Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Position Papers

Please remember to turn in your position papers over the break! :)

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Position Paper Heading

Committee:
Topic:
Country:
Delegate/Ambassador (People on GA)

Example:

Committee: Human Rights (3A)
Topic: Protection of the Rights of Refugees
Country: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Delegate: Renee Smith

For more information on how to write your position paper, you can go to the www.oregonmun.org

Here is an example of a "good" position paper: http://www.oregonmun.org/g11sg.pdf

New Country, new commitiees!

We are now representing Nepal!

Here are the new assignments:

General Assembly 1 Becky Davidson
Global Security (1A) Robert Greisser
Global Security (1B) Liane Smih
Global Economics (2A) Samuel Erbs
Global Economics (2B) Edward Szczepanski
Human Rights (3A)Becky Borden
Human Rights (3B) Elizabeth Fennel
Environmental (4B) Ilia Duckler
Health and Human Services (5C) Gabi DiLullo

STEFAN HERRENBRUCK will be on Global Economics (2C) for Switzerland

Elena Wadsworth will be on General Assembly 2

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Position Paper Topics

General Assembly 1
International Maritime Law – Piracy
Focus Question: The growing problem of piracy has
severe implications in politics, economics, and
international security. What actions should the UN
take to appropriately deal with this concern,
especially when concerning nations that are unable or
unwilling to fight this piracy themselves? Does the
better solution lie in direct confrontation or in
addressing the underlying causes of the problem?

General Assembly 2
Sovereignty and U.N. Intervention
Focus Question: To what extent can the United
Nations require compliance to established U.N.
protocols or resolutions from sovereign nations? To
what extent do countries have rights of sovereignty
over their own natural resources? How can the UN
support state rights to sovereignty over natural
resources and to what extent should it do so?

Committees 1A, 1B, 1C, – Global Security
Ethnic and Religious Conflict
Focus Question: What are some major current issues
regarding ethnic and religious conflict and what kind
of a threat do the conflicts pose to other nations? How
and when should the UN intervene to help address
these conflicts and does the U.N. have a right to
intervene at all?

Terrorism
Focus Question: What measures should the U.N. take
in order to reduce or eliminate terrorism growing in
developing nations? To what extent can pre-emptive
actions be utilized to suppress terrorism?

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Focus Question: How, when, and to what extent
should the U.N. intervene with countries that refuse to
follow or violate international weapons protocol?

Illicit Arms Trading
Focus Question: How can or should the U.N. intervene
to stop the illicit trade of weapons? Should the UN be
involved with the enforcement of trade regulations of
weapons?

Committees 2A, 2B, and 2C – Global Economics
Oil Supermajors and Multinational Corporations
Focus Question: How should the U.N. address the
influence of multinational corporations, especially oil
supermajors, on developed and developing nations?
The implications as to how this would affect stateowned oil companies should also be considered.

Free Trade
Focus Question: Should the U.N. promote and aid in
free trade or should it support current policies that
often lean towards protectionism? What should the
U.N.’s role be in trade negotiations? Keep in mind the
benefits or drawbacks of free or regulated trade in
your specific country.

Green Business
Focus Question: Considering the new ‘green’
movement and the new business opportunities in this
industry, should the U.N. play a role in regulating this
new industry? Should the U.N. provide economic
benefits for nations and businesses that are more
environmentally friendly than others?
What should the U.N.’s role be in the drafting and signing of protocols and environmental agreements?

Developing Nation Economies
Focus Question: To what extent should the U.N. assist
and stabilize the economies of developing nations?
Should the U.N. create a global economic safety net?
How? When should the U.N. cease providing aid and
allow nations to continue at their own growth rate?

Committees 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D – Human Rights
Access to Information
Focus Question: Considering forms of media such as
newspapers, the internet, and publications in general,
under what circumstances, if ever, is it the U.N.'s duty
to intervene in issues of government regulation of
information?

Human Trafficking
Focus Question: What should the U.N. do to
discourage and prevent human trafficking?
Furthermore, what should the U.N. do regarding
governments that allow or ignore human trafficking
within their jurisdiction? Consider the treatment of
refugees in areas of strife.

Rights of Women and Children
Focus Question: How can the U.N. advocate for and
enforce the rights of women and children in areas
where local practices and attitudes cause inequality,
discrimination and abuse of women and children? How
can the U.N. avoid contradicting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through its efforts while respecting societal norms?

Access to Medical Assistance
Focus Question: How can the U.N. provide medical
assistance to nations that are hostile towards foreign
involvement?

