Research
Your country’s unique stance on the issue, UN programs, events, resolutions, and agreements your country has participated in
Country Policy
The delegates get time to speak about their country's stance on the agenda
GSL
People who are interested in hearing a resolution presented, no limit to how many you can have
Signatories
Full form of UN
United Nations
The foundational treaty of the the United Nations, outlines the rules every member and committee must follow
What is United Nations Charter
NGOs provide support for a specific stance on a topic. NGO is the abbreviation for this
Non-governmental Organization
The first draft of ideas that are used to guide a resolution.
Workinig paper
People who actively take part in the drafting of a resolution, contribute ideas to a resolution, or pledge their support of a resolution's topics
Sponsors
Current number of UN member states
193
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 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A person or group that supports another person or group, especially when others oppose them
Ally
Point required to ask question about procedure of the committee
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
Comes after the header, phrases that describe the situation being addressed by a committee and its importance
Preambulatory Clauses
The six official UN languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
The way to handle remaining speaking time after a delegate speaks on the Speaker's List
Yielding
a document that helps delegates understand a topic and prepare for a conference or committee session
Background guide
Order in committee. Extremely important, as this determines your diplomacy points.
Decorum
Phrases that describe the actions being taken by delegates on the committee topic, the "meat and potatoes" of your resolution
Operative Clauses
Five Permanent Members of UNSC
US, UK, Russia, France, China
A right to speak in reply to a previous speaker's comment, invoked when a delegate feels personally insulted by another's speech
Right to Reply
Permanent members of UNSC
What is a requirement for working paper?
Sponsors (min 1)
Signatories
The group of delegates who write a working paper together
(Resolution) Bloc
The ninth (current) secretary-general of the UN
António Guterres
A change to a draft resolution that is already on the floor, can be "friendly" or "unfriendly"
Ammendment