1. DELEGATE PREPARATION - Probably the most important role of the director and the delegate is to ensure that all students are adequately prepared for the MUN conference. To this end, students must:

1. be well versed in their assigned country’s foreign policy;

2. have a broad knowledge of their committee and its work;

3. have a good understanding of the United Nations, its purposes, practices and procedures;

4. have skills involving speaking in public and listening to others’ arguments, and be skilled in their use of IT;

5. demonstrate the ability to negotiate, compromise.

DUTIES OF DELEGATES - Each delegate has the duty to: respect the decision of the Chair at all times obtain the floor before speaking stand when speaking yield the floor when required to do so by the Chair be courteous at all times avoid the use of insulting or abusive language.

RESEARCH - The more students know about their assigned nation’s policies, the more readily they will be able to assume the role of delegates. This is an essential part of the MUN as the success of the whole exercise depends on the ability of delegates to role-play being the representative of different countries around the world. It is recognised that it is easier to represent the positions of some countries as opposed to others, but, with research and persistence, it is possible to find out a great deal about most of the members of the United Nations.

HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR NATION - Start with basic facts and figures, location and past history. You can contact the local embassy or UN body offices to find out more information about the county’s recent UN activities. Finally, newspapers 6 and weekly magazines such as Time, Newsweek, The Economist, and National Geographic will help to keep you abreast of recent and current affairs and relationships of your state with others.

RESEARCHING THE UN AND THE COMMITTEES - It is essential that all delegates know and understand the rules and regulations of ISMMUN. Without this knowledge delegates are unable to function and represent their assigned countries adequately.

RESEARCHING THE ISSUES - It is essential to have a working knowledge of the issues to be discussed in your committee. You are expected to prepare a draft resolution on one of these issues and to be able to contribute meaningfully to the debate of resolutions on the other topics. You may be asked at any time to present your country’s position on these issues and should come with a Policy Statement which delineates that position.

DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY SKILLS - All students should be familiar with speaking in public and arguing their point of view if they are to achieve maximum enjoyment from participating in the MUN. Being a good delegate is not about “shouting the loudest” or being the most visible. It is concerned with one’s ability to convince others of the rightness of one’s position on issues, to compromise and to find solutions to problems which may arise in debates and resolutions. Delegates should enter the MUN with a positive attitude towards the world and aim to provide leadership in solving many of the simulated problems which they will face during their four days as delegates. Delegates should not see their role as rigid or negative, but be prepared to amend, remould and merge resolutions where possible to provide answers to the challenges facing the world.

HOW TO WRITE A RESOLUTION 1 – Recognition and Investigation of the Need for Action After defining the problem, delegates need to research the problem, investigate previous suggested solutions, relevant resolutions already passed by the UN, current news articles, views of the country they are representing.

2 – Finding a Solution It must be acceptable to all nations, and be examined from all angles: economic, military, political, social and environmental. Identify areas of compromise and develop a plan of action that would be acceptable to the assigned country.

3 – Justify Plan of Action Be prepared to back up every point with facts. Have statistics and policy statements. Prepare a projected impact for the plan, both positive and negative, from all angles. Resolution Format : pay particular attention to the layout : underlined perambulatory and operative phrases, punctuation, line numbering etc. Resolutions must be typed, accurate in reflecting the views and policies of the country they represent, specific, clear and concise. RESOLUTIONS • Resolutions are to be typed in the proper format. (See sample resolution in the Rules of Participation) • The author of the resolution is called the Submitter.

• Each Submitter must find 3 Co-submitters or Co-Sponsors before the conference or during the Lobbying & Merging Session.

• Resolutions must be vetted by Chairperson before they debate.

• The resolutions and the co-sponsorship forms must be submitted to the Committee Chairs who will then decide on the agenda

• Submitters / Co-Submitters and Co-sponsors must vote for their resolution.

SPEECHES After reading their resolutions, delegates are expected to present it in a speech.

The recommended format is :

A. Attention

B. Need

C. Evidence

D. Solution

E. Feasibility / Action

A. Attention. This is your introduction. Effective types of introductions can be dramatic stories emphasising need, quotations, or proverbs. If the speaker cannot command attention from the beginning, the rest of the speech is lost.

B. Need. The speaker must convince the audience of the need for action and the need to follow their suggestions. Include three of four major needs, each one supported by at least two or three subpoints containing facts, statistics, or policy statements or events emphasising the need.

C. Evidence. More facts or supporting evidence to guide the audience and bring them to the conclusion that the need is evident and calls for action.

D. Solution. Present the solution to the need point by point. If the audience does not understand the plan, they will not support it.

E. Feasibility/ Action. Provide evidence that the plan of action can and will work. Take each need (See B) and show how the plan satisfies the need.