Created by the UNITAR New York Office, the Guidelines for United Nations Resolutions aims to assist delegations in the process of preparing draft resolutions and decisions, principally in the General Assembly and the Main Committees, as prescribed in the Charter of the United Nations and the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. The rules of procedure of the General Assembly specify the process through which the resolutions and decisions of the Assembly and the Main Committees are to be adopted. The present guidelines cover the application of those rules, at every step from drafting, submitting and negotiating to adopting resolutions in the Main Committees, the General Assembly, and other decision-making organs of the United Nations.
1. Introduction -- 2. General Committee of the General Assembly -- 3. Recommendations of the General Committee -- 4. Notes on resolutions and decisions -- 5. Preparing a draft resolution in the General Assembly: flowchart -- Annex 1. Elements of a United Nations resolution -- Annex 2. Rules of procedure of the General Assembly -- Annex 3. An insider's guide to preparing a draft resolution in the General Assembly -- Annex 4. Guidelines for submissions of proposals in the General Assembly plenary -- Annex 5. Consideration of programme budget implications by the plenary and the main committees of the General Assembly: overview -- Annex 6. Meaning of "takes note of" and "notes" in resolutions -- Annex 7. Resolutions: Frequently used terms -- Annex 8. Majorities required for votes in the General Assembly -- Annex 9. Solving global policy challenges: five lessons in multilateral negotiation.

95 p. : ill., charts, tables

"Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations."
Includes bibliographical references.

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