HIMAHI UNIBOS

Model United Nations

2018

Guide Book
&
Rules of Procedure
 Introduction
Chief of HIMAHI Universitas Bosowa
Tiara Nursyahbani Farouk
Warm Greetings distinguish
delegates. I am Tiara Nursyahbani Farouk as
Chief of HIMAHI Universitas Bosowa. I’d like to
proudly present you all one of the event that
runing by HIMAHI Universitas Bosowa this year
period, HIMAHI Unibos Model United Nations. I
wish this event will increases your public
speaking and critical thinking ability. Can’t wait
to see you guys on the Conference.
Director General of HIMAHI Unibos Model UN
Agung Mahaputra
Hi guys, I am Agung Mahaputra.
This year, Under the Executive board of
HIMAHI gave me responsibility as Director
General of seventeenth annual event of OPSHI
and HIMAHI Unibos Model United Nations.
Under my obligation we are trying to give you
the best conference that you need. We believe
that everything has their own weaknesses. So,
We are very sorry in the very first place.
Furthermore, we are glad to welcome you on
HIMAHI Unibos Model United Nations and
wishing you best of luck.
Words from Board of Dias
Chair
Kiki Fardina Handayani

Hi guys, My name is Kiki Fardina

Handayani, I am currently in the third year
being International Relations student in Bosowa
University. I am delighted to have the
opportunity to be the chair of UNSC on Himahi
Unibos Model United Nations 2018. My MUN
career started when I joined Bali LCF MUN
2017 then Makassar MUN 2017 and UNIFA
MUN. thus, I can’t wait to see you guys and
runing the substantive debates and
comprehensive solution to solve the problem of
the issue on the conference.
 Council Overview
Under the Charter, the Security Council has primary
responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It
UNITED NATIONS has 15 Members ( which is will be different on MUN), and each Member
has one vote. Under the Charter, all Member States are obligated to
comply with Council decisions.

The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a

threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a
dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of
adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council
can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to
maintain or restore international peace and security.

The Security Council also recommends to the General Assembly the

appointment of the Secretary-General and the admission of new
Members to the United Nations. And, together with the General
Assembly, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice.
 Position Paper
Most Model United Nations (MUN) conferences,
requires that the delegates submit a so-called position paper prior
to the conference. Recognizing several delegates are taking part in
MUN conference for the first time, this brief position paper
introduction is intended to help you get a sense of what exactly a
position paper is, what we expect to see in your position paper, and
how you should go about writing one. Should you need any help
doing your research for your position paper, you can always refer
to the study guides for your committee or council and the
Resources for Further Study provided there.
WHAT IS A POSITION PAPER?
The position paper is essentially a policy statement from your
assigned country, that is all there is to it. A position paper need not
be long: usually, a position paper will be 1-2 pages in length, with a
few paragraphs. It is a way for the organizers and the chairs of the
conference to see that you come to the conference prepared and
able to contribute to the debates, but it is also intended for you as a
delegate, as an efficient way to organize and summarize your
research. Since the most vital points of your country’s position on
the subject is already in your position paper, it will be a document
which you can always refer back to throughout the conference.
A well-written position paper will generally provide answers to
some of the following questions:
1. What is your country’s history and reltionship with the topics
that will be debated and the committee that you will take part
in?
2. How does the issues that will be debated affect your
country?
3. What are your country’s policies with regards to the issues
that will be debated, and what are the reasons behind these
policies?
4. Are there any statistics that back up your country’s position?
5. Do you support/have you supported past UN actions on this
issue?
6. What does your country think should be done to address this
issue?
7. What would your country like to see in this committee’s final
resolution?
HOW DO I WRITE A POSITION PAPER?

Most position papers (the good ones) follow a clear structure, which can be divided into 4-6
parts/paragraphs. They are:

1. General introduction of the topic – in this section, the goal is simply to provide some back-
ground information on the subject and state why it is significant.
2. Identification and description – the next section is intended for you to identify and describe how
the issues in question have affected your country. However, remember to do this in a fairly
objective manner – state facts, not opinions.
3. Policies/solutions – in the third section of your position paper, you will have to describe why
your country holds the position it does; outline the area(s) in which your country wants to see
reform; and emphasize one area in particular that affects your country.
4. Conclusion – restate your country’s position, and express what you would like to achieve during
the conference.
Rule of Procedure
Rules of Procedure are utilised by the committee of UNSC conference to maintain order and decorum by deciding who speaks, on what
and when. This is essential as delegates put forth their points of view and interact with other States on lengthy agendas. In an effort to bring HIMAHI
UNIBOS Model UN procedure closer to the actual functioning of the UN, this guide hopes to highlight the differences in procedure between MUNs and
the UN and clearly lay down procedures to follow that are more accurately aligned with realities of UN proceedings.

