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Researching issues and countries
To be well prepared for MunoM you should read up about your country/NGO and the issues of your committee on the internet and in the daily press. We recommend that you write a policy statement for each issue, and a draft resolution on at least one of those issues, in advance of the conference (see below).
The policy statement
The reason we ask you to write a policy statement in advance is so that you can familiarize yourself with your country/NGO’s position on the issues concerned. You can then use your policy statement to help you write a draft resolution and to help you formulate your arguments during debates.
- A policy statement should include
- A definition of the issue, including any related terms (e.g. if the issue concerns terrorism, you should outline your country/NGO’s definition thereof)
- A short summary of recent international developments relating to this issue, concentrating on your country/NGO’s involvement
- A general statement on your country/NGO’s position on the issue, together with the proposed plan of action
As you may be asked to read out your policy statement please ensure that it does not two minutes in length. (Security Council statements may be longer. See ‘Security Council’).
Resolutions
A resolution must be written as one sentence. For reasons of time draft resolutions should be no more than two pages in length. Final resolutions are usually much longer, because of merging with resolutions of other delegates, and amendments submitted during debates. A resolution needs to have a certain number of co-submitters and must be approved by the approval panel. This process will be explained in detail at the conference itself.
Resolutions have to be written in accordance with a fixed format.
- The introductory word of each clause must be underlined
- Each clause must start on a new line
- Operative clauses must be numbered
- Sub-clauses must be lettered a), b), c) and sub sub-clauses i), ii), iii)
- Operative clauses and sub-clauses must be indented (using the tab bar)
- Acronyms and abbreviations must be written out in full when mentioned for the first time
- School names should not appear anywhere on the resolution
- The names of submitting and co-submitting delegations should only appear on the co-submitting sheet not on the resolution itself
The following heading must appear on each page
FORUM: Name of the forum
QUESTION OF: Issue with which the resolution is dealing
Words and phrases to be used in resolutions
Preambulatory clauses
Preambulatory clauses are used to introduce the problem. You may only use the following preambulatory clauses:
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Affirming |
Expressing its appreciation |
Noting |
Operative clauses
Operative clauses follow the preambulatory clauses. They are used to express the action to be taken to tackle the issue in question.
You may only use the following preambulatory clauses:
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Accepts |
Designates |
Reaffirms |
Please note that the following should not be debated in the GA or special conference:
- Military action or declarations of war
- Budget details for proposed actions
SAMPLE RESOLUTION
Page 1 of 2
COMIITTEE: 2ND Committee
QUESTION OF: Status of Jerusalem and the situation in the Middle East
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Stressing the importance of the Holy City of Jerusalem for mankind,
Deeply alarmed by the repeated escalation of violence in the Middle East,
Affirming the inadmissibility of military territorial acquisition,
Reaffirming the commitment to the Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 252 (1968), 338 (1973), 478 (1980), and 672 (1990),
Strongly emphasizing the necessity to ensure a just and comprehensive peace in the region,
- Urges the sides involved in the conflict to cease fire;
- Demands that Israel withdraw all its military forces from territories occupied since 1967;
- Expresses its full support for the creation of a Palestinian State with official capital in Jerusalem;
- Urges the members of his body to impose economic restrictions on Israel based on acts of aggression, numerous violations of human rights and international law under the condition of Israeli government's rejection to meet the requirements of this resolution;
- Insists that Israel, the occupying power, respects the Fourth Geneva Convention on the Protection of civilians in armed conflict;
- Stresses the necessity to guarantee the unimpeded access to Holy places to all religions;
- Strongly supports the competent national authorities in safeguarding and preserving cultural property;
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COMIITTEE: 2ND Committee
QUESTION OF: Status of Jerusalem and the situation in the Middle East
- Authorizes ECOSOC, the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and UNESCO to coordinate the monitoring process on the implementation of the points of this resolution;
- Reaffirms its commitment to the peacemaking process in the Middle East.
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