TAIMUN XII Flipbook

TAIMUN XII
PROGRAM
BOOK
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN TAICHUNG
2014

MESSAGE FROM
THE AST SCHOOL DIRECTOR:
MR. CORCORAN
On behalf of the AST community I would like
to welcome you all to our campus for the twelve
annual Taiwan Model United Nations.
Since we last met, the AST campus has undergone
some important changes that we hope will enhance
your experience at TAIMUN XII. The most
obvious has been the addition of the new Lincoln
Activities Center which allows us to improve our
support for the conference by providing a more
efficient lunch service and, perhaps more importantly,
opens up more space for additional committees.
The key to success of each TAIMUN is found in
the preparation that precedes the conference.
Each of you has been researching your countries,
organizing for your committees, and perfecting
your skills in debate and negotiation. That preparation
will put you in a good position to take full
advantage of the TAIMUN experience.
We have been preparing for your arrival as well.
Some of the seemingly mundane aspects of a conference
can be critical in determining its success.
The Admin team has spent the past few months
focusing on those mundane items. Are the name
tags correct? Are there enough chairs in all the
conference rooms? Do the projectors work? Are
the packets ready? The list of small things that
need to be taken care of is long indeed.
The press team has been equally busy getting information
out for all of you so that you have what
you need, and all the committee chairs along with
secretaries general who have been preparing for
their roles as well. In addition, experienced delegates
have been training and mentoring those who
are new to Model United Nations.
All of this is in support of you. The preparation
that has gone into TAIMUN XII is valuable only in
how it enriches your experience. It is our hope
that you will take advantage of the preparation
that precedes your arrival. Debate with gusto,
negotiate with care, participate fully. Enjoy the
experience of TAIMUN. Years from now you will
find yourself continuing to use the skills you have
honed here.
Sincerely,
Andrew W Corcoran
Director
American School in Taichung

CONFERENCE SPEAKER:
MS. GRACIELA
GÓMEZ-GARCÍA
Joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1991,
whereby she currently holds the rank of Deputy
Consul General of Mexico in Boston.
Her professional portfolio encompasses various
positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico
City as well as diplomatic postings in Western
Europe and in the United States, in areas such as
Press and Media Relations, Economic Promotion,
Political Analysis, Human Rights, Women’s Rights
and Violence against Women, and Consular Affairs.
She has a B.A. in International Relations from El
Colegio de Mexico, a Master Degree in Diplomatic
Studies from Escuela Diplomatica de Madrid
and an MPhil in European Studies from the University
of Cambridge. She also holds a Diploma in
Intelligence for National Security from Mexico’s
Centre for Investigation and National Security. At
present, she is working on her thesis to complete
the Global Master of Arts Program of the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy.
An expert in international security and transnational
organized crime, she has represented Mexico
in numerous multilateral meetings and international
negotiations with the United States and
other countries on issues such as crime prevention
and criminal justice; transnational organized
crime; human trafficking; migrant smuggling and
violence against migrants; terrorism; cybersecurity;
trafficking in firearms and ammunition and illegal
drugs.
She has been professor and lecturer in institutions
of Mexico and abroad, including Universidad
Iberoamericana, Universidad de las Américas,
Instituto Matías Romero, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Instituto Tecnológico de
Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Centro de Investigacion
y Seguridad Nacional, and the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy.
She is currently serving as Deputy Consul General
of Mexico in Boston.
Deeply committed and actively involved with
women causes and against human trafficking.

MESSAGE FROM THE
MUN DIRECTOR:
MR. HELMAN
In this, our 12th year, we are pleased to welcome
new schools to the Taiwan Model United Nations
(TAIMUN) experience, greet longtime participants,
and look forward to the exciting two days we will
be spending together. It is a special honor to support
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
(UNODC)’s Blue Heart Campaign against Human
Trafficking at this year’s conference. We hope to
raise awareness, advocacy, activism, and support for
this important cause. We are especially thankful to
our Keynote Speaker Ms. Graciela Garcia-Gomez,
Deputy Consul General of Mexico in Boston, who
will highlight the goals and successes of the Blue
Heart Campaign.
We would be remiss if we failed to thank and recognize
all those individuals who make TAIMUN possible
each and every year. We would like to thank the
AST Administration and Board for their continued
support of the event. Special thanks goes to AST
School Support Staff who are instrumental in orga-
nizing the materials, supporting conference participants
during the two days, and coordinating amongst
participating schools. Lastly, we are greatly thankful
to all Teachers, both within and outside of AST, for
their efforts and continued support of the Taiwan
Model United Nations Program.
In the days ahead we know you will have lively, intelligent
discussions on regional and global issues, and
bring your unlimited energy and enthusiasm to the
debates. The late President John F. Kennedy once
stated, “Change is the law of life. And those who
look only to the past or present are certain to miss
the future.” Here at TAIMUN XII, we hope that you
will be the foundation for change and innovation
whether you contribute to the Conference Leadership,
Committees/Councils, Press Team, International
Court, or as an Administration Officer/Secretary.
We hope you will not only enjoy the conference and
its academic challenges, but also make new friends,
and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to
make TAIMUN XII a reality.
Sincerely,
Mark Helman
TAIMUN Coordinator

MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESS COORDINATOR:
MR. NYLANDER
As TAIMUN XII Press Advisor, I am dedicating this
year’s efforts to the many journalists who have
died uncovering the truth. Last year alone, 70
journalists were murdered while working on important
stories. Another 29 journalists and media
workers have “disappeared”. Most were killed for
covering stories of human rights, politics, war and
all the subsequent crime and corruption that is
attributed to it.
The goal of this Taiwan Model United Nations is
not only to teach students the value of working
together, but that to “change things for the better”,
requires sacrifice. This year’s press team will
sacrifice their time and a good deal of effort to
keep all the participants and advisors informed.
The value of this work is the skills and ideals that
are acquired are the same ones today’s journalists
apply every day in very real and dangerous situations
around the world.
We live in a global village and we are all global
citizens. This requires strong values in a world of
turmoil, increasing population, and competition
for resources. Today’s students will need to understand
the complexities they will be faced with
in the future. It is so important that programs like
Model United Nations (MUN) reflect the United
Nations and its goals including fostering good
governance and transparency vital for democratic
institutions. A free and balanced press is essential
to modern functioning democracy. Thomas
Jefferson once said, “Whenever the people are
well-informed, they can be trusted with their government”.
To this end, it is the responsibility of the
members of the Press Team to pursue equal and
adequate coverage, fair unbiased reporting and relay
information with an eye toward social justice.
A good example of social justice of course is the
United Nation’s Blue Heart campaign against human
trafficking. Journalists are exposing the many
areas of this global evil, followed by death threats
and beatings to those journalists brave enough to
print their stories. Not only must we be informed
but we need to act on it to eradicate this problem.
In reflecting the United Nations campaign, the
purpose of Taiwan Model United Nations (TAI-
MUN) is not only to inspire our students to create
a better future, but for students to understand
that being an informed citizen and a delegate of
TAIMUN requires their ability to access information,
interpret this information and to think
critically. So it is important that our press team
here at TAIMUN learn to value freedom and show
courage in reporting the truth like professional
journalists everywhere.
Mr. Simo Nylander
Press Advisor, TAIMUN XII