RULE 1: SCOPE
The rules included in this guide shall applicable exclusively to the committee of UNSC.
1. Each rule is self-reliant unless modified by the Secretariat, in which case, the modification will be deemed adopted from before the session begins.
2. Each committee might have some slightly different rules which will be provided in the study guide. If a situation arises which has not been addressed
by the Rules of Procedure, the Director will be the final authority on which rule to apply.

RULE 2: LANGUAGE & DRESS CODE

1. Formal attire or Western business attire is the official dress code for the all sessions. No jeans, sandals, sneakers, t-shirt, shorts, and hats are allowed
during the conference.
2. English will be the official and working language of the conference. There are no exceptions applied in this rule.
RULE 3 : QUORUM
Quorum denotes the minimum number of delegates who need to be present in order to open debate.
1. Quorum would be considered met and the Presiding Chair declares a Committee opens to proceed when at least one-quarters of the
members of the Committee (as declared at the beginning of the first session) are present. A quorum will be assumed to be present unless
specifically challenged and shown to be absent. A roll call is never required to determine the presence of a quorum.
2. In order to vote on any substantive motion, the Committee must establish the presence of a simple majority of members. A simple majority
is generally defined as when the number of “yes” votes exceeds the number of “no” votes.

RULE 4: BOARD OF DIAS

The Board of Dais on the UNSC may consist of a Presiding Chair, Co-Chair, and Rapporteur.
The Presiding Chair shall responsible to coordinate, develop, and supervise the flows of issues on Committee substantively. Under this role, it may;
1. Coordinates the Staffs in presenting and developing of the conference;
2. Suggests the discussion of particular substantive matter(s) to all delegates;
3. Suspends the flows of debate in order to clarify a certain substantive or procedural issue;
4. Interrupts the flow of debate in order to announce a crisis, to show a presentation, or to bring in a guest speaker or an expert witness.
5. The Presiding Chair can choose to temporarily transfer his or her duties to another member of the Board of Dais.
6. The Co-Chair with the delegated duties may exercise the powers of the Chair enshrined in Rule 4, Verse 2 of the Rules of Procedures.
7. Each Committee session will be moderated by the Presiding Chair from the Board of Dais, or by the Co-Chair who is previously appointed by the Pres
iding Chair.
• The Chair entitled to moderate the Committee session and shall have complete control of the proceedings at the appointed session, in which it may
• Declares the opening and the closing of a committee session; Directs the flow of debate;
• Suggests the adoption of any procedural motion when deemed necessary;
• Responds to questions or clarifications regarding the Rules of Procedure;
• Delivers ruling on procedural appeals;
• Declares Decisions;
• Grants and defers any request of motion when deemed necessary;
• Grants and denounces the right to speak;
• Authorizes points of order; Endorses the adherence on the Rules of Procedure;
• Enforces sanctions for the breach on the Rules of Procedure; and
• Regulates, with approval of Crisis Director, any procedural matter which has not been addressed by this Rules of Procedure.
RULE 5 : FLOW OF DEBATE
ROLL CALL
The Presiding Chair will announce each country’s name. After
a delegate hears their country called, they should answer either
“present” or “present and voting”
DEBATE
1. Speaker List
The Presiding Chair will ask all of those delegates who would
like to make a speech and to be on the speakers list to raise
their placards. The Presiding Chair will then choose delegates
to be placed on the speakers list.
2. End of List
Once the speakers list has been exhausted, the committee will
automatically move to immediate voting procedures.
CAUCUS
1. Moderated Caucus
➢ A motion for a moderated caucus is in order at any time when the flo
or is open, prior to closure of debate. In a moderated caucus, the Presid
ing Chair will temporarily depart from the Speakers’ List and call on dele
gates to speak at his/her discretion.
➢ The purpose of a moderated caucus is to facilitate substantive debate
at critical junctures in the discussion.
➢ The delegate making the motion must briefly explain its purpose and
specify a time limit forthe caucus, not to exceed twenty minutes, and a
time limit for the individual speeches.
➢Once raised, the motion will be voted on immediately, with a simple
majority of members required for passage. In the case of multiple mode
rated caucuses, the Presiding Chair will rank the motions in descending
order of length and the Committee members will vote accordingly.
➢The Presiding Chair may rule a motion out of order and his/her decisi
on is not subject to appeal.
➢ No motions are in order between speeches during a moderated cauc
us. A delegate can and will be ruled out of order if the delegate’s speec
h does not address the topic of the moderated caucus.
If no delegate wishes to speak during a moderated caucus, the CLOSURE OF DEBATE
caucus shall immediately end. A moderated caucus may be
extended only twice but only after the caucus has ended. Once a delegate feels that they have made their countr
y’s position clear and that there are enough draft resolutions on the flo
or, he or she may make a motion to proceed into voting procedure by
2. Unmoderated Caucus
moving for the closure of debate.

