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Index of 8th Grade Resolutions for April 21, 2004
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Resolution |
Sponsors |
Topic |
Status |
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Ireland (Hixson Middle) |
Child Slave Labor in Western Africa | Amended and Passed |
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Greece, Namibia |
AIDS in Namibia |
Amended and Passed |
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Italy |
Drug Smuggling in Europe and Asia |
Amended and Defeated |
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Cuba |
Illegal detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay |
Debated and Defeated |
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China, Nepal |
Poverty in Nepal |
Amended and Passed |
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U.S.A. |
Nuclear Disarmament in North Korea |
Defeated |
Amended and Passed 20-14-0
Hixson Middle
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Re: Child Slave Labor in Western Africa
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Ireland
Date: April 21, 2004
Establishing in the Preamble the Principles that apply to this resolution:
Whereas Article 4, Section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms,” and
Whereas Article 5, Section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “No one shall be subjected to tortur3e or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment,” and
Whereas Article 13, Section 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country,” and
Whereas Article 26, Section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to education, education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages . . .,” and
Whereas 43% of the worlds chocolate is harvested by slaves in West Africa, and
Whereas most of the boys who are enslaved are between 12 and 16 years old, some are even as young as 9, and
Whereas the children are lied to about jobs and wages and they suffer through beatings, insufficient meals, lock-ups at night and workdays of 12 hours without breaks, and
Whereas the U.S. State Department’s 2000 Human Rights Report estimated that 15,000 child slaves work on cocoa, cotton, and coffee farms, and
Whereas even the Chocolate Manufacturers Association, a trade group for American chocolate makers, acknowledges that slaves are harvesting cocoa on some Ivory Coast farms,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly
2. Request that countries to put a tariff up to 20% on chocolate without the UNWACO stamp of approval, which states that the cocoa was harvested without slaves.
7. UNWACO will be authorized for 4 years. At the end of the second[BobDole1] year, the General Assembly will commence discussion on the renewal of the program as well as to assess the effectiveness of the program.
[BobDole1]Originally read as fourth year.
Amended and Passed 23-16-1
Mary Queen of Peace
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Re: AIDS in Namibia
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Greece, Namibia
Date: April 21, 2004
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 25, Section 1of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”, and
Whereas Article 25, Section 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.”, and
Alarmed by data according to the United Nations, Namibia is predicted to lose 12.8% of its labor force from 2001 to 2005 due to AIDS, and
Acknowledging that in Namibia, the seventh worst effected country by AIDS, 19.5% of the adult population is living with HIV/AIDS, and
Noting that 67,000 children are orphaned in Namibia, and
Remembering that in contrast to other diseases, AIDS mostly devastates the productive age group: people 15 to 50 years old,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. An AIDS awareness program be put into effect where hired professionals are sent to teach all children, including orphans, and adults what AIDS is, how it is spreads, how it can be prevented, its symptoms, and how to treat it.
2. Request that all member nations with a Gross Domestic Product of $17,000 or higher donate 1% of their GDP to the AIDS treatment program in Namibia.
3. Request that all pharmaceutical companies make AIDS medication available to Namibians at lower prices.
4. Delegates and medical experts from volunteered member nations[BobDole1] will oversee the program and record progress.
5. This program will be authorized for 5 years and at the end of the third year the General Assembly will evaluate the program and decide on its effectiveness and whether it shall be renewed.
[BobDole1]This was changed from just Greece and Namibia to any nation who volunteered.
Amended and Defeated 12-24-5
St. Dominic Savio School
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Re: Decreasing Drug Smuggling in Europe and Asia
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Italy
Date: April 21, 2004
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.", and
Whereas Article 29, Section 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of the meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.”, and
Recognizing that drug smuggling in Europe and Asia has abundantly increased over the past several years, and
Whereas drug smuggling exists not only in one country but in every country, and
Recognizing today there are about 190 million drug users around the world, and
Recognizing more than half a million (638,484) drug-related emergencies were reported in 2001, and
Recognizing that drug use takes 52,000 lives annually and draining the
economy of $160
billion dollars per year, and
Recognizing that the illicit drug industry is now estimated to be worth over $400 billion dollars per year, and
Concerned about the welfare of the countries’ government, citizens (especially adolescents), and the economy,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that all member nations and all airlines agree to charge 1.0[BobDole1] % tax on all traveling passengers to their international destinations. This tax will fund airport security to screen for drugs.
2. Request all nations to pay a 0.5% tax on all soda and alcoholic[BobDole2] beverages.
3. Request that a percentage of a participating nations’ to provide national army servers to assist in the SDS (Stop Drug Smuggling) program based on a proportional amount in correlation with the members population and land mass[BobDole3] .
