1. ROP and Parliamentary Procedures 1.

1 Chair and Vice Chair A Chair plays an utmost important role during the course of the conference and in many cases are assisted by a vice chair. The number of vice chairs rely on the size if the conference not to mention the participators within it. In many conferences a chair is assisted by two vice chairs, and in other cases by only one. 1.1.1 Chair The task of a Chair is explained as follows: a. A chair opens, closes and adjourns debates, given that the specific council affirms mid-breaks. b. A Chair is to lead through the course of the debate and is granted authority to affirm decisions, whereas a vice chair in hierarchical terms position below them. c. Substance-wise, a Chair should be able to project the output and therefore is expected to fully understand the substance of the debate. Should the debate lose its track, the Chair is to place it back in its rightful order. d. As the key-holder to several important decisions throughout the conference, a chair has to qualify in terms of KETEGASANbe very firm and stern. This applies in substantive and procedural simulation matters, in order to create a condusive and effective resolution. Not only that, the Chairs bears with them the name of their council and must therefore be able to create the specific atmosphere needed to create an effective discussion. e. Their accountability is also reflected through technical authorities to grant and legitimize Working Papers and Draft Resolutions, therefore giving them further right to label them in numbers.

f. They are authorized to monitor and to take necessary actions as to matters of riots, conference and granting condusivenessconduciveness, excuse themselves. g. They are to supervise and monitor delegates with achievements throughout the course of the council. Announcements ended. 1.1.2 Vice-Chair As earlier mentioned a vice chair plays a fairly similar role as the Chair, but differs in terms of strength of authority, hierarchical position and decision making. Also to be taken into consideration is the role of a moderator. As known, a council runs through a procedural basis and it is therefore the task of a moderator to make sure it runs on its rightful track. This, complemented by a Chair and its Vice is to sustain the function of the council as substantial supervisors. They, therefore completes the council. But it is also wise to keep in mind that MUNs throughout the corners of the world vary, therefore terms and condition apply. Not all MUNs come with moderators, therefore adds the uniqueness MUNs in general. 1.2 Rules of Procedure Since The Model of United Nations is a formal type of conference, then it certainly needs a proper system and procedure in its application. The Rule of Procedure is the compilation of rules that is meant to be the guidance of the conference. There might be a lot of delegates who get involved in this conference. And definitely, there might be 1.2.1 ROP in Brief usually take place after Final Resolutions are affirmed and the council has finally

permission to members of the council who wish to

a lot of different arguments and points of view as well. And this rule of procedure is made to handle this situation. Having compiled extensive research on the topic areas, and having developed a understanding of the represented countrys stance on the issue, the delegates are no ready to try to solve the problem while keeping their national interests in mind. Yet delegates may be unsure of how the actual committee will run. Because the United Nations strives to include every member of the international community, its membership is very large. As a result, debate must follow an organized procedure to be productive. The Rules of Procedure that MUN use at some different models are a synthesis of parliamentary rules from a variety of sources: the United Nations, Roberts Rules of Order, etc. Dont be discouraged; learning the rules is like mastering a new language - at first it is a bit confusing, but after a little practice you learn how to function in the new environment. 1.2.2 Example [Appendix example of Rules of Procedure] General 1. SCOPE: These rules for the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of American States, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are self-sufficient, except for modifications provided by the Secretariat, and shall be considered adopted in advance of session. No other rules of procedure are applicable. 2. LANGUAGE: English shall be the official and working language of the conference.

3. STATEMENTS BY THESECRETARIAT: The SecretaryGeneral or a member of the Secretariat designated by him, may at any time make either oral or written statements to the committee. 4. DELEGATIONS: Each member will be represented by one or two delegates and one vote on each committee. 5. CREDENTIALS: The credentials of all delegations have been accepted upon registration. Actions relating to the modification of rights, privileges, or credentials of any member may not be initiated without the written consent of the Secretary General. Any representative to whose admission a member objects shall provisionally be seated with the same rights as other representatives, pending a decision from the Secretary-General. 6. PARTICIPATION OF NON-MEMBERS: Representatives of Accredited Observers shall have the same rights as those of full members, except that they may not sign or vote on substantive issues such as resolutions or amendments, but they can vote on procedural matters. A representative of an organization which is not a member of the United Nations or an Accredited Observer may address a committee only with the prior approval of the Director. 7. GENERAL POWERS OF THESECRETARIAT: The Director shall declare the opening and closing of each meeting and may propose the adoption of any procedural motion to which there is no significant objection. The Director, subject to these rules, shall have complete control of the proceedings at any meeting. The Moderator shall direct discussions, accord the right to speak, put questions, announce decisions, rule on points of order, and ensure and enforce the observance of these rules. The Moderator may temporarily transfer his or her duties to another member of the Committee staff. Committee staff members