A delegate may motion for an unmoderated

caucus at any time when the floor is opened, prior to closure of
debate. The delegate proposing the motion must specify a time
limit and a topic of discussion for the caucus, not to exceed
twenty minutes. The motion will immediately be put to a vote
and will pass given a simple majority.

In the case of multiple unmoderated caucuses,

the Presiding Chair will rank the motions in descending order of
length and the Committee members will vote accordingly. The
Presiding Chair may rule the motion out of order and his/her
decision is not subject to appeal. An un-moderated caucus may
be extended only twice.
RULE 6: SPEECH
No representative may address the meeting without
having previously obtained permission of the Presiding Chair. The
If a substantive speech involves no yields, the Presiding Chair may recog
nize up to two delegates, other than the original speaker, to comment f
or thirty seconds on the specific content of the speech just completed.
Commentators may not yield. No comments shall be in order during de
bate on procedural motions.

RULE 7: RIGHT OF REPLY

Presiding Chair shall call upon speakers in the order in which they
signify their desire to speak after adding them to the Speaker’s List.
The Presiding Chair may call out a speaker if his or her remarks are
not relevant to the subject under discussion.
A delegate whose personal or his/her represented part
The meeting may limit the time to be allowed to y‟s integrity has been impugned by another delegate may submit a Righ
each speaker and the number of times each representative may t of Reply only in writing to the Committee staff. The Presiding Chair will
speak on any question. grant the Right of Reply at his/her discretion; this decision is not appeal
able. A delegate granted a Right of Reply will not address the Committe
e except at the request of the Chair. A Right of Reply to a Right of Reply
Exceeds his or her allotted time, the Presiding Chair is out of order
shall call the speaker to order without delay. However, the Chair has
the discretion to be flexible (within reason) about the time limit to
allow a delegate to finish his or her thought in order to account for
the varying fluency of English among conference attendees.
RULE 8: GOVERNING There is a widely used convention for signaling to the Presiding Chair th
at the reason that the delegate is asking for the floor is to raise a ‘point
POINTS of order’ rather than simply to be put on the Speaker’s List, the delegat
e makes a ‘T’ with their hand and placard.
POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Whenever a delegate experiences personal POINTS OF PROCEDURAL INQUIRY
discomfort, which impairs his/her ability to participate in the
proceedings, he/she may rise to a Point of Personal Privilege to When the floor is open, a delegate may rise to a Point o
request that the discomfort be corrected. f Procedural Inquiry to ask the Presiding Chair a question regarding the
rules of procedure.
A Point of Personal Privilege may only interrupt a speaker if the A Point of Procedural Inquiry may never interrupt a speaker.
delegate speaking is inaudible. Otherwise, the delegate rising
on the Point of Personal Privilege must always wait till the end Delegates with substantive questions should not rise to this Point, but s
of the speech to raise the Point. hould rather approach the Committee staff during caucus or send a not
e to the Crisis Director
POINTS OF ORDER
During the discussion of any matter, a
representative may raise a ‘point of order’ if the delegate
believes that the Presiding Chair is not following the Rules of
Procedure or not being sufficiently active in ensuring that other
representatives do so. The point of order shall be immediately
ruled on by the Presiding Chair in accordance with the rules of
procedure. If a delegate feels that the ruling of the Presiding
Chair is incorrect, they may appeal against the ruling. The
appeal is put to a vote and the decision of the Presiding Chair
could be overruled by a majority of the members present and
voting.
RULE 12: CLOSURE OF
DEBATE
➢ A representative may at any time motion for the closure of debate o
n the item under discussion, whether or not the representative has sign
ified their wish to speak.
➢ A representative can motion for this after they feel that sufficient pro
gress has been made on draft resolutions, and they are ready to be ado
pted by consensus, or to be forced to a vote.
➢ Permission to speak on the closure of the debate shall be accorded o
nly to two speakers opposing the closure, after which the motion shall b
e immediately put to vote. If the meeting votes in favour of this motion,
the Presiding Chair shall declare the closure of the debate.
RULE 9: SUSPENSION OF
MEETING
`
The meeting may be suspended for a limited amount of time upon
request by a representative or the President/Presiding Chair. Such
matters will not be debated but will immediately be put to a vote. A
suspended meeting is resumed on the same day. This motion is used
to break for informal consultations, and for lunch and tea or coffee
breaks.
 RULE 10: ADJOURNMENT RULE 12: CLOSURE OF
OF MEETING DEBATE
During the discussion of any matter, a representative
1. A representative may at any time motion for the closure of debate on
may motion for the adjournment of the meeting. Such motions will n
the item under discussion, whether or not the representative has signi
ot be debated but immediately put to a vote. Any continued consider
fied their wish to speak.
ation of an item on the agenda will take place at another meeting on
2. A representative can motion for this after they feel that sufficient prog
another day. This motion can be used at the end of the day.
ress has been made on draft resolutions, and they are ready to be ado

RULE 11: ADJOURNMENT pted by consensus, or to be forced to a vote.

