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Position Papers In a Nutshell
So, you have a topic. Heres how the Position Paper should
go:
1. Introduction Heres what the issue is, and the history of
things that involve theissue (a summary of the development of the
issue, resolutions that have been past,
etc.).a. An introduction should not include:
i. Any opinion in any way. Just facts relating to the
introduction and
history of the issue.
ii.Anything involving your country. We shouldnt even know what
your
country is at this point.
iii.Anything that should be in Current Status. Make sure that
you leave
the things that are presently going on to the Current Status.
This is
actually pretty delicate.
2. Countrys Background The nation of _____ has typically
supported (or opposed)measures that would have ______. Perhaps this
is due to [some event going on in the
country].
a. The Countrys Background should not include:
i. A brief history of your nation.
ii.Anything involving your nation that does not very directly
relate tothe topic of discussion.
1. For example: Say the issue is Nuclear Energy. Iran,
becausethey very directly relate to the problem, will be able to
say that
because they are attempting to develop Nuclear Energy, and
should be allowed to do so, just as other nations should. It
would not be appropriate for the Dominican Republic to say
so
based on their experience, because, last time I checked
there
wasnt any Nuclear Energy program there.
iii.Anything about your nations relations with other countries
that
doesnt directly relate to their position on the issue.
3. Current Status Heres whats going on right now with this issue
on the globalscene. Effectively, heres why were talking about
it.
a. Current Status should not include:
i. Anything about your country unless it directly relates to the
issue.
ii.Anything general about the current events on the
international scene,
unless it directly affects the magnitude of the issue.
4. Proposal of Actions & Solutions The nation of ______
feels that ___________. So, thenation of ___________ would support
(or oppose) a measure that [does something].
a. Proposal of Actions & Solutions should not include:
i. Any opinion other than that of your nation. When you do this,
keep in
mind that you have to put the republic of (or whatever the
official
name is) _____ feels that The only time you dont have to put
that is
when you can prove what you are saying as fact.
5. Conclusion To conclude, the nation of ______ feels that this
is a topic of greatimportance. It is necessary to address this
issue in a timely manner, and the nation of
______ hopes that we can begin to work together on a solution
that would include:
