The Policy Statement (Position Paper)

What is that?

The Policy Statement

1. State current situation of issue.2. a brief summary of the

process/history.3. Your country’s position/stance.4. Propose some solutions to the issue.5. Written in paragraph forms.6. Useful when called upon by chair to

speak.

The Draft Resolution

What does it contain?

THREE PARTS• 1. The Heading• 2. The Addressed House,• 3. The Preamble,• 4. Operative Clauses.

• THE WHOLE DRAFT RESOLUTION IS A SINGLE SUPERLONG SENTENCE!

The Draft Resolution

•Format—One single super-long sentence

•Division--problem + solution

•Content—concern + action•Language--formal

A Sample Heading• FORUM: The ECOSOC Committee

• ISSUE: International Cooperation for….

• SUBMITTED BY: France

• CO-SUBMITTED BY: The United Kingdom,

The Netherlands,

The Republic of Korea, The Republic of Germany

The Addressed House

•The ECOSOC Committee,

•The Security Council,

The Preamble-1

•1. Begins with an adjective,

a present participle (Ving), or a past participle (V-ed),

•2. ends with a comma, “,”

The Preamble--2•3. contains WHAT

•statement of seriousness of issue,

•What has UN done,•What’s being done,•What your country’s

position is,•What int’l community

should do,

A Sample Preamble

•Recalling previous United Nations relevant resolution 8235 (1990), which illustrates the active involvement of the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) in addressing the issue of global warming and greenhouse gases emissions,

Useful Preamble Starters

• Affirming Contemplating• Approving Deeply concerned• Alarmed by Emphasizing• Aware of Desiring• Bearing in mind Further recalling• Believing Reaffirming

THE OPERATIVE CLAUSES-1

•Begins with V-s,•Ends with “;” except the last phrase, which ends with a period, “.”.

The Operative Clauses-2

• Contains “HOW”• How should the UN state members

cooperate;• What should be done with existing

international laws;• What kinds of laws should

governments make accordingly;• What is the role of NGO’s & UN

agents;• What should parties concerned do;

A Simplified Operative Clause

•1. Urges international cooperation by,•a) ratifying the Kyoto

Protocol by all member states by,• i) signing the Kyoto

Protocol;• Ii) ratifying the Kyoto

Protocol;

Useful Operative clause starters

• Affirms Calls uponDeplores

• Accepts Calls forRecommends

• Approves Considers Suggests• Authorizes Confirms Encourages• Asks Emphasizes Invites• Notes Takes note of Regrets

Happy MUNing• Please refer to the PDF file• “How to help MUN delegates become

prepared”• for a more comprehensive description of

MUN opening speeches, procedures, draft resolutions, motions, points, amendments, MUN roles, and, of course, voting procedures.