MUN Terms
The speech that every delegate has to make
Opening Speech
What does a chair typically say to a delegate after they used personal pronouns in their speech
Forcing all countries to vote
Motion to divide the house
The co-author of a resolution
Co submitters
State the G4 Nations
Brazil, Germany, India, Japan
A group of countries with similar stances
Blocs
What are the responses delegates could give upon being called by the chair during roll call
Present, Present and Voting
The first thing done when the chairs announce debate on a resolution
Reading time
What is the minimum amount of operative clauses a resolution needs to pass?
6
City in which the UN headquarters is located
New York City, USA
The phrase used by chairs silence the room
Would the house please come to order
Theoretically, what is the maximum amount of POIs a speaker may have to answer after a speech
Infinite
When is yielding to another delegate after a speech not in order?
After a main submitter speech
Punctuation required after a sub-sub clause
comma (,)
How many member states are in the Security Council
15
a specific action made by delegates to direct debate in a certain direction.
Motion
During this time, informal discussions can take place where delegates can speak to other delegates verbally and not through note passing
Unmoderated caucus
A change made to an operative clause of a draft resolution.
Amendment
A clause with only one sub-clause OR a sub-clause with only one sub-sub clause
Hanging clause
What was the reason to the proposal of the Reform Security Council concept
To more equally distribute the power within the Council
When a speaker decides to give up the remaining time in his or her speech.
Yield
State all the processes in a typical MUN conference in chronological order
Roll call, opening speeches, lobbying/merging, debate, voting
What special right do main submitters have in terms of amendments
Their amendments are automatically passed
The grammatical description for a resolution
A sentence
When was MUN created
1921