YMUNK XIV

Rules of Parliamentary Procedure

Dear Delegates and Advisors,

Welcome to Yale Model United Nations Korea XIV! On behalf of the entire team of Directors, we’re so beyond excited to welcome you to the fourteenth iteration of YMUN Korea. We have created this guide to establish the rules of parliamentary procedure for the conference’s committees. If you have any questions regarding any of the information on this page, please feel free to reach out to dg.committees@ymunkorea.org. We can’t wait to meet you all in person in November, but until then, best of luck preparing for the conference!

All the best,

Annie Gu

Director-General of Committees, YMUN Korea XIV

Rules of Procedure

Part 1: UNA-USA flow of debate

UNA-USA Flow Chart: This is meant to be used to guide you in committee and to help you understand how the debate will flow at YMUNK 2026!

PART 2: OPENING DEBATE & PROCEDURAL RULES

PART 3: FORMS OF DEBATE IN USA-UNA

PART 4: WORKING PAPERS, DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, VOTING PROCEDURE

PART 5: SPECIAL NOTES FOR CRISIS & SPECIALIZED

PART 6: OTHER NOTES & HELPFUL INFORMATION

PART 7: VOTING MAJORITIES & OTHER NUMBERS

Complete List of Points

Important Model UN Terms in UNA-USA Procedure

Other Helpful Resource for those new to Model UN:

• How to Make an Opening Speech

• Public Speaking First Aid: How to Overcome Nervousness, Intimidation, and Perfectionism

• 3 Public Speaking Tips on What to Say

• Public Speaking Tip: Making It Up

• How to Win Best Delegate: Framing

• Sales Strategies: Stripping Line Technique

• How to Win Best Delegate: Framing Your Topic

• 3 Public Speaking Tips on What to Say

• Lifehacker: Five Presentation Lessons from “The King’s Speech”

• Strategy Tip: Always Push Debate Forward

• Public Speaking First Aid: How to Overcome Nervousness, Intimidation, and Perfectionism

• Becoming a MUN Shakespeare: How to Use Metaphors and Allegories in MUN

• Body Language in MUN- Part 1, Hands

• Body Language in MUN Part 2: Arms and Legs

• Tips and Tricks to Master MUN Conference Debates

• A Beginner’s Guide to Public Speaking

If you have a specific question you would like answered, feel free to email either our Under-Secretaries-General of Committees, Jana Abualhuda and Jack Ludwick, at usg.committees@ymunkorea.org or our Director-General of Committees, Annie Gu, at dg.committees@ymunkorea.org! We will do our best to answer questions you may have and post them online since multiple people are likely wondering the same thing.