Model UN Resources
Below, please find an example of a typical resolution and amendment in a JHUMUNC committee. Resources for conducting research can be found here. If you have any more questions about Model UN, feel welcome to contact your committee chair!
Sample Resolution
Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee
RESOLUTION 1.1
Sponsors: United States, Austria and Italy
Signatories: Greece, Tajikistan, Japan, Canada, Mali, the Netherlands and Gabon
Topic: Strengthening UN Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance in Complex Emergencies
The General Assembly,
Reminding all nations of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity, equality and inalienable rights of all global citizens, [Use commas to separate preambulatory clauses]
Reaffirming its Resolution 33/1996 of 25 July 1996, which encourages Governments to work with UN bodies aimed at improving the coordination and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance,
Noting with satisfaction the past efforts of various relevant UN bodies and nongovernmental organizations,
Stressing the fact that the United Nations faces significant financial obstacles and is in need of reform, particularly in the humanitarian realm,
- Encourages all relevant agencies of the United Nations to collaborate more closely with countries at the grassroots level to enhance the carrying out of relief efforts; [Use semicolons to separate operative clauses]
- Urges member states to comply with the goals of the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs to streamline efforts of humanitarian aid;
- Requests that all nations develop rapid deployment forces to better enhance the coordination of relief efforts of humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies;
- Calls for the development of a United Nations Trust Fund that encourages voluntary donations from the private transnational sector to aid in funding the implementation of rapid deployment forces;
- Stresses the continuing need for impartial and objective information on the political, economic and social situations and events of all countries;
- Calls upon states to respond quickly and generously to consolidated appeals for humanitarian assistance; and
- Requests the expansion of preventive actions and assurance of post-conflict assistance through reconstruction and development. [End resolutions with a period]
Sample Amendment
Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee
AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 1.1
Sponsors: United States, Austria and Italy
A. Amends Operative Clause 3 to read: “Requests that all nations develop rapid deployment forces to better enhance the coordination of relief efforts of humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies, with special emphasis on responses to tsunamis; [Use semicolons to separate clauses and place any added language its italics]
B. Deletes Operative Clause 6. [End amendments with a period]
This sample resolution and sample amendment is posted with the courtesy of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
Research Resources
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Background, analysis, and some policy for countries from the U.S. State Department
Information (generally numerical) on countries and other political entities from the CIA
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www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
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www.ilo.org
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www.unido.org
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www.un.org/esa/
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www.un.org/peace/
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www.opcw.org
The largest resource from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
www.unidir.org/
Reports, articles, and other publications on disarmament from the UN
https://pws.ctbto.org
Reports and general information on the CTBT from the CTBT’s Preparatory Commission
www.iaea.org
The main source for atomic energy information from the IAEA
www.nti.org/index.php
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www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/index.asp
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www.mineaction.org/index.asp
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www.icbl.org/
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www.un.org/terrorism/
Useful links to all things related to terrorism and security from the UN
www.globalsecurity.org/
A Large resource of country reports, articles, and analysis from Global Security
www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
The main resource for information related to refugees from the UN
www.un.org/ha/
Links to all possible information regarding humanitarian affairs from the UN
http://ochaonline.un.org
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www.unicef.org/emerg/
Humanitarian policy from the UN Children’s Fund
www.reliefweb.int
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www.un.org/law
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www.icj-cij.org/
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www.un.org/law/icc/index.html
All information regarding the International Criminal Court from the ICC
www.un.org/law/ilc/index.html
Publications and explanations of law from the International Law Commission
www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/index.html
The source for all things related to trade law from the UN
www.wipo.int
Information on intellectual property from the World Intellectual Property Organization
www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_e.htm
A guide to the TRIPS Protocol and other intellectual property issues from the WTO