Resolutions & Amendments!

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RACHEL HUNKLER & RUSSELL QUIONES

PRESENTATION BY LAUREN JOHNSON

Review: IMF Sub-Topics

Conditionality
When Developed Countries Tell Developing Countries
What To Do
Debt Relief & Loan Forgiveness
When Developing Countries Have Trouble Paying Back
Their Loans
IMF Voting Reform
When Developed Countries Have All The Voting Power

Resolutions
! Your ideas and solutions about the problems

raised in the committee!

! Should focus on only ONE sub-topic
! 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.

Concept Questions!
1. Name the three IMF
subtopics and explain ONE of
them.
2. What is the difference
between a sponsor and a
signatory?

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, 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?