How to write your Position Paper

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How to write your Position Paper
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Outline

• What to Consider First
• Research
• Format
• How to Write One
• Benefits
• Topics for PWXXV
• How to Find Background Papers

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1. What to consider first

• What the topics of your committee is
• Ex Conflict Diamonds and Refugees
• The requirements of your committee
• Some Crisis/Cabinets do not require papers
• YOUR COUNTRYS VIEWS
• Ex The United States would not want Child
  Soldiers

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2. Research

• When you write a paper you want it to be CREDIBLE
• In your BACKGROUND PAPER are some sources
  usually. CHECK THEM OUT!
• Some good sources
• CIA World Fact Book
• The United Nations Website
• Credible New Sources
• Foreign Policy of your Country

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3. Format

• Topic One/Topic Two
• BRIEF background
• Countrys view on topic
• -National Action
• -International Action
• Solution Ideas
• Optional Answers to ?s to Consider

Bibliography -Does not have to be MLA However
MLA did not hurt anyone www.easybib.com
PW XXV Committee Name Denmark By
GMHS 12/25/08
1. Title
2. TOPICS
3. Bibliography
Shoot for a page per topic Double Spacing is fine
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PW XXV Format

• Delegates Name One and Name Two
• Country Official Country Name
• Committee Committee Name
• Topic Name of Topic
• Background
• In this section, write the general history of
  your topic along with past U.N. actions and past
  action that your country has taken up to (but not
  including) the year 2000.
• Current Issues
• Write about everything thats happened with your
  topic from the year 2000 to
• the present.
• Policy
• Write your countrys current policy on the topic.
• Try to make your papers at least 1.5 to 2 pages
  in length.

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PW XXV Format

• Official Name of Country
• Flag
• Committee Name
• Topic1
• Topic 2
• Delegate Names
• C.D. Hylton Senior High School

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4. How to Start

• Questions to ask yourself
• What are your countrys views?
• Have they done anything to affect that topic?
• Ex Its unlikely Denmark has any views on
  Conflict Diamonds, but has some on Refugees

Its EXTREMLEY helpful to look at the Questions
to Consider
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5. Benefits

• You have an idea about what you want to talk
  about during a committee
• Because Denmark has no influence in Conflict
  Diamonds, it would be to your advantage to talk
  about Refugees

• You now know what policies you will write
• -You now know your countrys policy on topics and
  what international laws they would make
• You could help GMHS win a research award

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Topics for PWXXV

• General Assembly

WHO 1. Treatment of Children 2. Malnutrition 3.
Natural Disasters (Spread of Diseases)
SOCHUM 1. Natural Disaster Relief 2. Food
Shortage (Africa, SE Asia) 3. Rights of Children
DISEC 1. Terrorism 2. Border Control and
Migration 3. Biological Weapons
SPECPOL 1. Ethnic Minorities 2. Stateless
nations 3. Territoriality
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Topics for PWXXV
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
CSocialD 1. Political Legitimacy 2. Legitimacy of
Multi-National Organizations 3. Distribution of
Technology IFAD 1.Rise of Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMOs) 2.Depletion of Clean Water
Sources 3. Subsistence Farmers vs. Major
Corporations OHCHR 1. Political Stability
(elections) 2.Human Slavery 3. Use of Torture
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Topics for PWXXV
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
UNEP 1. Dead Zones in Oceans 2. Regulation of
Chemical Dumping 3. Desertification IMF 1.Global
inflation (food, oil prices) 2. The Rise of the
Euro (is this fair?) 3. Rising Power of
Outsourcing CSustainableD 1. Rise of GMOs 2.
Distribution of Technology 3. Desertification
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Topics for PWXXV
Crisis/Special
HUNSC Iranian Hostage Crisis South American
Rebels Russia-Afghani Crisis
Joint Crisis Cabinets Iranian Hostage
Crisis Special Hylton Committees Closed Dossiers
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How to Access Papers

• 1. Search C.D. Hylton on Goggle.com
• 2. Click the Student Clubs Bar
• 3. Scroll Down to Model United Nations
• 4. On bottom right is a list of committee
  background papers