Your position papers should be submitted at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdY0MYx_eKHOMWdgz4Vvr32ES2bc7ReK5PBMBUSxSlmpDaRVQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Position papers must be submitted to qualify for awards. For feedback, please submit your position papers by midnight SGT on March 8th. To submit without receiving feedback, submit by March 13th at Midnight SGT.

Delegates must write one single-page position paper per committee topic to qualify for awards. This means position papers should be two pages long. It is recommended to include a bibliography, but links to the sources will suffice.

Position papers are a key part of each delegate’s preparation for the committee experience. The position paper must outline the position of your country or character on the topic(s) of your committee, and effective position papers will include the ideas you may actually pass in your committee’s final resolution. Think of your position paper as a way to come into the conference with researched ideas about what you would like to do. Chairs will appreciate well-written and well-researched position papers which show that you are invested in the conference.

Successful position papers should include:

An explanation of the actions your country or entity has taken in the past to address the issue(s) the committee will discuss

A critical examination of the core problems your country or entity believes must be addressed in committee

Potential solutions and the challenges those solutions pose

Your position paper should leave the reader with a clear understanding of your position on the topics at hand and your potential actions in committee. The first paragraph should be an introduction about the history of the issue and/or your country. The second paragraph should be about the noteworthy actions your country has taken in the past on this issue. The rest of the page should be about your ideas to solve the issue. Cite your sources in the text of the position paper if they are particularly noteworthy (e.g., if you are using a previous resolution your committee has produced on the issue). Have fun, be creative, and explore your topics!

Delegates should write one paper per topic (two pages total) and upload both pages in one file titled “POSITION_COMMITTEE_YMUNS2025”. Your position paper must be one page long, in 12 point Times New Roman font and single-spaced. In the heading of the paper, please include the committee name, the country or entity you are representing, the topic of the committee, and your delegation name. Additionally, delegates should refrain from using personal pronouns such as “I” or “we” if they are in a General Assembly or Regional Body. Please refer to the country they are representing in third person, e.g. “The United States of America believes…” Lastly, we have no specific guidelines for formatting of references. We ask delegates to do whatever is most convenient and comfortable for them, and to cite all of their sources in the way which is familiar to them.

Sample Position Paper 1

Sample Position Paper 2

As a reminder, please submit your position paper at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdY0MYx_eKHOMWdgz4Vvr32ES2bc7ReK5PBMBUSxSlmpDaRVQ/viewform?usp=dialog

If you have any questions regarding position papers, please feel free to reach out to your chair at their emails, listed below.

LAS: abby.zheng@yale.edu

SPECPOL: oliver.li@yale.edu

UNEP: mary.kim@yale.edu

ASEAN: andy.lam@yale.edu

1965 Singaporean Cabinet: caleb.nieh@yale.edu

UNICEF: jessica.sabau@yale.edu

UNHRC: owen.xuli@yale.edu

Opium Wars: elizabeth.steeves@yale.edu

PIF: outreach@yira.org

DISEC: rafael.sousa@yale.edu

Konfrontasi: andrey.sokolov@yale.edu

One delegate from each committee will be selected to receive the Best Position Paper Award. In order to qualify for consideration for the Best Position Paper Award, delegates must submit their position paper before March 8th at midnight SGT.