2008 A.D.R. Model United Nations Conference Position Paper (Sample)

Position Paper

General Assembly
Sweden
I. Extreme Poverty
The consequences of worldwide globalization and international economic integration are that severe situations in least developed countries (LDC) continue to deteriorate thus extreme poverty perpetuates. Long has Sweden play a leading role in participating in the promotion and action against poverty and constantly making efforts in the realization of reducing poverty within LDCs.

Since the Millennium Summit in 2000, the devotion of Sweden in the eradication of poverty have been functioning according to the principles and goals of the Millennium Declaration and our steady support to the 2002 Millennium Campaign has never come to halt. Sweden acts as a major donor of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) under UNDP in assisting LDCs economies by supplementing sources of capital assistance by loans and grants in which we specifically focus on the ideas contained in the Local Development Programmes (LDP) on supporting capacity building in developing countries due to the minimum participation of international trade among the LDCs. Furthermore, in cooperation with World Bank, International Monetary Fund and other international financial organizations within the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development, Sweden is deeply encouraged by the commitment to domestic resource mobilization, in which the concept has as well been reemphasized in the Monterrey Conference.

The goal of the Millennium Declaration is to reduce poverty by half by the year 2015. Our task is truly challenging but not unrealistic. Nevertheless, we are convinced further discussion by the principles of the Millennium Declaration will serve as a good starting point for our renewed efforts which are essential for a more equitable global economy. Like before and in future, Sweden is prepared to go further in cooperating with developed countries in assisting LDCs whether in terms of economies or finances and achieving maximum reduction and eradication of poverty worldwide.