may also advise delegations on the possible course of debate. In the exercise of these functions, the Committee staff shall be at all times subject to these rules and responsible to the Secretary-General. 8. APPEAL: Any decision of the Moderator or Director, with the exception of those that are explicitly stated to be unappealable, may be appealed immediately by a delegate. The Moderator or Director may speak briefly in defense of the ruling. The appeal shall then be put to a vote, and the decision of the Chair shall stand unless overruled by a majority of those members present and voting. The Directors decision not to sign a resolution or amendment is never appealable. A Yes vote indicates support of the Chairs ruling; a No vote indicates opposition to that ruling. The Chairs ruling shall stand unless overruled by a majority of No votes. 9. QUORUM: The Director may declare a Committee open and permit debate to proceed when at least one quarter of the members of the Committee are present. A member of the Committee is a representative who is officially registered with the Conference. The presence of a majority of the members shall be required for the vote on any substantive motion. A quorum shall be assumed to be present unless specifically challenged and shown to be absent. 10. COURTESY: All delegates shall show courtesy and respect to the Committee staff and to other delegates. The Moderator shall immediately call to order any delegate who fails to comply with this rule. Debate 11. AGENDA: The first order of business for the Committee shall be the consideration of the Agenda. The

only motion in order at this time will be in the form of I move that Topic Area X be placed first on the Agenda. The motion requires a second and is debatable. A Speakers list shall be established for and against the motion. A motion to close debate will be in order after the Committee has heard two speakers for the motion and two against or all the speakers on one side and at least two on the opposite side. The Moderator shall recognize two speakers against the motion to close debate, and a vote of two-thirds is required for closure of debate on the agenda. When the debate is closed, the Committee shall move to an immediate vote on the motion; a simple majority is required for passage. A motion to proceed to the second Topic Area is in order only after the Committee has adopted or rejected a resolution on the first Topic Area. A motion to proceed to the second agenda item after a resolution has failed requires a second and is debatable to the extent of one speaker in favor and one against. This motion requires a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting to pass. In the event of a crisis or emergency, the SecretaryGeneral or Under Secretary-General may call upon a committee to table debate on the current topic area so that the more urgent matter may be attended to immediately. After a resolution has been passed on the crisis topic, the committee will return to debate on the tabled topic. If a resolution on the crisis topic fails, the committee may return to debate on the tabled topic area only at the discretion of the Secretary-General or Under-Secretary General.

 Comments are not in order during debate on the agenda, since deciding the Agenda is a procedural question. Motions to caucus are in order during debate on the Agenda. 12. DEBATE: After the Agenda has been determined, one continuously open Speakers list shall be established for the purpose of general debate. This Speakers list shall be followed for all debate on the Topic Area, except when superseded by procedural motions, amendments, or the introduction of a resolution. Speakers may speak generally on the Topic Area being considered and may address any resolution currently on the floor. Once a resolution has been introduced, it remains on the floor and may be debated until it fails, the Committee postpones debate on it, or the Committee moves to the next Topic Area. 13. CAUCUSING: A motion to caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open, prior to closure of debate. The delegate must briefly explain its purpose and specify a time limit for the caucus, not to exceed twenty minutes. The motion shall immediately be put to a vote. A majority of members present and voting is required for passage. The Moderator may rule the motion out of order and his/her decision is not subject to appeal. 14. MODERATED CAUCUS: The purpose of the moderated caucus is to facilitate substantive debate at critical junctures in the discussion. In a moderated caucus, the Moderator will temporarily depart from the Speakers List and call on delegates to speak at his/her discretion. A motion for a moderated caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open, prior to closure of debate. The delegate making the motion must briefly explain its purpose and specify a time limit for the caucus. Once raised, the motion will be voted on immediately, with

