Example Position Papers:
​The following two documents are real position papers submitted to COMMUN in previous years, both of which won the Best Position Paper award. Use them as a general guide for the form a position paper may take, but remember to write with your own voice and ideas.

general_assembly_sample_position_paper.pdf
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crisis_committee_sample_position_paper.pdf
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Potential Online Research Resources:

• BBC Country Profiles:

A great first look at the country you’re representing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles

• CIA World Factbook

Provides a general overview of and some useful statistics on UN member states
​https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

• UN:

The official site for the UN. You may find relevant information on delegations, bodies of the UN, or specific topics.
https://www.un.org/en/

• Official government websites:

For example, https://www.gov.uk/

• Encyclopedia Britannia:

For historical crisis committees especially, this can be a great resource for additional information
https://www.britannica.com/