DELEGATES' BOOKLET 2022

Conference

Delegate’s Booklet

Dear Delegate,

A very warm welcome to the 40th Annual Royal Russell School International Model United Nations Conference. I hope that you will have a most enjoyable long weekend of animated discussion and debate and to new delegates in particular I do urge you to make every effort to participate. The officers of the Conference and the Committee Chairs will give you every opportunity and encouragement to do so. Below I have outlined some procedures, guidelines and information which I hope you will find useful and help contribute towards the smooth running of the Conference.

Ambassadors’ Meeting will be taking place at 17.30 in the Library (SOCHUM)

Policy Statements Resolution construction

Lobbying

NOTE:

will take place in Committee rooms (see enclosed maps for location.) at 2.00pm. All delegates will be expected to make a policy statement of up to one minute explaining their countries views on the topics in their committee before resolution construction begins.

will begin after policy statements at approx. 14.45. All delegates should join a group to help construct a resolution. Delegates with Individual resolutions should join a group constructing a resolution on a different topic to their resolution.

Official Lobbying of resolutions will only begin at 16.15. Co-submitting forms will be distributed in the Committee Rooms at this time and both constructed resolutions and individual delegates should enter the name of the country and sign it when cosubmitting a resolution. This form must accompany your resolution for approval.

Delegates must consider carefully BEFORE co-submitting a resolution. Remember you are representing your country, not yourself or your school. Delegates can only cosubmit two resolutions on each topic, one for a constructed resolution and one for an individual resolution and Delegates will not be allowed to withdraw co-submission after submission to Approval Panel, until an Amendment has been passed of which they disapprove.

Resolutions for Approval

(in the format shown on the Sample Resolutions) must have a maximum of 9 cosubmitters and a minimum of 7 (with a max of 2 per school), submitted for approval from Saturday evening. One copy should be taken to the Approval panel room. (Note: Resolutions must have been placed on computer system. See above). Maximum 15 Operative clauses including Sub Clauses.

Approved Resolutions

Please refer to page 7 in the booklet

Resolutions passing Committee

and therefore eligible for debate in General Assembly will be placed in the Resolution Booklet - available from Monday afternoon, one copy per delegation. The Committee and Committee Chair will decide on Sunday evening before adjournment which Resolution will be discussed first in General Assembly.

Amendments to a resolution must be submitted to the Chair on Amendment sheets. They must state clearly: (a) the clauses affected (b) the nature of the Amendment - strike/insert/add etc. If an Amendment passes, the floor reverts to the Chair. Amendments will not be entertained in General Assembly. Amendments submitted at the beginning of the debate in Committee, which in the opinion of the Chair improve the quality of the resolution, will be considered for debate.

Preliminary Committee Session

General Assembly

will be in session as per programme and any problems with committees should see me or the Officers of the Assembly.

At the Preliminary Committee Sessions after the MUN Observance Service on Sunday morning, any delegate who did not get a chance to make their policy statement on Saturday will be recognised to make their statement.

will open Saturday at 18.30 and ENTRY WILL BE BY TICKET ONLY.

All delegations will have TWO Delegates who can sit on the floor of the GA. Delegates must enter the General Assembly from the Middle door only. ADVISORS will be given two balcony tickets per school which will either be used by the Advisor or members of the delegation. They can enter the Great Hall by the back door. Delegates are reminded that correct dress must be worn at all times.

Live Screening of GA

will occur in the PAC (Special Conference Committee room) from 18.30 on Saturday for all those who do not have tickets to the GA. Please follow the signs.

Seven Opening Speeches will be followed by TWO Rights of reply. Only one delegate will be allowed to make the opening speech, which should not exceed one minute and cannot be interrupted. Rights of Reply should not exceed 30 seconds and must refer to the content of one of the preceding Seven Opening Speeches. Opening speeches will be made from the podium while Rights of Reply and Points of Information will be made from the roving floor microphones (please handle with care!)

Debate Yielding the Floor

Interruption

The Chair

Computer facilities

Press

will be Open debate. For Main Motions time will be set by the chair. Open debate will include amendments with one final speaker for the motion at the end.

There will be an ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM of 40 MINUTES debate time for each resolution in General Assembly.

The floor may be yielded twice consecutively to delegates from different schools after which it returns to the Chair with no further yields.

