The Winning Guide to Writing Resolutions The Point of It All The Winning Guide to Writing Resolutions

It all comes down to this… Every delegate’s goal is to write a passing resolution Delegates spend the majority of conference writing resolutions Resolutions are the ultimate way of letting the chairs know you know your stuff

The Life of A Resolution Working Paper: Initial work Draft Resolution: Working paper after approved by Chair Resolution: Draft Resolution passed in voting bloc

Getting Down to the Bare Basics Header Sponsors: Authors Signatories: Countries who want to see a debate Topic Should have number lines Preambulatory and Operative Clauses Is one really long sentence

Preambulatory Clauses

A Little Background Used to state the reasons the committee has come together and past actions that have been made towards the topic Clauses are underlined and end with comma, Each clause is its own paragraph

Preambulatory Clauses

Operative Clauses

Let’s Get Down to Business Used to state the actions Sponsors plan to take towards the topic Each clause is: numbered written in chronological order punctuated with a semicolon; with the exception of the last clause, which ends in a period

Operative Clauses

Paper is done...now what Working papers Draft Resolution Once a working paper becomes a draft resolution, only operative clauses can be voted upon Draft Resolutions are voted upon during Voting Bloc. If they pass, they become Resolutions

Wait A Minute... Draft Resolutions can be modified through friendly and unfriendly amendments Friendly: All sponsors agree on the edit Unfriendly: At least one sponsor does not agree on the edit proposed. Voted upon by committee

Division of the Question Procedural Motion: Does the committee want to break up the resolution Substantive Vote: Does the committee want to take out clauses proposed If yes, clauses are annexed and not apart of resolution Annexed clauses are voted upon

Time to Vote... 1st: All Friendly Amendments are voted upon 2nd: Division of the Question: Resolutions can be voted upon by sections before being voted upon entirely 3rd: The Resolution is voted either by acclamation or roll call

The Fail Saves If one resolution passes, the contradictory resolutions automatically fail If a vote by acclamation fails, there is automatically a vote by Roll Call Rember: Only those “Present” can abstain A Delegate can pass once

Other Resources Training Packet (Coming Soon!!!) The New York M.U.N. Delegate Prep Guide The United Nations of the USA ILUMC Resolution Guide