MESSAGE FROM
THE SECRETARIES GENERAL
Herriet Hsieh
Secretary General
Grace Lin
Deputy Secretary General
Jeffrey Chang
Deputy Secretary General
“All for one and one for all!” wrote Alexander Dumas in The Three Musketeers. It is with this same enthusiasm that
we, Secretaries General Herriet Hsieh, Grace Lin, and Jeffrey Chang, welcome you to the Twelfth Annual TAIMUN
Conference. After months of preparation with the MUN Director of American School in Taichung, Mr. Mark Helman,
we are honored to present to you TAIMUN XII. We look forward to working - as well as having fun - with you in the
next two days.
As a senior of American School in Taichung, I, Herriet Hsieh, am greatly honored to serve you as the Secretary General
of TAIMUN XII. Over the past four years, I have attended eight international conferences, physical and online, as
delegate, justice, and chair. TAIMUN XII will be my final high school conference, and I cannot express the happiness I
feel at having been part of its growth, and the pride at seeing my peers willingly coming forward to lend their efforts
to international issues.
I am Grace Lin, a senior from American School in Taichung and your Deputy Secretary General of TAIMUN XII. I have
attended a total of twelve conferences domestically and internationally as administration staff, delegate, ambassador,
chair, and president. Having being involved in TAIMUN for five years, I have seen TAIMUN grow into a truly professional
conference, composed of talented individuals. I look forward to sharing my last TAIMUN conference with all of
you and cannot wait to see what memories we will make together.
I, Jeffrey Chang, a junior from Taipei American School, will serve as your Deputy Secretary General of TAIMUN XII.
It is a true honor to be able to serve you in this position. I attended my first MUN conference in seventh grade as
a delegate in MS-TAIMUN. Learning quickly, I became the chair of Security Council in eighth grade. In the following
years, I have chaired at many conferences, including THIMUN Singapore and MY-MUNOFS. TAIMUN XII will be my
15th conference, and I truly look forward to meeting everyone at this conference.
This year, TAIMUN is pleased to announce the creation of two new committees, in addition to the original eight. The
ten committees are: the Security Council (SC), Committee of Disarmament and International Security (CDIS), Human
Rights Council (HRC), Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Environment Committee, Social, Humanitarian

and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM), Special Committee
of World Health Organization (WHO), Special Committee
on Sustainable Development Committee (SUSDEV),
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as the
International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The Security Council, led by President Priscilla Huang
and Deputy President Kara Hu, will focus on two current
issues. The first is the situation in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, where struggles to recover from Africa’s
“World War” continue. The Situation in Iraq continues
to be prominent, for conflicts still contribute to nations’
instability, hindering post-war reconstruction.
CDIS will resolve some of the most pressing security
issues of today in order to save lives.
Chairs William Lin and Ben Ho will lead the committee
in eradicating landmines left from previous wars and regulating
non-State military organizations. Both issues are
deeply tied to the well-being of innocent civilians.
As our speaker of TAIMUN XII introduces issues regarding
human trafficking, this year’s HRC will strive for
solutions against organ trade through human trafficking.
Additionally, recent uprisings around the world such as
the Arab Springs call for attention to the rights of anti-government
protesters. Chairs Angela Wang and Noah
Lin will preside over this committee.
ECOSOC, led by Head Chair Victor Huang and Co-Chair
Bryant Chao, will tackle two issues that have risen in
importance due to the transforming economy and social
values. The first is the management and preservation of
water sources, and the second is measures to increase
youth employment.
The Environment Committee, led by Chairs Jessica Lin
and Kelly Lai, will cover two issues. Chemical deposits
and wastes in neutral territories and waters represent
a dire concern. Additionally, the committee will seek an
equilibrium between the advancement of the industrial
world and the preservation of the natural environment.
devote its time to the protection of vulnerable world
heritage sites.
The Special Committee of WHO, led by chairs Civia
Chen and Jocelyn Loo, will convene in hopes of developing
its methods of vaccine distribution, as well as
strengthening current protocols regarding communicable
diseases in order to prevent future pandemics.
SUSDEV, led by Head Chair John Huang and Co-Chair
Minnie Cheng, will be focusing on Africa’s malnutrition
and extreme poverty as well as the establishment of the
Sustainable Development Goals as a follow-up to the
Millennium Development Goals. These issues reflect the
need for growth that is both ambitious and sustainable.
As a new arrival at TAIMUN, IAEA does not hesitate to
take on challenges. Head Chair Ben Lee and Co-Chair
Richie Wang will be leading delegates into heated debates
on the regulation of international nuclear waste disposal
and the strengthening and expansion of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
ICJ, with Chairs Connor Lin and Jeffrey Chen, will take
on the case of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK) versus the Republic of Korea regarding the
sinking of a navy ship - the Cheonan. The justices’ ruling,
based on the advocates’ arguments, will determine
whether DPRK is guilty of the charges.
With the expansion of TAIMUN this year, we hope to
broaden your understanding of the world. We look
forward to seeing innovative and viable solutions to the
pressing issues of today. However, most important of
all is that you take joy in this, be it from exploring your
future aspirations or building long-lasting friendships.
Remember that your voice today will echo in the days to
come.
This year, Head Chair Tina Hung and Co-Chair Kelly Lin
of SOCHUM will lead delegates in taking on the situation
of displaced persons and measures to relieve refugee
human trafficking. In addition, the committee will also

MESSAGE FOM THE ADMIN-
ISTRATION HEADS
Delegates, Directors, Guests
Tiffany Lieu
Head of Admin (AST)
Steven Hsu
Dupty Head of Admin (AST)
Welcome to TAIMUN
XII! Stephen Hsu, and I, Tiffany
Lieu, will be serving as your
Admin Heads this year. We believe
that this year’s TAIMUN
conference will be an exciting
one. With an ever increasing
number of delegates and new
innovations, we are on the
verge of an excited beginning.
A larger scale conference
comes with more responsibilities;
however, it is our pleasure
to serve you all and finally
we hope our hard works will
make TAIMUN XII an unforgettable
experience.
Name Position School
Tiffany Lieu
Stephen Hsu
Tim Hsu
Grace Anne Manno
Wilson Chen
Sean Chang
Kelly Chang
Athena Lee
Brian Lee
Mary Maeda
Olivia Gozal
Executive Administration Officer
Executive Administration Officer
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
Admin Staff
AST
AST
AST
AST
AST
AST
AST
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ADMINISTRATORS

