Position Papers

I must have both of your position papers before you go to spring break! I need a paper copy of your Dallas conference position paper and I need you to email me your Houston conference position paper. Please make sure this is done by next Thursday, March 13th! If you need any help feel free to email or stop by my room anytime.

Houston Conference

Find your background information here: http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=1312913

Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC): Eradication of Poverty
Indonesia: Michelle and Jennifer
Japan: Anna S
Mozambique: Justin
Netherlands: Jake H

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF): Access to Primary Education
Colombia: Caroline and Kathryn
Guatemala: Amy O
Indonesia: Raena and Alex N-F
Japan: Rachel and Vi
Netherlands: Daniel

United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Global Warming
Colombia: Nikki and Fernando
Indonesia: Maya and Sara
Japan: Anna H
Netherlands: Patrick and Ryan

Security Council (SC): Situation in Israel and Palestine
Indonesia: Brandon and Alex L

Houston Conference Countries

Colombia (2 delegates in UNICEF and 2 delegates in UNEP)
Guatemala (2 delegates in UNICEF)
Indonesia (2 delegates in ECOSOC, 2 delegates in UNICEF, 2 in UNEP, and 2 in Security council)
Japan (2 delegates in ECOSOC, 2 delegates in UNICEF, 2 delegates in UNEP)
Mozambique (2 delegates in ECOSOC)
Netherlands (2 delegates in ECOSOC, 2 delegates in UNICEF, 2 delegates in UNEP)
United Republic of Tanzania (2 delegates in UNEP)


UNICEF Executive Board (UNICEF)
Access to Primary Education
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
Global Warming
Security Council (SC)
Situation in Israel and Palestine
Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC)
Eradication of Poverty

Helpful Links

Hi MUN Club,
Let's help each other out by posting great links here. If you find a great link about your topic please post it as a comment here. Also, if you feel stuck and can't find a link about your topic make sure you check out the comments to see if anyone has found one that can help you!

Where can I find out when my country entered the United Nations

(Many of you had this question today)

HERE:

http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml

How Do I write a position paper?

A position paper is an essay that presents an arguable opinion about an issue. It organizes ideas in order to convince its audience of a certain set of point of view.

http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=457141


Top Bun (Introduction) - A brief introduction to the country and its history regarding the topic
and/or UN body
• Contents - The country’s background on the topic including:
• Lettuce: The country’s actions on a national level, including political and/or foreign policy
• Tomato: The country’s actions on the international level, including resolutions, conventions and
declarations that the country supports;
• Burger - Quotes taken from speeches made by heads of the government and/or government
representatives.
• Burger 2 (optional) - Statistics regarding the issue
• Bottom Bun (Conclusion): The country’s recommendation for a resolution for the topic.
Review the importance of ordering things logically (e.g., the hamburger shouldn’t be on the top of the
bun!).

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