The Security Council is a separate entity to the United Nations General Assembly.  The Security Council deals with threats to international security.  It is composed of 15 member nation-states.  It is in session all year long and has the power to deploy troops, coordinate investigations, impose/lift sanctions, and regulate armament.  The Security Council that meets at Winthrop's Model UN Conference is modeled almost exactly like the real Security Council's format.

Committee Chairs
2009 chairs TBA

Chair's Report for the Security Council
Model UN XXXII
MUN XXXIII Coming Soon

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(For a PDF format copy of the Security Council Rules please click here.)

Member Nations:
Permanent members are the United States, China, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russia, and France.  These nations retain the veto power.  Elected members are Congo, Ghana, Hungary, India, Iran, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, South Africa, and Venezuela. These nations are chosen by an economic formula and 5 are elected each year to serve 2-year terms. 

Format:

First Informal Session:  Members meet to decide what topics to discuss.  Each representative is called on who wishes to propose each topic is debated.  When an agreement seems to have been reached, a vote is taken to convene to a formal session where the body will discuss the agreed upon topic.  This requires 9 positive votes. 

First Formal Session:  Each nation that wishes to may, make a statement (speech) on the topic that will be followed by questions and answers from other members.  At this time, other nations may be invited in to testify.  The representative of the nations invited in (usually the delegate from Political and Security Council) may make a statement and then they will be asked questions.  After all nations have been heard form, a nation may motion to adjourn into informal session.  This requires 9 positive votes to pass. 

Second Informal Session:  The member nations of the Security Council now work in groups to agree on a consensus statement in relation to the topic under discussion.  After one has been written and agreed upon, there is a vote to go back into formal session.  This also requires 9 positive votes to pass. 

Second Formal Session:  The consensus statement is read and each nation is allowed to vote along with an explanation of vote.  There is no debate.  Fro the statement to pass, the must be 9 positive votes and no veto by one of the 5 permanent members.  The statement can pass if one of these nations abstains. 

Note:  The Security Council does not send its discussion anywhere by may be asked to report to the General Assembly.  The Security Council never deals with resolutions.  Debate on a topic may be suspended if a crisis situation arises.

Outline for Debate Proceedings in Winthrop University MUN Security Council

1. Delegates, please come to order.
2. I now call this session of the Model Security Council to order.  All delegates, please rise for a moment of silence in the name of world peace.  Pause.  Thank you delegates.
3. Begin roll call.
4. Now, I would like to go over the general format of the Security Council Sessions.
5. Recognize all representatives that want to propose a topic.
6. Keep a running list of all proposed topics.
7. Once an agreement seems to have been reached, say, I will now entertain a motion to convene into Formal Session.
8. Recognize delegate.  Thank you delegate.
9. This motion requires 9 positive votes to pass.  Would all delegates wishing to vote for this motion please raise your placards high and vertically.
10. This motion (had/does not have) the required number of votes to pass.  Therefore, we will now convene into our first Formal Session of the Security Council to discuss...
11. Each delegate wishing to make a statement regarding the topic under discussion, please raise your placards.
12. Keep a running list of nations speaking and questions asked.
13. At this time other nations may be invited in to answer questions the body may have pertaining to the topic.
14. I will now entertain a motion to adjourn into informal session.  This motion requires 9 positive votes to pass.  All those wishing to vote in favor of this motion, please raise your placards.
15. This motion (has/does not have) the required number of votes to pass.  Therefore, I now convene into a second informal session. Let me remind you that you will work as a group to prepare a consensus statement in regard to the topic under debate.
16. After one is written, entertain a motion to move back in to a formal session.  This vote also requires 9 positive votes to pass.
17. The consensus statement is read and each nation is called on to vote and explain their vote.  There must be 9 positive votes and no veto by one of the 5 permanent members.