Formatting
Formatting for the resolution is actually very important. It keeps the problems and solutions regarding the committee topic organized and shows the chair you’re committed to the conference.
If it’s messy… just imagine the whole committee wasting 10 minutes trying to find where you wrote the word “money.”
(Yeah… don’t be that delegate.)
Font
In most MUN conferences, resolutions are written in Times New Roman, size 12, with normal 1-inch margins, and clean, consistent formatting.
The text is usually single-spaced within clauses, with a clear paragraph break between them, aligned either left or fully justified.
Minimal styling is used (like bolding only for clause numbers or the committee name if allowed) because chairs care more about clarity and uniformity than making it look like a TikTok aesthetic.
Consistent use of one font and size is the safest and most professional choice, unless the conference rules explicitly say otherwise.
Times New Roman is required by most conferences as a font in resolutions, not Amatic SC, and definitely not whatever funky font you just downloaded thinking it looked “cool” (It might be, but for MUN, the only "cool" font is Times New Roman.)
Heading
The heading appears at the top of the document and provides basic identification information.
The format goes like this:
Preambulatory Clauses
The main body of the resolution begins with the name of the committee, followed by a comma.,
This signals that everything that follows is written from the authority of that committee.
Each preambulatory clause begins with a present participle like “Recalling,” “Recognizing,” “Alarmed by,” or “Emphasizing” and ends with a comma. Keep in mind that the beginning participle must be in italics.
Operative Clauses
After the preambulatory section, the resolution transitions into the operative section.
Numbering and Formatting are:
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Clauses are numbered.
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Begin with an action-oriented verb like “Calls upon,” “Encourages,” “Requests,” or “Urges.”
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End with a semicolon, except for the final clause, which ends with a period.
Each main clause is numbered from 1...to well infinite (10 is the sweet spot though).
Sub Clauses/ Sub-Sub Clauses
Sub-Clauses
Sub-clauses are usually lettered or indented in standard formats and that each of them ends with a comma (,), unless it’s the very last sub-clause of that operative clause, in which case it ends with a semicolon (;).
They are numbered in lowercase alphabets (a, b, c...).
Sub-Sub-Clauses
Sub-sub-clauses are the deepest level of detail in a resolution (unless conference rules state otherwise, they probably don’t).
Each is usually numbered in lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii…).
Ends with a comma (,), except for the last one in that set, which ends with a semicolon (;) to move back up to the next sub-clause or main clause.
Pro tip: Sub-clauses and sub-sub-clauses help make your resolution clear, detailed, and professional, but don’t go overboard, too many and it starts looking like a tax form.
Suck at formatting?
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