Research
Work in this order: primary record, then the government's own voice, then structural facts, then context and analysis.
2.1
How to research your country
Government, foreign policy, allies, enemies, economy, geography, and current issues. You are building a picture of how your country actually behaves, not how you would behave in its place.
2.2
How to research the topic
Background, causes, effects, previous UN action, major stakeholders, and possible solutions.
2.3
Reliable sources
United Nations
News
Look past NYT and Bloomberg. Find sources inside the country you represent.
Watchdogs
Independent, but US-centric. Read with that in mind.
Think tanks
2.4
Country policy
How to work out what your country would realistically support or oppose: look at its voting record, its bloc memberships, and what its government says in its own words.
You're ready when you can predict your country's position on a proposal it has never seen.
2.5
What counts as a source
Use freely
UN documents, government publications, treaty texts, official statistics
With attribution
News, think tanks, NGO indices, academic papers
Don't cite
Wikipedia, other schools' MUN pages, AI output, undated blogs
Next: the Formatting guideturns your research into position papers, speeches, and clauses.