MESSAGE FROM
THE EDITORS
Imagine the interior of a freestanding, umber, old grandfather
clock. You perceive the pendulum and the escapement make the ticktock
sound. The weights pull the escapement that connects to the gear
train and the pulleys. Essentially, all these small little pieces work all
together for one goal - to indicate time. The functioning of the clock
resembles our press team. As a tradition, we assemble editors, writers,
artists, layouts, and photographers for the annual Taiwan Model United
Nations Press Team. Only with the collaboration of every single member
on the crew will there be a professional press issue published.
As you delegates prepare to tackle global issues with your powerful
speeches and outstanding resolutions, the press team will be fully
utilizing three weapons simultaneously to their utmost potential: “A
blue pen, a notebook, and a charming smile”. In what way you may ask?
With no doubt, they are for the creation of the press issues that will
be handed to you during your two-day conference. In a short period
of time, you may leaf through your pre-conference newspaper. It may
serve as a comfort to your nervousness, a guide to knowing your
chairs, or a cure to your later diagnosed PMS - Post MUN Syndrome.
Whatever the function it is to you, we wish it will be a satisfying souvenir
for you to cherish.
As always, you will see in your committee rooms with our press
members. We, as a team have the responsibility for jotting down every
memorable second to make sure each moment is vividly documented
in the issues published. As a tradition, our purpose is to expand perspectives
to a global level with a sense of unison. The production team
emphasizes to write articles that display the enthusiasm of the debates
and the content of the issues. Strong and specific criteria are established
to set the standards of our newspapers. The text seeks to fully
express the feelings and stances of the delegates. The pictures aim to
capture the instant moment that will allow the participants to reminisce
afterwards. The artwork and layout strives to accompany the
dainty paragraphs with visual enjoyment. Lastly, we, the editors will go
through the final edits before the birth of our press issue.
For all of the members recruited on the crew this year, we would like
to give our utmost thanks. We look forward to your acumen and high
involvement in the press team. Aside from that, we hope you will enjoy
your time reporting on the exhilarating and thrilling events and debates,
and delivering the excitement in the form of written articles to
every attendant.
As we draw an end to this message, we would like to give our appreciation
to all of you that join us here in the twelfth annual Taiwan Model
United Nations. We hope you all enjoy yourselves and walk away with
memories that will be saved permanently in our TAIMUN Times.
Eric Lee
Co-Editor-in-Chief (HAS)
Angela Lai
Co-Editor-in-Chief (AST)

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SECURITY COUNCIL (100)
President: Priscilla Huang (AST)
Deputy President: Kara Hu (PAS)
Issues: (101) The situation in the Democratic Republic
of Congo
(102) The situation in the Republic of Iraq
Greetings everyone and welcome to TAIMUN XII’s
Security Council. This year at TAIMUN XII, we, Priscilla
Huang, serving as the Security Council President, and
Kara Hu, serving as the Deputy President, are extremely
honored to be chairing the most powerful committee in
the United Nations and is looking forward to working
with all SC delegates. The Security Council tackles the
maintenance of global peace and security. For this conference,
we will be addressing the problems in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and the Republic of Iraq.
(101) After gaining its independence in 1960, The
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been
suffering decades of political and social instability. In the
country’s early years, after gaining independence from
Belgium, DRC was under the control of Joseph Mobutu,
and the country was renamed as Zaire. The Mobutu
Regime ended with the civil war in 1997, and was
overthrew by Laurent Kabila who was aided by DRC’s
neighboring countries, Rwanda and Uganda. After the
assassination of Laurent Kabila in 2001, his son, Joseph
Kabila, took over the role as president of DRC.
Under Kabila, DRC reached brief periods of
peace. Under the president, negotiations were successfully
reached in removing Rwandan army from the eastern
border, as well as signing of multiple useful treaties. Yet,
despite the President and government’s best efforts,
there are still various rebel groups threatening the everyday
peace of DRC. The M23, one of the strongest rebel
groups has launched several violent assaults against both
the government and citizens. Other than issues of rebel
groups, DRC also face problems such as refugee overflow,
sexual harassments, and lack of resources.
(102) Like many other countries developing towards
a democracy, Iraq has faced many obstacles. After an
accusation of harboring weapons of mass destruction,
Iraq was invaded by the United States. This resulted in a
replacement of governance after the United States ousted
the Saddam Hussein regime. Previously a Sunni-controlled
administration, Iraq was replaced with a Shia-controlled
democracy. Many extremists of the Sunni minority
is currently operating an insurgence, with suspicions of
working alongside terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda.
These aforementioned terrorist groups, which were
previously suppressed by the Saddam Hussein regime, are
now conducting yet another resurgence under the new,
unstable government. Iraq is in great need of stabilization
of governance.
Asides from sectarian conflicts caused by the dramatic
shift of authority, Iraq also faces the long standing
ambiguity of Kurdistan. With a large population residing in
northern Iraq known as Iraq Kurdistan, there is a power
struggle between the semi-autonomous Kurdish government
and the central Iraqi government. Lastly, Iraq also
faces a humanitarian crisis resulting from both the war
and the inadequate government.
As the smallest committee in the entire conference,
the Security Council will provide plenty of opportunities
for delegates to speak. Moreover, this council operates
differently from other committees. Therefore, we
urge delegates to familiarize themselves with the rules of
procedure before the conference. We are both extremely
excited to meet all of you and hope all delegates will take
their part in the Security Council as professionally and seriously
as possible. We are the leaders of tomorrow, what
we do in MUN, could very possibly be of enormous effect
to the world. We are looking forward to hearing all the
intense and fruitful debates and may the Security Council
delegates emerge as the BEST delegates at TAIMUN XII.
See you all in April!

COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT AND
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (200)
Chair: WIlliam Lin (AST)
Co-Chair: Ben Ho (Hui-Wen)
Issues: (201) Universal landmine disarmament.
(202) The Situation in North East Asia
Welcome to TAIMUN XII and CDIS! We, William
Lin from the American School in Taichung, and
Ben Ho from the Hui-Wen High School are thrilled
to be serving as the expert chairs for the CDIS.
In the CDIS, we will be focusing on disarmament
seeking out solutions to the global challenges that
threaten the security of the international community,
and this year, we would be focusing on ways to
regulate non-State Military Organizations and on
Universal Landmine Disarmament.
Military power have always dictated authority, and
today, the growing number and size of non-State
Military Organizations has challenged the safety and
peace of many nations. Non-State military organizations
include such groups as paramilitary forces,
insurgents, terrorist organizations, militias, and various
military and security companies hired by individual
businesses and companies. These groups act as
their own cult and has been a key effort in bringing
instability and causing significant amount of violence
and civilian casualties in member states. In order to
strengthen international peace, their numbers and
flexibility as a military force must be reduced.
Landmine is an efficient and cheap weaponry
that has been widely used during the last seventy
years. Its continuous damage towards innocent civilians
long after the conflict has turned this weapon
into a camouflaged killer, which causes the average
of 25 thousand deaths or casualties annually since
1975. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines
and The Mine Ban Treaty are both great efforts
shown to disarm active landmines and reduce landmine
stockpiles. Still, issues caused by landmines will
never come towards an end until major manufacturing
and stockpiling nations agree towards complete
prohibition of this weapon.
The Chairs expects all delegates in the CDIS to be
active participants and to not be hesitant to spread
their ideas during debates. We are anticipated to see
fellow delegates fabricating the very solutions to the
problems of the world, and in turn build intellectual
knowledge, character, and companionship during the
conference. We wish you luck, and may TAIMUN XII
be as fruitful as possible.

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (300)
Chair: Angela Wang (PAS)
Co-Chair: Noah Lin (AST)
Issues: (301) Government retribution against
anti-government protesters
(302) Measures to prevent human trafficking
for organ trade
Greetings and welcome to TAIMUN XII. Currently
a sophomore from American School in Taichung and
a junior from Pacific American School, we, Noah Lin
and Angela Wang, will be serving as the chairs in the
Human Rights Council. For Noah, this would be his
tenth conference for Model United Nations, and his
fourth chairing experience. For Angela, this is her
ninth conference, including THIMUN Singapore and
THIMUN HAGUE, and her second time chairing.
With several anti government protests occurring
in the world today, this issue is appropriately
chosen for discussion in this years TAIMUN. Question
of anti government protest retribution mainly
basis on free speech and free assembly, one of the
basis of human rights. However some nations have
not signed and agreed to the Universal Declaration
of the Human Rights, and can So they can easily
violate the statements of the Declaration of Human
Rights. Anti government protesting is, in simple
terms, just people gathering in groups speaking up
with their thoughts and opinions toward the government.
Retribution for such events in general can
seem as if violating the human rights. But the people
of these events should still be treated under the
same law of all else, and not be able to abuse their
humans rights and be overlooked by law enforcers.
This issue is being discussed as people in such
events can easily be accused of crimes or escape
from crimes with the wrong reasons. Nations with
religious basis can easily view the protests as crimes
against the religion. The reasonings behind these
retribution are also in discussion of the issue. Are
the retributions appropriate ways to regulate people
due to the public destruction, harm, and threat
it brings to public, or are these retributions methods
used to stop people from speaking up against
the government with fear. However, there can be
dangers and risks posed during these events, as
large amounts of people gather together in crowds,
these crowds may seem chaotic and unorganized,
so therefore poses as danger to others. Therefore
these events should be regulated, but in what ways
will regulations still maintain human rights and safety
for people not involved or involved.
Human trafficking entails violence such as commercial
sexual exploitation and forced labor. However,
research has shown that it has become widespread
in the form of illicit organ trade. For example, China
has a history of involuntary organ transplant from
executed prisoners since forced donations from
prisoners are deemed as redemption. The victims of
Kosovo War had their organs removed by force after
they were shot dead.
Member states have already concluded that the bottom
line is poverty. Unfortunately, there is no shortterm
plausible solution to poverty. Thus, we direct
attention to other approaches, such as regulation
and oversight of the organ trade and protection of
the human rights of trafficking victims. Stringent law
enforcement and severe punishments can hold the
organ traffickers, brokers, recipients, illegal donors
and all the other involved actors accountable for
the illegal trafficking for organ trade. These other
approaches have the potential to palliate the issue,
but the potential is impeded by the lack of international
consensus and execution. On the grounds of
international coordination, countries could seek to
increase active cooperation between regional law
enforcement agencies to track down and dismantle
the traffickers at a regional level.
Word of advice when debating in the human
rights council is to imagine oneself as being in the
situation of debate, whether it’s human trafficking,
anti government protests, child labor, slavery, or
anything. Then question how one would feel being in
such situations, and how they can be freed in such
events by the resolutions being formed. However always
keep in mind of one’s country stance, and never
lose focus of it. Good luck, and hopefully, have fun.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
(400)
Chair: Victor Huang (TAS)
Co-Chair: Bryant Chao (AST)
Issues: (401) Management and Preservation of Water
Sources
(402) Measures to Increase Youth Employment
Welcome to TAIMUN XII’s ECOSOC committee!
We are Victor Huang from Taipei American School
and Bryant Chao from American School in Taichung,
and we are extremely excited to be the chairs for
you all in this year’s TAIMUN XII! Since its inception
in 1946, the United Nations Economic and Social
Council has been focused on addressing economic,
environmental, and social issues with the indefatigable
spirit that many UN councils embody. During
this year’s conference, we will be focusing on the
environmental issue of managing and preserving
different water sources, as well as the economic and
social issue regarding different measures to increase
youth employment around the world.
(401) Water is one of the most crucial
elements for humans to sustain their life. Water
resources are used in every aspect of society such
as agricultural and industrial activities. However, the
world’s water resources have been awfully managed
in the past few hundred years. Human behaviors of
wasting and polluting water lead to different issues
such as water-related diseases and water shortage
in numerous Asian and African countries. Along with
water shortage is the decreasing of productivity
in numeral nations’ industries. Unsurprisingly, the
longer the water shortage remains unsolved, the
more the world economy would be hurt. Compared
to the last century, the amount of water used by
man has doubled in this century. Water management
is now becoming an urgent issue that requires
full attention from the world. World Water Forum
and World Bank are two of the most experienced
organizations on these regards. Therefore, the only
shortcut of ending this obstacle turns out to be the
full cooperation between United Nation and these
organizations.
(402) In the aftermath of 2008 Financial Crisis,
adults weren’t the only ones who were hit hard.
Youths in nations all throughout the world were hit
so hard that to this day the unemployment ratio
of adults to youths is 3:1. In addition to many other
aspects that prevent youths from acquiring a job,
such as preconceived gender roles or cultural norms,
it seems as if the world is increasingly a place where
it gets harder and harder for youths to acquire their
first jobs. Without jobs available for these youths, a
vital source of labor is not being utilized and the lack
of previous job experience would severely limit the
number of jobs available when they eventually become
adults. As an old adage goes, “the Youth of Today
are the Investors of Tomorrow”. However, how
can the youth of today’s world invest in the future if
they never gain the necessary monetary resources
to do so? This year in the ECOSOC committee, we
try to address this issue by finding Measures to Increase
Youth Employment. With the goal of empowering
all youths in the world to be financially capable
and independent, the ECOSOC committee this year
faces a tough challenge; But this is a challenge that us
chairs fully believe delegates being capable of tackling.
Delegates of the ECOSOC committee, we as
chairs wholeheartedly wish you will have a worthwhile
and interesting experience in your time at
TAIMUN XII. For this reason, we’d like to inform you
that we are more than happy to help out, no matter
if committee is in session or not. Having been previously
delegates, we fully understand the challenges
of standing up at the podium to speak to a room full
of people. We’d like to encourage everyone (even
those of you who are non-native English speakers)
to put in their full effort into this conference, so
that in turn we can all say that attending this conference
was truly worth it. Us chairs look very much
forward to the day we get to see you all in person,
crafting high quality resolutions as well as engaging in
fruitful debate.

