All delegations are required to submit a profile of the country they will be representing at conference. This 3 - 5 page document must be submitted 30 days prior to conference. This profile should be in narrative form, not a listing of facts. It should use section heads and by type in single space format. If this paper is also to be a class assignment, it is suggested that you do the research, write the paper and then layout one version for class and another version for submission to MUNFW. The delegation should work together as a group on this project and it should reflect their knowledge of the country and their ability to communicate that knowledge clearly and concisely.

The profile should demonstrate that the delegation has a thorough understanding of the country, both within the United Nations and in the global political arena. The profile should provide an overview of the country including: general information regarding type of government and its relations with its citizens, regional neighbors, and the international community; the type of economy and basic indicators of its condition; type of military, its size, strength, and the governments willingness and capacity to use military force; its recent political history and an analysis of the internal and/or external obstacles facing successful attainment of known political goals and policies; and any notable cultural aspects of the society.

A. Government

1. Type of government, noting if recently changed (type, not the leadership)
2. Relations with citizens, regional neighbors, international community

B. Economy

1. Type of economy
2. Current state of the economy
3. Major industry
4. Level of imports/exports

C. Military

1. Types (army, navy, air force)
2. Size, strength, and capacity
3. Willingness and capacity to use military force

D. Culture (include only if notable items)

1. Dominate religion and recent problems, if any
2. Immigration or migration, recent problems if any
3. Ethnic, tribal, race considerations
4. Values
5. Major concerns

E. Geography

1. Absence or presence of important resource
2. Land--locked or with natural harbors (political impact)

F. United Nations Policy

1. Country voting bloc
2. Level of Participation
3. Relationship of UN policy to domestic and foreign policy goals
4. Overall strategy in the UN

This general profile should be the work of the entire delegation with each delegate completing a portion. The most important portion of this profile is F-4. This section should receive the most attention in your research, as it will become the primary guide at conference regarding your countries role in a given committees activities. It should also get a full paragraph in the profile specifically laying out what the country hopes to achieve and how they plan to do so. And you will not find this on a page in your research, it must be sifted out of the whole body of research work. The entire delegation needs to meet and discuss what each believes the goals and means to achieving those goals are. From this you will be able to assemble the last paragraph in your country profile. Remember - this document is due 30 days prior to conference and submitted in a coherent narrative form.

In addition, the delegation should prepare a document for their use that includes a strategy presenting a defense of your position on the issues, potential arguments against your position and possible responses. You should also prepare a list of supporting nations and opposing nations, and a discussion detailing the most likely path to a compromise solution. This information will assist delegates during the informal caucusing session (pictured above) and during debate in the committee.

A written policy statement is REQUIRED of all states and observer/NGO delegations participating in the Annual Session of the MUNFW. A policy statement or position paper should be prepared by each delegate for each agenda item that will be discussed. The statements are to be based upon the knowledge that the delegation has acquired of its country and of the agenda items. A country’s general policies are frequently found in speeches presented to the General Assembly during general debate; these are usually summarized in Monthly Chronicle. The embassy or information office of the country in question might be able to supply such data; a list of these information sources is located here.

The written statements serve several functions for the delegation preparing for the conference. First, it provides an important exercise in the concise expression of national policy views. Second, it provides an important guide post in the preparation efforts. Third, it will provide a policy reference file in each committee during the conference session. Fourth, hopefully it will foster clearer, more concise and directed committee discussions.

Policy statements must incorporate the following format to be considered for the Delegation certificate program. The policy statement must be one--half page to one page in length. The statement must be typed, single spaced and only one agenda item per page. It must have the country’s name in the upper left corner followed by the committees name on the next line and the agenda topic on the third line. It must consist of three paragraphs and contain the following:
        The first paragraph
                a. Background of the main elements of the problem or concern (e.g. brief historical overview of the issue)
                b. UN action taken in the past on the issue
                c. Can include, if appropriate, positions on the issue of major blocs or groups of nations;
        The second paragraph
                a. Provide the current status of the issue, 
                b. Current action or resolutions by the UN (i.e. current or last session of UN);
        The third paragraph
                a. Main reasons that support your country's point of view or position on the issue, or
                     strongest reasons favoring opposition and strongest points of rebuttal,
                 b. Solution or resolution your country might propose to the issue.
The proposed solution should be directed toward the issue at the international level and not toward the selected country’s internal policy.

