Terminology
Procedure
General Knowledge
Current News
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When is point of order used?
This point may be raised when you feel that a delegate or the Chair is not abiding by correct parliamentary procedure (as laid out for the conference)
100
What kinds of electronic devices are allowed during debate?
None
100
List all the P5 nations
UK, USA, France, Russia, China
100
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed when a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck _____
Afghanistan
200
When is point of personal privilege used?
This point is used to indicate personal discomforts or impediments to debate. It may be raised during the debate if, for example, you cannot hear the speaker or feel uncomfortably hot or cold.
200
Which points and/or orders can interrupt the speaker?
Point of Personal Privilege
200
Which country was recently added to the UN?
South Sudan
200
_______ was elected to serve on the UN Human Rights Council starting on 1 January 2015
UAE
300
When are amendments to the second degree entertained in YMUN?
They are generally not entertained.
300
How would you react to a delegate who has INSULTED your country or are personally offended by his/her remarks?
Request a right to reply or notice grievances
300
What is the principal body of UN that serves as the chief deliberative, policy making and representative organ of the United Nations?
General Assembly
300
_________ will vote in June on whether to stay in the European Union or to quit, a referendum that could have momentous consequences for the divided country, and for the rest of Europe.
Britons
400
List 3 motions and 3 points that are allowed in YMUN
Motion to move to previous question, motion to divide the house, motion to extend debate time, motion to extend time for POI/POCs. Point of Clarification, Point of Order, Point of Personal Privilege
400
What happens when a topic is tabled?
A tabled topic closes debate on that topic until there is a vote to reopen the topic that succeeds.
400
After which major war was the UN created?
World War II
400
American warplanes on March 6 struck a training camp in Somalia belonging to the Islamist militant group the Shabab, killing about 150 fighters who United States officials said were preparing an attack against _________ .
American troops
500
What are the 3 awards given in YMUN 2016?
Best delegate, Most diplomatic, Best position paper
500
If the house is evenly split even after the house is divided, what happens to the resolution?
It is not passed
500
What were the reasons for having the five permanent security members?
They were the main founding members so they carved themselves a seat as perminant, they were most powerful and thats why they are in charge of keeping international peace security.
500
Representatives from 193 countries are trying to settle the UN budget. Hosting the talks, the US has called for a ban on what during discussions?
It's alcohol. "We make the modest proposal that the negotiating rooms should in future be an inebriation-free zone," Joseph Torsella, a US ambassador to the UN told the General Assembly's budget committee.
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