Resolutions

Resolutions

• Each delegate writes a resolution to one of the topics of their committee

• May write a second for GA from another committee (bold topics only)

• Selected resolutions debated and then voted on in committee

Format

• Heading• Pre-ambulatory clauses• Operative clauses

Heading

Committee: Economic and Social Council

Topic: Improving young people’s access to

education and employment

Country: Pakistan

Pre-ambulatory Clauses

• Start with a pre-ambulatory phrase• Identify problems• Acknowledge previous attempts to deal

with problems• Do not identify a problem that is not

addressed in you operative clauses

Pre-ambulatory Clauses

Pre-ambulatory Clauses

Reaffirming the second UN Millennium Development Goal to achieve universal primary education,

Deeply concerned that only sixty three percent of adults in South and West Asia are literate,

Fully alarmed by the obvious gap in illiteracy rates between males and females in LEDCs,

Operative Clauses

• Begin with operative phrases• Numbered• Suggest solutions to the problems

identified by the pre-ambulatory clauses• Most important part of the resolution – it is

this bit that is debated

Operative Clauses

Operative Clauses

1. Creates the Twin Town Commission (TTC) to co-ordinate the educational links;

2. Declares the following targets to be achieved universally by 2020:

a. 100% primary educationb. 80% literacy among 16 year

oldsc. 95% literacy among 25 year olds

Committee: [Insert committee here]Topic: [Insert topic here]Country: [Insert country here] 

[Perambulatory phrase] [Perambulatory clause]

[Perambulatory phrase] [Perambulatory clause]

[Perambulatory phrase] [Perambulatory clause]

[Perambulatory phrase] [Perambulatory clause]

 

1. [Operative phrase] [Operative clause]

2. [Operative phrase] [Operative clause]

3. [Operative phrase] [Operative clause]

4. [Operative phrase] [Operative clause]

 

Resolution Format

Next Steps

• Choose topic• Start writing resolution – bring

problems/questions to next week’s meeting

• Write full first draft and email to chair• Once finalised, submit on website

Useful Websites

• Best Delegate• UNA USA

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