Simulation Roles

Simulation Roles
Role 1. Moderator (representative of the UN Commission who will
facilitate discussion)
You want to make sure the recommendations from this group are constructive and will
lead to improved governance, make headway in development in Froga, and help lay the
groundwork for the next year’s second round of national and local elections. In order for
the recommendations from this group to be useful to the UN Commission, the
recommendations must come from the group, not the moderator. The moderator should
not favor or disapprove of recommendations or the participants.
You will begin the meeting by welcoming the participants and stating the purpose of the
meeting. Ask the participants to introduce themselves and their organization. Establish
guidelines for speaking. Suggested guidelines are:
a. Raise your hand and wait your turn to speak. Do not interrupt the person who
is speaking.
b. Give the speaker full attention.
c. When speaking, speak with respect for yourself and your audience. Do not use
offensive or pejorative language.
d. Remember that this is a forum to bring out problems, consider solutions, and
make a range of recommendations.
You will first allow the group as a large group to express their concerns and ideas. This
discussion should lead to the participants’ addressing one another’s concerns and
revealing points that have to be addressed in the recommendation. After some
discussion, the moderator may choose to break the group into two, one group
addressing governance, corruption, and the election and the second group addressing
the issues of governance, corruption, and development. The two groups should come
together again and put their recommendations for approval to the large group.
During the discussion, you will:
• Make sure all the participants have fair chances to speak.
• Not judge or evaluate the recommendations; it’s up to the participants to do that.
• Not take sides on issues or show favoritism.
• Not steer conversations toward discussion and negotiation.