Sponsors and Signatories | Resolutions Overview
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Sponsors of a draft resolution are the principal authors of the document and agree with its substance. Although it is possible to have only one sponsor, this rarely occurs at the UN, since countries must work together to create widely agreeable language in order for the draft resolution to pass. Sponsors control a draft resolution and only the sponsors can approve immediate changes.

Signatories are countries that may or may not agree with the substance of the draft resolution but still wish to see it debated so that they can propose amendments.

A certain percentage of the committee must be either sponsors or signatories to a draft resolution in order for it to be accepted.

Resolutions Overview

• Preambulatory and Operative Clauses
• Sponsors and Signatories
• Friendly and Unfriendly Amendments
• Sample Resolution

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