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE (500)
Chair: Jessica Lin (IBSH)
Co-chair: Kelly Lai (AST)
Issues: (501) Regulation of harmful waste and chemical
deposits in neutral territory and international waters
(502) Maintenance of the balance between
environmental protection and urbanization
Welcome to the Environment Committee of TAI-
MUN XII! We, Jessica Lin from International Bilingual
School at Hsinchu, and Kelly Lai from American
School at Taichung are excited to meet all of you
and serve as chairs of our committee, which will
focus on developing feasible, innovative solutions to
help protect the environment and the livelihood of
humanity.
(501) As the world develops into a globally
interconnected community through communication,
transaction, and, sadly, warfare, the oceans have become
important pathways that link nations together.
Thousands of ships travel the seas on a daily basis,
making the ocean even more prone to pollution.
Humanity’s reliance on oil for energy has pushed
private companies to risk the safety of marine
ecosystems to drill into the ocean’s more fragile,
underwater oil reserves. Countless times, oil platforms
have malfunctioned, spilling millions of gallons
of crude oil into the ocean.
Despite the complexity of the problem, many
nations have created legislation to prevent the pollution
from happening in international waters. The difficulty
of the issues lies in the fact that many private
companies are the culprits behind the harmful waste
dumping because their goal is always to cut down
costs, which is increasingly difficult when more
environmental protection regulations are placed
upon them. Another problem is having nation states
capture polluters out at sea in neutral territory. In
order to clarify maritime boundaries, the UN signed
the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas in 1982.
Nations themselves, such as the United States and
Russia, have implemented laws such as Marine Protection,
Research, and Sanctuaries Act and the 1995
Water Code to tackle the issue.
(502) In the world today, management of land, water
and living resources is one of the responsibilities
of mankind. While resources provide substantial
welfare for the society, it is necessary to balance
social, economic, and environmental needs. In order
to fulfill such goals, cities are to develop their social
and economic edifice to drive urbanization. With
that in mind, countries are to seek feasible solutions
without destroying natural environments and achieve
equilibrium between human and natural resources.
Rapid urban growth has degraded the environment
in every aspect, such as the overburdening of existing
infrastructure, traffic congestion, lack of sufficient
housing for civilians, and financial downturns. Acknowledging
the fact that there have been tremendous
issues regarding unsustainable urbanization,
countries all around the globe have been making
numerous attempts in solving the issue at hand.
Counter-urbanization, a process in which people try
to move away from the city, has been one of the proposed
solutions in solving the issue. Due to the fact
that it has been proven inefficacious, countries treat
the proposal as merely an option. In the long term,
the issue must be resolved through making the city
more sustainable in the most feasible manner.
As the chairs of the Environment Committee, we
look forward to seeing all of the delegates on the
conference day as they construct well-rounded resolutions
and present effective debates. We also expect
the committee room to be buzzing with ravenous
delegates engaging to achieve the mutual objective
of solving imminent issues at hand as well as expediting
the process of reaching a consensus between
nations. We hope all of the delegates will enjoy and
appreciate this one-and-only remarkable experience
at TAIMUN XII.

SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN,
AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE (600)
Chair: Tina Hung (AST)
Co-Chair: Kelly Lin (MCA)
Issues: (601)The situation of displaced persons and
measures to relieve refugee human trafficking
(602)Measures to protect vulnerable world
heritage sites
Welcome to The Social, Cultural and Humanitarian
Committee (SOCHUM) at TAIMUN XII! Your Head
Chair is Tina Hung, currently a senior in American
School in Taichung. Your Deputy Chair is Kelly Lin, a
sophomore from Morrison Academy. We extend our
warmest greetings to all delegates. The topics to be
covered this year are the situation of displaced persons
and measures to relieve refugee human trafficking,
and measures to protect vulnerable world
heritage.
(601) The situation of displaced persons
has set a deep root as an issue in various nations.
Displaced persons are forced to leave their country
and move to a native land and away from home.
The movement often leads to serious problem such
as human trafficking. In the 21st century, over 27
million people are serving as slaves. In the 27 million
people, 35 percent are under the age of 18. In
most cases, boys are forced into labor while girls are
forced into prostitution.
The refugees that are being trafficked across borders
are usually children, women or slaves. Some
victims are trafficking voluntarily while some are
forced. Many traffickers smuggle these victims out
of the border to make a business. An estimated of
31.6 billion dollars were generated per year. Such
actions are considered crime and violate human
rights. In previous attempts, United Nations High
Commission for Refugee and United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crimes not only provided support of
necessities for these refugees, but also collaborated
with local governments to prevent and suppress the
problem of Human Trafficking. However, the problems
have not yet been fully resolved. Therefore,
delegates are encouraged to propose solutions that
will further enhance and solve the issue at hand.
(602) World Heritage sites are increasingly threatened
not only by the natural causes of weathering
and decay but also by man-made destruction. Today
forty-four World Heritage sites are inscribed on the
List of World Heritage in Danger. Many of the World
Heritage sites have not establish plans, or policy to
reduce risks around and at site. In 2013, seven more
sites were added to the in-danger list; and six of
them were Syrian sites added due to the nation’s civil
war. Mad-made destruction can be stopped however;
when natural disasters strike, it often brings
unpredictable damages.
Most World Heritage sites are added to the list due
to the lack of management, armed conflict, or need
of financial support. Even though World Heritage
sites have been supported by United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNES-
CO) many sites around the world still remained on
the list. Funds and plans maybe provided to heritage
sites in danger but without supervision and skilled
professionals the plan may not be as effective as
it should be. In order for plans to be carried our successfully,
monitoring and evaluation system needs to
be established.
The chairs look forward eagerly to see delegates
working together in drafting resolutions, forming
alliance and convincing each other to capitulate. We
look forward in well-prepared delegates and a fruitful
debate through out the conference. We wish all
delegates the best of luck!

