PROCEDURE
Point raised after a speaker opens the floor to questions
What is a point of inquiry?
The Secretary General of the United Nations
Who is António Guterres?
Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, it represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
The typical number of delegates in a crisis committee (it is a range)
What is 15-30?
The HQ of the United Nations is located in this city
New York City
A delegate that signs a draft resolution and is in favor of seeing the resolution presented on the floor becomes this
What is a signatory?
The year that the UN was founded
When was 1945?
A United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country
What is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)?
The staff members or advisors who work behind the scenes to support the flow of the conference.
What is the backroom?
True or false: A delegate can typically be added to the speaker's list by sending a note to the chair.
What is true?
A change to a draft resolution that is currently on the floor
What is an amendment?
The 5 permanent members of the Security Council
What are China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States?
The principal judicial organ of the UN
What is the International Court of Justice?
Written requests which are sent to and evaluated by the crisis staff, and are the main tool for tackling the crisis
What is a directive?
True or false: motions are usually voted on in the order of least to most obstructive.
What is false?
If there are 23 voting delegates present, how many need to vote 'yes' for a motion to pass?
What is 12?
The UN's predecessor
What is The League of Nations?
The major treaty signed in 1970 to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
What is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
The narrative framework that guides the development of the crisis scenario within the context of the committee
What is a crisis arc?
A specified level of support needed to pass a resolution (typically two-thirds of the votes)
What is a supermajority?
The 3 types of 'yields' a delegate can make
What are yield to the chair, yield to the floor/questions, and yield to another delegate?
Name the two permanent non-member observer states in the United Nations.
What are Palestine and Vatican City?
This main organ of the United Nations is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operations of the United Nations as ordered by the General Assembly and other Main Organs.
What is the United Nations Secretariat?
The specific authorities, abilities, and resources that a delegate possesses based on the role they are assigned.
What is a portfolio power?
Name 5 examples of preambulatory clauses.
What are:
Affirming, alarmed by, aware of, convinced, deeply concerned, keeping in mind, noting with regret, welcoming, taking into account, recognizing ...