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Photo Credits (top to bottom)
-Primary education project of the Bangladesh Federation of University
women
- Graphic Artwork by Brazilian artist Octavio Roth - Article 1 of the
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights - See Thirty
Articles (© Octavio Roth - (UN/DPI Photo)
- "Displaced Persons: Mother and Child in the Dafur Region of the
Sudans" (© Eskinder Debebe - UN/DPI Photo)
- From Aftershocks:
Art and Memoirs by Young People Growing Up after War and Terror, exhibit
of the United Nations Cyberschool Bus Project, ©
painting by Una Dorbrinic
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This
section outlines IFUW's procedure for submitting and adopting policy resolutions.
Questions should be addressed to the Resolutions Committee Convener, Sushil
Bhardwaj .
Who
May Propose
Deadline
Content
Format
Emergency Resolutions
Procedure at Conference
Who
May Propose Resolutions:
Resolutions
may be submitted only by IFUW national federations and associations, the
Board of Officers, standing committees and special committees of IFUW.
Deadline
for Submissions:
Resolutions
must be received by IFUW Headquarters not later than six months before
the Conference. The deadline for submitting resolutions for consideration
by the 29th IFUW Conference will normally be 10 February 2007.
Content:
Resolutions
on public policy must deal with important issues and be consistent with
the purposes of IFUW.
A
resolution seeking to reaffirm existing policy may be introduced when
restatement is advisable. Reaffirmation is made in order to highlight
existing IFUW policy for a specific purpose such as presentation to a
UN conference or reaction to a current world event. The proposing NFA
must refer to the exact IFUW policy to be reaffirmed and supply updated
background information and the reason for reaffirmation.
Resolutions
with financial implication for IFUW should clearly indicate ways of funding
their implementation.
Format:
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Proposed
resolutions may be submitted in either English or French.
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Each
resolution must have a title and mention the proposer(s).
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A
resolution should state clearly and concisely the nature of action
to be taken and who is to take it. (e.g. National Federations and
Associations, IFUW Board of Officers). If government action is being
sought, NFAs should be asked to contact their own governments.
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IFUW
resolutions are not preceded by "introductory" or "whereas" clauses.
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The
clause that forms the body of the resolutions should be one sentence
in length and if a second clause is required, they would be joined
by "; and".
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Each
resolution must be accompanied by a supporting statement and a plan
of action. (See Sample resolution, supporting statement and plan of
action)
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The
text of the proposed resolution, together with the supporting statement
and plan of action should not exceed 1 page in total. Additional materials
may be sent separately for input to future Information Papers.
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Please
provide the name of a contact person, with e-mail address and/or fax
number to facilitate contact before the Conference in case clarification
is needed or there is a possibility of combining your resolution with
another similar resolution.
Please click
here to see a sample resolution
Emergency
Resolutions:
Emergency
Resolutions may be submitted from the floor at the Conference if they
relate to unexpected events occurring after the regular submission deadline
and if they relate to action which must be undertaken prior to the next
Triennial Conference, for which IFUW has no previously established policy.
Permission to admit these for debate must be given by the Conference by
a two-thirds majority of the voting delegates.
Procedure
at Conference:
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Resolutions
may be submitted by any member entitled to vote and by Conveners of
IFUW Committees.
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All
motions or resolutions must be seconded, except in the case of Board
resolutions proposed from the Chair.
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Resolutions
that have been submitted prior to the six-month deadline are introduced
at Conference and the proposer affirms to the Chair that a seconder
has been secured. The Chair repeats the resolution and then opens
it for discussion at a plenary session, where any member may speak
for or against the proposal. Normally a maximum of ten minutes is
allowed for discussion on each proposal and no one may speak longer
than two minutes at a time.
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At
each conference a period of time is given for informal discussion
among the proposers and delegates seeking amendments, in order to
try and agree on a consensus text. At the 29th Conference in Manchester
there will be working lunch or a workshop where proposers can discuss
their resolutions with interested members. A consensus text must be
acceptable to the proposer of the original resolution prior to its
submission to the Conference at a business session.
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Each
resolution, either in the original or a consensus form, is then officially
proposed and seconded and opened for final debate in a business session
before being put to a vote. A simple majority of the votes cast is
required for adoption.
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Amendments
to the consensus text may be proposed and seconded at the business
session. When an amendment is moved to a proposal, the amendments
are voted on first, one at a time. If one or more amendments passes,
the amended proposal is then voted on. If no amendments pass, the
original proposal or the consensus text is put to a vote.
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Procedure
for emergency resolutions: Any resolution received by the Resolutions
Committee after the prescribed date (six months before the Conference)
and at least 24 hours before it is put before the Conference, must
meet the criteria for Emergency Resolutions.
It may only be accepted for debate after receiving the required two-thirds
majority of the conference delegates present and voting. Once accepted
for debate, the resolution requires only a simple majority of the
votes cast to be adopted.
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No
resolutions shall be announced by the Chair less than 48 hours before
the termination of the Conference.
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