3. Permission to speak on the closure of the debate shall be accorded onl
OF DEBATE y to two speakers opposing the closure, after which the motion shall b
e immediately put to vote. If the meeting votes in favour of this motio
n, the Presiding Chair shall declare the closure of the debate.
During the discussion of any matter, a representative m
ay propose the motion to adjourn the debate on the item under discussi
on. In addition to the proposer of the motion, two representatives may
speak for the motion and two representatives may speak against, after
which the proposal will be put to a vote. Adjournment of debate ends p
arts or all of the agenda item being discussed during the conference. Thi
s can be used to block action on specific draft resolution and is known a
s a ‘no-action motion’.
RULE 13: ORDER OF
PROCEDURAL MOTION
The motions indicated below shall have precedence in the following
order over all the other procedures or motions in the meeting:
To suspend the meeting;
To adjourn the meeting;
To adjourn debate on the item under discussion;
To close debate on the item under discussion.
RULE 14: DRAFT
RESOLUTION
Any member state may submit a draft resolution to
the Secretary for which no minimum percentage of support is
required. However since resolutions are aimed to be adopted by
consensus, it is advised that representatives build multilateral
support before tabling draft resolutions
Proposals and amendments on a tabled draft resolution
/decisions shall be submitted are either formally submitted in writing to
Secretary, issued as ‘L-documents’ or proposed orally from the floor, if
no member objects.
▪ When an amendment is moved to a proposal, the amendment shall
be voted on first.
▪ When two or more amendments are moved to a proposal, the com
mittee shall first vote on the amendment furthest removed in subst
ance from the original proposal and then on the amendment next f
urthest removed there from, and so on until all the amendments ha
ve been put to the vote. Where, however, the adoption of one ame
ndment necessarily implies the rejection of another amendment, th
e latter amendment shall not be put to the vote.
▪ If one or more amendments are adopted, the amended proposal s
hall then be considered or voted upon.
▪ A motion is considered an amendment to a proposal if it merely add
s to, deletes from or revises part of the proposal.
▪ A member can request division of proposals, i.e. a separate vote on
paragraphs or parts of the draft resolution or amendment before th
e adoption of the whole text.
▪ This applies to parts of a paragraph, an entire paragraph or several
paragraphs. If the request is challenged, there will be a vote to deci
de whether the proposal can be divided such that the paragraph(s)
can be voted on separately to the rest of the draft resolution.
 ▪ After two delegates each have spoken for and against the
METHOD OF VOTING
request, there will be a vote based on simple majority. If by
majority, the request is passed, immediately after the voting
The meeting shall normally vote by a show of hands or
on the paragraph, the entire draft resolution will be
by standing but any representative may request a roll-call vote. The roll-
considered. If all operative parts of the proposal or of the
call will be taken in alphabetical order, and when called, the representa
amendment have been rejected, the proposal or the
tive shall answer “yes”, “no” or “abstention” / “abstain”.
amendment shall be considered to have been rejected as a
whole.It is assumed that draft resolutions will be adopted by
consensus and therefore shall not require voting. However,
CONDUCT DURING VOTING
in the event that the draft resolution cannot be accepted by
consensus, the meeting will go into a vote. If all operative
After the Presiding Chair has announced the beginning of voting, no del
paragraphs of a draft resolution are rejected, the draft
egate shall interrupt the voting unless on a point of order in connection
resolution will be considered rejected as a whole.
with the actual voting procedure. The Presiding Chair may permit mem
RULE 15: VOTING PROCEDURES bers to explain their vote either before or after the voting. The time giv
en for these explanations may be limited by the Presiding Chair. The Pre
VOTING RIGHTS siding Chair shall not permit the proposer of an amendment to explain
Each member state of the meeting shall have one vote. his vote on his own proposal or amendment.

MAJORITY REQUIRED EQUALLY DIVIDED VOTE

Decisions of the General Assembly meeting shall be made by a simpl If a vote is equally divided on any matter, the Presiding Chair shall decid
e majority of the members present and voting, except on important e if a second vote shall be taken. If the second vote also results in an eq
questions including recommendations with respect to the maintenan ually divided situation, the proposal shall be regarded as rejected.
ce of international peace and security, the suspension of the rights a
nd privileges of membership, the expulsion of Members, and budget
ary questions. This applies to both draft resolutions and amendment.