Sponsors & Signatories
Draft Resolutions are written by delegates and therefore represented by delegates. There are multiple ways that a Draft Resolution can represent a delegate.
Sponsors
Sponsors of a Draft Resolution refer to the proponents of the Draft Resolution. Sponsors represent the Draft Resolution and support all its contents.
Sponsors are usually the delegates who authored the Draft Resolution. However, at times, there are more authors than the maximum number of sponsors available. In practice, the leaders of the bloc will be prioritised as sponsors, while the other members of the bloc are signatories.
Only member states can be sponsors. Observer delegates may not be sponsors.
Signatories
Signatories of a Draft Resolution refer to delegates who wish to see the Draft Resolution being debated upon.
Any delegate can be a signatory, including observer delegates.
In practice, signatories are usually the other delegates who are in the bloc. This is a common misconception — that signatories must support the Draft Resolution. Actually, signatories simply provide credibility to the Draft Resolution — in other words, “this Draft Resolution is worthy to be debated”.
Number of sponsors and signatories
Different MUNs will have different requirements for the number of sponsors and signatories. Check the MUN’s Rules of Procedure.
Most MUNs have a maximum of five sponsors or 20% of the council, whichever is lower, and at least 20% of the council supporting the Draft Resolution as sponsors or signatories.