{"id":943,"date":"2025-01-13T10:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/guarini-institute\/?page_id=943"},"modified":"2025-01-13T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:51:22","slug":"writing-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/guarini-institute\/un-programs\/spchsmun\/writing-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Understanding Resolutions<\/h3>\n<p>The purpose of a committee session is to pass a resolution. It is the work product of all the speeches, debates, negotiations, and teamwork that happens during a committee session.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong><em>resolution<\/em><\/strong> is a document that contains all the issues that the committee wants to solve and the proposed solutions to that issue.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong><em>draft resolution<\/em><\/strong> is called a <strong><em>working paper<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The author of a resolution is called a <strong><em>sponsor<\/em><\/strong>. Resolutions often have multiple sponsors.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Signatories<\/em><\/strong> are delegates who may not agree with a resolution but will add their name to a paper just to see it debated.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Pre-ambulatory <\/em><\/strong><em>clauses<\/em> explain the reasons why the committee is working on this issue. They might mention what actions have been done in the past to try to address the issue&#8211; for example, past UN resolutions, treaties, or conventions related to the topic.\u00a0 They might reference the UN charter or statements made by a Secretary-General.\u00a0\u00a0 Pre-ambulatory clauses also can be used to share general background information or facts about the topic, its significance, and its impact.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Operative clauses<\/strong><\/em> explain the actions that the sponsors believe should be taken to address the problems mentioned in the preambulatory clauses. The purpose of operative clauses is to propose solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>How to draft working papers\/resolutions at SPU HSMUN<\/h3>\n<p>ALL resolutions at SPU HSMUN <strong><u>MUST<\/u><\/strong> be written during the conference. Pre-written work is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Please use the \u201cResolution Template\u201d to begin drafting. Your Chair will have additional copies if you need them.\u00a0 (You don\u2019t need to have 4 preambulatory clauses and 6 operative clauses.\u00a0 Do as many or as few as you need.\u00a0 Feel free to use the back of the paper or additional templates.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill in the name of the committee where the resolution will be introduced<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the Topic of the resolution addresses<\/li>\n<li>Write the names of the countries that are sponsors of the resolution<\/li>\n<li>Write the names of countries that agree to be signatories to the resolution<\/li>\n<li>For all resolutions, the minimum number of sponsors + signatories must be at least 5.<\/li>\n<li>Draft Preambulatory Clauses.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/122\/files\/2025\/01\/Preambulatory-Phrases.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the list of preambulatory phrases<\/a> to help you start each clause.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Draft Operative Clauses.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/122\/files\/2025\/01\/Operative-Phrases.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the list of operative phrases<\/a> to help you start each operative clause.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Amendments<\/h3>\n<p>An amendment changes a resolution by adding, striking out, or substituting a word or phrase.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of amendments: friendly and unfriendly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friendly Amendments\n<ul>\n<li>A friendly amendment is agreed upon by all sponsors of the resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It automatically becomes part of the resolution upon being submitted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unfriendly Amendments\n<ul>\n<li>An unfriendly amendment is not supported by one or more of the sponsors.<\/li>\n<li>An unfriendly amendment requires signatures from 5 delegations of the body to be considered.<\/li>\n<li>Unfriendly amendments are voted upon at the closure of debate, before their respective resolutions, in the order submitted, and are treated as individual entities (similarly to resolutions).<\/li>\n<li>An unfriendly amendment requires a two-thirds vote to become included in the resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong> amendments must be submitted to the chair in writing.<\/p>\n<p>Amendments may not be amended, and may not amend the Preamble of a Resolution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/122\/files\/2025\/01\/Sample-Resolution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>View a sample resolution<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/122\/files\/2025\/01\/HSMUN-Resolution-Template-.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download a resolution template<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Resolutions The purpose of a committee session is to pass a resolution. It is the work product of all the speeches, debates, negotiations, and teamwork that happens during a committee session. A resolution is a document that contains all the issues that the committee wants to solve and the proposed solutions to that issue. 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