Resolutions

Which country are you in?

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What are the 3 main parts of a resolution?

• Heading

• Pre-ambulatory Clauses

• Operative clauses

• Nouns

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A resolution is a document that contains all the issues that the committee wants to solve and the proposed solutions to that issue. Technically, the resolution should be called a draft resolution before it is voted upon and then called a resolution after it is successfully passed during voting bloc.There are three main parts in a resolution: Heading, Pre-Ambulatory Causes and Operative Clauses

What all does a heading contain?

• The committee name

• Sponsors

• Signatories

• The topic

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Contain 4 pieces of information: the committee name, sponsors, signatories and the topic

**The order depends on the individuals conference rules**

How Long is the Average Resolution?

• One Page

• Two Pages

• One Paragraph

• One Sentence

Answer explanation

The ENTIRE resolution is ONE sentence

•The only period is at the end of the resolution

•Capitalization and bolding at the start of three lines (Heading)

Punctuation :

•Commas after preambulatory clauses,

•Semi-colons after operative clauses;

•Colons to begin a list: (i)Operative Clauses to sub-clauses (ii)Sub-clauses to sub-sub clauses

•Period at the very end.

NO single sub-clause

NO sub-sub-sub clause

•Font: Times New Roman (Size 12)

The introductory word sets the tone of the clause.

How strongly does your country believe in this clause?

How binding is this clause going to be?

Italicize preambulatory clause-starters

Underline operative clause-starters

What Verb Tense is Used for Preambulatory Clauses?

• -ing

• -ed

Answer explanation

Preambulatory clauses state reasons why the committee is acting on a given topic. It highlights relevant legal precedents, former relevant United Nations resolutions, past international actions on the issue. Each clause begins with a preambulatory phrase (known as a present participle) is written in italics and ends with a comma.

The pre-ambulatory clauses state all the issues that the committee wants to resolve on this issue.• It may state reasons why the committee is working on this issue and highlight previous international

Do you want to know more about Pre-ambulatory Clauses?

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Pre - Ambulatory Clauses can include:

•Past UN resolutions, treaties, or conventions related to the topic

•Past regional, non-governmental, or national efforts in resolving this topic

•References to the UN Charter or other international frameworks and laws

•Statements made by the Secretary-General or a relevant UN body or agency

•General background info formation or facts about the topic, its significance, and its impact.

Pack them with facts & stats:

•Existing problems (severity, duration, aspects)•Past actions (treaties, conventions, UN resolutions)

•Actors involved (countries, NGOs, IGOs)

**For every problem you identify in a pream, you must provide an operative clause to solve it

How are Operative Clauses Written?

• Not numbered, italicized, with a semicolon between each.

• Not numbered, underlined, with a comma

• Numbered, underlined, with a semicolon between each.

• Numbered, italicized, with a comma between each.

Answer explanation

Operative clauses are actionable solutions to the problems raised in the preambulatory clauses. Operative phrases are action-oriented. They should be written in italics and with numbers before each operative clause.

Operative clauses state the solutions that the sponsors of the resolution propose to resolve the issues. The operative clauses should address the issues specifically mentioned in the pre-ambulatory

What to know more about Operative Clauses?

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How to write Operative Clause

• Take a solution that you want to include in the draft resolution.

• Then take that solution, combine it with an underlined operative phrase, and end it with a semicolon (the last operative clause ends with a period).

•Operative clauses are also numbered. This differentiates them from pre-ambulatory clauses, helps show logical progression in the resolution, and makes the operative clauses easy to refer to in speeches and comments.

Must Haves:

•Who - MEDCs? Organizations? Peacekeepers?

•What - Protecting? Resolving? Preventing?

•How - Incentives? Enforcement?

Leave for Speeches:

•Why - Purpose? Feasibility

Working papers must have a minimum of...

• 7 preambulatory and 5 operative phrases

• 5 preambulatory and 7 operative phrases

• 4 preambulatory and 6 operative phrases

• 6 preambulatory and 4 operative phrases

What to see a sample resolution?

• Yes

• Double Yes

• Maybe

• I don't know

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