Mastering Draft Resolutions: Crafting Pre-ambulatory and Operative Clauses

Mastering Draft Resolutions: Crafting Pre-ambulatory and Operative Clauses

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This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Lesson duration is: 45 min

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Mastering Draft Resolutions: Crafting Pre-ambulatory and Operative Clauses

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Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to effectively write a draft resolution by understanding the purpose and structure of pre-ambulatory and operative clauses.

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What do you already know about draft resolutions and the difference between pre-ambulatory and operative clauses?

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What is a Draft Resolution?

A draft resolution is a formal document that proposes solutions to global issues at MUN conferences. It is a document that has been merged from a couple of draft resolutions delegates came up with.

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Pre-ambulatory Clauses

Pre-ambulatory clauses provide background information, identify the issue, and acknowledge previous actions taken. These previous actions can be derived from previous resolutions, treaties, efforts on national, international level.

It's a statement, combined with an underlined pre-ambulatory phrase

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Write a pre-ambulatory clause: take a statement and combine it with an under-lined phrase

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Operative Clauses

Operative clauses present the proposed actions, solutions, or policies to address the issue.

It a solution, combined with an underlined operative phrase.

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Write an operative clause to address the issue of climate change: take a solution and combine it with an under-lined phrase. Ensure it is clear, specific, and actionable.

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Writing a Draft Resolution: Step-by-Step

Step 1: Research the issue. Step 2: Identify pre-ambulatory clauses. Step 3: Craft operative clauses. Step 4: Organize the draft resolution.

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Review: Pre-ambulatory and Operative Clauses

Pre-ambulatory clauses provide background information and acknowledge previous actions, while operative clauses propose actions or policies.

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Conclusion

Congratulations! You have learned how to effectively write a draft resolution by understanding pre-ambulatory and operative clauses.

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Youth Representative for the Netherlands for Human rights and Security at the United Nations

Fenna Timsi

She attended Haganum and

participated in HAGAMUN. Since

November 2022 she is Youth

Representative. Last weeks she was in

New York.

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What would you like to know from Fenna Timsi?

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