APositionPapershouldincludethreesections,outlinedbelow: 　　A.BackgroundoftheTopic 　　•Inyourcountry’sopinion,whatarethemainelementsoftheproblem? 　　•Whataretherootsofthoseelements? 　　B.Positiontakenbyyourdelegation 　　•Whatareyournationalinterestsinthesituation? 　　•Whatareyournation’spoliciesonthetopic? 　　•Whatstepswouldyouliketoseetakentodealwiththeproblem? 　　C.Solutions 　　•Whatdoesyournationbelieveneedstobedonetosolvetheproblem? 　　•Whatdoyoupredictwillbethemainoppositiontoyourproposa 　　Resolutions 　　Yoursolutiontotheproblemsthatthecommitteeconfrontstaketheformofaresolution.Resolutionsrepresentthecommittee’sfinalattempttodrawtogethertheinterestsofmanycompetingnationsintoacomprehensivesolutionthatservestheinterestsofthecollectiveworldcommunity.Fromtheproceduralperspective,theresolutionistheformaldocumentuponwhichthecommitteewilltakeactionviatheamendmentandvotingprocesses. 　　Aresolutionisacomplexdocumentthatfollowsastrictformat(seesampleresolution)andreflectsthenegotiation,debate,andinnovativeproposalsthatthecommitteehasproduced.Beforearesolutioncanbeformallyintroducedintoacommittee,itmustreceivetheapprovaloftheDirector.TheDirectorwillsignaresolutionifitdemonstratesanadequateunderstandingoftheissue,answersthequestionsposedintheStudyGuide,andhasawidebaseofsupport.Awell-writtenresolutionexhibitsthefollowingqualities: 　　•Familiaritywiththeproblem:RelevantbackgroundinformationandpreviousUNactionsshouldbereferenced.Inaddition,agoodresolutionshouldkeepinmindtheactualpowerandinfluenceofthecommittee.Anambiguous,unenforceableresolutionisuseless. 　　•Recognitionoftheissues.Attheveryleast,theresolutionshouldaddresstheideasinthe“QuestionsaResolutionMustAnswer”sectionoftheStudyGuide. 　　•Concision.Everyclauseandphrasehasapurpose. 　　•Goodform.Anotherwisesoundresolutionmaysufferfromclumsygrammarorsloppyformat. 　　Theheadingofaresolutionsshouldincludethecommitteename,thelistofsignatories,andthetopicaddressedbytheresolution.Notethattherearenosponsorsofaresolution. 　　Thebodyoftheresolutioniswrittenintheformatofalongsentence. 　　1)Theresolutionbeginswith“TheGeneralAssembly,”forallGAcommittees,andwith“TheEconomicandSocialCouncil,”forallECOSOCcommittees.TheSpecializedAgenciescommitteesusetheirownnamesastheintroductoryline.Therestoftheresolutionconsistsofclauses,withthefirstwordofeachclauseunderlined. 　　2)Thenextsection,consistingofPreambulatoryClauses,describestheproblembeingaddressed,recallspastactionstaken,explainsthepurposeoftheresolution,andofferssupportfortheoperativeclausesthatfollow.Eachclauseinthepreamblebeginswithanunderlinedparticpleandendswithacomma.AlistofSuggestedPreambulatoryClausescanbefoundinAppendixDofthisguide. 　　3)OperativeClausesarenumberedandstatetheactiontobetakenbythebody.Theseclausesallbeginwithpresenttense,activeverbs,whicharegene