WAMUNC
Committees and Papers
Committee Overview
General Assemblies:
- Largest committees that simulate real UN bodies
- All countries are represented
- 150+ delegates
- Most realistic
Economic and Social Councils:
- Mid-sized GA styled committees that simulate national and regional bodies, as well as UN conventions
- Contains between 80-160 delegates
- Focuses on economic, social, and cultural issues
- Delegates either represent countries, ministers, or members of parliament
- Craft resolutions to pressing global issues
Crisis Committees:
- Delegates in crisis committees will not vote to discuss one topic during the conference
- Will move between these issues as the committee addresses its main crisis
- Small organizations and boards
- “Out-of-room” and “in-room”
“Out-of-room”
- This makes crisis committees unique
- Crisis notes delivered to crisis staffers
- You can create your own story line with the figures in the room (crisis arc)
- Presented during a ‘crisis update’
- THESE ARE REALLY FUN
“In-room”
- Inside the committee (during parli-pro)
- Operates like a GA
- Still uses moderated and unmoderated caucuses
Crisis committees may seem very chaotic to a seasoned GA, but this is where you can really be creative :)
General Assembly/ECOSOCs
POSITION PAPER:
- Name
- Country/Position Represented
- Carrboro High School
- Committee Name (For GAs/ECOSOCs)
Topic Discussed (GAs/ECOSOCs - REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD WRITE ONE POSITION PAPER PER TOPIC)
First Paragraph
- Open the given topic by expressing your assigned position.
- Do not put all of your research in this paragraph.
- Not the most important paragraph.
- Elaborate on the history of the issue from your position’s point of view.
- Elaborate further on the importance of this issue.
Second Paragraph
- Analyze given topic through assigned position with a more general multilateral (global) perspective.
- Don’t be intimidated by the length of this paragraph; you will use the majority of your research.
- Express your general opinion about the main issue.
- Provide previous policies that your country/position could’ve taken on a national and international scale.
- What has succeeded? What has not succeeded? What didn’t have a direct impact?
Third Paragraph
- Propose and discuss solutions to solve the issue at hand.
- Use creativity and research!
- Further develops proposals that could be helpful later in committee sessions.
- Use creativity and research!
- While highly encouraged, solutions do not have to come directly from your country/position.
- Consider what solutions your position would propose to solve the situation at hand.
- Elaborate on why and how these solutions would work.
- Do not forget about potential problems that could arise because of these policies.
- How would you solve these problems/make sure your policy is still effective?
General Notes
- Write in an active voice (avoid passive voice).
- Get straight to the point (avoid complex language).
- You must ALWAYS cite any opinions that are not your own.
- References should be entered as footnotes at the bottom of the page and added to a bibliography at the end of the entire paper.
- WORKS CITED DO NOT COUNT IN THE ONE PAGE REQUIREMENT PER TOPIC
- References should be entered as footnotes at the bottom of the page and added to a bibliography at the end of the entire paper.
- MLA or Chicago style formatting.
- All Traditional Committees have at least two topics, therefore delegates must write at least two papers for their committee.
- Each paper must not exceed one page in length, singled-spaced.
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Crisis Committees
POSITION PAPER:
- Papers are slightly different.
- Will contain “issues to consider” rather than distinct. subtopics
- “Issues to consider” are more general.
- Delegates should submit one position paper for the whole committee.
- Explains situation at hand, potential solutions, and what you will advocate for during the committee.
- Must be two pages, single-spaced.
- You should not write individual position papers for each issue in a crisis committee.
- It is not required to describe their crisis arc or other individual plans, but you can if you really want to.
Ask yourself:
- What are your responsibilities? What is your job? What are you in charge of?
- Did you have any past jobs in a governmental role?
- Who are your political allies if any?
- What is your personality (show through word choice/detail)?
Keep this structure in mind:
- Demonstrate knowledge of crisis. You can write with the bias of your character.
- Write about what you think will be the major sub-issues within the main crisis. Propose solutions for each of them that your position would support.
- Mention what you think is important to talk about in your committee, as well as how your character and your office are vital to solving the crisis.
- Write in first person! Also, you are welcome to be more creative and less diplomatic than the normal papers
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WAMUNC
WAMUNC 2026 will be held on the campus of George Washington University. The Elliot School of International Affairs is hosting this conference.