal Debate in Regional Blocs D Thailand D Japan 9-10 country delegates in each regional bloc 2-3 country delegates from each A Australia A Cambodia Committee A Draft Resolution Committee B Draft Resolution Committee C Draft Resolution Asia & the Pacific Regional Bloc Committee D Draft Resolution C Laos C Republic of Korea C India B Philippines B China

65 Informal Informal Debate in Regional Blocs 9-10 country delegates in each regional bloc 2-3 country delegates from each A Australia A Cambodia Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution D Thailand Committee A Draft Resolution Committee Committee Committee B Draft C Draft D Draft D Japan Asia & the Pacific Resolution Resolution Resolution Regional Bloc Committee A Draft Resolution B Philippines Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution B China Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution C Laos C Republic of Korea C India

66 On behalf of Committee A, (country) will explain our draft resolution, line by line. After each operative clause, I will stop so you can ask questions or suggest an amendment. The assigned scribe from Committee B will fill out an amendment form if an amendment is requested. Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A The representatives from A explain their draft resolution to the other regional bloc members. The other 3 s do the same!

67 Informal Informal Debate in Regional Blocs 9-10 country delegates in each regional bloc 2-3 country delegates from each A Australia A Cambodia Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution D Thailand Committee A Draft Resolution Committee Committee Committee B Draft C Draft D Draft D Japan Asia & the Pacific Resolution Resolution Resolution Regional Bloc Committee A Draft Resolution B Philippines Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution B China Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution Committee A Draft Resolution C Laos C Republic of Korea C India

68 Committee that is explaining their Draft Resolution Committee A Scribe who will fill in the Amendment Form and Spokesperson who will introduce the amendments to the entire meeting A delegate from Committee B Committee B A delegate from Committee C Committee C A delegate from Committee D Committee D A delegate from Committee A

69 There are 6 ways to amend a draft resolution! 1. Add a word, phrase, section to an operative clause 2. Delete a word, phrase or section from an operative clause 3. Replace a word, phrase, section in a an operative clause Committee B 4. Replace an operative clause with an alternate operative clause amendment form 5. Add a new operative clause 6. Delete an operative clause

70 Check out the JEMUN Amendment Form! Committee B amendment form

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72 -After I fill in a JEMUN amendment form for A s draft resolution, I ll keep the left side of the form and give the right side to the Chairs. -The Chairs will use the right side of the JEMUN Amendment Form to document the amendment in the digital version of the draft resolution. -I ll also be the spokesperson to introduce these amendments later on in the meeting during informal debate! Committee B JUEMUN Amendment Form

73 Philippines Philippines

74 Philippines Amendments are numbered in the following way by the Chair: -Committee A, 1st amendment= A1 -Committee C, 5th amendment= C5 ration the lopments n the their the The right side of the Amendment Form is submitted to the Chair.

75 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen A Asia & the Pacific C - Americas B Africa D Europe Middle East Informal Informal Debate in Regional Blocs: Deciding on the amendments and filling out the Amendment Forms

76 Europe Americas 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs Africa I m the spokesperson from the Asia Regional BlocI will introduce all of the amendments to A s draft resolution from my region Asia & the Pacific Middle East screen Informal Debate -each comes to the front of the room to introduce their draft resolution to all of the delegates. -A spokesperson from each of the 5 regions will introduce their Region s amendments for each s draft resolution. A Asia & the Pacific C - Americas B Africa D Europe Middle East

77 Thank you Chair. On behalf of the Asia Regional Bloc, the Philippines would like to introduce an amendment to clause #2. Thank you Chair. Thank you delegate of the Philippines. Please go ahead and explain the amendment. Chair Committee B amendment form Thank you Chair. The Philippines would like to add the phrase and assessments to clause #2, so that it reads.,thank you Chair.

78 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen A B Informal Informal Debate in Committees C D - After all 5 s introduce their draft resolution in informal debate, they go into informal informal debate in their s to discuss the introduced amendments to their draft resolutions!

79 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs Informal Informal Debate in Committees - The Chair makes copies of the introduced amendments and gives a copy to each A 79 Informal Informal Debate in Committees -The s decide whether they agree or disagree with each of the amendments for their draft resolution. If they disagree, the will try to negotiate a revision. agree = friendly amendments disagree = unfriendly amendments

80 If the agrees with the proposed amendment on the Amendment Form, they circle Friendly Amendment and tell the chair. Philippines If the doesn t agree with the proposed amendment on the Amendment Form, they circle Unfriendly Amendment and try to negotiate a revision with the Scribe who introduced it. If the is successful in negotiating a revision, they circle YES and write the negotiated text. If they are unsuccessful, they circle NO and the amendment will be voted on later. 80

81 Informal Informal Debate in Regional Blocs D Thailand D Japan A Australia A Cambodia Committee members try to negotiate a revision to the unfriendly amendments with the other members of their regional bloc Asia & the Pacific Regional Bloc C Laos C Republic of Korea C India B Philippines B China

82 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen A Informal Informal Debate in Committees -Each gets together to discuss the results of the negotiations they had in their regional bloc meetings. B C D

83 2 Chairs & 2 Assistant Chairs screen Informal Debate -each comes to the front of the room again and shares both their unresolved unfriendly amendments and the negotiated unfriendly amendments. A Asia D WE&O B Africa E Eastern Europe C - LAC

84 Unfriendly Amendments Negotiated a revision to the unfriendly amendment. The revision is shared with the other delegates in informal debate to get consensus Unable to negotiate a revision: Unresolved unfriendly amendment Vote on the unfriendly amendment Consensus Not Achieved= Vote on the original amendment Consensus Achieved= Revision is adopted <50%= Rejected >50%= Passed <50%= Rejected >50%= Passed

85 Vote on the revised draft resolution Agree by acclamation Placard Vote Becomes a resolution >50%= Passed Becomes a resolution <50%= Rejected

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