Position papers

Position papers have to be emailed to the respective chairs of each of your committees by the 18th of this month.( there will be no extension of this deadline as it has already been extended several times......no position paper = NO AWARDS + NO CERTIFICATE) Please send your position papers to the following email addresses:

• GA Position papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.ga@gamil.com

• UNESCO position papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.unesco@gmail.com

• HRC Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.hrc@gmail.com

• ECOSOC Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.ecosoc@gmail.com

• ICJ Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.icj@gmail.com
  

• SC Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.sc@gmail.com
  
  Once again for more info check out the SLMUN website http://www.slmun.org/slmunj/ . It's a great resource for new delegates.It has info ranging from how to write resolutuions, position papers to the dress code and other important information.Dont forget to read the Message from the Charg`e d’ Affaires and the Message from the Secretary General and Chief of Operations for SLMUN 2009.

This sample position paper is from SLMUN.org:

Sample Position Paper
Committee: International Labor OrganizationTopic: Globalization and DevelopmentCountry: Romania
*This sample position paper was submitted by the delegation of Romania at the 2007 UNA-USA Model UN Conference in New York City.
In the past two decades the rapidly growing world trend has been toward globalization. With the emergence of the internet as a means of communication and the increasing accessibility of international trade physical barriers are not the only barriers withering away. Protective tariffs are plummeting and free trade agreements are becoming more prevalent. Romania appreciates that globalization creates favorable situations for expansion of commercial as well as economic assets. In the past year Romania has seen a foreign direct investment (FDI) increase of 199%. Inward FDI increased from EURO 234 million in 2005 to EURO 699 million in 2006. However, Romania realizes that increased globalization does not automatically produce more equality.
Globalization and Development can contribute to the advancement of the overall international human condition; however, the delegation of Romania recognizes that without proper regulation the potential for advancement will remain limited to an elite few individuals, businesses, and nations. Unless checked and aimed toward the common good, globalization cannot effectively serve the global community. Crucial in dealing with the complexities of globalization, good governance must act with solidarity and responsibility. Romania believes that in involving people in globalization we must promote moral values, democratic principals, inclusive global political culture, institutions that safeguard both individual civil rights and inherent freedoms, and the common good. In addition, coping with the influx of information from globalization governments must act with solidarity and insight. Access to digital education will undoubtedly result in the confidence of citizens in their respective administrations and allow for a greater degree of transparency, and therefore a lesser degree of corruption.
Romania believes the multinational business community has the ability and the obligation to support pertinent values in human rights, labor standards, and environmental preservation. As stated by the president, Mr. Traion Basescu, Romania feels a "heartfelt attachment to multilateralism, as an effective instrument designed to identify the adequate answers to the challenges brought by globalization."
Romania is party to the majority of multilateral treaties and conventions identified as such by the Secretary General in the context of the Millennium Summit in 2001. Romania has always supported innovative and effective ways of establishing cooperation within and between regional organizations. As one of the newest members of the European Union, Romania is an active member of the World Trade Organization, and looks forward to offering its support to the redirection of globalization to best benefit the global community.

Hope this will be useful! good luck!

_M_