A speech may NOT be interrupted by any point except a point of personal privilege referring to audibility. All other points will be dealt with only when the Speaker yields to the Chair, or to points of information or to another delegate.

In the interests of debate the Chair will encourage delegates to yield, not only to points of information, but also to other delegates wishing to speak on the Issue.

The Chair will have been advised by the Committee Chairpersons as to which countries have supported/opposed the Resolution in Committee.

will be available on the first floor of the main block. See enclosed information for use of computers.

Please submit articles, policy statements, comments etc to the Press. “The Delegate” will be published each day.

Fire

NOTE:

will be presented, the criteria being:(1) correct presentation of the policy and position of your country on the committee issues both in Committee and General Assembly: (2) debating technique and the correct use of Parliamentary procedure. Delegates and delegations who abuse Parliamentary procedure to interrupt debate in Committee and General Assembly with dilatory points, will be excluded from consideration.

Opening speeches which are inappropriate will automatically exclude the delegation and the delegate from any award.

If you are Residential please treat the rooms with respect and leave them in a tidy condition when you leave. Please observe curfew times and have consideration for other delegates in the building who may wish to get some sleep at night as well as Royal Russell Staff living in the buildings!!

Should the alarm sound, please go immediately to your buildings allocated meeting point. Fire Procedure are on page 13.

At meal times all delegates are requested to clear their plates and cutlery, taking their tray to the server as this will help greatly with the clearing up

Smoking, drugs & Alcohol

This is a no smoking conference and you are expected not to smoke anywhere on the school campus. PLEASE NOTE the school has very sensitive smoke detectors in all the buildings which can be set off by hair spray as well as smoke. Delegates are also reminded that alcohol is not allowed to be brought onto the campus or consumed on the campus

Behaviour expectations

Whilst our MUN Conference is a great opportunity for students to develop their social, academic and leadership skills, it is essential they display a high standard of behaviour. Therefore, students are expected to:

-Be respectful of others (staff and students), they are representing their school

-Be respectful of all the facilities made available to them

-Keep the site clear of litters (there are bins all around campus)

-Adhere to timings given, whether for committees, general assembly, meals, accommodations

-Follow instructions given by chairs, Secretary General, Presidents of the GA, Advisors and Royal Russell Staff

-Be aware of the closest fire assembly point and follow evacuation procedure in an orderly manner

-Comply to the no smoking, no vaping, no alcohol and no drug rule (both for possession and consumption) – failure to do so would jeopardize your presence at the conference

-Not be in possession of anything that could put themselves or others in harm’s way

-Always ask for permission to leave the school site (permission must be granted by a member of staff of their school)

-Be sensible with their use of technologies and social media

-Treat the accommodation provided with respect and keep the noise level down in the evenings / at night especially (there will be Royal Russell permanent residents on site during the conference)

-Clear their table/tray before leaving the dining-hall / food should not be taken out of the dining-hall

On site entertainment has been arranged for Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Delegate’s pack

Chapel Service

Medical centre

evenings, (see Programme). Delegates should wear their wrist band when attending the Disco and Delegates are reminded that they will not be admitted to the Disco after 10.00pm unless accompanied by their Advisor. This year no student will be re-admitted to the Disco after 10.00pm and once they have left they should return to their accommodation for the night. There will be no exception.

All delegates, of any religion or none, are welcome to attend the United Nations chapel service at 9.15am in the school chapel on Sunday

Please be aware that there will be a nurse on campus throughout the conference.

If you have any problems, please do not hesitate to see myself, Mr Tansley, Ms Burns or any of the Officers of the Assembly. Have an enjoyable conference.

Yours sincerely,

Sandrine Calvet MUN Director

Programme for 40th Annual Conference

SATURDAY 15th October 2022

11.00 12.45 Arrival registration and room allocation.

12.00 13.15 Lunch available to all

From 12.30

Delegates to place individual resolutions on school computer system (Constructed resolutions to be placed on school system once completed)

13.15 14.00 Committee Chair Meeting in the Library (Sochum 1)

14.00

ALL delegates should be in their committee rooms. Committees will begin with Policy Statements.

From 14.45 Resolution construction begins

15.00

15.15

16.15

ICJ Workshop in Conference Room

Advisors’ meeting in the Advisors’ Room

Co-submitting begins in Committee Rooms. All delegates to return to committee rooms for official LOBBYING.

