Draft Resolution Template

Standard UN resolution format containing header metadata, preambulatory clauses, and numbered operative clauses.

Formatting Rules

Preambulatory Clauses: Start with an italicized participle/adjective and end with a comma (,).
Operative Clauses: Numbered sequentially, start with an underlined action verb, and end with a semicolon (;).
Final Clause: The last operative clause concludes with a full stop (.).

Title:

[Anything, usually agenda related]

Committee:

[Committee Name]

Agenda:

[Full agenda as specified before the start of committee]

Author(s):

[Full official name(s) of authoring countries — minimum 1, maximum 2–3]

Signatories:

[Full official names of all countries showing support for the draft resolution]

The [Committee Name],

Recalling [state background, justification, or context for this clause],

Noting with concern [state background, justification, or context for this clause],

Emphasizing [state background, justification, or context for this clause],

Bearing in mind [state background, justification, or context for this clause],

Deeply concerned [state background, justification, or context for this clause],

Calls upon [state specific action, actor responsible, funding source, and timeline];
Urges [state specific action, actor responsible, funding source, and timeline];
Requests [state specific action, actor responsible, funding source, and timeline];
Further recommends [state specific action, actor responsible, funding source, and timeline];
Decides [state specific action, actor responsible, funding source, and timeline].