Resolutions Amendment Writing Best Delegate Model United Nations

Resolutions: Amendment Writing Best Delegate Model United Nations

The Stages of MUN Research Debate Negotiate Resolution Action

Goal By the end of this lesson, you should know how to write amendments to a resolution.

Amendments An amendment is a change to an Operative Clause in a resolution. • Amendments are needed because the first draft of the resolution usually needs improvements in order for it to pass a vote • They can be written after a resolution is introduced.

Amendments To write an amendment, you should know: 1. How to identify what to amend in a resolution 2. How amendments can change a resolution 3. What are Friendly and Unfriendly Amendments

Resolution Checklist Amendments could be submitted when an Operative Clause is vague or weak -it does not answer the categories on page 87: • Intent • Impact • Implementation

Resolution Checklist Amendments could be submitted when an Operative Clause does not answer (page 87): • Does the operative have a clear goal? • Who’s impacted by the resolution? • Where it will be implemented?  • When it will be implemented? • Who’s responsible for implementing it? • How will it be funded? • How will it measure success?

Practice Apply the Resolution Checklist -- is key information missing or not specific? 1. Recommends small island states to set up refugee camps in developed countries in case their island sinks underwater;

Write Amendments can do the following to entire clauses, words within a clause, or punctuation: • Add • Replace • Delete

Write Amendments 1. Recommends small island states to set up refugee camps in developed countries in case their island sinks underwater; What could you Add to this Operative Clause to make it better?

Write Amendments 1. Recommends small island states to set up refugee camps in developed countries in case their island sinks underwater; What could you Replace in this Operative Clause to make it better?

Write Amendments 1. Recommends small island states to set up refugee camps in developed countries in case their island sinks underwater; What could you Delete in this Operative Clause to make it better?

Friendly & Unfriendly Amendments can be called Friendly Amendments or Unfriendly Amendments. The difference depends on the list of Sponsors (authors) of the amendment.

Friendly Amendment is used to make changes on your own resolution • Exactly all the original sponsors of a resolution are also the same sponsors of the amendment • Amendment is automatically included into the resolution

Unfriendly Any delegate or combination of delegates can make amendments to change your own or others’ resolutions. • Amendment will be read by Chair • Submitting delegate can make a speech and take questions • Vote on amendment right before voting on entire resolution