SAMPLE POSITION PAPER

Position Paper Guidelines

A Position Paper is a brief summary of a country's policy and interests concerning the topics. It should contain a clear statement of the country’s position on the topic and clear reasoning and also suggesting a plan of action concerning the issues under consideration.

An important task for you before the conference starts is to write Position Papers, one for each agenda. In the Position Paper, you should shortly summarize the results of your research. Each topic should be addressed briefly in a policy statement representing the relevant views of your assigned country. You should also include recommendations for action to be taken by your committee. Writing a position paper is very important, since it helps you during the conference as a starting point for discussion.

The Position Paper must address the following four parts separately:

1. Country’s stand and statistics regarding the agenda

2. Actions/Policy Implementation by the country

3. Actions/Policy Implementation by the UN/Other International Organization

4. Action/Policy Recommendation.

A good Position Paper must meet the following criteria:

• ·         Overall quality of writing, proper style, grammar etc.
• ·         Citation of relevant resolutions/documents
• ·         Consistency with the constraints of the UN
• ·         Analysis of issues; rather than reiteration of the Research Report
•       Inovative recommendations for action of your committee to undertake