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(WHO) (700)
Chair: Civia Chen (IBST)
Co-Chair: Jocelyn Loo (AST)
Issues: (701) Expanding vaccine distribution to the
global community.
(702) Strengthening current protocol regarding
communicable disease control.
Greetings esteemed delegates! Welcome to TAIMUN
XII. I am Civia Chen, a senior from IBST, and I am honoured
to chair the World Health Organization (WHO)
this year with Jocelyn Loo, a junior from (AST), over the
next two days. For this year’s conference, the WHO will
focus on the issues of expanding vaccine distribution to
the global community and strengthening current protocol
regarding communicable disease control.
(701) Vaccines are the one of the easiest methods for
individuals to become immunized to vaccine preventable
diseases, such as tetanus, polio, and malaria. Despite
the invention of the life saving dosages, many individuals,
especially children around the world still do not
have access to them. Hence, in 2000 world leaders met
together to create 8 Millennium Goals and one of them,
the MDG4 is targeted to reduce childhood mortality; the
ultimate goal is to reduce childhood death between the
years 1990 to 2015 by two thirds.
Now, the year 2015 is only a year away, but the world
is nowhere near in fulfilling the MDG4. In order for the
goals to be reached, actions have to be made quickly, as
time is running out.
(702) Whole entire civilisations, kingdoms and
nations have fallen due to terrifying and virulent communicable
diseases such as small pox, leprosy, and influenza
over the past 5000 years. Today, despite modern epidemiology,
protocols and international cooperation, communicable
diseases still cause about a third of all deaths every
year. Under the current status quo, the WHO along with
many over international organisations has established a
standardised procedure to swiftly respond to and contain
communicable diseases in a bounded region following
sudden disasters.
However, as an international community, we
currently lack a well-developed protocol that can be applied
to a broader geographical region. In 2003 the highly
pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Asia significantly impacted
worldwide poultry production, consumption and
international trade. Due to an incomprehensive protocol,
not only did the consequences of the influenza intensify
in severity, but also irrational consumer fear hindered
swift containment of the disease. At the international
level, consumer fears negatively affected poultry sales,
increased tariffs and other trade barriers, and resulted in
a 2% decrease of global domestic product, an economic
loss of $800 billion USD in May 2002 alone. Although, this
issue is one that the House ought to tackle together, the
chairs will expect delegates to discuss and debate possible
amendments to current existing protocol and the
corresponding consequences thereof.
The chairs of the WHO look forward to effective
resolutions and fruitful debates to the issue at hand.
We would like to see well-prepared delegates combine
research and understanding to compare the advantages of
the resolution to the current status quo. We wish delegates
the best of luck and we look forward to working
with you all at TAIMUN XII.
experience and remember that all outstanding advocates
and justices were once novices too. And in the end, what
really matters will be the learning experience itself and
the new friendships created. We are looking forwards to a
heated debate and hope that the conference will turn out
to be more than an academic event but also an enthralling
experience.

COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (800)
Chair: John Huang (AST)
Co-Chair: Minnie Cheng (TES)
Issues: (801) Promoting sustainable solutions to Africa’s
malnutrition and extreme poverty
(802) Establishing the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) as a follow up to the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs)
Cheers from the TAIMUN XII Sustainable Development
Committee! We, John Huang and Minnie Cheng are
honored to serve as your chairs for the SUSDEV committee,
which focuses on sustaining the earthly resources
in the most efficient manner and plan presciently for our
future humanity betterment. In this year’s committee, we
will be addressing the topics of promoting sustainable
solutions to Africa’s malnutrition and extreme poverty
(801) and establishing the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) as a follow up to the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) (802).
(801) Africa’s extreme poverty and food shortage have
continued to worsen over the years with the increasing
population. Nearly one third of the Africa’s population
lives in chronic hunger. Malnutrition has become a common
disorder among children particularly those who are
under the age of five; it is estimated that eight children
die every minute in Sub-Saharan Africa of malnutrition
and famine. Under consumption of nutrients can weaken
the immune system that makes a person more vulnerable
to diseases and infections. Food scarcity is one of the
major contributing factors to malnutrition. Insufficient
food are produced and distributed to households due
to several reasons including lack of technology, extreme
weather and military conflicts. In addition, due to high
poverty rate in Africa, many households couldn’t afford
basic necessities that include shelter, food and drinkable
water. 40% of the population lives under the poverty line,
which is less than $1.25 a day. The UN hopes to achieve
its first millennium development goal by 2015 which
states: to halve the proportion of people suffering from
hunger and extreme poverty.
mortality, improving maternal health, combating lethal
diseases, and developing global partnership. Indeed, these
goals are of a massive scale to achieve and therefore
though nations have been diligently meeting up the annual
targets for the past MDG era, some of the goals are yet
to be achieved. Thus, it is essential to consider these previous
targets before the construction of the SDGs. Currently,
there is the Open Workers Group (OWG) that
reinforces the establishment of the SDGs. The exact goals
and targets of the SDGs are not yet established. Therefore,
regarding the possible solutions of this issue, the
goals can be rather open ended with a general purpose
of continuing the yet completed MDGs and pragmatically
conserving the next decade of global sustainability.
Last but not the least, having served as delegates, we are
more than delighted to help you for any questions during
the conference. Please do not be afraid to approach us if
you need any assistance. We hope that this year’s conference
will be as fruitful and enjoyable to all of you as it is
to us. See you all in TAIMUN XII!
(802) It is a known fact that the MDGs are going to be
expired by 2015. In the past years, the MDGs have been
the global direction of collaborative goals regarding the
eight issues: reduce extreme poverty, achieving universal
primary education, promoting gender equality, reduce

