The phrase "form a unified position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need for a group or organization to come together and agree on a particular stance or viewpoint.
Example: "In order to effectively address the issue, we must first form a unified position on our goals and objectives."
Alternatives: "establish a common stance" or "create a cohesive viewpoint."
Mr. da Silva called the meeting to form a unified position on deforestation and climate change for seven Amazon nations before the Copenhagen meeting.
Council attempts to form a unified position on the tension between the two Koreas have stalled this year, after the council passed new sanctions against the North last year.
Late Thursday, after a first day of meetings to try to form a unified position on the Annapolis conference, Saeb Erekat, a senior Palestinian negotiator, said, "The presence of Syria at the conference is support for us, and this is what we want".
They can get away with it because of the importance of "maintaining a unified position".
"And I'm a firm believer that once a decision is made, you have to have a unified position".
In interviews, American and European officials involved in discussions over the Chinese currency last week outlined several reasons a unified position has been so hard to forge.
The European Union can make much more of a difference through adopting a unified position with Russia, than can the member states on their own.
In front of the Port Authority Bus Terminal yesterday afternoon, several cabdrivers said they would participate in another work stoppage for the sake of a unified position.
So, the countries of the region don't have a unified position on Russia, nor are they succumbing to Putin's arm-twisting or his charm offensive.
On Thursday, the House Freedom Caucus, which includes some 40 Republican members, announced a unified position on the looming spending fight as the Sept. 30 government funding deadline nears.
The courts would be more likely to defer to such a clear, unified position.