Committees 4A, 4B – Environmental
Climate Change
Focus Question: What should the U.N. do to better
address issues of climate change, in light of the 2010
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15)?
What should the U.N.’s role be in the drafting and
signing of protocols and environmental agreements?

Energy Policy
Focus Question: Concerning the growing need for
long-term sources of renewable energy, how can
developed member-nations assist in the research and
development of energy through nuclear fission and
fusion? How can these developed member-nations
assist in the development of basic renewable energy
sources (wind, solar power, etc.) in developing
countries?
Note: *A major nuclear fusion program to consider is
ITER

Biodiversity
Focus Question: How can the United Nations protect
global biodiversity? In what ways can the U.N. promote preservation of natural species in response to industrialization

Food Security
Focus Question: What should the U.N. do to address
the inefficiencies in food production and distribution?
Should the U.N. encourage the production of GMOs
(Genetically Modified Organisms) and if not, what
stance should they take?
Research Focus Points:
Cropland allocation
Technologies used in producing food

Committees 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D – Health and Human Services
Resource Scarcity
Focus Question: What actions should the U.N. take in
order to more effectively and efficiently distribute aid
in the form of food and water to lower-income nations
that are affected by extreme hunger? Keeping in mind
recent events, what should the U.N. do to establish a
safe drinking water sources in areas of recent
disasters, previous warfare, arid lands, and
contaminated water?

Natural Disaster Relief
Focus Question: How should the U.N. encourage
bordering or prosperous nations to aid victims of
natural disasters? Furthermore, should it be required
for a nation to repay debts incurred in the form of aid
or relief from another country?

Diseases of Poverty
Focus Question: In what ways should the U.N. attempt
to combat and contain epidemics that are the result of
poverty such as HIV/AIDS and malaria and eradicate
curable diseases such as polio and rabies in
developing nations?

Refugee Camp Assistance
Focus Question: To what extent should the U.N. assist
the infrastructure of refugee camps in rural and
remote areas? Keep in mind of the access to food,
water, and sanitation concerns.

If you would like to see the official Oregon MUN page you can go to: http://www.oregonmun.org/a11top.pdf

Position Paper Guide

Directions: Each student is required to pick twoseparate topics and write a position paper for each topic (2 papers total). Each position paper must be at
least one page but no more than 4 pages in length,
typed, and double spaced. Paper should be typed in
New Roman Font, 12. We strongly urge delegates to
organize their ideas into paragraphs. Each paper
must cite its resources. Wikipedia is not acceptable.

Each position paper must respond to the following
questions:


1. What are current problems related to this topic in the world? Please identify at least two.

2. What has caused these problems to exist in the world? Please identify at least two causes for each problem: first, describe how developing nations are causing the problem: second describe how more developed, 1st world nations are causing the problem.

3. What has the United Nations done in
attempting to resolve those problems?

4. What is the position of your country on those
problems?

5. What is the possible position of other countries
in your committee on those problems? Consider
at least two other countries.

6. How should the United Nations resolve those
problems? Make sure that your solution(s)
is/are consistent with your country’s position.

Your first position paper must be submitted before winter break
  • For first year delegates: it is strongly recommended that you submit the paper for feedback
  • For returning delegates: You can choose to submit it for feedback or turn it into either Mrs. Walker of Mr. Loveless
If you are submitting your papers via e-mail, please send it to one of the following:

Renee: rsbluestarr@gmail.com
Ulysses: usducktape@gmail.com
Elise: smith35173@gmail.com

IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE DEADLINE: Please send your paper to us sometime during winter break. We need to check you off as having it done.

NOTE: The position papers will be reviewed by
your credentialers and will be used to credential you.
As well, these position papers can be used to assist in
drafting resolutions and debate at the conference.

*This information can be found at the website: http://www.oregonmun.org/a11ovw.pdf

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Reminder

Remember to start researching your committee topics! Have a good Thanksgiving Break!!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

New Committees

Switzerland

General Assembly 1 Ulysses Duclker
General Assembly 2 Simone Smith
Global Security (1A) Renee Smith
Global Security (1B) Tasmin Sickler
Global Security (1C) Sasha Shmakov
Global Economics (2A) Kyle Sautter
Global Economics (2B) Henry Mahar
Global Economics (2C) Stefan Herrenbruck
Human Rights (3A) Julia Newman
Human Rights (3B) Serena Johnson
Human Rights (3C) Britta Vlastelicia
Human Rights (3D) Pattih Primasakti
Environmental (4A) Jack Greaves
Environmental (4B) Peter Kukla
Health and Human Services (5A) Ally Kershner
Health and Human Services (5B) Liam Reese
Health and Human Services (5C) Bethany Woods
Health and Human Services (5D) Katherine Reamy


