Πειθούς Δημιουργός

A policy statement sets out to answer three basic questions:

• What is the background of your country’s point of view on the issue?

• What is your country’s current position on the issue?

• What does it hope to achieve in relation to the issue?

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The ideal position paper shall include:

 

1. A brief introduction to your country and its history concerning the topic and  committee (outlining the topic in general and providing insight into the root of the conflict);

 

2. How the issue affects your country (state how your nation relates to the topic for discussion, specifically citing how your state has been affected; emphasize the extent to which change has taken place; discuss how it has altered domestic dynamics)

 

3. Your country's policies with respect to the issue and your country's justification for these policies (outline your country’s policies and what factors contributed to those policies being established in the first place)

 

4. Quotes from your country's leaders about the issue;

 

5. Statistics to back up your country's position on the issue (also explain why your country has acted in a certain fashion historically and why it will continue to follow this course of action)

 

6. Actions taken by your government with regard to the issue (address the relative benefits (if any) and detriments of the development, specifically relating to your nation and the actions you have taken to maximize or minimize these effects)

 

7. Conventions and resolutions that your country has signed or ratified related to the issue;

8. UN or EU actions that your country supported or opposed related to the issue;

 

9. What your country believes should be done to address the issue (also outline your state’s particular interest in the issue being discussed, and begin to discuss what needs to be changed about the current interpretation of the situation)

 

10. What your country would like to accomplish in the committee's resolution; and

 

11. How the positions of other countries affect your country's position

 

HOW IT WORKS…

 

The position paper leaves the committee chair with a first impression of your delegation. Naturally, it’s important to make that impression as strong as possible. The  staff looks for original and critical thinking, a true understanding of the nature of your nation and both a function and applied knowledge of your topic.

 

Your position paper should include a brief introduction followed by a comprehensive  breakdown of your country's position on the topics that are being discussed by the  committee. A good position paper will not only provide facts but also make proposals  for resolutions.

 

 

1. Try to use the seal of your country on your position paper, or perhaps even a watermark. The more realistic it looks, the more it will attract others to want to read it, 

 

2. Give each separate idea or proposal its own paragraph,

 

3. Use endnotes to show where you found your facts and statistics, 

 

4. Leave time to edit your position paper. Ask yourself if the organization of the paper makes sense and double-check your spelling and grammar, 

 

5. A good position paper makes a great introductory speech. During debate, a good position paper will also help you to stick to your country's policies, 

 

6. Try not to let your proposals become lost in a sea of information. For speechmaking, create a bulleted list of your proposals along with your most important facts and statistics so that you will not lose time looking for them during debate, 

 

7. Do not plagiarize content. Plagiarized position papers will be discarded, and the delegates will be penalized. 

Failure to follow these instructions or to meet the deadline for the submission of the position papers will result in negative points for the position paper!