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All delegates please take your seats. The committee is now in formal session. Thank you for attending today’s session. We will discuss . Your Your inpu inputt in toda today’ y’ss disc discus ussi sion on and and idea ideass for for reso resolu luti tion onss is desperately needed. We will begin by roll call to see which countries are present.
Present and Voting (If you will vote on resolutions. Say “Present” only if you abstain from voting on resolutions).
Are there any points or motions on the floor at this moment? moment? (Countries raise raise their placards, Chair recognizes a country). Thank you honorable chair, speaker's list.
motions to open the
Thank you delegate. That motion is an order. All countries must vote in procedural matters. All those in favor of opening the speaker's speaker's list, please raise your placards.
All those opposed please raise your placards.(Countries opposed raise placards). This motion passes or fails.
The chair would look favorably upon a motion to set the speaking time. (Countries raise their placards to be recognized.) The Chair recognizes the delegate. Thank you honorable chair, motions to set the speaking time for minutes or seconds. Thank you delegate; that motion is an order. Are there any other points or motions on the floor? (If there are no motions or points the chair says, “Seeing none, we will vote.”). If there is a motion(s) placed on the floor to set the speaking time for . All of those in favor please raise your placards. This motion clearly clearly passes or fails. ❖
If it fails, start over, try to set a different speaking time. Do the process all over again until it passes.
The speaker's list is now open. All countries wishing to be placed on the speaker's list please raise your placards. (As the country raises its placard, the co-Chair will write the countries countries in order ⇒ List countries' names on board). Thank you delegates. The speaker's list is now open with the speaking speaking time set at seconds or minutes. At any point, if you wish to be added to the speaker's list, please send a note to the co-Chair. you have the floor for
seconds or minutes.
Thank you honorable chair. (if there is time remaining).
I yield my time to the chair
Thank you honorable delegate. The chair recognizes the next country on the speaker’s List. (The speaker list can be open as long as the Chair wishes to keep it open. Then, move into a moderated caucus).
During a Moderated Caucus students are called on by raising their placards. This caucus is used to discuss a specific part of the general topic.
The chair would look favorably upon a motion to move into a moderated caucus for the purpose of discussing .
The Chair recognizes the delegate from Thank you honorable chair. cauc caucus us for for the the purp purpos osee of disc discus ussi sing ng .
. motions to move into a moderated for with a
That motion is an order. There has been a motion to move into a moderated caucus for the purpose of discussing . (All those in favor → All those opposed).
Unmoderated Caucuses usually discusses resolutions. You just need a total time limit.
motions to move into an unmoderated caucus for minutes. There is a motion placed on the floor to move into an unmoderated caucus. (All those in favor → All those opposed).
Resolution groups get to send up to 1-3 of the sponsors in order to read their resolutions to the committee and answer any questions.
The chair would look favorably upon a motion to move into resolution presentations, with a presentation of time of . The Chair recognizes the delegate from . Thank you honorable chair. motions to move into resolution presentations with a presentation time of . That motion is an order. There has been a motion to move into resolution resolution presentation presentationss with a presentati presentation on time of . All those in favor? All those opposed? Delegates of resolution (1a, 1b, etc, the number being the topic and the letter the resolution), please send your representative(s) to present your resolution.
Resolution presentations have ended. The Chair would look favorably upon a motion to move into voting blocks. Are there any points or motions on the floor?
Delegates vote on whether or not to pass resolutions. All delegates must vote yes or no, unless they did not say “present “presen t and voting” in roll call. Once voting block has started, delegates may not speak, pass notes, or leave the room until it has concluded. It is recommended that voting block directly follow resolution presentations.
The Chair would look favorably upon a motion to move into voting blocks. Are there any points or motions on the floor? floor? Thank you honorable chair. voting block.
motions to move into
That motion is an order. There has been a motion to move into voting block. All those in favor of moving into voting block? All those opposed? The committee is now in voting blocks. Delegates may not speak, pass notes, or leave the room until voting has concluded. All those in favor of passing resolution ? All those opposed? ●
Voting has concluded. The chair would look favourably upon a motion to move out of voting blocks. Thank you honorable chair. voting block.
motions to move out of
That motion is an order. There has been a motion to move out of voting blocks. All those in favor? All those opposed?
The chair would look favourably upon a motion to close debate. Thank you honorable chair. That motion is an order. close debate. All those in favor? All those opposed?
motions to close debate. There has been a motion to
