Directives

In MUN speak, Directives are documents which allow delegates to work together by pooling different resources to achieve common goals. As Crisis committees are fast and furious (yes I know), it is recommended that delegates write concisely. There are 3 types of directives in this committee:

1. Dual directives involve two characters, these require two delegate signatures for approval and does not require voting procedures.

2. Faction directives involve and require signatures from all members of the same faction but does not need voting procedures.

3. Committee directives involve all characters in the committee. It must have 3 signatures for it to be proposed. After approval from the moderator, the whole directive would be then spoken out loud. A Q&A period would follow afterwards to allow non signatories to ask any questions about the directive ONLY. After Q&A, committee members would have the chance to speak for and against the directive. Finally, voting procedure commence; all are required to vote either for or against it. Subsequently, directives pass and comes into effect when it receives more than half of committee vote. If half or the majority voted ‘against’, the directive fails and does not pass. Any directive which directly challenges the authority of the Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) has the risk of being vetoed.

In addition, delegates can write amendments to change certain points within the directive and can only be called out after Q&A. Friendly amendments require the signatures of all signatories belonging with the directive; these will be added onto it straight away. Unfriendly amendments require the signature of 2 non-signatories for submission. Similar as to committee directives, the chair will then allow the submitter to say the whole amendment out loud, conduct Q&A, provide chances to speak for and against the amendment and conduct a voting procedure. Securing more than half of the vote thus includes the amendment into the directive.