Preparation
UNGDS has got you covered on everything.
Everything a delegate needs is right here, tick off your progress, to move on to the next level. Your progress saves in this browser, and Jasmine is in the corner if you want any of it explained back in plain language.
The delegate challenge
Five levels between you and an Excellent Preparation.
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Level 1 · The moment you're assigned
Learn your country like it's a person
Before policy, personality. You should be able to describe your state in sixty seconds without notes.
Level 2 · Study guide drops on MyMun
Read the guide twice — the second time with a pen
Chairs write their study guides to be mined, not skimmed. The sources it cites are the real gold.
Level 3 · One week out
Write the position paper
Optional, but two nominees per committee take Best Position Paper — and writing one exposes the holes in your own argument first.
Level 4 · Two days out
Build a 60-second opening speech
One hook, one national position, one invitation to collaborate. Then use the timer below until it fits without rushing.
Speech drill
0:60
Hit start and deliver your opening speech from memory.
Level 5 · Conference weekend
Work the room, not the podium
In UN4MUN the delegate who builds consensus outranks the one with the prettiest speech. Resolutions are written in informals.
Shortcut
Ask Jasmine to quiz you on your country
She'll grill you on your policy positions until your answers stop sounding like Wikipedia. Bottom right corner.
The UNGDS position paper guide
One to Two pages, Max.
Header first: your country, your committee, your topic, your name. Then the body — and the body is where awards are decided. You can find a detailed Position Paper Guide on MyMun, via the documents section.
I
Topic background
What the issue is, why it matters now, and what the UN has already tried. Cite real instruments — resolutions, conventions, agency reports. Two short paragraphs, maximum.
II
Country position
Where your state actually stands, backed by votes, statements, ratifications and domestic policy. Strong alignment with your assigned national stance is what we grade hardest. If your country's position is uncomfortable, represent it anyway — that's the job.
III
Proposed solutions
Two or three concrete, fundable, realistic measures. Who implements it, who pays, who monitors it. 'Raise awareness' is not a solution and your chair has read it 400 times.
Formatting
- · 1-2 pages, single-spaced, 12pt, readable serif or sans.
- · Third person, formal register — “The delegation of…”, never “I think”.
- · Sources listed at the end, or footnoted. Acknowledge every borrowed idea.
- · PDF, named: Committee_Country_YourName.
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AI-generated work is severely penalised — it disqualifies you from every award. If a submission is both plagiarised and AI-generated, you won't receive so much as a participation certificate. Use Jasmine to learn, research and rehearse. Not to write.
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