voting by majority of the members present required for passage. 15. CLOSURE OF DEBATE: When the floor is open, a delegate may move to close debate on the substantive or procedural matter under discussion. The Moderator may, subject to appeal, rule such a motion dilatory. When closure of debate is moved, the Moderator may recognize up to two speakers against the motion. No speaker in favor of the motion shall be recognized. Closure of debate requires the support of two-thirds of the members present and voting. If the there are no speakers against closing debate, the committee will automatically vote on the closure of debate. If the Committee is in favor of closure, the Moderator shall declare the closure of the debate, and the resolution or amendment shall be brought to an immediate vote. 16. SUSPENSION OR ADJOURNMENT OF THEMEETING: Whenever the floor is open, a delegate may move the suspension of the meeting, to suspend all Committee functions until the next meeting, or the adjournment of the meeting, to suspend all Committee functions for the duration of the Conference. The Moderator may rule such motions out of order; these decisions shall not be subject to appeal. Such motions shall not be debatable but shall be immediately put to the vote and shall require a majority to pass. A motion to adjourn shall be out of order prior to the lapse of three-quarters of the time allotted for the last meeting of the Committee. 17. POSTPONEMENT ANDRESUMPTION OF DEBATE: Whenever the floor is open, a delegate may move for the postponement of debate on a resolution or amendment currently on the floor. The motion shall require two-thirds vote to pass and shall be debatable to the extent of one

speaker in favor and one opposed. No debate or action shall be allowed on any resolution or amendment on which debate has been postponed. A motion to resume debate on an amendment or resolution on which debate has been postponed shall require a majority to pass and shall be debatable to the extent of one speaker in favor and one opposed. Resumption of debate shall cancel the effects of postponement of debate. 18. RECONSIDERATION: A motion to reconsider is in order when a resolution or amendment has been adopted or rejected, and must be made by a member who voted with the majority on the substantive proposal. The Moderator shall recognize two speakers opposing the motion after which the motion shall be immediately put to a vote. A twothirds majority of the members present and voting is required for reconsideration. Speeches 19. SPEAKERS LIST: The Committee shall have at all times an open Speakers list for the Topic Area being discussed. Separate Speakers lists shall be established as needed for procedural motions and debate on amendments. A nation may add its name to the Speakers list by submitting a request in writing to the Chair, provided that nation is not already on the Speakers list. The names of the next several nations to speak shall always be posted for the convenience of the Committee. The Speakers list for the second topic area will not be open until the Committee has proceeded to that topic. The Topic Areas General Speakers list may never be closed. The speakers list is the default activity of the committee. If there are no motions on the floor, debate automatically returns to the speakers list.

20. SPEECHES: No delegate may address a session without having previously obtained the permission of the Moderator. The Moderator may call a speaker to order if his or her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion, or are offensive to any committee members or staff. 21. TIME-LIMIT ON SPEECHES: The Moderator may limit the time allotted to each speaker. The minimum time-limit shall be ten seconds. When a delegate exceeds his/her allotted time, the Moderator may call the speaker to order without delay. 22. YIELDS: A delegate granted the right to speak on a substantive issue may yield in one of three ways: to another delegate, to questions, or to the Chair. Yield to another delegate. His/her remaining time shall be given to that delegate, who may not, however, then yield back to the original delegate. Yield to questions. Questioners shall be selected by the Moderator and limited to one question each. The Moderator shall have the right to call to order any delegate whose question is, in the opinion of the Moderator, rhetorical and leading and not designed to elicit information. Only the speakers answers to questions shall be deducted from the speakers remaining time. Yield to the chair. Such a yield should be made if the delegate does not wish his/her speech to be subject to comments. The moderator shall then move to the next speaker. Only one yield is allowed: a speaker who is yielded to may not yield at all. Yields are in order only on substantive speeches. A delegate must declare yields by the conclusion of his/her speech. 23. COMMENTS: If a substantive speech involves no yields, the Moderator may recognize delegates, other than

