SIMUN 2024-25

OUR TEAM

Soumya Bhave Shreshtha Kadge Mrunmayi Kale

Organizing Committee Founder/Chair Deputy Secretary General
WHAT IS MUN?
Model United Nations—also known as Model UN or
MUN—is a popular extra-curricular activity focusing
on simulations which engage students, helping them
to learn more about the principles of the UN and
how it functions. MUN is a simulation of different
committees of the UN for e.g. UNHCR, WHO, UNSC
e.t.c
 RULES OF
PROCEDURE
ROLL CALL
Every committee session starts with the roll call, without
which a quorum cannot be established. No debate can ensue
without a Quorum being established. A delegate may change
his/her roll call in the next session the roll call takes place. For
example, if the Delegate had answered in Present in the first
session he can answer in a present and voting in the next
session when the roll call takes place. During the roll call, the
country names are called out in alphabetic order and the
delegate can answer accordingly.
ABSTENTION
When a Delegate is in doubt, or if his/her country supports a
few points in the resolution and is against the other points, a
Delegate may Abstain. Abstention can also be used in case the
Delegate believes that the passing of the resolution will not
harm the world, even though it might not be highly specific or
exemplary. An Abstention counts as neither Yes, nor No, and
his/her vote.
QUORUM
Quorum (also known as the minimum number of committee
members required for the committee proceedings to
commence) for the Conference, is set at one-third of the
members of the committee present. A quorum will be assumed
to be established unless a Delegate’s presence is specifically
challenged and shown to be absent during the roll call. In case
quorum fails, committee session will be suspended at the
discretion of the Executive Board. In the Security Council, the
quorum is 9 members present with the compulsory presence of
the Five veto members, unless otherwise established by the
Executive Board.
KALESH DEBATE IN MUN
The two types of kalesh debate in a MUN are:

FORMAL DEBATE INFORMAL DEBATE

-Moderated Caucus
-General Speaker List
-Unmoderated Caucus
POINTS
1. Point of Personal Privilege
A Delegate may rise to a Point of Personal Privilege whenever
s/he experiences any inconvenience, which could affect his/her
involvement in the proceedings, so the discomfort may be
mitigated or prevented. This Point may interrupt a speaker and
thus, should be used with the utmost discretion so as not to
disturb others’ debate.
POINTS
2. Point of Order
A Point of Order is used to point out factual or a procedural
error. The Final decision regarding a Point of Order.
Point of Order can interrupt the speaker if permitted by the
Executive Board. The specifics of this should be verified at the
beginning of the committee by the Delegate. It can also be
raised against the Executive Board in case they violate their
own Rules of Procedure without prior intimation to the
committee, in case this hampers debate or is unfair to one or
more Delegates in the committee.
 POINTS
3. Point of (Parliamentary) Inquiry – When the Floor is open, a
delegate may rise to a Point of Parliament. Parliamentary Inquiry to
ask the Chair a question regarding the rules of procedure. This,
however, should never interrupt a speaker.
4. Point of information (A Question to another delegate about the
Agenda) – A delegate may ask a question to another delegate on the
agenda topic of discussion through the executive board when the
speaker has yielded the Floor to Points of Information. This also
should never interrupt a speaker.
 SPECIAL MOTIONS
Right Of Reply
The Chair may recognise the Right of Reply only in instances of a grave personal
insult. Rights of Reply must be submitted in writing to the Chair as a first step, and
may only be granted after a speech is completed. The Chair shall inform the
Secretariat of the circumstances surrounding the Right of Reply. No ruling on this
matter is subject to appeal. Appeal to the Chair’s Decision An appeal is made when
a delegate feels that a member of the Executive Board has made an incorrect
ruling. The Delegate formally challenges the said member in writing by sending a
note to the dais, moving to appeal the Chair's decision. The appeal will be taken to
the Secretariat, who will decide if the appeal shall be considered or not. Once the
motion is acknowledged, the Advisors will hear from both the Delegate and the
Chair before taking a decision.
 YIELDS
At the conclusion of any speech in the GSL, a Delegate can choose to Yield in any one of the following
ways:
• Yield to another Delegate: In case a Delegate has some time left to speak, and does not wish to
utilise it, then s/he may choose to yield the remaining time to another Delegate. This must be done
with the prior consent of the other delegate (taken either through chit or in person). The Delegate
who has yielded the other’s time may use it to make a substantive speech, but cannot further yield
the time.
• Yield to Points of Information: A Delegate may also choose to yield to Points of Information. The
Executive Board will recognise a certain number of Delegates wishing to ask questions regarding the
agenda or the speech made by the Delegate. It is upto the Delegate to answer the question. Ways of
refusal include replying via chit at a later time or discussing the topic during an unmoderated caucus.
• Yield to the Chair: Should a Delegate yield to the Chair, any leftover time is considered null and the
Executive Board will move on to the next speaker in the GSL. Some Executive Boards may also
request the Delegate to answer substantive questions from them in case necessary for debate. This
usually happens when a country’s stance is crucial to resolution of the problems.
 MODERATED CAUCUS
The Delegate of Country would like to suspend debate and raise a motion for a moderated
caucus on the Topic, for the time period of Total Time and each speaker speaking for Time
Period (in seconds)”
Characterisation of Debate through Moderated Caucus
Moderated Caucuses are meant to have specific topics of discussion so that one can narrow
down and try to address one sub-topic at a time. Sub-topics can be derived from the main
agenda either by common themes/issues, region, legal regime and political debate. It is generally
advisable to keep documenting the suggestions being made so as to make a more comprehensive
Resolution in the Committee.
The delegate proposing the motion must state its purpose and specify a time limit for the
moderated caucus as well as the speaking time per delegate. Example – “The Delegate of Iran
wishes to suspend formal debate and enter into a Moderated Caucus on the topic ‘Sources of
funding for Terrorist Organisations’, for a total time of 20 minutes, with each speaker speaking
for 60 seconds.” (If the Agenda is Terrorism, then Sub-topics can be Causes, Regional Terrorism,
Solutions, etc.)
 UN-MODERATED CAUCUS
“The Delegate of Country would like to suspend debate and move into an Un-moderated Caucus
for a Total Time of ____ minutes”.
• Only the total time needs to be speciFied when raising this motion. When it is put to vote, it
requires a simple majority to pass.
• An un-moderated caucus would mean that Delegates can informally interact with their co-
Delegates without moderation by the Executive Board. They can utilise this time to discuss
pertinent issues within their blocs, or it can be used to frame draft resolutions, working papers
or amendments, depending upon the stage the committee is at. Reasons to propose an
Unmoderated Caucus
• If the committee feels that certain clarifications need to be made regarding the agenda which
formal debate is not permitting, or the delegates wish to giving a certain direction to debate with
consensus.
• To start working on the Draft Resolution and to prepare official committee documentation.
Lobbying is required to persuade countries to join a bloc, and it forms an integral part of being a
Negotiator.
 ADJOURNMENT
During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may move for the
adjournment of the meeting. Such a motion shall not be debated
but shall be immediately put to a vote. After adjournment, the
committee shall reconvene at its next regularly scheduled
meeting time; adjournment of the Final meeting shall adjourn the
session.
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