HCCRI 2015 DELEGATES BRIEFING HISTORY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS SOCIETY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

HCCRI 2015 DELEGATES’ BRIEFING HISTORY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS SOCIETY HWA CHONG INSTITUTION (COLLEGE SECTION)

AGENDA BRIEFING BREAK WORKSHOP 0915-1015 1015-1045 1045-1245

DELEGATIONS DEBATE CLAUSES PRESS CONFERENCES DECLARATIONS VOTING PROTOCOL

Diplomatic Powers E.g. USA vetoing all Security Council resolutions on Israel. Domestic Policies E.g. Myanmar removing Aung San Suu Kyi from the elections. Economic powers E.g. Germany withdrawing funds from the bailout of Greece. Strategic advantages E.g. Indonesia blocking off the Straits of Malacca.

Full range of binding powers that the country or organisation has for extra leverage DELEGATION POWERS Chairs have the right to reject certain uses of these powers on the grounds of pragmatism.