SAMPLE POSITION PAPER

Position Paper Submission Guidelines 
A Position Paper is a brief summarize of a country's policy and interests concerning the topics
on the Agenda. It should contain a clear statement of the country’s position on the topic and clear
reasoning, also  suggesting  a plan of action concerning the issues under consideration.
The Position Paper should be a product of the delegate’s own research and should be concise
and substantial.
In the first part of your Position Paper you should briefly address the issues on the Agenda, the
relevancy and the scope of the problem. You should mention the major  players, the current
developments concerning the issues under discussion, the action UN has taken in this respect,
whether by specialized agencies, regional bodies or non-governmental organizations, the most
significant resolutions that have been passed, international treaties and provisions for future action.
In the second part you should specify the official position of the country you represent in
respect to the issues under consideration. It should include brief statements about where your
country stands on the issue in question, past statements on the topic by representatives of your
government, especially if these mention the significance of the issues on the Agenda to your
country, specific suggestions that your country will support in providing a solution for the issues in
question. You should also make reference to the role UN has assumed to confront this issue. You do
not need to go into detail about your negotiating positions



Position Paper Format
Committee:
Country:
Topic Area A:
Topic Area B:

Sample Position Paper 
Delegation: Luxembourg
Represented by Florida International University
Position Paper for the International Organization for Migration
The issues before the International Organization for Migration are the following: Social
Development and Migration Assistance in Afghanistan and Addressing Trafficking in Human
Beings.I. Social Development and Migration Assistance in Afghanistan
Luxembourg recognizes the widening gap between the rich and the poorest countries and
emphasizes that the developed world, and particularly the European Union, should increasingly
assist developing countries in achieving sustainable development, and take account of the suffering
of peoples around the world. Luxembourg stresses the importance of international assistance and
social development in currently fragile Afghanistan not only as  a response to humanitarian need

but also for the purposes of international security and conflict resolution. Recognizing the
importance of international solidarity and cooperation for progress, Luxembourg reaffirms its
commitment expressed in the Bonn Agreement, to assist in bringing about “national reconciliation,
lasting peace, stability and respect for human rights in Afghanistan.” Luxembourg recognizes its
responsibilities as one of the richest countries of the world. Our development aid exceeds the target
rate of 0.7% of GDP set by the United Nations and will reach 1% of GDP by the year 2005. In
addition, Luxembourg is, along with other EU members, one of the top donor’s to the UNAMA
program, established by Security Council Resolution 1401 as part of the Afghanistan Transitional
Administration (ATA), which serves to coordinate international assistance efforts in support of the
transition to peace. Luxembourg also supports and contributes to the Afghanistan Interim Authority
Fund (ATA), set up to meet the most pressing needs of re-establishing the civil service. Luxembourg
stress the importance of linking essential humanitarian assistance and crisis responses with
sustained development, as emphasized by the Transitional Assistance Programme for the Afghan
People  (ITAP) in the  National Development Framework  (NDF) strategy, and encourages all
countries to support large number of initiatives that address the ongoing humanitarian crisis with a
combination of emergency and recovery programming, including the  Afghanistan Transition
Initiative  (ATI), the  Return of Qualified Afghans  (RQA) program, and the  Assisted Voluntary
Returns  (AVR) program. Recognizing the importance of education and professional skills,
Luxembourg is one of the top three contributors to  UNDP Rapid Deployment Facility in
Afghanistan, which serves as a flexible mechanism through which international experts as well as
Afghan nationals can serve as UN Volunteers. In conclusion, Luxembourg urges the international
community to strengthen and implement their commitment to assist with the rehabilitation recovery
and reconstruction of Afghanistan, in order to prevent extended.



II. Addressing Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
In accordance with the Declaration of Human Rights, Luxembourg remains committed to the
protection of human rights in the global community. Luxembourg feels that the government of any
nation should act as an instrument of the people, and it should protect the fundamental rights of people regardless of their gender or nationality. Human rights’  violations, particularly the
trafficking of human beings, have become a global phenomenon that can occur in any nation at any
given time. Due to the transient nature of the trafficking of human beings, all nations are susceptible
to its effects within their borders. A problem of this magnitude  can only be combated through
mutual cooperation among nation-states. Transnational organized crime groups victimize migrants
through the practice of trafficking human beings for the purpose of exploitation. The exploitation of
migrants has become a highly profitable activity for transnational organized crime groups across the
globe that exposes unsuspecting migrants to forced labor, involuntary servitude, and sexual
exploitation. Luxembourg full supports the objective of the Global Programme against Trafficking
in Human Beings, started in March 1999, to assist member states in their fight against the illegal
practice of trafficking of human beings. Luxembourg recognizes the importance of all international
endeavors that have sought to eliminate the trafficking of human beings. Luxembourg has signed
the  Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
Children  as well as the  Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea,
Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The UN
Millennium General Assembly adopted these protocols that were  drafted as a result of the
International Convention against Transnational Organized Crime  on November 15th, 2000 It is only through the enforcement of laws against the trafficking of human
beings that the number of human rights’ violations against migrants will begin to subside.
Luxembourg feels that through mutual cooperation among nation-states this crime can be reduced
significantly, if not eliminated, from the global community.

(source:http://sites.mgkworld.net/thessis07/files/guide_pap.pdf )