Drafting conclusions and recommendations
Whether your report includes conclusions and recommendations will depend on the type of report. Reports of the Secretary-General will almost always include both and must include a section with conclusions drawn from the body of the report. Normally reports prepared for the legislative bodies should include recommendations on action to be taken by the Member States. Reports of the legislative bodies on their meetings should present the conclusions and recommendations reached by the Member States at the session. A report of a mission you have taken should present your conclusions and recommendations in a separate section at the end of the report.
Many people find drafting conclusions and recommendations difficult. It helps to keep them separate in your mind. In essence, your conclusions should be a logical extension of the information contained in the report and your recommendations should be a logical extension of the conclusions.
The conclusions in your report will be the main "discoveries" that appear naturally from the text. For example, if your report analyses trends in abuse of narcotic drugs in the various regions of the world and research shows that in each region there has been an increase in young people between the ages of 16 and 25 being arrested for drug possession or use, it is safe for your report to conclude that abuse of narcotic drugs among that age group is on the rise worldwide. If, however, evidence shows that the number of young people seeking treatment in drug rehabilitation centres is rising, you might in fact conclude that more people are getting help and that drug abuse is therefore decreasing among young people.
Your recommendations, on the other hand, seek to propose specific solutions. If you have concluded that drug abuse among young people is a growing problem, then you should recommend steps to address the problem. It is not enough to recommend simply that action be taken; try to be more specific. Your recommendations could range from a high-profile media campaign focused to reach young people (with information spots airing on MTV rather than BBC World, for example) to a project to gather more detailed information.
Drafting conclusions and recommendations
Whether your report includes conclusions and recommendations will depend on the type of report. Reports of the Secretary-General will almost always include both and must include a section with conclusions drawn from the body of the report. Normally reports prepared for the legislative bodies should include recommendations on action to be taken by the Member States. Reports of the legislative bodies on their meetings should present the conclusions and recommendations reached by the Member States at the session. A report of a mission you have taken should present your conclusions and recommendations in a separate section at the end of the report.
Many people find drafting conclusions and recommendations difficult. It helps to keep them separate in your mind. In essence, your conclusions should be a logical extension of the information contained in the report and your recommendations should be a logical extension of the conclusions.
The conclusions in your report will be the main "discoveries" that appear naturally from the text. For example, if your report analyses trends in abuse of narcotic drugs in the various regions of the world and research shows that in each region there has been an increase in young people between the ages of 16 and 25 being arrested for drug possession or use, it is safe for your report to conclude that abuse of narcotic drugs among that age group is on the rise worldwide. If, however, evidence shows that the number of young people seeking treatment in drug rehabilitation centres is rising, you might in fact conclude that more people are getting help and that drug abuse is therefore decreasing among young people.
Your recommendations, on the other hand, seek to propose specific solutions. If you have concluded that drug abuse among young people is a growing problem, then you should recommend steps to address the problem. It is not enough to recommend simply that action be taken; try to be more specific. Your recommendations could range from a high-profile media campaign focused to reach young people (with information spots airing on MTV rather than BBC World, for example) to a project to gather more detailed information.
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