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY
AGENCY (900)
Chair: Ben Lee (Tainan First)
Co-Chair: Richie Wang (AST)
Issues: (901) Regulation for international nuclear waste
disposal.
(902) Strengthening and expanding the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Greetings to all delegates! Welcome to TAIMUN XII
and its brand new committee, the International Atomic
Energy Agency. This year, we, Ben Lee from Tainan First
Senior High and Richie Wang from American School in
Taichung, are honoured to be serving as the student officers
for the IAEA. With its first appearance in TAIMUN
annual conference, the IAEA this year will be addressing
issues on two international regulations in solutions to
rapidly increasing nuclear waste and the development of
nuclear weapons technology.
(901) Nuclear energy has been considered as the future
of world of energy. Today, nuclear energy is used in
many countries around the country as their main energy
sources. However, even nuclear energy has its downfalls.
An especially important downfall is the issues with nuclear
waste. Currently, there are only classifications that
the IAEA has set in place to regulate the nuclear waste.
For individual countries, they aren’t so lucky. Due to the
long half-life of the waste and the radioactive nature of
the waste, it can only be stored underground and away
from the population. In the past, countries have collaborated
together to dump waste into the ocean through
extensive research and analysation to make sure that the
waste would not impact the ecology in the ocean. Later,
this operation was shut down quickly after concerns of
leakage.
There are points that delegates need to think about
when considering feasible solutions to this issue. When
burying underground, a massive issue is the leakage
of nuclear materials. After a certain amount of years,
radioactive materials can leak out of barrels that they are
originally stored in. In America, Washington is one of the
biggest culprits of waste leakage. With an astonishing 300
gallons a year, it is causing great harm to the nearby environment.
Fortunately, it is not the only feasible option to
store nuclear waste. Countries are looking into stabilizing
the waste enough so that there are less leakage and
for safer storage. However, the chair still suggests delegate
focus on regulating nuclear waste on a global scale
instead of a country wide scale.
(902) After World War II, there was a trend of developing
nuclear weapons among each member state. By 1970,
China, France, Russia, the US, and the UK had already
finished their tests on nuclear devices before the NPT
came into effect. For fear that the rigorous armament
race would cause tensions to regions and further result
in another world war, the UN commenced its endeavour
drafting a series of regulations toward nuclear development
in 1968, which is now known as the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The treaty
did reach the UN’s expectations of lessening the increase
in total amount of nuclear weapons worldwide. Since
1970, there are only three more countries, India, Pakistan,
and DPRK, possessing and successfully launching nuclear
weapons.
Unfortunately, the international society was later aware
of the failure of the NPT. The equivocality of the contents
is commonly seen in all legislative documents. Second,
its lack of power against non-NPT parties has aroused
doubts toward the effect of the NPT. Last but not least,
little attention paid to the nuclear development for
energy use remains a weakness of the NPT that member
states from Africa and Latin America are being less
cooperative to the affairs of the NPT. As a result, there
are Review Conferences held every five year by the UN
to thoroughly examine the treaty itself; furthermore,
replenish the treaty. Also, the conferences released several
key documents on future plan for the NPT, such as
13-Steps and the Action Plan. It is sure that the practice
of the NPT and the construction of a safer world require
further consensus and cooperation from all nations.
With two interesting debate topics for IAEA this year, the
chairs look forward to the fruitful debates that the delegates
are going to bring to the committee this year. When
writing your resolutions, please keep in mind that these
resolutions should be able to be applied on a worldwide
scale. While delegates look at the chair reports of each
issue, all of them have bibliographies at the end of the
report. Delegates are strongly advised to look at the
bibliography as a head start on their research. Best of luck
and you all at the conference!

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE (ICJ) (1000)
Chair: Connor Lin (TAS)
Co-Chair: Jeffrey Chen (AST)
Case: Sinking of the ROKS Cheonan
Greetings advocates and justices! We, the chairs of
the committee, would like to welcome you to the very
first International Court of Justice conference in the
Taiwan Model United Nations. As you are probably aware
of, the ICJ’s powers include giving legal advice to the other
organs of the UN and settling international disputes
through Contentious Proceedings. For the case this year
South Korea will be accusing North Korea for sinking
the Cheonan corvette, which lead to the deaths of 46
people. TAS advocates will be representing South Korea
while AST delegates will be defending North Korea, while
judgement will be made by justices from an assortment
of schools.
The ICJ was the successor to the Permanent Court of
International Justice (PCIJ) which functioned similarly to
the ICJ under the League of Nations, the antecedent of
the United Nations. The PCIJ’s statute was adopted in
December of 1920, but the ineffective League of Nations
collapsed after the Second World War started. After the
war, the San Francisco Conference was held in April to
June of 1945 to create the UN Charter, under which the
ICJ will be established to become one of the principal
organs of the UN, on par with the General Assembly,
Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and etc.
The ICJ has since become essential in solving international
disputes peacefully, with all of its judgements being final
without the possibility of appeals.
The Cheonan was participating in a naval exercises in the
Yellow Sea when it suddenly experienced an explosion
at its stern before sinking just 17.5 km off the coast of
North Korea, with the closest North Korean naval base
only 56 kilometers away. South Korea later accused the
North of sinking their ship, while the North denies all
claims by the South and the findings of an international
investigation report. The UN Security Council statement
condemns the attack but does not clearly put blame on
any party. At the ICJ, South Korea will be accusing North
Korea for sinking their ship, which means the South will
be the plaintiff while the North will be the defendant.
Advocates should compile a proper and complete evidence
packet, which is really important because you will
be using it to back your speech. Your evidence packet
should contain all the facts and sources you’re using in
your speech. It would be wise to include additional information
in your evidence packet in case a key evidence of
yours get denied. Advocates are essentially the lawyers
of the nation they are representing, and their objective
is to convince the justices that their side is right and the
other side is wrong with sharp arguments. Be confident!
Do not be afraid of embarrassment as the ICJ has significantly
less people than other committees, and speak as
boldly and furiously as possible. Walk around the room
like you own the place and dramatize your argument
with animated gestures to assert dominance! Scare the
other side into cowering away. A recommendation is to
watch a few movies or shows with courtroom cases and
imitate the lawyer’s behavior and way of talking. Get into
the mood and act as if your life depends on the outcome
of the case (especially for DPRK advocates!), but stay
logical at all times.
Justices should remain unbiased before the proceedings,
and fair and subjective at all times. A good justice is able
to understand the situation from the perspective of both
sides, and during the presentation of the case, justices
should be as harsh as possible to the advocates. That is,
they must try their best to ask acute questions (that do
not violate rules) that will reveal flaws of the advocates
argument. Question everything. Remember, you play god
in determining the fate of the case, and you are above
the rank of the advocates, so show no mercy. If you are
a justice, we believe you have a unique thought process
and personal character that will allow you to contribute
a different perspective on the case, adding to the diversity
of ideas.
For some of you, this ICJ conference will just be another
tally mark on your number of conferences attended,
while for others, this will be your very first ICJ conference.
Do not be afraid to speak up, as your dedication
to your role, either as a justice or an advocate, is more
important than experience and remember that all outstanding
advocates and justices were once novices too.
And in the end, what really matters will be the learning
experience itself and the new friendships created. We are
looking forwards to a heated debate and hope that the
conference will turn out to be more than an academic
event but also an enthralling experience.