The entire set MUST be submitted  30 days before the annual Session. Failure to submit policy statements may result in the withholding of credentials and/or failure to meet the requirements for a Delegation Certificate. Copies of all policy statements will be on file in each body and accessible to all delegates during the session. If the selected country has a seat on the Security Council, the Delegate seated in the Security Council is also required to submit three (3) policy papers on any three (3) topics they believe are important to their country’s peace and security.

Important note: If the selected country has 5 seats and the delegation only has 4 delegates, the delegation is still responsible for the submission of policy papers and resolutions for all 5 seats to which the country is assigned. Failure to submitted the required paperwork may be cause for the withholding of credentials and the loss of a Delegation certificate.

A resolution is a formal statement of opinion or recommendation to be presented to the appropriate organ of the MUNFW for adoption. Armed with a full understanding of its country’s stand on an issue, a delegation can draft a suitable resolution on the issue. A resolution must be directly concerned with the agenda item and must accurately represent the position and national policy of its proposer and sponsors. Resolutions are the basic decisions or statements of the constituent units of the United Nations.

While drafted by individual states or groups thereof, they declare the official policy for the particular organ or body. While resolutions have a standard format, they may serve different purposes. Most resolutions state or reaffirm Assembly policy on a particular item. Some resolutions include an entire treaty, declaration, or convention, making it available for state accession. Some resolutions may give directions, requests, or suggestions to other UN bodies, other international bodies, or specific funds and programs. They may condemn the actions of a state, urge collective action, and, in the case of the Security Council, require compulsory compliance.

If the proper format is followed, resolutions are fairly easy to construct. Each resolution is one single sentence. The subject of the sentence is the organ making the statement such as the General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC. The Main Committees, as subsidiary units of the General Assembly, use General Assembly as the subject of their resolutions. The remainder of the resolution can be divided into two parts: preambular and operative.

The preambular phrases are the justifications for action. They denote Charter authorization for action, past resolution precedents, and statements about the particular problem. They are similar to the given in a logic proof. All actions taken in the resolution should be deducible from or supported by the preambular phrases.

The policy portion of the resolution is composed of operative paragraphs. Each of these starts with a verb. Taken as a whole, the operatives should deal thoroughly with one complete idea and should be arranged in logical progression. They should not be a collection of unrelated thoughts or statements on a broad topic. Instead, the resolution should deal as completely as possible with a given aspect of a topic. In doing so, more states can become involved in the resolution process, the quality of the resolutions will improve, and the overall treatment of a topic will be more detailed and specific.

For committee consideration, draft resolutions must be submitted to the Substantive Officer at the end of General Debate on the particular item. The Chair shall specify the length of time during which resolutions will be accepted. The resolutions should be either typed or neatly printed in ink. The Substantive Officer will screen the incoming resolutions for the following points:

- Is the resolution in the proper form?

- In the preambular portions, is there legal justification for the actions taken in the operative paragraphs?

- Do the operatives form a coherent whole, and are they fully developed (i.e., if a new program is established, how is it to be funded; if a committee is created, what will be its membership, means of selection, scope, and time of reporting)?

Delegations are required to submit one high quality draft resolution on one agenda item per body 20 days before conference. Additionally, delegates are urged to draft a resolution on each of the other agenda items before conference. All drafts should reflect the positions of and ideal outcomes desired by the countries represented. At conference however, it is stressed that these resolutions should not be expected to be submitted to Substantive Officers in their draft form or unchanged at conference. They should rather, be seen as starting points for discussion and negotiation with other countries during caucus sessions. It is expected that delegates, while striving to role play their countries accurately, should strive to combine the best parts of several draft resolutions.

The result should be the creation of a more comprehensive resolution on which there is greater consensus. It is these fuller and more widely considered resolutions which should be submitted to Substantive Officers.