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Index of 8th Grade Resolutions for April 13, 2005
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Resolution |
Sponsors |
Topic |
Status |
| GA April 13-01 | United Kingdom (St. Francis Cabrini) | Drug Abuse | Amended & Passed |
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Iran |
Treatment of Prisoners |
Amended & Passed | |
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China, Japan |
Energy & Conservation |
Amended & Passed | |
| GA April 13-04 | India (Cathedral) | Literacy Rate | Amended & Passed |
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Colombia (John Burroughs) |
Rights of Children in War Zones | Amended & Passed | |
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Indonesia (Our Lady of Fatima) |
HIV Education in the Developing World |
Not Debated | |
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Singapore (John Burroughs) |
Global Warming |
Not Debated |
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| GA April 13-08 | Sierra Leone (Our Lady of Fatima) | Water Quality in the Developing World | Not Debated |
Amended & Passed
St. Francis Cabrini
Heading:
Re: Drug Abuse
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: United Kingdom
Date: April 13, 2005
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 29, section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the full and free development of his personality is possible.” 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 meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.”, and
Concerned that Colombian farmers are turning to cocoa bushes or joining FARC since their crops are killed by herbicides, and
Appalled that more than 200 tons of cocaine are smuggled into the U.K. every year, and
Realizing that Plan Colombia is under funded and having an opposite effect than intended, and
Alarmed by the fact that cocoa bushes grow back faster than any crops sprayed with herbicides,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that all first-class trans-Atlantic airline tickets have an added 1.5% charge sent towards the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (U.N.O.D.C.).
2. Request that there be an additional 2% charge on 500+ mile luxury cruise ship tickets and have this money be sent toward research for a coca-killing herbicide, U.N.O.C.C.P. (see below), and Plan Colombia.
3. Have an additional U.N. organization called the United Nations Committee on Colombian Coca Prevention (U.N.O.C.C.P.) funded by 50% of the collected money. The government of Colombia would be responsible for manning 70[BobDole1] % of the organization and would run the U.N.O.C.C.P. The U.N. would provide the other 30% or personnel and would have monthly inspections to monitor the program. U.N.O.C.C.P. will establish military patrols through rural Colombia and spray herbicide on any plants linked to drug production (opiates, marijuana, coca, etc) found growing.[BobDole1]Splitting up the U.N.O.C.C.P. was a friendly amendment added to appease Colombia.
Amended & Passed
John Burroughs
Heading:
Re: Prisoners of War Abuse
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Iran
Date: April 13, 2005
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 5, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “No one shall be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”, and
Whereas Article 13, of the Third Geneva Convention states, “Prisoners of war must be humanely treated at all times. Any unlawful act which causes death or seriously endangers the health of a prisoner of was is a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions. In particular, prisoners must not be subject to physical mutilation, biological experiments, violence, intimidation, insults, and public curiosity.”, and
Whereas Article 87, of the Third Geneva Convention states, “Collective punishment for individual acts, corporal punishment, imprisonment without daylight and all forms of torture and cruelty are forbidden.”, and
Appalled by the numerous incidents of prisoner of war abuse that have recently occurred in connection with the war on terrorism, and Aware that these incidents clearly represent a breach of the aforementioned principles, and Aware that despite efforts from both human rights organizations and national governments, the problem still occurs, and Concerned that as the war on terrorism continues and possibly expands to other nations, the problem could become even more severe,Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that member nations who become or are engaged in war increase their member dues. For developed nations, a 1% increase will be added. For developing nations, a 0.25% tax will be added[BobDole1] .[BobDole1]Originally, all countries would just add a 0.5% tax, but it was amended for a sliding scale.
Amended & Passed
Our Lady of Fatima
Heading:
Re: Research and Conservation
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Japan, China
Date: April 13, 2005
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
Aware of Article 21 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representation.”, and
Realizing that the countries Japan and China are rapidly using up their energy sources concerns us because China’s energy use has gone up about1/3 compared to past years, and
Having considered many different resources, we believe that methane is the best alternate form of energy, and
Keeping in mind that we believe we have found our alternate energy source, we are still planning to continue our research on conservation,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. We want to start an organization called A.C.R.E. This stands for Asians Conserving and Researching Energy.
2. A.C.R.E. is an organization that tries to conserve and research energy. While still researching, we believe that methane is the best alternate energy source.
3. Japan, being a fairly rich country would like to help China pay for this resolution. Japan will donate 1 million dollars to start it off, and to continue, we will request donations and a tax of $1.50 on all airline tickets sold[BobDole1] in participating countries.
4. To try to save money we are planning to separate the money, put them in different banks, and invest our money into our organization until we are ready to spend it.
[BobDole1]This was changed from all countries to just participating countries.
Amended & Passed
Cathedral
Heading:
Re: Literacy Rate
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Cathedral
Date: April 13, 2005
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
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. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.”, and
Realizing that in India only 59.9% of the population is literate, and
Appalled that only 70.2% of males can read and only 48.3% of females are literate. We think women should be equal with men,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that developed[BobDole1] member nations with literacy rates above 80[BobDole2] % contribute 0.3% of their GNP[BobDole3] to establish programs for all humans who apply.
2. Further request that these same nations increase taxes by 0.05% on all video[BobDole4] games, DVDs, CDs, TVs, and other entertainment items sold in their countries.
3. This money will be forwarded to a newly developed organization specifically designed for this effort. The name of the new organization will be titled, EVERYONE READS!
4. Existing buildings in both city and rural areas will be used after regular school hours for the classes.
5. Experienced teachers from the contributing countries will be offered incentives to commit to ER for two years, at which time the program success will be evaluated.
