Resources

Delegates

MUN Conferences, including MUNISS, are best if you are prepared. Only if you represent accurate, real-life-based information, will you and your fellow delegates be able to make significant, real-life-based change. To best prepare, we ask that you:

  • Research: Unlike other conferences, we don’t require position papers. If you like the format, feel free to use it. If you prefer your own research style, go for it. We have summarised some of the best guides into our own MUNISS Research guide, and made it accessible to you below.
  • Opening Speeches:  These are speeches that you’ll present at the beginning of the debate on a topic. You will need one opening speech per topic, one minute in length at maximum. These should be engaging and capture your fellow delegates attention, which is why we suggest the following format: hook (interesting fact, quote, etc.), point (your country’s perspective, policies, etc.) and a call for action (what you want to do, what you want to do with others, what others should do, etc.)
  • Resolutions/Clauses: If you are in a non-ad-hoc committee (all except HSC and SC), you will need to prepare a resolution for each of your topics. If you are in a ad-hoc committee, the debate will run clause-by-clause, meaning that instead of a resolution, you’ll prepare at least 6 feasible operative clauses which you can amend to the resolution during debate.

Chairs – StOff

MUN Conferences run best when Chairs are confident, prepared, and ready to guide delegates through fair and engaging debate. As a Chair, you help set the tone of the committee, maintain procedure, and support meaningful discussion. To help you prepare, we ask that you:

  • Write Chair Reports:
    Each Chair team must prepare an informative report for their committee topic. These reports explain the background and outline the key issues, without giving solutions. Delegates will rely on your clarity, so keep the report balanced, and factual.
  • Review Procedure & Flow:
    Chairs are expected to be familiar with rules of procedure. Knowing how to smoothly transition between debate formats, handle points and motions, and manage speaking order will help your committee run efficiently and professionally.

Below, we have provided you with resources to help you prepare confidently and effectively.