GA Research

Though Model UN beginners typically start in GA, these rooms are certainly not the easiest to navigate. Considering a GA can have as many as 500 delegates in it, it is critical that you firmly establish what your position is before entering committee so that you can stand out. Generally, countries and occasionally organizations are represented in GAs, debating universal issues (like climate, defense, and crime) which effect all countries to an extent. 

The first paragraph should provide background information for the topic with particular regard to how it affects your country. Employing statistics in this paragraph (especially while using footnotes) will make this paragraph more effective. Only use the statistics that you believe will be most effective in enhancing your position. You may want to record others you come across in your research to bring up in debate. Generally, this should be the shortest paragraph in your paper. Think of this paragraph as contextualizing your country's position.

The second paragraph should state what your country's stances on the issues are as informed by the aforementioned context. Often this paragraph will be where you answer what the guiding questions of committee are without including specific solutions.

The final paragraph is your most important paragraph, and serves as a  roadmap for your time in committee. You want to establish what you want to write in the working paper, and essentially transcribe those ideas into a paragraph form. This means when at the conference, you will not have to waste time brainstorming ideas when it comes time to draft resolutions. It is important to be very specific in this phase. 

For any further questions regarding specialized research, contact Brandon Ma(brandon.ma@ncps-k12.org) or Trifan Macintire(trifan.macintire@ncps-k12.org)