the initial speaker, to comment for thirty seconds on the specific content of the speech just completed. Commentators may not yield. No comments shall be in order during debate on procedural motions. 24. RIGHT OF REPLY: A delegate whose personal or national integrity has been impugned by another delegate may request a Right of Reply. The Moderators decision whether to grant the Right of Reply is not appealable, and a delegate granted a Right of Reply will not address the committee except at the request of the Moderator. A Right of Reply to a Right of Reply is out of order. .Points 25. POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Whenever a delegate experiences personal discomfort which impairs his/her ability to participate in the proceedings, he may rise to a Point of Personal Privilege to request that the discomfort be corrected. While a Point of Personal Privilege may interrupt a speaker, delegates should use this power with the utmost discretion. 26. POINTS OF ORDER: During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may rise to a Point of Order to complain of improper parliamentary procedure. The Point of Order shall be immediately decided by the Moderator in accordance with these rules of procedure. The Moderator may rule out of order those points which are dilatory or improper; such a decision is unappealable. A representative rising to a Point of Order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion. A Point of Order may only interrupt a speaker when the speech itself is not following proper parliamentary procedure. 27. POINTS OF PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY: When the floor is open, a delegate may rise to a Point of Parliamentary Inquiry to ask the Moderator a question

regarding the rules of procedure. A Point of Parliamentary Inquiry may never not interrupt exist. a speaker. Points to of ask Information do Delegates wishing

substantive questions should do so during a Caucus. Substantive 28. WORKING PAPERS: Delegates may propose working papers for committee consideration. Working papers are intended to aid the Committee in its discussion and formulation of resolutions and need not be written in resolution format. Working papers require the signature of the Director to be copied and distributed. 29. RESOLUTIONS: A resolution may be introduced when it receives the approval of the Director and is signed by 25 members in the General Assembly or 10 members in the Economic and Social Council, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of American States, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Signing a resolution need not indicate support of the resolution, and the signer has no further rights or obligations. There are no official sponsors of resolutions. 30. INTRODUCING RESOLUTIONS: Once a resolution has been approved as stipulated above and has been copied and distributed, a delegate may rise to introduce the resolution. The content of such an introduction shall be limited to summarizing the operatives of the resolution. Such an introduction shall be considered procedural in nature, and hence, yields and comments are out of order. A resolution shall remain on the floor until debate on that specific resolution is postponed or closed. There are no sponsors of resolutions. Debate on resolutions proceeds according to the Topic Areas General Speakers list.

31. COMPETENCE: A motion to question the competence of the Committee to discuss a resolution or amendment is in order only immediately after the resolution has been introduced. The motion requires a majority to pass and is debatable to the extent of one speaker for and one against. 32. AMENDMENTS: Delegates may amend any resolution which has been introduced. An amendment must have the approval of the Director and the signatures of 12 members in the General Assembly or 5 members in the Economic and Social Council, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of American States, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. There are no official sponsors amendments. Amendments to amendments are out of order; however, an amended part of a resolution may be further amended. There are no official sponsors of amendments. An approved amendment may be introduced when the floor is open. General Debate shall be suspended and a Speakers list shall be established for and against the amendment. A motion to close debate will be in order after the Committee has heard two speakers for the amendment and two against or all the speakers on one side and at least two on the opposite side. The moderator shall recognize two speakers against the motion to close debate, and a vote of two-thirds is required for closure. When debate is closed on the amendment, the Committee shall move to an immediate vote. Once the Committee has acted upon the amendment, general debate according to the general Speakers list shall resume.

Voting 33. REORDERING REOSOLUTIONS: Because WorldMUN only allows one resolution to bepassed, delegates may propose to reorder the order in which resolutions are voted on for strategic purposes. 34. DIVISION OF THEQUESTION. After debate on any resolution or amendment has been closed, a delegate may move that operative parts of the proposal be voted on separately. The only substantive vote on a motion to divide the question is the final vote on the resolution. The Moderator shall, at that point, take any further motions to divide the question and then arrange them from most severe to least. If an objection is made to a motion to divide the question, that motion shall be debated to the extent of two speakers for and two against, to be followed by an immediate vote on that motion. If the motion passes, a simple majority being required for passage, the resolution shall be divided accordingly, and a separate vote shall be taken on each divided part to determine whether or not it is included in the final draft. Those parts of the substantive proposal which are subsequently passed shall be recombined into the final resolution and shall be put to a (substantive) vote as a whole. If all the operative parts of the proposal are rejected, the proposal shall be considered to have been rejected as a whole. 35. VOTING: Each country shall have one vote. Each vote may be a Yes, No, or Abstain. On procedural motions, members may not abstain. Members present and voting shall be defined as members casting an affirmative or