THE LIFE OF RESOLUTION
PRE-CONFERENCE
research and resolution
Drafting Support
5 hard copies and one on a uSB Drive
CONFERENCE DAY 1
lobby and negotiate in committee room
Final copy and print in computer room
Submit resolution to approval panel
Rejections for revision
Go back to satellite lab
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Approved resolutions go into “official” committee folders
CONFERENCE DAY 2
Only official resolutions debated

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COMPUTER AND INTERNET USE/
RESOLUTION PROCEDURES/
NOTES AND SPEECHES
RESOLUTION APPROVAL
PROCESS AND PROCEDURES
• Please come to lobbying day with hard copies and
your resolutions on USB drive.
• There will be a computer room for finalizing resolutions
and an approval panel room for “reviewing”
official resolutions.
• These rooms and panel will operate all day Thursday
of the conference and Friday whenever needed.
• There will be folders for each committee at the
front desk of the approval room. One for each committee.
• Resolutions in these folders will be given to faculty
readers for final proofing before printing the official
resolution book.
• Only two resolution authors can work at a computer
in the computer room.
• Resolutions should not exceed two pages.
• An approved resolution must have the signature of
a faculty reader from the approval panel room.
• Only official resolutions will be printed in the
committee resolution books on Thursday for
distribution in committee.
• The Chairs and Secretaries General will review the
resolutions in the folders before printing the resolution
books for committee debates.
• The Approval Panel Coordinator keeps the folders
secure.
• The number of submitters needed per resolution
for submitting to the Approval Panel is 25% of the
number of delegates in a committee or 6 delegates
depending on which number is bigger.
• Resolution headings should contain two lines for
submitters: (1) the name of the main submitter
country and (2) co-submitters.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET
USE
• No internet use will be made available for delegates
as it interrupts and distracts from committee
meetings but either the chair or a faculty member
will have internet use in a committee room to support
discussions.
• No laptops are allowed at the podium during
opening speeches.
• During presentations and when taking the floor it
is permitted to use a laptop but not when
responding to points of information.
• It is OK to use a laptop at one’s seat as long as all
use is conference / committee related.
OPENING SPEECHES AND
The length of opening speeches is one minute and
all delegates should prepare to deliver a speech on
one of the issues in their committee.
Note passing is not allowed during opening speeches.
Notes and speeches must be in English and relate to
TAIMUN topics.

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TAIMUN FORMAL EXPRESSIONS
AND RULES OF DEBATE
TAIMUN FORMAL EXPRES-
SIONS AND TERMS OF
ADDRESS
The essential thing to be borne in mind by the Chair
and as well as the members of the committee is
that a debate is a very formal means of discussion.
Delegates are strongly encouraged to be polite and
formal at all times. Delegates should be familiar with
the turns of phrase and the vocabulary listed under
Modes of Address below.
MODES OF ADDRESS
All speeches should begin: “Mr. (or Madam) Chairperson,
ladies and gentlemen of the house…” All
references to other speakers should be in the third
person, e.g. “Is the speaker aware that…” NOT: “Do
you think…” and within a speech, a speaker should
not say: “You said …” but say: “As the (honorable)
delegate of Nigeria, has told the committee…”
PHRASES TO BE USED BY
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE:
• Mr./Madam Chairperson
• The delegate request/wish to have the floor.
• May the delegate rise to a point of information/
point of order.
• The delegate wishes to speak in favor of/against
this motion/resolution/amendment because…
• Is the Chair/speaker (not) aware that…
• Does the speaker (not) agree with me that…
• The speaker stated in his/her speech…Does he/
she (not) realize that…
• The delegate yields the floor (to points of information).
• The delegate moves to amend the resolution by
striking/inserting/adding the words…
• The delegate urges the house to give me its support
by voting for/against this motion/ resolution/
amendment.
PHRASES TO BE USED BY
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE:
Phrases to be used by the Chairperson:
• The house will come to order/Will the house
please come to order.
• The chair calls upon X (the submitter) to read the
resolution to the house.
• The house has heard the resolution. Is there a
second?
• The Chair fixes a debate time of 10 minutes for
and 10 minutes against the motion.
• The delegate of …..X…. has the floor.
• All points are out of order until the speaker has
concluded his speech.
• Will the speaker entertain points of information?
• The Chair recognizes the delegate of …..Y…... To
what point do you rise?
• Please rise and state your point (of information/
order).
• Will you please state your point in the form of a
question.
• The speaker appears not to have heard/understood
your question.
• Will you please repeat/rephrase your question.
• Are there any further points on the floor / of information
to this speaker?
• There’s a point of order on the floor. Please rise
and state your point.
• Your point is (not) well taken.
• Will the speaker please make his concluding remarks.
• Will the speaker yield the floor?
• Debate time for/against the resolution/the amendment
has been exhausted/has expired.
• Debate time has expired. Will the speaker please
yield the floor.
• The Chair proposes an extension of debate by 5
minutes for and 5 minutes against the motion.
• The debate is now closed. We will move into voting
procedures. All points are out of order.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
******************
Thank you to all of the American School in Taichung (AST) Faculty, Staff, and
Students for serving as hosts for the annual TAIMUN Conference.
Special Appreciation and Thanks:
Mr. Mark Helman - Conference Organization, Instruction,
and Participant Information Booklet
Mr. Simo Nylander- Press Organization, Digital Program
Flipbook, and TAIMUN Banner Design
Ms. Andrew Corcoran - Conference Supervision
Ms. Ching Wang - Student Data Organization, Inter-School
Correspondence, Certificates, and Conference
Support
Mr. Sunny Jan - Venues, Meals, Transportation, Procurement
/ Conference Materials and Budget Control
Ms. Alice Shin- TAIMUN Accountant
Herriet Hsieh - Secretary General, Conference Organization,
and Officer Leadership
Tiffany Lieu, - Student Admin Conference Organization
/ Badges, Placards, and Secretarial Teams
Ms. Yao-Wei Chang- Coordination & Support for Fa
Zhi Elementary School Guest Performers
All AST Faculty - Cooperation & Support of Guests
for conference days on campus
All School Directors, MUN-Directors, and Chaperones
- Instruction and Support
Special Appreciation and Thanks to Sponsorship/
Support Organizations of TAIMUN XII:
Taiwan Princeton Review - TAIMUN Mini-Book
Sponsorship
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNO-
DC) Blue Heart Foundation –Blue Heart Pins and
Blue Heart Informational Brochures
Fa Zhi Elementary School – Opening Ceremony
Taiwanese Indigenous Performance
Stephanie Lai, Jenny Luk, Rose Kuan, Cassandra Lieu,
Angela Chao, Jasmine Yeh, Stacey Chen – Press Team
Members, Digital Program Flipbook
Mr. Dan Norton-Middaugh–Tech Support & Supervision

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Republic of China
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