How to write a resolution in MUN Command, step by step

Create the draft and give it a name.

1. 1Open the “Personal” tab in “Documents”.
2. 2Tap “New document”. On a phone it is a round “+”.
3. 3Choose “Draft resolution”. The editor opens with the opening line and one empty clause in each section.
4. 4Name your draft. Tap “Untitled resolution”, type a name and press Enter.

To develop ideas with your group first, choose “Working paper” instead. See how a working paper differs from a draft resolution.

Bring in a draft you already wrote

1. 1Choose “Paste text” or “Upload a file”. Both are under “Bring in” in the “New document” menu. PDF, Word and plain text files can become clauses.
2. 2Choose “Turn into a resolution”. MUN Command sorts your text into clauses for you to check.
3. 3Fix each line marked “Worth checking” with “Set type”. If the opening line, such as “The Security Council,”, is marked, set it to “Header field”.
4. 4Type a title if the import found none.
5. 5Press “Confirm import”. Your draft opens with the sponsors and signatories the import recognised.

The editor suggests opening phrases and numbers your operative clauses.

Opening phrases

1. 1Click into an empty clause. A list of common opening phrases opens.
2. 2Type the first letters of a phrase. The list shows only the phrases that match.
3. 3Press Tab to take the top phrase. For another one, press Arrow Down, then Enter.

The list only suggests, and you can write any other opening phrase. To pick the right one, see the preambulatory phrases and operative phrases in the resolution guide.

Clauses and sub-clauses

• Make a sub-clause on a phone. Use “Indent” in the clause's ⋮ menu, and “Outdent” to move it back out.
• Move or delete a clause. Use the ⋮ beside it.
• Make a preambulatory clause operative. Cut it and paste it into the operative section.

Numbers and punctuation

• Numbers. Preambulatory clauses get no number. Operative clauses get 1., 2. and so on, sub-clauses get a., b., and deeper levels get i. and then 1.
• End punctuation. Where a clause has no end mark, a grey one shows, and the PDF prints it. The editor never changes a mark you typed, so check your own.

Name the countries behind your draft and choose who can edit.

1. 1Open “Sponsors, signatories & access”. It is the people icon on the “Sponsors” band above your text.
2. 2Press the “+” beside “Sponsors” or “Signatories”. Search for the country.
3. 3Press “Add”, then “Done”. Each change saves at once.
4. 4Set each signatory to “Viewer” or “Editor”. A new signatory starts as “Viewer”, which can read and comment but not edit.

Sponsors can edit the text and manage this list. Read what sponsors and signatories do in committee.

Type at the same time, then handle comments and suggestions.

Your co-sponsors open the draft from “Shared With Me” on their “Personal” tab. Everyone with edit rights types in the same text at once.

Nothing locks a clause, so agree who writes which part. Two people in one clause can type over each other's sentence.

MUN Command saves versions as you write. To see who changed what, or to restore an earlier version, open “Version history” from the clock icon.

Suggest a change

If you can only view the draft, suggest changes instead of typing them.

1. 1Choose “Suggest change…” in the clause's ⋮ menu. To leave a comment instead, choose “Comment on this clause”.
2. 2Pick the kind of change. Choose a tab, such as “Change text” or “Remove clause”.
3. 3Write your version. You can add a reason under “Why? (optional)”.
4. 4Press “Send suggestion”. The sponsors accept or reject it, and you see a notice on screen when they do.

Accept or reject

1. 1Open “Comments & suggestions”. It is the speech-bubble icon in the header.
2. 2Choose “Accept” or “Reject” on each suggestion. “Accept” changes the text for everyone.
3. 3Answer each comment. Choose “Reply”, or “Resolve” once the point is settled.

The chair can read your draft only after you send it.

1. 1Find your draft's card in “Documents”, on the “Personal” tab.
2. 2Press “Request chair approval” on the card. The card now reads “Pending Approval”, and you can keep editing.

• “Pending Approval”. The chair has your draft.
• “Approved”. The chair approved it. You can still edit it unless the chair locked it.
• “To Revise”. Read the chair's comment and fix the draft. Then choose “Withdraw” in the card's ⋮ menu and press “Request chair approval” again.

A passed motion or the chair introduces your draft.

When the committee passes a motion to “Introduce Draft Resolution”, your draft resolution reaches the floor. The chair can also introduce it.

It then gets a number such as SC/DR/3, and only the chairs can edit it. To change it, write an amendment.

The chair runs the vote in MUN Command. After the vote nobody can edit it, and if it passes, SC/DR/3 becomes SC/RES/3.

Change an introduced text one clause at a time.

1. 1Press “Suggest an amendment”. It is in the notice above the introduced text.
2. 2Pick the clause you want to change. An amendment changes one operative clause or sub-clause.
3. 3Write the change. Use the same tabs as for a suggestion.
4. 4Press “Draft amendment”. Your amendment page opens.
5. 5Add your sponsors with “+ Add sponsor”.
6. 6Press the next-step button. It reads “Move to introduce” or “Request chair approval”, depending on your committee.

When the committee passes your amendment, MUN Command writes it into the resolution.

Save a print-ready PDF or download a Word file.

1. 1Wait until the header reads “Saved”. The PDF uses the last saved text.
2. 2Press “Export”. It is in the editor header. On a phone, it is in the ⋮ menu.
3. 3Choose “Save as PDF…” or “Download Word (.docx)”. The PDF opens your print dialog, where you choose Save as PDF. The Word file downloads at once.

Review and introduce drafts from the “Approval” tab.

1. 1Open the “Approval” tab. New requests wait under “Pending Approval”.
2. 2Open a draft and read it. You can comment, or edit it yourself.
3. 3Press “Approve” or “Request Revision”. With “Request Revision” you can add a note, and the sponsors get it as a comment.
4. 4Choose “Introduce” in the draft's ⋮ menu. Set “Introduce as” to “Draft Resolution”.
5. 5Press “Confirm”. The draft moves to the “Committee” tab and gets its number.

• Stop delegates from editing or commenting. Use “Lock for delegates” or “Pause comments” in the ⋮ menu.
• Require your approval first. By default, a motion can introduce a draft you have not approved. Switch off the committee setting “Allow introduction of unapproved documents” to prevent this.