One of the essential parts that need to be done by you in order to be selected from a pool of qualified applicants who wish to be a part of the Economic and Social Council in C-MIMUN 2023 is the submission of an essay. The essay will contain a short study of the committee’s agenda, ‘The Impact of Unilateral Extraterritorial Economic Measures on Quality of Life’. The essay will not only help you stand out among other applicants, but also prepare for the upcoming interview. Here are some recommendations suggested by the experts of ECOSOC on writing an excellent thesis:

Structure
● Your essay should be around 250-500 words long;
● It should consist of three parts: the introduction, the main part and the conclusion.
● The introduction will contain the theoretical part of the work.
● Describe the topic in simple phrases and outline the main problem we should be discussing throughout the committee sessions.
● The main body will consist of various analyses, including information from the experts’ report and define the causes, the current situation and the consequences the problem is bringing to the world.
● The conclusion is a part where you get to be a little more creative and propose your own ideas on how this issue could be tackled for it to completely diminish.

To correctly outline the agenda, you may use the following UN documents:
— Report on the biennial Human Rights Council panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights (2019);
— Thematic study of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, including recommendations on actions aimed at ending such measures (2012);
— Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights

The essay represents your own opinion on the issue, not the stance of a particular country, as you are not yet assigned one. Please carefully examine the Experts’ Report and outline the committee agenda accordingly. Do not forget to use exclusively official informational sources and limit your opinion with facts. Lastly, please list the sources you have used to write your essay and avoid plagiarism.

In case you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the experts of the committee, we will gladly help you. Good luck!

Honorable delegates,

If you are reading this, there’s a high chance you have been assigned a country after the interview we have conducted. As a result of the interview, you have been accepted to be a part of the Economic and Social Council in C-MIMUN 2023 and represent the given country throughout the whole event. So let us congratulate you for making it through the delegate selection process!

The following and last stage of the conference preparation is going to be of utmost importance. You will now be required to submit a Position Paper (position statement), which is a short and on-point speech that represents your country’s stance on the committee’s agenda, which is ‘The Impact of Unilateral Extraterritorial Economic Measures on Quality of Life’. The paper is strictly political and should not include your personal beliefs and opinions. Your Position Paper will help you deliver your Opening Speech (Position Statement) at the very beginning of the committee sessions. The delegate is required to write at least one-page document to better understand the topic and their respective country’s stance and policies. It is written before the model and submitted to the chairs for a chance to get an award. It should not be confused with working paper or draft resolution paper, as they are written during the process of the committee sessions.

1) Outline the Topic Background
a) Establish what your topic is;
b) Define key terms.
2) Past International Actions, Proposed solutions
a) What UN programs, events, resolutions, and agreements your country has participated in and whether or not they have been successful;
b) How effective were these? Consider what went right, and what could you improve upon.

3) Country policy
a) Summarize your country’s own stance on the issue and what they believe the international community should do to resolve the issue;
b) Do not let your own opinion clash with your respective country’s policies.
4) Possible solutions
a) Propose solutions to resolve the issues at hand based on your country’s perspective on the issue.

Requirements:
● 1-2 pages long
● Font: Times New Roman
● Font size: 14
Remember that you have to represent the position of your assigned country. Therefore you should not speak in the first person (“I”), but with the voice of the Committee Member you represent. Use the following phrases: “Our Government

/ Nation”, “Our Organization”, “The Delegation of ____.”
You may offer your own ideas as possible projects to solve the problem, but bear in mind that they should not contradict the policies of the state/organization you represent.

You may conduct your research utilizing the following information sources:
● Official speeches of the permanent representatives of your country to the UN;
● United Nations Digital Library System;
● Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) website;
● OHCHR website;
● Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders;
● Official websites of ministries of your respective country;
● Information sources mentioned in the experts’ report;
● Official websites of different UN bodies.

NOTE: Wikipedia is neither an acceptable nor reliable source of information for C- MIMUN.

If you have any additional questions regarding the position papers or just the model in general, please feel free to contact us, the experts of ECOSOC.

Report of the Expert