May 11, 2005 Resolutions

Resolution	Sponsors	Topic	Status
GA May 11-01	Mozambique (Jennings)	Medical Care	New
GA May 11-02	Mexico (Maplewood Richmond- Heights)	Safe Drinking Water	New
GA May 11-03	New Zealand (Bunche)	Animal Endangerment	New
GA May 11-04	Zimbabwe (Jennings)	Child Labor	New
GA May 11-05	Japan (Maplewood Richmond- Heights)	Child Slavery	New
GA May 11-06	Iraq (Jennings)	Medical Care	New
GA May 11-07	Egypt (Jennings)	Child Labor	New

Whereas Article 21, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country.”, and

Whereas Article 25, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for 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

Taking into consideration children and adults in Mozambique are not receiving adequate medical care throughout Mozambique and other countries in Northern and Southern Africa, and

Convinced that Mozambique is at a rising rate of HIV/AIDs throughout child and parenthood, and

Concerned that children in Mozambique who have parents with HIV or AIDs are at an unusually high risk of becoming homeless or living in overcrowded foster homes, and

Realizing that new infections in Mozambique are at an alarming rate of 520 cases a day,

1. Assist Mozambique in building more medical facilities and providing medical supplies to the most needed areas of the country.

2. In addition, request that the United Nations contribute to providing personnel and transportation for HIV/AIDs pregnant women and the citizens of Mozambique with the disease

3. Monitor the administration of constructing the medical facilities and distributing medical supplies through a working committee called the United Nations Emergency Medical Effort that will last five years, at which time the effectiveness will be evaluated by the U.N.

4. Request that the United Nations Emergency Medical Effort be funded through private organizations that specialize in medical care from various countries.

Whereas Article 5, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.”, and

Whereas Article 1, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”, and

Whereas Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity.”, and

Whereas Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”, and

Appalled that 2 million children, mostly under the age of five, die every year from unsafe drinking water,

1. The United Nations will form the UN Clean Water Organization (UNCWO) to purify contaminated drinking water.

2. UNCWO will concentrate its work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Vietnam because those four countries have the least access to clean drinking water.

3. The UNCWO will recruit UN volunteers to put in water purification systems in these countries in areas where they are most needed.

4. The UNCWO will recommend safe fertilizers in these countries to reduce water pollution from run-off by unsafe fertilizers. They will also donate these safer fertilizers to the countries.

5. To pay for this new program, the UN will ask for donations from other countries. The UN will also ask companies that make the safe fertilizers and water purification systems to volunteer some of the supplies.

6. This program will be authorized for seven years. If it found to be successful, it will expand to four other countries that have limited access to safe drinking water.

Whereas Article 30, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Nothing in this declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group, or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.”, and

Taking into consideration that at least 83% of the native animal population is endangered, and

Appalled that, according to educational research New Zealand’s native animals help the natural environment such as agricultural fertilization, environmental changes, and many other helpful improvements, and

Keeping in mind that, most of the New Zealanders rely on their agricultural produce to make money and food,

1. Request that nations with a GNP per capita of $15,000 or more to add an increase to their U.N. member dues by 0.8%.

2. This money is to be forwarded to the purchase of animal medical supplies, and equipment to build and support an animal preserve/ habitat.

4. The name of this commission will be Native Animal Relief To Improve Environmental Development. (N.A.R.T.I.E.D.)

5. If N.A.R.T.I.E.D is successful in New Zealand the program will be started in as many countries as possible.

6. This program will be authorized for 5 to 10 years. At the end of the sixth year, the General Assembly will discuses the renewal and progress of the program.

Whereas Article 5, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.”, and

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 of unemployment.”, and

Whereas Article 23, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.”, and

Realizing that approximately 29% children working in Zimbabwe are under the age of 17 (to be exact the ages of 5-17), and

Fully aware that chrome mining and gold mining are where most children in Zimbabwe work, and

Concerned that there are no safety precautions in place for the children while they work, and

Worried that the children in Zimbabwe are not paid enough for how much the work each day,

1. Propose that children under the age of 14 cannot work without parent’s permission. No child under the age of 10 can work with or without parent’s permission.