[BobDole1]The developed nations only thing was added.
[BobDole2]This was lowered from 85%.
[BobDole3]The tax started as being just 0.05 of nothing and evolved into a tax on the gnp.
[BobDole4]Yet another friendly amendment, this one switched the tax on reading and educational materials to entertainment.
Amended & Passed
John Burroughs
Heading:
Re: Rights to a Child
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Colombia
Date: April 13, 2005
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Having studied in the Universal declaration of Human Rights, the convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the right of the child, and other relevant human rights, and
Deeply disturbed over the abuse, torture, inhumane and humiliating treatments of war-affected kids in combat zones, and
Fully believing in respecting human rights and essential freedoms for all "prisoners of war" in particular children, and
Guided by the responsibility to encourage and look after human rights and essential freedoms like stated elaborately in the Universal Declaration of Human rights, and
Calls upon state establishments to clearly establish the variety of actions from "child-soldiers" has been engaged in throughout the war period, and
Keeping in mind that there are many countries that do not yet have national legislation for protection over children and children’s rights, and
Observing the value of separating "child soldiers" from adults throughout captivity, and
Aware of the fact that children, as nation-builders, are the future of nations,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Children under the age of 18 should not be permitted to enroll in or be recruited by governments with armed military forces.
2. Children in countries of conflict should not be subjected to agreements internationally.
3. Child soldiers that are captured as "prisoners of war" or "rebel criminals" should be separated from adults; where their social and instructive aid is under the management of the International Red Cross.
4. Children and their interests should be included into the peace making process in war-torn countries; the governments need to recognize the rights of a child. Countries[BobDole1] found recruiting child soldiers will have their military leaders sent to the International Criminal Court.
5. The countries must raise money, with all the poverty, which United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) should be able to do. Additional funding will be raised by a 0.5% tax[BobDole2] on weapons sales.
6. This resolution will be in effect for five years. After the fourth year, renewal of this program will be discussed by the General Assembly[BobDole3] [BobDole4] .
[BobDole1]Punishing countries for using child soldiers was a new addition.
[BobDole2]Brand new fundraising mechanism.
[BobDole3]New operative clause.
[BobDole4]There were 3 more operative clauses, but they were deleted for relevance in committee.
Our Lady of Fatima
Heading:
Re: HIV Education
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Indonesia
Date: April 13, 2005
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 19 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”, 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 the health and well-being of himself and 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
Recognizing that 0% of the men and only 23% of women in Indonesia know that wearing a condom during sex can prevent HIV/AIDs, and
Concerned about the 100,000 adults and children ages 0-49 who have HIV/AIDs due to lack of condom knowledge, and
Appalled that only 7% of females an no % of males have any knowledge of HIV/AIDs,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Start an organization called People For Condom Use (P.F.C.U.).
2. Request a $1.50 charge on all airline tickets/member dues.
3. The money will be distributed to Indonesian shop owners for the purchase and distribution of condoms and for educational seminars about HIV/AIDs and condom use.
4. If the P.F.C.U. is successful and more people use condoms this program will be started in 15 more countries with the highest number of HIV/AIDs, specifically due to lack of knowledge and condom use.
John Burroughs
Heading:
Re: Global Warming
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Singapore
Date: April 13, 2005
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
Observing the fact that the majority of the world’s population lives in costal areas, and
Perceiving that greenhouse gas emissions cause increased global warming, and
Realizing that global warming will cause a rise in sea levels due to the melting of the polar ice caps, and
Confident that a rise in global sea level would cause millions of refugees per year in this century, and
Acknowledging that 76% of all greenhouse gas emissions are due to the consumption of fossil fuels, and
Concerned that the energy production sector produces the largest single amount of greenhouse gasses, such as 35% of all CO2 emissions, 25% of all NOx emissions, and almost 70 % of all SO2 emissions, and
Recognizing that the natural processes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been disrupted by deforestation, and
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Collect over the next four years by the increase of dues, four billion USD.
2. With this money, one-half is to go to a fund to promote and finance the global research into technologies, practices, and reforms to reduce global fossil fuel usage.
3. The other half of the money is to go toward the replacement of energy plats using fossil fuels.
4. This is to be preformed by the construction of nuclear power plants, as fewer per person will be required than fossil fuel consuming power plants, due to the increased energy output.
5. The power plants will be distributed worldwide, based on areas with the most current emissions.
6. This is to be controlled by the Commission on Climate Change, to be composed by one permanent member of the Security Council and eight other states chosen at random and reselected every year. The permanent member must rotate on an annual basis. Its purpose is to evaluate the effects of this program on an ongoing basis and to recommend and implement modifications as it sees fit.
7. After the money allocated for the construction of nuclear reactors is spent, and five years since the last plant opened, the General Assembly shall consider implementing the program again, and adding the newly collected money for the fund to the other fund already in place.
Our Lady of Fatima
Heading:
Re: Water Quality in the Developing World
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Sierra Leone
Date: April 13, 2005
Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Keeping in mind Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and
Recognizing 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 any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against and incitement to such discrimination.”, and
Realizing that 1/3 of Sierra Leone’s population is drinking contaminated water, and
Noting that 284 children in 1,000 die before the age of five, and
Concerned that Sierra Leone has a low life expectancy rate of 34,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that member states with a GNP per capita more than $14,000 add a 0.7% increase to their member dues.
2. This money is to be used to establish water treatment plants and purchase indoor plumbing supplies.
3. The name of this program will be the United Nations Help Unit (U.N.H.U.)
4. Propose a trial program for the following countries: Togo, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Guinea.
5. This program will run for three years with a review after two years, once the treatment plants have been built and are operating.