April 20, 2005 Resolutions

Resolution	Sponsors	Topic	Status
GA April 20-01	Kenya (Crossroads)	Orphanages in Africa for Victims of AIDs	*Amended & Passed*
GA April 20-02	South Korea (Parkway South)	Education for Women in South Korea	*Amended & Passed*
GA April 20-03	Madagascar (Pattonville Heights)	Child Labor	*Amended & Defeated*
GA April 20-04	Norway (Holman)	Dumping of Waste in the Ocean	*Amended & Passed*
GA April 20-05	Luxembourg, Djibouti (Pattonville Heights)	Literacy Rate	*Amended & Passed*
GA April 20-06	Israel (Crossroads)	Occupancy Dispute in Israel	Not Debated

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 22 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international cooperation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each state, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.”, 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

Whereas Article 28 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.”, and

Concerned that it is thought that about 300,000 Kenyan children have already lost one or both parents due to HIV/AIDs, and

Alarmed by the 1997 survey that identified over 109,000 children in need of special protection in 13 districts. This is in addition to the estimated 500,000 children nationally, including 300,000 children living or working on the streets, neglected lacking protection or neglected in hazardous labor, and

Having considered that HIV/AIDs has weakened extended family and other communities to which orphans have been turned, and

Reaffirming that because of HIV/AIDs many children had to withdraw from school so they could earn money for the family or take care of a sick relative,

1. Money will be raised by selling rally bracelets private and public[BobDole1] schools throughout North America that allow us to do so, and request that countries with $22,000 or above GNI per capita increase U.N. member dues by 0.7%

2. This money will be used to build orphanages in the Kenyan areas with the highest AIDs occurrences and to improve the existing facilities.

3. While the structures are being built we will require monthly[BobDole2] updates to ensure that things are going as planned. After it is set up we will have annual inspections to make sure that the children are being treated humanely.

5. The operation will last for eight years, being reevaluated after four years and checked for soundness every year. If it is successful it will be extended to other countries suffering from AIDs. Every four years after the initial eight it will be evaluated.

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

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

Realizing that few women go to secondary schools and receive higher education, and

Worried that a lot of women in South Korea will leave the country for better education opportunities and never return,

1. Request that member nations ask companies to fund this program, in exchange for land for factories, to hire trainees.

2. This money will be used for building schools, hiring teachers, and buying supplies.

3. The money will be given to South Korean women, so they can fund their schooling and buy their supplies.

5. If W.O.R.M is successful in South Korea the program will be available to the nations that have the lowest percentage of women in higher education.

6. The program will be authorized for six[BobDole1] years, and then will be discussed by the General Assembly for the renewal of this program.

Whereas Article 4 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states that “No one shall be held in slavery of servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms,” and,

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

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

Appalled that, according to the ILO, 246 million children worldwide have jobs which take up all or most of the time they could spend in school, and that of that number, nearly half are involved in what the agency calls the “worst forms of child labor” prostitution, mining, and slave labor in different industries, and

Noting with deep concern that, according to the ILO, many of these children serve as servants, working for meager rations and no food, and

Aware of the fact that, according to the ILO, many countries don’t see domestic child labor as a problem, and

Realizing that this can easily be changed by punishing countries that promote or fail to regulate this devastating form of child labor, but also

Keeping in mind that some children would starve if all forms of child labor were illegal,

1. Realize that child labor is work performed by a child that; interferes with schooling, is in a dangerous environment, or involves a child[BobDole1] (defined as a person aged 15 or younger) working more that 10 hours a week (7 days).

2. Request [BobDole2] that all member dues be increased by 0.3% to help countries whose economies are dependant on child labor.

3. Punish countries that promote or fail to regulate child labor, as defined above, by raising member dues 2% for each year that they are in violation from the time of four[BobDole3] years after this resolution is enacted.

4. That the countries not effectively punishing child labor at the time this resolution is enacted will be rewarded for establishing anti-child labor policies with any money needed to establish an effective program to police child labor violations. There[BobDole4] will also be orphanages created for former child workers that will provide education and counseling. The funds for this reward will come from the money raised by the increased dues stated above.