16.30

APPROVAL PANEL open for submission of Resolutions.

17.00 18.30 Buffet meal available

17.30

18.30 21.00

Ambassadors’ meeting in Library (SOCHUM 1 room)

General Assembly convenes in GA Opening Ceremonies and Opening Speeches TICKETS ONLY

Live Screening of GA in PAC (Special Committee room)

19.15

Security Council in session

19.15 20.50 Approval Panel in session

21.30 23.00 MUN Disco Pyjamas theme

SUNDAY 16th October 2022

07.30 09.00 Breakfast

09.15 9.45

10.00 18.30

From 12.00

12.00 13.00

12.30 13.30

13.00 14.00

United Nations Day Service in School Chapel

Approval Panel meets

All Committees including the ICJ in session

Staggered Lunch:

DISEC, SPECPOL 1 & 2 ONLY to lunch

Security Council and ICJ to lunch

All other committees to lunch

18.30 20.00 Supper

From 20.00

21.30 23.30

Media videos in PAC, followed by film

MUN DISCO ‘Après-ski’ Theme

MONDAY 17th October 2022

07.30 08.45 Breakfast

09.00 12.00

All Committees in Session (Crisis committee to meet in A3)

12.00 13.30 Lunch

Publication of first resolution booklet

13.30 17.30

General Assembly Debates on Committee Resolutions Security Council and ICJ in Session

17.30 19.00 Supper

19.00 21.00 General Assembly & Security Council in Session

Delegate’s pack 2022

21.00 24.00 MUN DISCO ‘8O’s’ Theme

TUESDAY 18th October 2022

07.30 - 08.45 Breakfast

Publication of Second Resolution Booklet

09.00 15.00 General Assembly and Security Council in Session

11.00 11.30 Advisors’ Meeting

12.00

President of ICJ to deliver judgment in Library (SOCHUM 1)

12.00 13.30 GA Staggered lunch

15.00 15.30 Closing Ceremonies

Medical Centre: Please be aware that there will be a nurse on site day and night throughout the conference.

Approval Panel

The Approval Panel works entirely digitally. When you have finished merging your resolution, you should upload it at https://bit.ly/rrsmun22-resolutions

You will then need to lobby for your resolution. Your Chairs will give you a cover sheet. Get other delegates to sign your resolution. When you have got enough signatures, bring only the cover sheet to the Approval Panel. You do not need to bring a printed-out copy of your resolution.

The Approval Panel will process your resolution. They will check it for spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting and compliance with the UN Charter. When you have handed in your cover sheet, you do not need to do anything.

DISEC 1

A. The question of state sponsored espionage and cyber crime

B. The question of the expansion of NATO

C. The question of the conflict in South Sudan

D. The question of security in Eastern Europe

DISEC 2

A. The question of state sponsored espionage and cyber crime

B. The question of the expansion of Russia

C. The question of the conflict in South Sudan

D. The question of a United Nations standing army

ECOFIN

A. The question of taxation of global corporations

B. The question of fraud and regulation of cryptocurrencies

C. The question of energy security

D. The question of sustainable development

ENVIRONMENT

A. The question of use of GMOs as a means of preventing food poverty

B. The question of pollution caused by mineral mining for electric vehicles

C. The question of species extinction

D. The question of water rights in the context of climate change

SOCHUM 1

A. The question of COVID recovery in LEDCs

B. The question of migration and rights for refugees

C. The question of the regulation of social media

D. The question of climate change in LEDCs

SOCHUM 2

A. The question of COVID recovery in LEDCs

B. The question of abortion rights

C. The question of the regulation of social media

D. The question of prisoners’ rights

SPECPOL 1

A. The question of ensuring justice for war crimes

B. The question of the advancement of women

C. The question of ensuring free and fair elections

D. The question of global foreign aid provision

SPECPOL 2

A. The question of ensuring justice for war crimes

B. The question of North Korea

C. The question of ensuring free and fair elections

D. The question of Jerusalem

SPECIAL COMMITTEE on COVID 19

A. The question of global health inequality in the delivery of treatment and resources for Covid 19

B. The question of patent waivers for medical treatments for Covid 19

C. The question of regulation of social media in relation to misinformation regarding vaccines and other relevant health resources

