1. Open with: "Thank you Honorable Chair:"
2. A good opening speech should include:
- A brief introduction of your country's history on the topic
- The current situation of the topic
- The country's overall position on the topic/ reason for position (i.e: Religious ideologies)
- The country's position in relation to its bloc, major powers, etc.
- Past actions taken by the UN and Member States, to combat the problem
- Possible ideas or objectives for a resolution
- The Role of NGOs in combating the issue
Speaker's List:
- This is the way each committee is started
- It is an opportunity for each country to introduce themselves and let other committee members know about their country and their concerns on the problem
- Each delegate pair should take part in this procedure, early and often.
- The chair will decide on the speaking time for each country (usually between 30 seconds to a minute)
- You take part by raising your country placard and the chair will call out your country's name and place you on the speaker's list in the order that he/ she recognizes countries
- Once your country is recognized you begin speaking in the following manner:
Thank you honorable chair
My fellow delegates, the people of or the nation of __
If you do not use all the time allowed, you say: "I yield my time to the chair.
Moderated Caucus:
- This is the opportunity to discuss a particular aspect of the problem or possible solutions
- The topic and time limits are suggested by members of the committee
- For example
Germany (name of country) would like a 5 minute moderated caucus with a 30 second speaking time to discuss the
value of past global or UN actions on the illicit drug trade.
__ would like a 5 minute moderated caucus with a 30 second speaking time to discuss the value of past global or Un actions on the illicit drug trade.
- All countries of the committee get to vote on whether or not they want to discuss the topic presented
Unmoderated Caucus:
- This is the opportunity for delegates to mingle with each other and to start to creating alliances that may lead to possible sponsors and signatories of resolutions
Note - Passing:
- During the debate you may pass notes to other countries to show your support of what they are saying or to suggest you could form an alliance on a given topic
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OPENER: 3/6/14
Opening Statement:
1. Open with: "Thank you Honorable Chair:"
2. A good opening speech should include:
- A brief introduction of your country's history on the topic
- The current situation of the topic
- The country's overall position on the topic/ reason for position (i.e: Religious ideologies)
- The country's position in relation to its bloc, major powers, etc.
- Past actions taken by the UN and Member States, to combat the problem
- Possible ideas or objectives for a resolution
- The Role of NGOs in combating the issue
Speaker's List:
- This is the way each committee is started
- It is an opportunity for each country to introduce themselves and let other committee members know about their country and their concerns on the problem
- Each delegate pair should take part in this procedure, early and often.
- The chair will decide on the speaking time for each country (usually between 30 seconds to a minute)
- You take part by raising your country placard and the chair will call out your country's name and place you on the speaker's list in the order that he/ she recognizes countries
- Once your country is recognized you begin speaking in the following manner:
Moderated Caucus:
- This is the opportunity to discuss a particular aspect of the problem or possible solutions
- The topic and time limits are suggested by members of the committee
- For example
- Germany (name of country) would like a 5 minute moderated caucus with a 30 second speaking time to discuss the
- __ would like a 5 minute moderated caucus with a 30 second speaking time to discuss the value of past global or Un actions on the illicit drug trade.
- All countries of the committee get to vote on whether or not they want to discuss the topic presentedvalue of past global or UN actions on the illicit drug trade.
Unmoderated Caucus:
- This is the opportunity for delegates to mingle with each other and to start to creating alliances that may lead to possible sponsors and signatories of resolutions
Note - Passing:
- During the debate you may pass notes to other countries to show your support of what they are saying or to suggest you could form an alliance on a given topic