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Preambles

There’s actually a very specific structure to the preamble of any resolution. By following this structure you not only make sure your resolution looks more professional, but it also gives you ideas on more content you can include to beef up your resolution.

1. Your first perambulator paragraph should refer to the UN Charter or specific articles within the Charter. If you can’t find something that works in the Charter, use the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
2. Second, refer to past treaties, conventions, or UN resolutions (in that order). As you can see, your preamble should open with listing the international precedent from most important to least.
3. Third, include general observations about the topic. This is what most MUN resolutions have in their preamble, and this is where you can identify different sub-topics or share statistics about why this resolution is important.
4. Lastly, refer to any Reports of the Secretary-General about the issue being discussed.

List of Preambles

Copy of Preambles

Operatives

As you know, your operative paragraphs are what you use to take action and make recommendations to Member States. However, the Operative Phrases that you use can make a huge difference in the resolution– keep this in mind while defending your resolution, but also in your critiques of other resolutions.