Position Papers

Here's an example of a Position Paper if you were wondering what it should look like. You neednt stick to this format but it should give you somewhere to start.

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~Dipti


Topic: Peace keeping post conflict.
Country: The People’s Republic Of China
Delegates: Dipti Ramesh and Aditi Verma.

Peace is the foundation for development while development is fundamental for peace.
“United Nations peacekeeping has gone through a period of extraordinary growth over the last 10 years” Said the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs however there is still the need for peace keeping efforts especially by the United Nations, after war and aggression.
Since its first dispatch of military observers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations in 1990, China has sent 3,362 military personnel to 14 UN peacekeeping operations. China now has more than 3,000 soldiers serving in UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia and Sudan.
China believes very strongly in world peace. it is also keen on helping developing nations recover post war. Recently on the war in Iraq Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said, “China is willing to offer continued help to Iraq in its reconstruction.”
Peace is one of China’s prime concerns. As it is on the threshold of becoming a developed nation any conflict at the international level would be highly detrimental to China’s position. China is confident that a resolution can be passed to help in the development of war-stricken nations without compromising the sovereignty of member states.
Education and economic development remain perhaps the most important tools in ensuring peace after conflict. We must promote cultural studies at the primary school levels and together with the government, UN special agencies and NGO’s make our citizens aware of social and political issues.
China has made contributions to safeguarding world peace and promoting international cooperation. On the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, China has developed friendly, cooperative relations with other countries and promoted peaceful coexistence and equal treatment among countries. China has adhered to the principle of being a friendly neighbor.
China has also expedited cooperation with a vast number of developing countries, to seek common development by drawing on one another's advantages within the South-South cooperation framework. Active in the settlement of serious international and regional problems, China is working hard to bring about a just and rational new international political and economic order, and stands for greater democracy in international relations.
China adheres to the purpose and principles of the UN Charter and attaches great importance to the UN's role in international affairs. China vigorously promotes multilateral cooperation to settle regional conflicts and development problems, and actively supports the UN to play a greater role in international affairs. China backs up UN reform, and firmly helps safeguard its long-term interests and the common interests of its members. China has joined more than 130 inter-governmental international organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is committed to 267 international multilateral treaties such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and actively participates in international cooperation in such fields as anti-terrorism, arms control, non-proliferation, peacekeeping, economy and trade, development, human rights, law-enforcement, and the environment.


In the years to come China will focus on:

- Striving for a peaceful international environment to develop itself, and promoting world peace through its own development;

- Achieving development by relying on itself, together with reform and innovation, while persisting in the policy of opening-up;

- Conforming to the trend of economic globalization, and striving to achieve mutually beneficial common development with other countries;

- Keeping in mind peace, development and cooperation, and, together with all other countries, devoting itself to building a harmonious world marked by sustained peace and common prosperity.

It has become the assiduously sought goal of the Chinese people to eliminate war, maintain peace, and build a country of independence and prosperity, and a comfortable and happy life for the people.
As such, the Peoples Republic Of China looks forward to offering its support, in whatever form possible, to nations firmly committed to ending violence in all its forms.