Djibouti

General Assembly 1 James Waugh
General Assembly 2
Global Security (1A)
Global Security (1B)
Global Security (1C) Kendra Autumn
Global Economics (2A) Emily Stull
Global Economics (2B) David Anuta
Global Economics (2C) Jonah Harris
Human Rights (3A) Connor McNie
Human Rights (3B) Teresa Brandao
Human Rights (3C) Mia Burcham
Human Rights (3D) Katharina Ruebel
Environmental (4A) Carter Marr
Environmental (4B) Hannah Peterson
Health and Human Services (5A) Mercer Hanau
Health and Human Services (5B) Kenneth Noble
Health and Human Services (5C) Haley Vlastelicia
Health and Human Services (5D) Halle Winkler

Waiting List:
Becky Borden
Samuel Erbs
Siena Miller
Gabi Dilullo
Henry Li
Becky Davidson
Ilia Duckler
Marissa Hale
Edward Szczepanski
Stefan Herrenbruck
Elizabeth Fennel

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Notes about committees...

  • These positions are NOT final. If you were not staffed on a committee, DO NOT PANIC. This might mean that you haven't turned in your $25 deposit.
  • Please get the deposits in ASAP to Mrs. Walker. We need to know who is serious about joining before we can move forward.
  • Also, we might get another country if we see that more than 34 people are serious about MUN

  • If you are curious as to how the committees were selected, here is how they were ordered.
  1. Deposit fee was paid
  2. Previous MUN member?
  3. Senior?
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Renee, Elise, or Ulysses.

Renee: rsbluestarr@gmail.com
Elise: smith35173@gmail.com
Ulysses: usducktape@gmail.com

2011 Committees

Djibouti

General Assembly 1 Henry Li
General Assembly 2 James Waugh
Global Security (1A) Elena Wadsworth
Global Security (1B) Liane Smith
Global Security (1C) Kendra Autumn
Global Economics (2A) Emily Stull
Global Economics (2B) David Anuta
Global Economics (2C) Ally Kershner
Human Rights (3A) Connor McNie
Human Rights (3B) Teresa Brandao
Human Rights (3C) Mia Burcham
Human Rights (3D) Katharina Ruebel
Environmental (4A) Carter Marr
Environmental (4B) Hannah Peterson
Health and Human Services (5A) Mercer Hanau
Health and Human Services (5B) Kenneth Noble
Health and Human Services (5C) Haley Vlastelicia
Health and Human Services (5D) Bethany Woods


Switzerland

General Assembly 1 Ulysses Duclker
General Assembly 2
Global Security (1A) Simone Smith
Global Security (1B) Tasmin Sickler
Global Security (1C) Sasha Shmakov
Global Economics (2A) Kyle Sautter
Global Economics (2B) Henry Mahar
Global Economics (2C) Becky Davidson
Human Rights (3A) Julia Newman
Human Rights (3B) Serena Johnson
Human Rights (3C) Britta Vlastelicia
Human Rights (3D) Pattih Primasakti
Environmental (4A) Jack Greaves
Environmental (4B) Peter Kukla
Health and Human Services (5A)
Health and Human Services (5B)
Health and Human Services (5C)
Health and Human Services (5D)













Sunday, October 30, 2011

Don't forget to turn in the $25 deposit to Mrs. Walker!

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Join MUN!

We are representing Switzerland and Dijoubiti this year!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Policy Statements and Resolutions

Policy Statements:
As a Big 5 country, between you and your partner, you need to write a policy statement. This should be a general statement about the position of the UK on your committee's topic, and you should have more specific information in your papers. You don't need to turn them in, but you will want to have them for the conference.

If you haven't already, you may want to look at the Foreign Commonwealth Office.

Resolutions:
Resolutions are due by April 1st at 5:00. Be sure to check the Oregon MUN website for the correct format for your resolutions! There is a button on the website as well where you will submit the resolutions. Our advisors are Mr. Loveless and Ms. Walker.



Sunday, February 6, 2011

Mock Credentialing

Remember to bring BOTH position papers to the meeting this week! (Tuesday, February 8th) You will need them if you would like to be mock-credentialed.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Reminder

Remember that there is NO meeting finals week. Be sure to finish your papers by February 1st!
Also- your committee letter (A,B,C,D) may have changed. Be sure to have the right heading on your papers.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Position Papers!

Remember to finish your position papers! We need your papers before we can start preparing for credentialing!