Resolutions & Amendments!

INFORMATION FROM RACHEL HUNKLER & RUSSELL

QUIONES

Review: UNICEF Sub-Topics

Effect of Socio-Economic Conditions on Youth
Violence
Child Soldiers
Street Children

Resolutions
Your ideas and solutions about the problems

raised in the committee!

You may NOT bring pre-written resolutions to

the conference!

However, you can come with written ideas for

action

Resolutions
The Dais will select TWO resolutions from the conference

to be debated
You should think creatively AND realistically

Resolutions
Sponsors: The principal authors of a resolution
Signatories: Delegations that wish to see the resolution

debated in the committee; may or may not agree with

resolution
**At least 20% of the committee must be a sponsor or a
signatory of a draft resolution in order for it to be
brought to a vote.

Resolutions - Preambulatory Clauses

Purpose: describe the problem that the committee

is trying to address - The WHY section.

One long sentence = no periods, only commas!

Resolutions - Preambulatory Clauses

Use gerunds:
Acknowledging
Believing
Concerned
Emphasizing
Fully Aware

Keeping in mind
Reiterating
Stressing
Welcoming
etc

Example - Preambulatory Clauses

Concept Questions!
3. What is the purpose of a preambulatory clause?

Resolutions - Operative Clauses

Purpose: Identify the actions and

recommendations made in a resolution. The TO

DO section.
No periods; use semicolons instead.

Resolutions - Operative Clauses

Begins with soft

terms:

Adopts
Authorizes
Calls upon
Confirms
Declares

Directs
Encourages,
Instructs
Recommends
Suggests
Urges
Etc

Remember the UN cannot force a country to do something, so

these verbs can only be suggestions!

Example Operative Clauses

Concept Questions!
4. What is the purpose of an operative
clause?
5. Can the UN force a member
country to adopt a specific action?

Amendments
Written statement that adds to, deletes, or revises

an operative clause in a draft resolution.

Be sure to specify which clause you wish to amend!
Can be written by ANY country, not just the

sponsors

Amendments
There are two types of amendments:

Friendly Amendment all

sponsors agree, no vote
needed

Unfriendly Amendment
one or more sponsors dont
agree, vote needed

Voting Procedure
Can vote

FOR: I agree
AGAINST: I disagree
ABSTAIN: I decline to vote (counted as against)

Vote on Amendments 1, Resolution 1, Amendments 2,

Resolution 2
A 50% vote is needed for a Resolution to pass!
Its OK if both, one, or neither of the Resolutions pass.

Concept Questions!
6. What is an amendment?
7. What is a friendly amendment?
8. What is an unfriendly amendment?

Points of Inquiry?

Moderated Caucus Also Known as Four Corners

1. The best way to reduce youth violence and crime is to

improve education systems.

2. The best way to reduce youth violence is to reduce
poverty throughout the world.
3. The best way to reduce youth violence is to
somehow stop the wars that are happening throughout
the world.

Moderated Caucus Also Known as Four Corners

1. Wealthier and more developed countries

(Germany, Iceland, Switzerland, etc.) should send

their armies (UN peacekeepers) into countries
where there are child soldiers to rescue thse
soldiers from the armies that have recruited them.
The wealthy countries should NOT ask for anything
in exchange (for example, money).

Moderated Caucus Also Known as Four Corners

3. Developed (USA, Switzerland, Germany, Iceland,

etc.) countries should pay their doctors more to work in

clinics for children in developing countries (Mali,
Honduras, Venezuela, etc.) than they pay doctors to
work in their own countries, because when children are
healthy, they are more likely to stay in school.

Moderated Caucus Also Known as Four Corners

3. A class in schools around the world that teaches

children about the causes and effects of youth violence

is an effective way to prevent youth violence. This class
would be funded by regional and federal governments,
UNICEF would contribute a certain amount of money
to the program, based on each countrys GDP in
relation to the size of its population.

HOMEWORK :))))
Due Wednesday, January 4th on Google Drive
(Email me when youve finished): Your combined
position papers with all of your citations included and a
work cited page. If you cant figure out how to do this, just
make sure you have all of the links in parentheses and well
work on citing the week we get back.
Due on Tuesday, January 10th: The paper that says
Research!!! and the chart Ive given you. Use the
Research!!! paper to help you fill out the chart. Dont lose
these papers!!!