Draft Resolution

Draft Resolutions are resolutions written by individual delegates. During the lobby session, you collaborate with delegates to turn your papers into draft resolutions. 

Step 1: Brainstorming

• Choose one of the three issues for your Draft Resolution.

  • What problem needs solving, and why?

  • What facts, statistics, and historical events support this?

  • What UN treaties and past resolutions address it?

  • What solutions can we propose (refer to Country Policy Paper)?

Step 2: Writing

Use the Resolution Template and Sample resolution with guidance as a guide

Preamble (at least 5 preambulatory clauses)

• • Explain why the issue matters, using facts, history, and UN efforts.

  • Cite previous UN treaties, resolutions, and agreements.

  • Use correct Preambulatory Phrases (italicized, no repetition).

Example: Recognizing the ongoing territorial disputes in Kashmir and the increasing nuclear tensions in South Asia as threats to regional stability and international security,

Operative clauses (at least 5 clauses)

• • Propose clear, practical solutions with assigned responsibilities.

  • Ensure realistic, specific actions (e.g., advising states, funding programs, creating committees).

  • Respect national sovereignty - Don’t impose solutions on countries that don’t consent to them. 

  • Use sub(-sub) clauses to add clarity and detail to the operative clauses. Minimum of three subclauses. 

  • Use the correct Operative Phrases (Recommends, Urges, Encourages..) underlined, don’t repeat phrases.

Use the correct naming conventions for your resolution file:

• • DraftReso_[Issue#]_[Country]

    • DraftReso – Indicates it is a Draft Resolution.

    • [Issue#] – Corresponds to the issue number on the agenda (1,2, or 3).

    • [Country] – The name of your assigned country.

Example: DraftReso_Issue1_India

Five pre-ambulatory clauses and five operative clauses are the minimum to be graded, but if you are trying to be selected as the Main Submitter, add more.