Position Paper

1st Paragraph (PAZMUN) 

Talks about the Committee itself.

—What is the committee about?

—Who are the most important representatives on the committee. Name of the most important countries. 

—What kind of problems are discussed in this committee?

2nd Paragraph (1st in regular MUN's) 

Global Background:

What is the problematic (Topic) about?

When did this problem start?

Who were the representatives that started the conflict?

Which countries stood against from the beginning?

Which countries  had the problem  and/or didn’t know how to solve it?

Furthermore....

        Who  proposed those solutions and when (Dates)?  What had happened with them? 

What movements were created from the beginning? Who supported them? 

(Note: In some MUN's you focus on your Country's involvement and in others, Globally speaking)

3rd Paragraph (2nd in regular MUN's) 

Country's Present Situation:

What is the situation with my country according to that topic?

What has been done in my country to solve this problematic or to help others to deal with it within those countries?

Mention Names of relevant people from my Country, social, economical, media movements and dates .

Explain in detail what  your country has done to solve or deal with the problem and its inherence world wide speaking. 

4th Paragraph (PAZMUN) 

Global past solutions and Consequences :

—What were the solutions proposed in the past in order to solve the problem?

—What were the negative consequences according to the solutions done in the past?

Which countries were involve in the solution, when and how? (Economically, Socially, Politically, Material speaking) 

—Which countries denied to be part of the solution and why? 

5th Paragraph (3rd in regular MUN's) 

Proposals: Suggest a solution to solve the problematic from your Country's view. Take on consideration your Country's economic statues, culture, society and politic situation.

Think about a coordinated solution with other countries and propose a strategy to solve the problem.

With which countries would you need to work with and what do they need to give out, for this solution to be done?

If possible, make a prospective time line calculated estimate needed for the solution to see positiveness of the projected actions. 

Suggest which countries should follow your proposal. Make sure you explain why the should, ought or must stand with you on this, with facts. 

NOTE: If you have a name of a scientific project, you need  to mention that name and the person in charge, explaining why you should follow this as a pilot project as part of your solution proposed. 

Be aware that every paragraph should have an extension of: 10 to 15 lines. 

Bibliography (Example) 

Southward R., 2008, Resuscitation Reading, ENGLISH TEACHING Professional, September, pp. 12.

Southward R., 2008, ENGLISH TEACHING PROFESSIONAL, viewed November 16th, 2010, http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=kH0419An8r1S&EID=53bf0502-3c13-4573-9b89-b126e0c1961f&skip=

You may follow the APA system as well.