negative vote. Members who abstain from voting on substantive matters are considered as not voting. All matters shall be voted upon by placards, except in the case of a roll call vote. After the Moderator has announced the beginning of voting, no delegate shall interrupt the voting except on a Point of Personal Privilege or on a Point of Order in connection with the conduct of the voting. If a majority is required, ties fail. The substantive vote on whether or not a committee will pass a resolution requires a majority to pass. 36. ROLL CALL VOTING: After debate is closed on any resolution or amendment, any delegate may request a roll call vote. Such a motion may be made from the floor, seconded by 25 members of the GA, 15 members of the ECOSOC, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of American States, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. A motion for a roll call vote is in order only for substantive motions. In a roll call vote, the Moderator shall call the roll call in alphabetical order starting with a randomly selected member. In the first round, delegates may vote Yes, No, Abstain, or Pass. Delegates who do not pass may request the right to explain their votes. A delegate who passes during the first sequence of the roll call must vote during the second sequence. This delegate may request the right to explain his or her vote. The Moderator shall then call for changes of votes; no delegate may request a right of explanation if he or she did not request one in the previous two sequences. All delegates who requested rights of explanation shall then be granted the right to explain their votes.

 The Moderator shall then announce the outcome of the vote. 37. PRECEDENCE: Motions shall be considered in the following order of preference: 1. Parliamentary Points a. Points which may interrupt a speaker: Points of Personal Privilege (Rule 24) Points of Order (Rule 25) b. Points which are in order only when the floor is open: Points of Parliamentary Inquiry (Rule 26) 2. Procedural motions that is not debatable: a. Adjournment of the Meeting (Rule 15) b. Suspension of the Meeting (Rule 15) c. Caucusing (Rule 12) d. Moderated Caucus (Rule 13) 3. Procedural motion that are applicable to a resolution or amendment under consideration: a. Closure of Debate (Rule 14) b. Postponement of Debate (Rule 16) b. Competence (Rule 30in order only after introduction of resolution or amendment) c. Division of the Question (Rule 32in order only after debate has been closed) 4. Substantive motions: a. Amendments (Rule 31) b. Resolution (Rules 28-29) 5. Other procedural motions: a. Resumption of Debate (Rule 16) b. Reconsideration (Rule 17) 1.3 Parliamentary Procedures

1.3.1 Quorum The Director may declare a Committee open and permit debate to proceed when at least one-quarter of the members of the Committee (as declared at the beginning of the first session) are present. The presence of a majority of the members (as declared at the beginning of the first session) will be required for the vote on any substantive motion. A quorum will be assumed to be present unless specifically challenged and shown to be absent. A roll call is never required to determine the presence of a quorum. 1.3.2 Points If you want to ask a question, or point the attention of the Chairperson to something, you use a Point. For example, when you cannot hear the speaker, when you think the Chair has made a procedural mistake, or when you do not understand the decision of the Chair and want to clarify the procedure. There are three types of Points ( Point of Personal Privilege, Point of Parliamentary Inquiry and Point of Order). 1.3.2.1 Points of Parliamentary Inquiry When the floor is open, a delegate may rise to a Point of Parliamentary Inquiry to ask the Moderator a question regarding the rules of procedure. This however, may never interrupt a speaker. Delegates with substantive questions should not rise to this point, but should rather approach the committee staff during caucus or send note to the dais. 1.3.2.2 Points of Order During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may rise to a Point of Order to complain of improper parliamentary procedure. The Point of Order shall be immediately decided by the Moderator in accordance with these rules of procedure. The Moderator may

rule out of order those points which are dilatory or improper; speak on such the a decision of is un-appealable. the matter A representative rising to a Point of Order may not substance under discussion. A Point of Order may only interrupt a speaker when the speech itself is not following proper parliamentary procedure. 1.3.2.3 Points of Personal Privilege a delegate experiences extreme Whenever

discomfort, which impairs him/her from partaking in the proceeding, he/she may rise to a Point of Personal Privilege, so that the discomfort may be corrected. Such a point may interrupt a speaker and so should be used with the utmost discretion. 1.3.2.4 Points of (National) Reply A delegate whose personal or national integrity has been affronted by that of another delegate, within the scope of formal debate, may request the Moderator for the Right of Reply. If approved by the Secretariat, the respective delegate will be severely reprimanded and possibly excluded from further committee proceeding. Delegates are requested to employ the Right of Reply with the utmost discretion. In addition to that, in several MUNs a delegate whose personal or national integrity has been impugned by another delegate may submit a Right of Reply only in writing to the Committee staff. The Director will grant the Right of Reply at his/her discretion; this decision is not appealable. A delegate granted a a Right of Reply will not address the committee except at the request of the Director. A Right of Reply to a Right of Reply is out of order. 1.3.3 Yield

