How are draft resolutions used at AMUN?
Like the UN, AMUN does not restrict the drafting of resolutions; these may either be brought to the Conference by a delegation or created with other delegations on the floor. UN resolutions are usually started by one country (or perhaps a small group of countries) and then circulated to gain broader acceptance. To simulate this practice, AMUN requires resolutions in all bodies except the Security Councils to gain the support of 25% of the delegations in attendance before they can be brought to the floor. Also unlike some other MUN conferences, all delegations which sign a resolution are considered “sponsors,” i.e. a delegation should not sign onto a resolution unless they feel that their nation could vote “yes” to that resolution as it currently stands. This avoids the unrealistic practice of “trading votes” just to get a resolution to the floor for discussion, and duplicates the UN practice in that resolutions which make it to the floor begin the formal debating process with significa
