The brainchild of a couple of guys up way too late on a Friday night, I give you this product: the CFC Model UN.
This is going to be fairly informal, as it will be most people's first time for anything like this.
IMPORTANT!
Do not sign up in this thread! If you are interested in joining, please contact me by PM.
You will NEED to have Private Messaging enabled, and keep your PM box in good condition, because this activity will be heavily dependent on it as the only real means of private discussion.
Setting up the Council
No one will know what anyone else's nation is until I have a complete set of people interested, at which point I will assign nations. Please let it be noted, however, that I will be taking Mexico, who is currently acting as the UN Security Council President.
Nations will be assigned at random, so don't be surprised if you end up with a nation whose actions do not correlate with your personal opinions. Part of this is a learning experience. You will not only have to effectively debate your opinions, but oppinions that differ from yours as well.
The randomization INCLUDES veto powers (more on that later).
Prodedures
When everyone has been assigned a nation via PM, I will take a roll call. You may say either "present" or "present and voting" when you are called on, however "present and voting" means that you may not abstain on any resolutions put forward.
Once all nations have been accounted for, all will similarly make an introductory statement (if you wish, you may include this in your roll call post), stating their current position on the issue at hand. Depending on the obscurity of your nation, you may have to do some research in order to be better prepared for this activity.
Subsection: the Speaking List
The Speaking List is a sign up. Any nation interested in making a speech must PM me and request to be put on the list. This may be used to argue resolutions, points, or whatever you feel necessary. No nations, without a right of reply, may speak (post) if they are not next on the speaking list.
If your nation is personally insulted or attacked, and is more than three nations down the speaking list, the delegate may issue a right of reply to the President. Given Authorization by the President, that nation will be allowed to make a speech as though it were on the speaking list out of turn. Once the President has made an announcement of a nation's granted right of reply, no nation may post (without exception) until the right of reply has been done, at which point the speaking list will resume.
If a delegation does not post within 48 hours of notification, then they will be moved to the bottom of the speaking list.
Once there are no nations remaining on the speaking list, the Security Council will move to the voting phase.
Subsection: Proposing Resolutions
Nations may confer by PM to construct resolutions, and may issue them to whatever nations they believe may have interest in their resolution.
A resolution must be put up with the creators, sponsors, and the resolution itself. If you sponsor a resolution, it does not necessarily mean that you approve of the resolution, but that you want to debate it.
Ex.:
Creators: United States, United Kingdom
Sponsors: France, Russia, China
[resolution]
A resolution MUST have at least 3 sponsors in order to be put up by the President.
Resolutions are divided into amendments, which begin with statements such as "citing," "noting," "taking into consideration that," etc. etc., along with a general point to the amendment. Because we're trying to keep this lax, there will not be a specific list of such beginning statements.
Nations may propose amendments to a resolution. The sponsors may then vote on whether or not to include the amendment. Whether or not the amendment is added is determined by majority. If there is no majority found because of abstentions, the resolution will remain unchanged.
Resolutions will be listed in the below post.
Subsection: Voting
When the speaking list has been exhausted, all nations will put their vote in the thread (either yay or nay) when they get the chance.
When all the resolutions have been properly tallied, we will move on to another topic of discussion.
If any of the 5 veto power nations (The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, or China) vote nay on any resolution(s), that resolution will not pass.
If no majority is found because of abstentions, then that resolution will not pass.
The First Topic
The beginning topic for the CFC Model UN will be North Korea's reopening of its nuclear facilities.
Nations will vote on whether or not to include a special delegation from North Korea, without voting rights, once introductions have been completed.
This is going to be fairly informal, as it will be most people's first time for anything like this.
IMPORTANT!
Do not sign up in this thread! If you are interested in joining, please contact me by PM.
You will NEED to have Private Messaging enabled, and keep your PM box in good condition, because this activity will be heavily dependent on it as the only real means of private discussion.
Setting up the Council
No one will know what anyone else's nation is until I have a complete set of people interested, at which point I will assign nations. Please let it be noted, however, that I will be taking Mexico, who is currently acting as the UN Security Council President.
Nations will be assigned at random, so don't be surprised if you end up with a nation whose actions do not correlate with your personal opinions. Part of this is a learning experience. You will not only have to effectively debate your opinions, but oppinions that differ from yours as well.
The randomization INCLUDES veto powers (more on that later).
Prodedures
When everyone has been assigned a nation via PM, I will take a roll call. You may say either "present" or "present and voting" when you are called on, however "present and voting" means that you may not abstain on any resolutions put forward.
Once all nations have been accounted for, all will similarly make an introductory statement (if you wish, you may include this in your roll call post), stating their current position on the issue at hand. Depending on the obscurity of your nation, you may have to do some research in order to be better prepared for this activity.
Subsection: the Speaking List
The Speaking List is a sign up. Any nation interested in making a speech must PM me and request to be put on the list. This may be used to argue resolutions, points, or whatever you feel necessary. No nations, without a right of reply, may speak (post) if they are not next on the speaking list.
If your nation is personally insulted or attacked, and is more than three nations down the speaking list, the delegate may issue a right of reply to the President. Given Authorization by the President, that nation will be allowed to make a speech as though it were on the speaking list out of turn. Once the President has made an announcement of a nation's granted right of reply, no nation may post (without exception) until the right of reply has been done, at which point the speaking list will resume.
If a delegation does not post within 48 hours of notification, then they will be moved to the bottom of the speaking list.
Once there are no nations remaining on the speaking list, the Security Council will move to the voting phase.
Subsection: Proposing Resolutions
Nations may confer by PM to construct resolutions, and may issue them to whatever nations they believe may have interest in their resolution.
A resolution must be put up with the creators, sponsors, and the resolution itself. If you sponsor a resolution, it does not necessarily mean that you approve of the resolution, but that you want to debate it.
Ex.:
Creators: United States, United Kingdom
Sponsors: France, Russia, China
[resolution]
A resolution MUST have at least 3 sponsors in order to be put up by the President.
Resolutions are divided into amendments, which begin with statements such as "citing," "noting," "taking into consideration that," etc. etc., along with a general point to the amendment. Because we're trying to keep this lax, there will not be a specific list of such beginning statements.
Nations may propose amendments to a resolution. The sponsors may then vote on whether or not to include the amendment. Whether or not the amendment is added is determined by majority. If there is no majority found because of abstentions, the resolution will remain unchanged.
Resolutions will be listed in the below post.
Subsection: Voting
When the speaking list has been exhausted, all nations will put their vote in the thread (either yay or nay) when they get the chance.
When all the resolutions have been properly tallied, we will move on to another topic of discussion.
If any of the 5 veto power nations (The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, or China) vote nay on any resolution(s), that resolution will not pass.
If no majority is found because of abstentions, then that resolution will not pass.
The First Topic
The beginning topic for the CFC Model UN will be North Korea's reopening of its nuclear facilities.
Nations will vote on whether or not to include a special delegation from North Korea, without voting rights, once introductions have been completed.
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