A yield is what you do with the remainder of your speaking time. Yielding essentially means giving the rest of your time to someone. You may yield to other delegation, to questions (if you are willing to answer them), or to the Chairperson (if you have finished speaking or you have no more time anyway). You may yield: to questions, your time to the chair, your time to another delegate. If you yield to questions, two other delegates (chosen at the Moderators discretion) will, in turn, ask you two questions (pertaining to your speech, of course) that you will have to field in a maximum time of a minute each. If your speech is highly controversial, and you feel that you are unable to defend it by answering questions, you may yield to the chair, in which case the two comments that should follow are also out of order, and Speakers List moves onto the next speaker. If you happen to have time left within your speaking time, you may yield that time to another member nation. The following two comments will then be out of order and the Speakers List will move on after your time has elapsed. 1.3.3.1 Yielding to Chair Such a yield should be made if the delegate does not wish his/her speech to be subject to questions. The Director will then move to the next speaker. 1.3.3.2 Yielding to Another Delegate His or her remaining time will be offered to that delegate. If the delegate accepts the yield, the Director shall recognize the delegate for the remaining time. To turn the floor over to a codelegate of the same member state is not considered

a yield. The second delegate speaking may not yield back to the original delegate. 1.3.3.3 Yielding to Questions Questions will be selected by the Director and limited to one question each. Follow-up questions will be allowed only at the discretion of the Director. The Director will have the right to call to order to any delegate whose question is in the opinion of the Director, rhetorical, leading and/or not designed to elict information. Only the speakers answers to questions 1.3.4 Comments If a substantive speech involves no yields, the Director may recognize up to two delegates, other than the original speaker (i.e. no yields on yielded time). There are no yields allowed if the delegate is speaking on a procedural matter. A delegate must declare any yield by the conclusion of his/her speech. Even if a delegates time has elapsed, he/she must still yield. Yields only need to be made when in a Speakers List. will be deducted from the speakers remaining time.

2. Position Paper 2.1 Nature of Position Papers Position paper is an essay detailing your countrys policies on the topics being discussed in your committee. Position papers are a great way to sift through and distill all the information you discover through research in a simple format that serves as a valuable reference for yourself, other delegates, and directors. The position paper is not an exercise in elaborate writing styles or a demonstration of breadth of knowledge on a topic; rather, it is an opportunity to clarify the issues, state a position, and suggest solutions from a certain national perspective for the benefit of fellow delegates and the conference staff. Furthermore, it serves as an organizer allowing consistent and coherent representation during the simulation, the position paper indicates a participant's degree of readiness to the chairpersons. Many conferences require that each delegation submit a position paper. Most conferences that require position papers ask for position papers about around a month or even a week (depending on the conference) before the conference so that staff members can read position papers and get a feel for the direction debate will take. If the conference you are attending does not require a position paper, you should still consider writing one to help you organize your research and prepare your speeches. Writing a position paper will help you organize your ideas so that you can share your countrys position with the rest of the committee. Many delegates use their position paper as their opening remark. Writing a position paper might appear to be a daunting task, especially for new delegates. If you conduct extensive research, a position paper should be easy and useful to write Position papers are usually ONE to ONE-and-a-HALF pages in length. Your position paper should include a brief introduction followed by a comprehensive

They break down your countrys position on the topics that are being discussed by the committee. Many conferences will ask for specific details in a position paper, so be sure to include all the required information. Most conferences will provide delegates a background guide to the issue. Usually, the background guide will contain questions to consider. A good position paper will not only provide facts but also make proposals for resolutions. It will include: A brief introduction to your country and its history concerning the topic and committee How the issue affects your country Your countrys policies with respect to the issue and your countrys justification for these policies Quotes from your countrys leaders about the issue Statistics to back up your countrys position on the issue Actions taken by your government with regard to the issue Conventions and resolutions that your country has signed or ratified UN actions that your country supported or opposed What your country believes should be done to address the issue What your country would like to accomplish in the committees resolution How the positions of other countries affect your countrys position