UNSC - Security Council

Research sources

Topic 1: Strongly condemning the ongoing aggression in Gaza and Palestine as a whole 

Israel-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live tracker 

With Gaza’s death toll over 40,000, here’s the conflict by numbers 

Israel-Hamas War 

One year after Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attacks, here’s how the region changed 

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Global Conflict Tracker 

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: what hope of a solution? 

Topic 2: Resolving the Civil War in South Sudan

Sudan Crisis Explained

Civil war in Sudan: Is there a path to peace?

Sudan war: A simple guide to what is happening

How to Help Build Peace in Sudan

The conflict in Sudan is a complex situation crying out for solutions

Sudan is collapsing – here’s how to stop it 

THE FORMULA FOR A GOOD POSITION PAPER: 

PART I - Short explanation of the topic. 

-What is the topic (explain it)?

-What is happening (short summary)?

-Why is it important?

-What problems is this creating in the world? In your country?

-What could happen with this problem in the future?

-An interesting statistics/evidence/fact (to get the reader's attention!)

PART II - How the topic relates to your country 

-What is your country’s connection with this topic OR does your country have a similar issue happening?

-Is this happening in your country or is your country observing this happening other places?

-How could this impact your country?

PART III - Resolutions/Proposals/Solutions

-How the topic can be solved by you/your country 

-Give 1 or 2 specific examples/ideas of possible ways to fix the problem