4. The program will help stop drug smuggling and take place in the year 2006.
5. After 2[BobDole4] years of running this program, it will be commenced to discuss for renewal of the program as well as assess the effectiveness.
[BobDole1]Tax was lowered from 1.5% to just 1%.
[BobDole2]Alcoholic beverages were added to the tax
[BobDole3]New operative clause.
[BobDole4]Lowered from 4 to 2.
Debated and Defeated 13-16-11
Hixson Middle
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Re: Illegal detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Cuba
Date: April 21, 2004
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 6 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law,” and
Whereas Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against discrimination in violation of this Declaration, and against any incitement to such discrimination,” and
Whereas Article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “everyone has the right to an effective remedy of by the competent national tribunals for acts violating fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law,” and
Whereas Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “No one shall be to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile,” and
Whereas Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to nationality. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality, nor denied, the right to change his nationality,” and
Whereas we, the government of Cuba are ensuring you that Guantanamo Bay is being illegally used by the U.S. Navy to hold about 500 detainees since the 11th of September, 2001. The lease that was negotiated said that Guantanamo Bay was for coal and Naval purposes only and not for prison camps, and
Whereas the lease that was negotiated said that Guantanamo Bay was for coal and Naval purposes only and not for prison camps, and
Whereas since 9/11/01, Guantanamo Bay has housed a veritable “concentration camp”, and
Whereas prisoners of these camps aren’t allowed due process, and
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly
1. The request of a program that will allow all prisoners a lawyer and an open, fair hearing.
2. U.N.C.H.P.G.E.R. (U.N. Commissions Helping Prisoners Get Equal Rights)
3. U.S. should bear full responsibility to pay for the court costs. If not the U.S. will be charged of violating rights of all prisoners in the U.N. General Assembly
4. U.N. officials will make a monthly check-up making sure that all prisoner receive there fair open trial according to this program.
5. The program will last as long as the prisoners are on Guantanamo Bay.
6. After prisoners have been given fair trials, the U.S. will agree not to use Guantanamo Bay as a prison camp.
7. U.N. will encourage U.S. to negotiate with Cuba to give Guantanamo Bay back to Cuba. In return if the U.S. negotiates the U.N. will pay full coverage of the court costs of the detainees.
Amended and Passed 25-8-9
Mary Queen of Peace
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Re: Poverty in Nepal
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: China, Nepal
Date: April 21, 2004
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 23, Section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, and
Whereas Article 25, Section 1of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”, and
Whereas Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world with 42% of the population under the poverty line, and
Whereas the GDP per capita is $1400, and
Whereas the lowest 10% of the household income or consumption by percent share is 29.8%, and
Whereas the workforce numbers 10,000,000 with severe lack of skilled labor, and
Whereas the unemployment rate is 47%,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that member nations with a GDP per capita of over $17[BobDole1] ,000 add a 1% tax to their membership fees.
2. This money will be forwarded to projects in Nepal to create jobs for the unemployed workforce.
3. These projects will be overseen by a commission to be named by the United Nations.
4. These projects will be aimed to build structures to take optimum advantage of the potential hydropower energy in Nepal.
5. Request that all member nations send[BobDole2] skilled workers to educate the workers in the projects headed by UNCDUE.
6. This program will be authorized for 5 years. At the end of this period, the General Assembly will commence discussion on the renewal of the program as well as assess the effectiveness.
7. Upon the decision that the program is a success, the General Assembly will be given the choice to allow the program to move on to another needy country.[BobDole1]Changed from 19,000 to 17,000 and the tax was raised to 1%.
[BobDole2]The phrase “with a GDP per capita of over $19,000” was removed.
Defeated
St. Dominic Savio School
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Re: Nuclear Disarmament of North Korea
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: United States of America
Date: April 21, 2004
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Noting that North Korea is in serious violation of Article 3, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.", and
Acknowledging that all North Korea do not have the right to a job of equal pay for equal work as stated in Article 23, Section 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states, "Everyone, without discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.”, and
Whereas having nuclear weapons in the hands of a hostile communist country is a threat not only to the United States, but also the entire world,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that all willing nations place a 1.5% tax on all international commercial airline passenger tickets and a 0.05% tax on all computer purchases.
2. Request that North Korea convert from nuclear weapons to a market economy more in line with peace.
3. We propose the creation of NDNKC, Nuclear Disarmament of North Korea Committee, to over see this procedure and carry out inspections.
4. The money made from the aforementioned taxes will go to help North Korea bring aid to its people in the form of food and medical needs.
5. The NDNKC will help North Korea to bring in new foreign business investments that will provide more jobs for the North Korean people and will help better the economy.
6. The NDNKC will be in place for eight years to provide assistance and give inspections every two years in order to ensure that North Korea has discontinued nuclear development.
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