Position Papers
The first part of a position paper is a (blank)
What is topic background
When should you write your opening speech?
What is before the conference The opening speech is said in the beginning of every conference so it is very important that you write it prior to.
What is an un-moderated caucus?
What is a motion where countries get to talk to other countries.
What is here what the countries must say about a specific topic
A resolution paper discusses possible
What should your country policy portion consist of?
What is countries opinions based on past situations or reports.
An opening speech should open with a
What is hook? Its important you have a hook because conferences can have many people. Chairs get bored, so if you have an interesting hook, you're more inclined to make a first impression.
How are moderated caucus' different than unmoderated caucus'
What are restrictions? Moderated caucus' are centered around a specific topic. The people saying their speeches in a moderated caucus have to answer a specific prompt. However, in an unmoderated caucus, countries have free will to talk about whatever to whoever.
You write a resolution paper with
Your solutions should match your countries (blank)
What are policies. When creating solutions, you should keep in mind that these solutions are meant to impact the people of your country, so they should be kept appealing to your countries form of government or opinions.
The topic background in an opening speech should be (biased/unbiased)
What is biased? When writing your opening speech, all of it should be biased because it's as if you're the country writing it to represent what your country believes.
What should your main objective be while being in an unmoderated caucus?
What is finding like minded countries. It is vital to have countries who are like minded when writing a resolution paper. However, resolution papers can be written without a block.
A moderated caucus speech should touch on three things
What is:
- Hook: Does your country agree with the previous speaker
- Point: Why your country disagrees
- Action: What the country proposes instead.
Solutions are very detailed (true or false)
What is true
These details in a solution make your resolution paper have a better chance at passing.
The topic background includes three topics
What is:
- History (what led to the problem)
- Definition (define the problem)
- Results (how the problem affects your people)
A country policy should reveal (blank)
What is your countries agenda?
What are the three things you must specify when motioning a moderated caucus?
What is:
- how long the overall moderated caucus will be
- how long each speaker has to speak (speaking time)
- and what the topic is?
“Motion for a 5-minute moderated
caucus with 30-second speaking time
for the purpose of discussing climate
change technology.”
In a perambulatory clause, delegates are supposed to
*Short one sentences
*Important words
*
When researching for a position paper, one may use the research method called (blank)
(Clue: This is really useful when writing the past UN actions portion of a position paper)
SPEAR
S: Speeches
P: Programs
E: Events
A: Agreements
R: Reports
What is the difference between signatories and sponsors?
What are
- signatories are countries that wrote the resolution paper
- sponsors are countries who agreed to support the resolution paper