2. Propose that Zimbabwe forms a group that inspects semi-annually for good, safe working conditions and makes sure that conditions meet the criteria as provided by the United Nations. They will be called the United Nations Inspections Committee (U.N.I.C.).

3. We also request the United Nations form an Information Committee to inform all countries about their child labor problem(s). And ask for all countries o give donations to help pay for the cost of inspections.

Whereas Article 4, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be held in slavery, and it shall be prohibited in all forms. If this does occur not only is it immoral, but cruel and usual punishment that should not be subjected to any human being.”, and

Whereas Article 5, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.”, and

Realizing that slavery is a major threat in many countries in the world, and

Appalled that there are nearly 43,000 people in Niger working as slaves, and

Worried that if slave trade continues this could lead to civil war resulting in blood shed,

1. The United Nations will organize a program called United Nations Children’s Freedom Organization (UNCFO). UNCFO will determine the seven countries in the world where child slavery is the biggest problem and will send inspectors to those countries to look at living and working conditions for the children and recommend an end to all forms of child slavery

2. UNCFO will offer education, food, and shelter to children who have been victims of child slavery and will attempt to place these children in foster homes.

3. UNCFO will impose fines and recommend trade sanctions in those countries if they refuse to work to end child slavery.

4. To make this program successful, UNCFO ask for the help of other international organizations like the Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

5. To pay for UNCFO, the United Nations will ask for donations from wealthy countries and will organize a “Breaking the Chains” concert, a benefit concert that will raise money for its programs. They will also request that countries raise a small tax in their country to raise additional money.

6. So that the UN can be held accountable for this program, they will regularly update the world media on it progress, enforcement, and funding.

7. The UN will monitor UNCFO for five years, and if it is successful, it will continue until the amount of slavery in the countries is reduced by 20%.

Whereas Article 21, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country.”, and

Concerning that the current state of Iraq has very little support for the health of its citizens as far as proper nutrition for children and poor living conditions, and

Realizing that one in eight children dies before the age of five, one in three children are malnourished, and one in four begins life as an underweight baby,

1. Request that a funding budget be set for five years, to help the children of Iraq (10 and younger) obtain 3 meals daily the meet the recommended amount of nutrients for children.

2. Request that a funding budget be set for 10 years, toward the acquisition and administration of childhood vaccinations in Iraq.

3. Request that funding be provided for adequate protection against curable, childhood diseases for children 10 and younger in Iraq.

4. Request that countries with a GDP per capita higher than $20,000 and an infant mortality rate lower than 5 per 1,000 babies, contribute a percentage of their annual dues to Iraq’s Children Fund.

5. Request that the creation of the United nations Committee for Medical Assistance for Children to monitor the administration and distribution of funds to the appropriate agencies within Iraq.

Whereas Article 5, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.”, and

Whereas Article 24, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.”, and

Realizing that Egyptian children who are employed by cotton farming employers, work long hours, regularly face beatings at the hands of foremen, and are poorly protected against pesticides and heat, and

Appalled that 6% of every 5-14 year old Egyptian boy and girl is forced through poverty or family problems to live on the street, are underprivileged of services and are at high risk of abuse, and

Concerned that temperatures in Nile Delta cotton fields can reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and the requests for water are rarely granted at the discretion of the foremen,

1. Request that working hours for the children in Egypt are limited from 11 hours seven days a week to 5 hours a day for children under the circumstances that in Article 24 everyone has the right to rest, leisure, and basic necessities such as water when thirsty.

2. Request that we monitor the management of children engaged in the working field by having the United Nations Committee for the Protection of Children (U.N.P.C.) bi-annually evaluate how the children are being treated.

4. Requesting that in the first five years the U.N.P.C. come into Egypt and make sure companies are adhering to the criteria proposed above. Then the Egyptian government will take responsibility for the oversight of child labor restrictions.

5. The U.N.P.C. will be authorized for five years, after the fifth year the committee will be dissolved.