Vocab
Document that outlines a committee’s solutions to the issue.
What is a resolution?
Requests informal discussion on a specific topic.
What is a motion for an unmoderated caucus?
The UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
What is the Security Council?
A question to the current speaker.
What is a point of information?
This country is the world’s largest by land area.
What is Russia?
Another name for first speech.
What is an opening speech?
Temporarily stop debate.
What is a motion to suspend the debate?
The main deliberative assembly of the UN.
What is the General Assembly?
When you know the chair called the wrong procedure or when you have a question about the procedure.
What is a point of order?
The country with the world's largest population.
What is India?
An informal discussion where delegates can move around the room.
What is an unmoderated caucus?
Removes the option to abstain during voting.
What is a motion to divide the house?
The UN agency dealing with children’s rights and welfare.
What is UNICEF?
A polite way to get the Chair’s attention if you can’t hear the speaker.
What is a point of personal privilege?
The only country in South America where Portuguese is the official language.
What is Brazil?
Establishes the context for the resolution.
What is a preambulatory clause?
Temporarily set aside a topic.
What is a motion to table?
Chief administrative officer and top diplomat of the UN.
What is the Secretary General?
A motion used to complain about a country’s policy.
Trick: there is none you can't do that.
This Middle Eastern country is home to the city of Mecca.
What is Saudi Arabia?
The role responsible for keeping time and enforcing rules during debate.
Who is the Chair?
Moves to the next part of the debate.
What is a motion to move to the previous question?
The number of permanent members on the Security Council.
What is five?
Said during role call if you don't plan to abstain during any votes.
What is present and voting?
This European country has remained neutral in wars since 1815.
What is Switzerland?