The phrase "approved a resolution urging" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a formal decision or statement is made to encourage action or change regarding a specific issue.
Example: "The board approved a resolution urging the government to take immediate action on climate change."
Alternatives: "passed a motion encouraging" or "adopted a resolution calling for".
On Thursday, the Chicago City Council approved a resolution urging Mr. Quinn to sign the bill.
Congress has approved a resolution urging a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight champion in the early 1900s who was imprisoned because of his romantic ties with a white woman.
Last month, Community Board 6 approved a resolution urging the State Department of Transportation, which will rebuild the deteriorated section of highway, to include "some form of waterfront esplanade that considers community concerns".
On Wednesday, the Palestinian Legislative Council approved a resolution urging Arafat to accept the resignation of Qureia and his cabinet because of their failure to control the "tragic and dangerous" situation.
On Wednesday evening, the Elgin City Council unanimously approved a resolution urging Quinn to veto the bill, the Sun-Times reported.
In an extraordinary rebuke aimed at apparent anti-Semitic remarks made by Assembly Republican leader Ross Johnson of La Habra, an agitated Senate on Friday unanimously approved a resolution urging legislators to avoid derogatory language in conducting their business.
MARCH 15, AFTERNOON The Tennessee Legislature approves a resolution urging Manning to come back to the state where he was a collegiate star.
* Bailey Financial Corp., Nashville, which led a group that unsuccessfully offered to acquire the Durham Corp., Raleigh, N.C., for $315 million, said it would ask Durham's shareholders to approve a resolution urging management to put the insurance holding company up for sale.
Bruce Blanchette, a retired artist in Walpole, N.H., led the effort to get his town to approve a resolution urging the state legislature to pass its own measure calling for an amendment.
Hoffman Estates village trustees voted, unanimously, to approve a resolution urging the state of Illinois to make "all reasonable efforts" to keep the headquarters of Sears Holdings Corp. in their village.
That didn't stop the Detroit City Council from voting 5-4 toesdapprovepprove a resolution urging the mayor not to take action on any plan that could remove control of the island recreation area from Detroiters.
