Sample Policy Paper (basic format)

NOTE: USUALLY POLICY PAPERS ARE COMPOSED OF THREE PARAGRAPHS.
1ST PARAGRAPH: THE BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUE AT HAND.
2ND PARAGRAPH: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S PAST OR RECENT ACTIONS RELATED TO THE ISSUE. EX: PASSED U.N RESOLUTIONS, DECLARATIONS, TREATIES, REGIONAL GROUPS ACTIONS, ETC.
3RD PARAGRAPH: THE ACTIONS TAKEN AND WOULD BE TAKEN BY YOUR COUNTRY OF REPRESENTATION. THE STAND OF YOUR COUNTRY IS STATED IN THIS LAST PARAGRAPH.




SAMPLE POLICY PAPER:


UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

International migration is a key component of the globalization process, a positive force for development, both in countries of origin and in countries of destination. Also, it is possible and advisable to strengthen international cooperation. Sustainable development, on the other hand, is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need. The goal of sustainable development is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a good quality of life, without compromising the quality of life of future generations.

Today, a renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) was adopted by Heads of State and Government, including UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, on 15-16 June 2006. The Strategy sets out the European Union’s priorities for action on sustainable development under seven key challenges requiring stronger impetus: a new section on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP); climate change and energy; public health; social exclusion; demography and migration; natural resources; transport; and global poverty and development. It also includes the Principles of Sustainable Development adopted by European Council in June 2005. The Strategy also strengthens the governance structure for ensuring implementation.

The FCO works to ensure an effective UN, with institutions capable of delivering sustainable development commitments. UK works with other government departments; particularly the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to promote improved international sustainable development governance. The main task will be to ensure that the existing commitments identified in the strategy under the key challenges are taken forward. The UK will aim to ensure that sustainable development aspects have been properly taken into account in all key EU proposals that are relevant to these challenges. The UK will aim to ensure that its National Reform Program under the Lisbon process reflects this relationship and that this relationship is reflected in its contacts with other Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament. The UK will provide input, via the DEFRA national focal point, to the two-yearly Europe Commission progress reports on the EU SDS for consideration by the European Council.



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