Important Documents Jorge Holguín Catalina Carbonell Tomás González Juanita Hincapié

Important documents There are 5 important documents in MUNs Opening Speech Nation Guide Research Working Paper Draft Resolutions

Opening Speech Purpose: Point of view or position Causes of the problem Possible solutions Greet the committee Structure: Greetings towards the committee and the chair Position of your country Possible solutions Recommendations: Keep it brief Always use the parliamentary language Keep in mind you will have around 45 seconds Talk calmly Use a voice tone in that everyone can listen but you are not screaming.

Opening speech Good morning honourable chair and delegates, Inequity, lack of equity, injustice that often refers to immorality and unfairness. This delegates is what the world community is having to go through currently and the delegation of Egypt would like to share with the whole committee its deep concern about this highly alarming problematic that is visible not only in Syria and in DRC but all around the world. The problematic of Syria as well as the conflict with coltan mines in DRC are situations in which the universal declaration of human rights is highly violated, thus, according to this declaration, every single person in the world, no matter race, ethnicity, nationality age or beliefs, should be treated with equity and respect, this is why the delegation of Egypt condemns the actions taken by the Syrian government and puts the past crisis of this nation as an example of overcoming and improvement and exhorts sister nations to help Egypt to fight this conflict and find a solution.

Nation Guide Purpose: It is very important for delegates to dedicate some time to research about their countries so they are able to fully grasp the situation in which their nation is in Benefits: Gives a clear idea of the country’s situation Helps the delegate have an organized research The delegate can use it whenever he wants

Nation Guide Structure: Geographic information:  Location.  Land boundaries.  Area.  Environment. Economic information:  Monetary unit.  Industries.  Main exports.  Type of economy.  GDP.  Unemployment rate.  Budget. Political information:  President.  Government type.  Political structure.  International organization participation.  Political parties and leaders. Transitional Issues.  Refugees and internally displaced people.  Illicit drugs situation. Background information:  History. Example of a Nation Guide

Research The first step for preparing yourself for a Model United Nations is gathering information not only about your country but also about your commission topics. You have to investigate, and think about arguments to defend you country’s position. Since now the majority of the delegates find their sources online, the UN has provided a number of online resources where you can find your information, however sometimes you can find books or newspapers articles which can help you understand your topics and your country. During the MUN you have to keep in mind you are representing a country, and you have to do it as realistically as you can. At the time of looking up info about your topic look up for your country and its positions, the issues debated in your commission, and the UN system. This year's research

Sources The UN Bibliographic Information System, the website is Where you can find official resolutions passed by the Security Council, ECOSOC and the General Assembly, voting records for resolutions, and speeches made by different commissions. You can also find passed resolutions on any commission, voting records for the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and speeches on an issue delivered by your country’s official representatives. For press releases, news and researches you can go to or For the International Court of Justices official website for news and updates, the website is And for information about sources you can go to the United Nations Assosiation of the United States of America, to

Working Paper Purpose: Give a summary of the work done during the different debates Explain possible solutions and their justification Structure: Does not have a given format It is done by blocks Each block has 2 head of blocks who are in charge of presenting the document Benefits: Provides to delegates a better understanding of the different blocks and their proposals Makes it easier for delegates to write the draft resolution

Draft Resolution Purpose: It is the principal goal of the committee Establishes solutions and measures towards the discussed problem Structure: Has a given format It is done by blocks Each block has 2 head of blocks who are in charge of presenting the document 5 sponsors The draft resolution passes with 2/3 of the room

Draft Resolution Format Divided into Perambulatory clauses: Background of the problem Operative clauses: solutions and actions proposed At the end of a perambulatory clause there is a comma (,) At the end of each operative clause there is a semicolon (;) At the last operative clause there is a full stop (.) Clauses can be divided into sub-clauses labelled (a), (b); etc and into sub-points (i), (ii), (iii) etc The heads of block and the sponsor countries must have the official name ¾ of the room must sign in order for the resolution to be taken into account Example of Draft Resolution