Welcome Delegates!
Position Papers are optional in every committee (MS, HS, & Crisis) and count only toward RESEARCH Awards, not toward committee points.
Position Papers, for delegates who choose to submit them, are due to their respective emails by Saturday, November 29th @ 11:59pm
All submissions will be scanned for AI and Plagiarism. Any submission with an excessive amount of AI or plagiarism will be ineligible to receive Research Awards.
Position Paper (PDF) Submission
Email to
condormunms@gmail.com for MS Committees
condormunhs@gmail.com for HS Novice committees.
condormunintadv@gmail.com for HS Int. / Adv. Committees
or condormuncrisis@gmail.com for Crisis Committees.
When e-mailing your position paper, include your Committee AND Country/Character in your subject line ex. UNODC - Ghana
Delegates should receive a message confirming their paper has been received. If no confirmation has been sent by December 3rd, 2025, please send a follow-up message to ensure your paper has been received and will be graded.
MS & HS Committees (not Crisis)
For Middle School & High School Committees, please refer to our Sample Paper, and instructions below.
Position Papers should be written in the following Format, and be 2 pages max in length, not including citations.
12 Font, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing except for heading
Heading - ONLY on the first page; includes your Committee name, topic & country name, single spaced.
Body of Paper - Divided into 5 sections, bold titles, & labeled w/ Roman numerals
I. Topic Background - Historical facts and contains the cause of the issue.
II. Past Actions - What has been done to mitigate the issue at hand? This can be U.N. resolutions, IGO's, NGO's, governments, or private groups’ attempts to solve the problem. Analyze these actions by discussing their positive/negative impacts.
III. Country Policy - What is your country’s stance on the issue at hand? Declare your country’s situation, position, and ideas on the issue.
IV. Proposed Solutions - Detailed, realistic solutions your nation feels would improve the situation for all regions affected.
V. Works Cited - MLA format
For Crisis Committees, please refer to our Crisis Position Paper Guidelines, Sample Paper, and Rubric.
12 Font, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing except for heading
Heading - ONLY on the first page; includes your Committee name, topic & character/country, single spaced.
I. Topic Background - Provide a detailed explanation of the events surrounding/leading up to the crisis.
II. Past Actions - Include any relevant past actions taken to mitigate the issue at hand. Analyze these actions by discussing their positive/negative impacts. This would replace the UN Involvement section of a standard position paper.
III. Character Background - Describe your character’s historical background, as well as any bias your character may have. You should clearly state your character’s stance on the issue here. This would replace the Country Policy section of a standard position paper.
IV. Character Goals - Outline your strategy for the committee based on information you have gathered about your character. This should be the longest section of your position paper & would replace the Solutions section of a standard position paper.
V. Works Cited - MLA format