Position Papers

To turn in position papers, email a pdf named with the country being represented to roanokemun@gmail.com

The guide for writing position papers is below. You may disregard the section for a second topic as our conferences will only have a single topic.

Do not spend a lot of time on the opening section. Below is how to format the opening for each session.

Resolution Workshop: Give a one-sentence description of how your country views the topic, then: "The topic before the Environment Assembly is The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion. {insert country here} looks forward to discussing these topics at the meeting of the Environment Assembly."

Crisis Committee: Give a one-sentence description of how your role views the topic, then: "The topic before the committee is the India-Pakistan Conflict. {insert role here} looks forward to the meeting."

General Assembly Committee: Give a one-sentence description of how your country views the topic, then: "The topic before the General Assembly is Addressing the Challenges of Rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries. {insert country here} looks forward to discussing these topics at the meeting of the General Assembly."

Spend time researching and writing about the topic put before the committee, looking at how it affects your country, and how your country would work to solve the issue.

Your position paper does not need to include sources, but you should keep track of your sources for future reference.

MUN Position Paper Guide.pdf

Position Papers will be linked here once they are received.

Crisis Committee

Indian National Congress (INC) Delegation

These figures represent the dominant political force advocating a unified, secular India:

Jawaharlal Nehru – INC leader and Prime Minister-designate
Vallabhbhai Patel – Home Minister-in-waiting, pro-centralized power
Mahatma Gandhi – Moral compass, opposes partition
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – Muslim INC member, secular nationalist
J.B. Kripalani – INC Working Committee Chair
K.M. Munshi – Legal advisor and constitutional scholar
Rajendra Prasad – Senior INC leader, future President of India

All-India Muslim League Delegation

Leaders of the movement for Pakistan, with strategic goals in Muslim-majority provinces:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah – Founder of Pakistan, Governor-General-designate
Liaquat Ali Khan – Senior League leader, future PM of Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah – Political advisor and activist
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy – Premier of Bengal, controversial for direct action
Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman – Senior League leader from UP
Sir Zafarullah Khan – Legal expert and diplomat, involved in UN representation

Sikh & Civil Society Figures

This bloc represents both organized Sikh political leadership and non-state actors:

Master Tara Singh – Militant Sikh leader, strong anti-partition stance
Baldev Singh – Sikh representative in Constituent Assembly, military interests
Khushwant Singh (semi-fictionalized) – Journalist and intellectual voice
Tarlochan Singh – Sikh community advisor

Princely State Representatives

Rulers or representatives of autonomous states faced with decisions about accession:

Maharaja Hari Singh – Ruler of Kashmir (undecided at this point)
Nizam of Hyderabad – Muslim ruler of Hindu-majority Hyderabad
Nawab of Junagadh – Muslim ruler leaning toward Pakistan
Dewan of Travancore – Initially declared independence
Representative from Bhopal – Muslim-led princely state
Representative of Baroda – Progressive Hindu-majority state

British Administration

Neutral (on paper) but deeply influential during this transitional period:

Lord Louis Mountbatten – Last Viceroy of India
Cyril Radcliffe – Chairman, Boundary Commission
Major General Hastings Ismay – British military advisor
George Abell – Private Secretary to Mountbatten
British Treasury Official – Oversees division of fiscal resources
Sir Olaf Caroe – Expert on North-West Frontier tribal regions

General Assembly Committee

Countries will be posted here once assigned

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