Intro to Resolution Writing

Where are we?

•  Content •  Structure •  Voting Procedure

Preparation Resolution Debate

Content •  New ideas vs applying lessons from other

resolutions (source) •  Detail: – historical background, previous action in

preambs, – Don‘t leave up to interpretation (except if it‘s

your strategy) à definitions

Content •  Creation/Strenthening/funding of – Working Groups/committees/agencies/

appointment of rapporteur •  Who does what (efficiency/coordination) – Grassroot vs hierarchy

•  Funding •  Short vs long term solutions – Need to review/reassess

Content •  Target: LEDCs vs MEDCs vs universal •  Accordance with UN principles – Equal Rights – Self-determination of peoples – Sovereignty of states

•  Goal: –  Information/Clarification – Action: Referal to SC (Competences)

Structure • Resolu(on  Number  • Commi1ee  Name  •  Topic  •  List  of  Signatories  and  Sponsors  

Heading  

• Historical  Background  •  Previous  UN  Ac(on  • UN  Principles  

Preambulatory  Clauses  

• New  Ac(on/  What  to  do  •  Pressure  on  other  bodies  

Opera(ve  Clauses  

Heading

Sponsors: Authored or helped to write DR (indication of support of content) Signatories: Indication of support of introduction, but not necessarily content (Introduction needs 1/5 of signatures of present delegates)

Preambulatory Clauses

Operative Clauses

Voting Procedure

• 1/5  of  present  • Panel  of  Authors  Introduc(on  

• Opera(ve  Clauses  • Friendly  Amendments  Amendments  

• Substansive  vo(ng  • Roll  call,  Division  of  ques(on  Passing  DR  

Introduction •  Introduction: 1/5 signatures present

à Observers can sign and sponsor! •  Chair approval •  Motion to introduce (simple majority)

•  Panel of Authors: Answer questions (Sponsors) à time limit by chair

Amendments •  Proposal to add to, delete from or revise

the operative clauses from a DR !not preambulatory!!

•  Every (introduced) DR •  Chair approval: 1/8 of present delegates

(signatories of amendment + 1 sponsor)

Amendments •  Motion to introduce Amendment (SM) •  Speakers for and against à vote (SM)

•  Friendly Amendments: Sponsors à No introduction/discussion needed

Passing of DR •  Motion: Closure of Debate (2/3) •  Substantive voting: Yes, No, Abstain

à Observers can‘t vote!! •  Voting: no leaving, no interruptions •  Roll Call vote: Yes, no, Abstain, Pass, w/rights •  Division of the Question: division of

operative clauses (SM - Procedural) •  Final Vote (SM)