By Reporters Alex Rodriguez and Katelyn Jamoul

Over the past 24 hours, the General Assembly Third Committee (GA3) has been deeply involved in discussions over the “Literacy for Life” resolution. At the center of the debate is the Working Resolution OOO, a proposal that combines three separate drafts into one. 

The three drafts CC, DD and II each focus on different issues. Resolutions DD and II center around technology, while CC focuses on indigenous efforts. While combining II and CC was initially successful, the addition of DD just an hour later complicated the process. The move, which received little support, shows how difficult it is to reach an agreement when countries have different priorities. 

“When the original resolution of CC was started, there were many overlapping ideas between different resolutions, so we thought it would’ve been a good idea to combine them,” said Representative Ryan Lozinski of Venezuela. “Later on, I was disappointed, among other [representatives], realizing that we were getting rolled and the original idea in CC was no longer existent.”

This situation highlights a larger challenge in UN bodies: finding the right balance between compromise and quality. Merging resolutions might help with collaboration, but it can weaken the final resolution. Member States are now working to address these challenges while trying to create a meaningful resolution. 

OOO ultimately lost most of its original sponsors, leading to a break up within the group. The introduction of Resolution DD and the abandonment of earlier proposals triggered a new resolution process.

Several new resolutions, including AA, PP, EE, FF and KK, were forced to start from scratch. These new drafts represent their efforts to reclaim the essence of their original ideas, which had been reshaped by OOO’s influence. Although these revised drafts are gaining traction among other states, OOO remains confident that it can push its motion forward. This influence might be reflected by the overwhelming passing of Resolution AA, which passed 77/5/8.