Crisis

Timings

  • 1st Round of Caucus: 09:00 – 09:30
  • 1st Round of Debate: 09:30 – 10:30
  • 2nd Round of Caucus: 10:30 – 10:55
  • 2nd Round of Debate: 10:55 – 11:45
  • Lunch: 11:45 – 12:15
  • 3rd Round of Caucus: 12:15 – 12:45
  • 3rd Round of Debate: 12:45 – 14:00

Procedure

Presiding Officers

Like the General Assembly, Crisis will be overseen by a President with a rotating cast of chairs conducting each section of debate.

Caucusing

Prior to debate, there will be 30 minutes of caucusing among NATO and BRICS aligned delegations to allow both blocs to establish a coherent negotiating position and any red lines they may have. This will take place in the two rooms next-door to the Lecture Theatre. As the situation develops throughout the day, there will be two further rounds of caucus and debate.

NATO-aligned delegations present include:

Full Members

  • Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK, USA

Indo-Pacific Four Countries

  • Australia, Japan, New Zealand

BRICS-aligned delegations present include:

Full members

  • Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Partners

  • Cuba, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda

These rooms will be managed by HabsMUN chairs, and discussion will take place in an informal format.

Simultaneously, non-aligned countries will enter a period of lobbying, where their main goal will be to bring, write up or merge clauses for debate. These clauses will then be debated in the presence of all participating countries. Delegates are highly encouraged to collaborate on these clauses.

Debate & Voting Procedure

The Crisis committee will follow Special Commission debate and voting procedure, with two major exceptions:

  • Clauses can be submitted to the chairs for debate during the debate
  • The Crisis committee has the powers of Security Council in resolution construction, although permanent members do not have veto powers.