D. The question of preparedness for future global pandemics

SECURITY COUNCIL

A. The question of Israel-Palestine

B. The question of NATO expansion in Europe

C. The question of reform of the Security Council

D. The question of reform of the ICC

Officers for RRSIMUN 2022

Secretary General and Head of MUN: Anastacia Allan

Presidents of GA:

CJ Coleman-Benjamin, Katie Hamerton and Charlotte Mawer

Presidents of Security Council: Miles King and Henry Steele

Heads of Media: Oliver Brennan and Chloe Shields

Delegate’s pack 2022

Head of Press:

Sam Alfred and Ella Burrows

Heads of Secretariat:

Makaziwe Ansan, Caitlin Baron, James Cryer and Ria Patel

Committee Chairs 2022

DISEC 1 Patrick Mcilduff

Maroussia Noirot

St Andrew’s College

Ste Victoire International School

Oscar Rink Shrewsbury

DISEC 2 Vincent Lombardi Ste Victoire International School

Maria Olaizola Colegio Ayalde

Theo Wild Shrewsbury

ECOFIN Samuel Charvet

Royal Russell School

Sarah Emerson St Andrew’s College

Minnie Mansfield Holy Child School

Environment Bwalya Kalusa Bishop Thomas Grant School

Sarah Brownlee St Andrew’s College

Oscar Tobin Howes Terenure College

SOCHUM 1 Joseph Abdool Hurstpierpoint College

Angad Thethi

ACS Egham

Vama Kothari Frankfurt International School

SOCHUM 2 Robert Ireton Royal Russell School Christopher Lane St Andrew’s College

Iris Nuredini Royal Russell School

SPECPOL 1 Amelia Mathur North London Collegiate School

Adam Nunan Wesley College

Sarah Schonfield

Lycée International François 1er

SPECPOL 2 Ryan Dunning Royal Russell School

Efe Akin ACS Egham

Lana Laxman North London Collegiate School

Special Committee (Covid 19)

Margret Barrett Hurstpierpoint College Alexander Fial Frankfurt International School

Urusharman Hemanth Royal Russell School

Security Council Miles King Royal Russell School Henry Steele Royal Russell School

Countries and schools – Royal Russell 2022

Afghanistan North London Collegiate School Latvia

Albania (SC) Terenure College Lebanon

Rathdown

Holy Child School, Killiney

Algeria St Joseph's, Athens Libya Rathdown

Australia Hurstpierpoint College Lithuania Lingfield College

Belarus ACS Egham Malaysia Royal Russell School

Brazil (SC) Ste Victoire Int'l School Malta St Joseph's, Athens

Cambodia Lycée François 1ere Mexico (SC) Rathdown

Canada Hurstpierpoint College Morocco North London Collegiate School

Chile Boxhill School Myanmar

China (SC) ACS Egham Nepal

Colombia Bancroft's School Netherlands

Reigate Grammar School

Sutton Park, Dublin

Reigate Grammar School

Comoros Bancroft's School New Zealand St Joseph's, Athens

Congo Dep Rep Shrewsbury Norway (SC) Gordon's School

Costa Rica ACS Egham Oman Kings Monkton

Côte d'Ivoire Royal Russell School Pakistan Frankfurt Int'l School

Cuba Harris Academy, Bermondsey Poland Shrewsbury

Cyprus St Joseph's, Athens Portugal Gordon's School

Ecuador Newpark Comprehensive Qatar Gordon's School

Egypt Institute of Education, Dublin Russian Federation (SC) Hurstpierpoint College

Equatorial Guinea North London Collegiate School Rwanda Bancroft's School

Estonia George Cosbuc High School Saudi Arabia Hurstpierpoint College

Ethiopia Newpark Comprehensive Senegal Rathdown

Fiji Newpark Comprehensive Serbia ÅS Videregaende Skole

Finland Cours Saint Charles Seychelles St Gerard's School

France (SC) Frankfurt Int'l School Singapore Hurstpierpoint College

Gabon (SC) Bishop Thomas Grant Slovakia St Ives School

Germany Colegio Ayalde Somalia Frankfurt Int'l School

Ghana (SC) St Gerard's School South Africa Cheadle Hulme

Greece Royal Russell School South Sudan Terenure College

Haiti Harris Academy, Bermondsey Spain St Joseph's, Athens

Hungary Frankfurt Int'l School Sri Lanka Lingfield College

Iceland Wesley College, Dublin St Lucia Santa Margarita Catholic HS

India (SC) ÅS Videregaende Skole Sudan Santa Margarita Catholic HS Indonesia Ste Victoire Int'l School Syria St Gerard's School

