Ÿ Delegates must come to the lobbying time period with both the resolutions on disk and hard copies. There will be a computer room for finalizing resolutions, open only during this time period. Only two delegates per resolution may work at a computer.

Ÿ There will be folders at the front desk of the approval room, one per committee. The resolutions in these folders will be given to faculty members for proofing.

Ÿ Resolutions will be immediately rejected if they do not have at least six submitters, if they exceed two pages (unless it is vital for the resolution to be longer) and if they are not in the correct UN format.

Ÿ Only resolutions approved by the Approval Panel and with the signature of a TAIMUN Director or an appointee will be formally debated. The official resolutions will be printed in the resolution books (one per committee) and distributed for debate.

Steps to follow for the approval of a resolution:

Ÿ Bring one copy of the resolution to the approval panel;

Ÿ Leave the resolution at the front desk, where it will receive a committee number and a letter;

Ÿ Come back to the front desk about 30 minutes later to see if the resolution has been read and approved;

Ÿ If the resolution needs corrections, take it back to the computer rooms and make the necessary corrections;

Ÿ Bring the corrected resolution and the original copy back to the front desk of the approval panel;

Ÿ Come back to the front desk about 30 minutes later to see if the corrected resolution has been read and approved. If it needs more corrections, take it to the computer lab. If it has been approved, it will remain in the approval panel. It will be photocopied and distributed to the delegates on day 2;

Ÿ Closing time for the approval panel is _____, by which time all corrected drafts must have been submitted for final approval.

IN FORMAL DEBATE

The discussions that will take place later at the conference will focus on the meaning of the resolution’s key terms, and its usefulness in solving the problem in a way that is most acceptable to the parties involved and to the international community, which must support the solution. Thus, all resolutions that have come before the Committee will have been brought to the attention of the delegates in the lobbying process and through the efforts of the chair in calling ad hoc meetings to facilitate the merger process. The goal of the discussion should be to achieve consensus so that the version finally adopted represents the opinion or will of the vast majority of the delegates in the forum.

AMENDMENTS

All amendments must be submitted to the Chair, at the appropriate time during formal debate, on an Amendment Sheet of the approved format (see Sample Amendment Sheet). A separate Amendment Sheet must be used for each amendment or amendment to an amendment. All amendments must state clearly:

- the line or lines in which the amendment is to be made;

- the clauses which are affected by the amendment;

- the kind of amendment, e.g. strike, insert, strike and insert, add.

Amendments may be handwritten but must be legible. Illegible or untidy amendments will be ruled out of order.

SAMPLE RESOLUTION

COMMITTEE: 2nd Committee

QUESTION OF: Cyprus

THE TAIMUN ASSEMBLY,

(1) Reaffirming the special responsibility of the United Nations toward the conflict

(2) in Cyprus,

(3) Recalling that the present impasse is marked by an inability on the part of the

(4) two sides to negotiate,

(5) Fully believing that peaceful and friendly relations based on respect, self

(6) determination and equal rights for all peoples be guaranteed,

(7) Aware of the present difficulties caused by the lack of trust and contact between

(8) the two communities,

(9) Viewing with appreciation the efforts of the United Nations Peacekeeping

(10) Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), established in 1964, in maintaining peace and order

(11) between the Greek and Turkish communities,

(12) Noting with deep concern the lack of financial support given to the United

(13) Nations peacekeeping forces in Cyprus, undermining the efforts to resolve the

(14) problem,

(15) Acknowledging the fundamental right to self-determination of the people of

(16) Cyprus,

(17) Emphasizing the need for direct, comprehensive negotiations and on-going

(18) political dialogue between the two communities,

(19) Noting with approval the Secretary General's commitment to a peaceful and

(20) just solution,

(21) 1. Urges that there be no military interference by any Member State in the

(22) conflict of Cyprus;

(23) 2. Suggests:

(24) (a) the withdrawal of all foreign troops, excluding UK forces

(25) which will act as a peacekeeping force along with UNFICYP,

(26) from the island by August 1, 1997, supervised by UNTAG with

(27) monthly assessments,

(28) (b) that the police forces be controlled at cantonal levels, and thus

(29) manned by people indigenous to that area,

(30) (c) the establishment of a federation of cantons, half of them in

(31) territory actually controlled by Turkish Cypriots, with each

(32) canton having its own internal authority,

(33) (d) the adoption of a constitution which includes a bicameral

(34) parliament with one chamber in which every canton is equally

(35) represented and another in which seventy percent of the

(36) members are elected in the cantons actually controlled by the

(37) Greek Cypriots, leaving a veto power to the unanimity of the

(38) other cantons,

(39) (e) the founding of a federal supreme court comprising three Greek

(40) and three Turkish Cypriots and one neutral judge appointed by

(41) the upper body of the cantonal parliament,

THE APPROVAL PANEL

IN FORMAL DEBATE