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)
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