Iran Royal Russell School Thailand Newpark Comprehensive Iraq Wesley College, Dublin Trinidad & Tobago St Andrew's, Dublin Ireland (SC) Cheadle Hulme Tunisia St Andrew's, Dublin

Israel Cheadle Hulme Türkiye St Andrew's, Dublin

Italy Colegio Ayalde Uganda St Andrew's, Dublin Japan Colegio Ayalde Ukraine St Andrew's, Dublin Kenya (SC) St Ives School United Arab Emirates (SC) Blackrock College

Korea (Dem Rep) North Cours Saint Charles United Kingdom (SC) St Andrew's, Dublin Korea (Rep) South Hurstpierpoint College United States of America (SC) St Joseph's, Athens

Kuwait Ste Victoire Int'l School Viet Nam Kings Monkton Kyrgyzstan Bancroft's School Zimbabwe Colegio Ayalde

Schools and Countries– Royal Russell 2022

SCHOOLS

COUNTRIES

ACS Egham China (SC), Belarus, Costa Rica

ÅS Videregaende Skole India (SC), Serbia

Bancroft's School Comoros, Colombia, Rwanda, Kyrgyzstan

Bishop Thomas Grant Gabon (SC)

Blackrock College United Arab Emirates (SC)

Boxhill School Chile

Cheadle Hulme Ireland (SC), Israel, South Africa

Colegio Ayalde Italy, Germany, Zimbabwe, Japan

Cours Saint Charles Korea (Dem Rep) – North, Finland

Frankfurt Int'l School France (SC), Pakistan, Somalia, Hungary

George Cosbuc High School Estonia

Gordon's School Norway (SC), Qatar, Portugal Harris Academy, Bermondsey Cuba, Haiti

Holy Child School, Killiney Lebanon

Hurstpierpoint College Russian Federation (SC), Australia, Canada, Korea (Rep) – South Saudi Arabia, Singapore

Institute of Education, Dublin Egypt

Kings Monkton Viet Nam, Oman

Lingfield College Sri Lanka, Lithuania

Lycée François 1ere Cambodia

Newpark Comprehensive Ethiopia, Fiji, Ecuador, Thailand North London Collegiate School Equatorial Guinea, Afghanistan, Morocco Rathdown Mexico (SC), Latvia, Libya, Senegal

Reigate Grammar School Myanmar, Netherlands Royal Russell School Iran, Malaysia, Côte d'Ivoire, Greece Santa Margarita Catholic HS St Lucia, Sudan Shrewsbury Poland, Congo Dep Rep

St Andrew's, Dublin United Kingdom (SC), Ukraine, Uganda, Türkiye, Tunisia, Trinidad & Tobago

St Gerard's School Ghana (SC), Syria, Seychelles

St Ives School Kenya (SC), Slovakia

St Joseph's, Athens United States of America (SC), Algeria, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand, Spain

St Mary's, Cambridge ICJ only Ste Victoire Int'l School Brazil (SC), Indonesia, Kuwait Sutton Park, Dublin Nepal

Terenure College Albania (SC), South Sudan Wesley College Iraq, Iceland

FIRE PROCEDURE for STUDENTS

Day & Boarding

The Fire Procedure is that when the fire alarm sounds all students and staff should leave the building and meet at that building’s assembly point. Once the building has been checked and passed safe the alarm will be rung three times and then switched off. No students/advisors should return to the building until given the ALL CLEAR by Ms Calvet or another member of RRS teaching staff.

ON ARRIVAL

Please make sure you are aware of the assembly points for all buildings as indicated on the attached map to ensure that they know exactly where to meet should the Fire Alarm sound BEFORE you go to your accommodation. This is extremely important.

STUDENTS AND STAFF BOARDING

Please make sure that when you go to your accommodation you know the exit points from your room which take you out of the building. In the event of a fire alarm sounding at night students and staff should knock on the doors of the rooms either side of them to make sure the occupants are awake and then leave the building quickly and carefully going to their meeting points. No students/advisors should return to the building until given the ALL CLEAR by Ms Calvet. This will be indicated by the silencing of the Alarm. Students should check the maps so they are aware of the regulations.

October 2022

Sandrine Calvet