1. MUN@ASU High School Conference
November 30-December1, 2012

2. Contact Information
If you need help or have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Our OED Elizabeth Thuenen’s contact information:
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Phone number:

3. Important Dates
October 1: Optional submission of 1 policy statement for Elizabeth to review and return comments on
November 19: Country packets are due- Packets should include two policy statements for each committee (one for each topic) and one resolution (your pick on which topic)- submit to
November 30-December 1: HS Conference

4. Country Research National Interest Matrix COUNTRY Domestic Regional
Global
Security
Stability
Prosperity

5. Country Research CIA World Factbook Country Reports
Contains basic information on each country
Country Reports
Also contains basic information on each country

6. Topic Research Issue Book UN Homepage or Homepage for your committeee
Research should begin by reading the issue book for the topics of your committee
UN Homepage or Homepage for your committeee
This will give you additional background for your specific topic so you can write the first paragraph of your policy statement

7. Topic Research Permanent Mission to the UN Voting Bloc
Finding this site will help you find the previous action and official policy to write the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs
Voting Bloc
Finding out who your country tends to vote with will aid you in determining previous and future action by your committee

8. Policy Statements
The policy statement is 1 page long, single spaced and separated by 3 paragraphs
1st Paragraph gives the history of the problem and the international action taken on it
2nd Paragraph gives the history of how your particular country has attempted to resolve the problem within its own country and internationally
3rd Paragraph is what your country wants to see done by other Member States or UN entities

9. 1st Paragraph What is the issue? Why is it a problem?
Who and what does it affect?
What have United Nations entities, or other entities done to deal with the issue?
What treaties cover the issue?
It is important to remember that this paragraph is written in perspective of your nation. For example, a history paper on WWII would be written in differently from the perspective of someone in the US than someone in Japan or Germany

10. 2nd Paragraph How does it affect your nation?
What actions has your nation taken to deal with the issue?
What resolutions has your nation supported or introduced on the issue?
What treaties is your nation a signatory to?
In this paragraph, it is important that you never indicate anything that is going wrong with your country. From your point of view, your country can do no wrong.

11. 3rd Paragraph
This paragraph should be clear on exactly what your country would like to propose for policy as a solution for this topic
Call attention to already-existing resolutions and treaties that your nation believes other states should sign on to
Give an overview of what your nation wants done, how it should get done, and who should do it and when it should be done by
This paragraph is the basis for your resolution, so the phrasing should be consistent with how you would phrase your objectives within a resolution

12. Resolution
A resolution is a plan for action on a topic: it details what nations ought to be doing, how they ought to do it, and why they ought to be doing it
Unless it is a Security Council resolution, it is not binding It consists of four parts: a header, a title, a set of preambulatory clauses and a set of operative clauses.

13. Resolution Header
A/1/1/Res.1 Body Code/Session/Agenda Topic Number/Resolution Number General Assembly  Committee Body I Session  Conference Session France  Sponsoring Countries (in Alphabetical Order)

14. Title
The title of the resolution you turn in with the country packet should be the title of the topic you are submitting your resolution on
It should be centered and all caps
It should be followed by an address that’s left justified: The General Assembly,

15. Preambulatory Clauses
These detail the legal and moral reasons for acting on the issue in question
Recall prior relevant resolutions and treaties to establish the legal basis
Format
Indent first line
Underline first word/phrase
Commas after each clause

16. Operative Clauses
Operative clauses should detail what member states should do to deal with a specific issue
call upon nations to do something directly
reaffirm existing resolutions or treaties
recommend various courses of action
establish new entities
provide guidelines
anything else appropriate
Note that you cannot demand any state or entity to do anything as UN Resolutions are non-binding unless they are Security Council Resolutions