The phrase "a draft declaration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary version of a formal statement or document that is not yet finalized.
Example: "The committee reviewed a draft declaration outlining the new policies for the upcoming year."
Alternatives: "a preliminary statement" or "a provisional declaration."
A draft declaration drawn up earlier this week did not mention Kyoto at all.
He almost got him to sign a draft declaration that omitted all reference to Pakistani-sponsored cross-border terrorism in Kashmir.
Delegates in Geneva began trying to hammer out a draft declaration to be adopted at a United Nations conference on racism this summer.
Participants in the Nairobi conference, organized by the World Conference on Religion and Peace, circulated a draft declaration of principles acknowledging shortcomings.
The outline agreement on a draft declaration marks a major step forward in the preparations for the new trade round that have been under way here since January.
A draft declaration warned that food prices would "remain high in the years to come" and called for "urgent and coordinated action" to alleviate the impact on the poor.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his French counterpart that Moscow would propose a U.N. draft declaration supporting its initiative to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
After Cancún's failure, America's relationship with Brazil became fractious, raising the spectre of another Cancún-style collapse in Miami.Judging by an anodyne draft declaration that appeared on the eve of the ministerial meeting, there will be no collapse.
A 20-page draft declaration was submitted tonight to member nations, which will vote on it on Wednesday, the office of Harri Holkeri, the president of the General Assembly, announced tonight.
Further, the draft declaration represents a setback rather than a step forward.
Unfortunately, at the heart of the draft declaration are a series of proposals which would irrevocably change the function of the European court of human rights and reduce its effectiveness.
