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    How to Write a Position Paper and a Sample Position Paper

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    Committee:
    Country:
    Agenda Item(s):

    Paragraph 1: Introduction and background information about the country. Where is it located,
    what are the sources of livelihood, how are the education and health services, how diverse is the
    population, etc…Add any information that cold help you link this part to the agenda item(s).
    Paragraph 2: Get into further detail regarding the agenda items. Briefly talk about the
    historical background of them, countries that play a key role, and your country’s relevance.
    Mention past UN resolutions or international acts taken against the problems.
    Paragraph 3: Explain your country’s policy against the agenda items in detail. Talk about your
    solution ideas to the problem and how you think the UN should act upon it. Optionally, you can
    briefly explain what your expectations from the committee are.

    KEEP IN MIND THAT


     You should not imply that this is an MUN conference. This is the real UN. Refrain from
    the usages of phrases such as “In NAMUN/in this Model UN Conference” or “My name
    is ….. and I represent …..”
     You do not have to write your name or your institution’s name on the position paper.
    Your committee and country is enough for us to identify who this position paper belongs
    to.
     You should study the study guide and check additional sources before you start writing
    your position paper.
     You must e-mail your position paper to your Under Secretary General and Committee
    Board Members. Their contact information is available on our website
    www.namun18.com
     You must send your position paper before the first day of the conference.
     Position papers will be taken into consideration for the allocation of awards.

    For any inquiries, please contact our SG İlayda Korkmaz at ilaydakrkmz@gmail.com


    Country: Canada
    Committee: ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council)
    Agenda Item: Improving Global Access to
    Drinking and Sanitation

    Canada is the second largest country in the world and a nation of great ethnic and cultural
    diversity. Initially populated by various First Nation tribes and then colonized by the French and
    the British, Canada is today a cultural mosaic made up of people who have come from all around
    the world. Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with
    Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state. The country is officially bilingual at the federal level.
    It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-
    scale immigration from many other countries. Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the
    world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade
    networks. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant
    impact on its economy and culture. Canada has been active at the United Nations since its
    foundation in 1945 and played a key role in drafting the UN Charter - an international treaty that
    sets out basic principles of international relations.
    Every 20 seconds a child dies from a water-related disease because approximately 40% of the
    worlds inhabitants live without access to proper waste-disposal facilities. Regions of the globe
    that are experiencing the most persistent sanitary crises include sub-Saharan Africa and Southern
    Asia, yet not for exactly the same reasons. Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a more serious lack
    of improved facilities but has been successful in reducing the practice of open defecation.
    Southern Asia on the other hands has a higher yet not satisfactory rate of access to basic sanitary
    resources but has not been able to sufficiently diminish the practice of open defecation. Open
    defecation is the practice of people defecating outside and not into a designated toilet. The roots
    of these problems still extend to today from overpopulation to a lack of technical and education
    infrastructure. It is important to acknowledge that often these states and many are not equipped
    with enough funding to install facilities or is not advised to use their existing resources.
    The Better Life Association for Comprehensive Development (BLACD) has worked closely
    with communities such as the Egyptian village of Nazlet Fargallah to improve the issue of
    sanitation due to the village suffering from an extreme lack of potable water and waste disposal
    systems. The organization installed a neighborhood plumbing system, built household-
    levellatrines, and educated the village on not only proper sanitary techniques. Grand Challenges
    Canada (which is funded by the Government of Canada) funds water filter and water treatment
    infrastructure innovations because they solve a grand challenge in global health. To date, through
    the Stars in Global Health program, Grand Challenges Canada has funded 58 projects in water
    hygiene and sanitation (WASH) which encompasses 30 water innovations including filters.
    Grand Challenges Canada uses a systems approach to fund innovations in this space, where
    consideration of the entire value chain and process regarding water purification takes place. This
    involves factors such as the manufacturing process, distribution, after-sales service, user
    feedback, product design, etc. Grand Challenges Canada has supported innovators that are
    identifying solutions to solve this problem at various levels, such as the community, family, and
    individual level. Below are two of the innovations that were supported through the Stars in
    Global Health program.
    Sample Position Paper
    Committee: International Labor Organization
    Topic: Globalization and Development
    Country: 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.

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