6. Child[BobDole5] labor will be allowed on the following conditions; the child must be aged 8-15, they can work no longer than 4 hours a week, their working conditions shall be closely monitored by an inspection committee, if the child is enrolled in school they must have at least a C average, and all child laborers must have a 2 week vacation.

7. That this resolution should be known as Countries Against Child Labor (C.A.C.L.), and that it should be established for 4[BobDole6] years, after which it shall be put up for renewal, which will last another 4 years, at which time this cycle will be repeated. The program shall only be renewed if it gets majority vote, and it is strongly recommended that the program’s continuation shall be approved if the number of children working goes down by at least 800 each cycle.

[BobDole1]The definition of a child was created.

[BobDole2]New operative clause.

[BobDole3]The 4 year grace period was added.

[BobDole4]New sentence added.

[BobDole5]New operative clause.

[BobDole6]This was lowered from 8 years to 4.

Whereas Article 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”, and

Whereas Article 30 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states that “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

Whereas even with regulations, the amount of waste dumping could be greatly curtailed, and

Noting that sufficient punishment for going against regulations could be more efficiently enforced, and

Whereas the ocean plays an important role in a natural balanced environment, and

Observing that the dumping of waste is already hurting and drastically effecting the ocean environment, and

Observing that fishing is a main economic way of living for many countries, and

1. Higher fines of $500 per pound of waste payable to the United Nations are imposed upon the company responsible for the dumping for waste dumping in the ocean and other bodies of water[BobDole1] that negatively affects human health, the marine environment, ecological systems, or potential economic endeavors exceeding current regulations in order to enforce regulations already in place.

2. Fines of $1000 per pound payable to the United Nations are imposed upon the company responsible for the dumping for dumping waste in the ocean and other bodies of water[BobDole2] without a permit to dump that specific kind of waste.

3. No[BobDole3] fines will be placed into effect until one year after the passing of this resolution.

4. 50[BobDole4] % of the money collected from these fines shall be put to use towards effective management of landfills and the promotion of recycling programs and the other 50% shall be used for waste energy program.

5. This program shall be called No Ocean Pollution on Earth (N.O.P.E) and will last for 4 years at which time it will go up for renewal. There[BobDole5] will also be a new committee formed that will help reinforce preexisting environmental regulations.

[BobDole1]Added “other bodies of water”.

[BobDole2]Added “other bodies of water”.

[BobDole3]New operative clause.

[BobDole4]A friendly amendment was added that split how the money was spent.

[BobDole5]Yet another friendly amendment.

Whereas Article 26, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance, and friendship among all nations, racial and religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United nations for the maintenance of peace.”, and

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

Realizing that Sierra Leone, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Burundi, and many other countries have an adult (15 years or older) literacy rate of less than 50%, and

Appalled that all these countries had a primary school enrollment of less than 55% from 1996-2002, and

Concerned that these countries have a public expenditure on secondary education of less than 40%, and

Worried that the education index (based on the adult literacy rate and the combined primary, secondary, and tertiary gross enrollment ratio) for these countries are less than 45%,

1. Request that member nations with a GNP per capita more than $14,000 add a 0.5% increase to their U.N. member dues.

2. 80% of this money is to be forwarded to the countries with a literacy rate of less than 50% for public school improvement. Specifically focusing on hiring properly trained teachers, purchasing modern textbooks, and trying to enroll as many students as possible in the funded schools.

3. 20% of the money raised will go to countries with less than 30% school enrollment to use on updating and building public schools.

4. The name of this commission will be United Nations Committee for Reading and Education (U.N.C.R.E).

5. If this program is successful in Egypt[BobDole1] , Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Burundi in five years then it will be continued in ten new countries that the committee feels are most deserving at that time.

6. It[BobDole2] will also be illegal for a child to work without going to school.

7. This program will be authorized for five years. The General Assembly will discuss the renewal of this program at the end of the third year.

Whereas Article 17 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.”, and

Whereas Article 15 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to nationality.”, and

Appalled that it would have a devastating effect on the civilian population, and

Worried that if disputes continue more people could get hurt and even die, and

2. We request that all members of the united nations be taxed 1% of their GDP going forward.

3. Since the disputes going on in Israel & Palestine affect everyone, everyone in the United Nations should take a vote on what country receives ownership of each of the occupied Territories.

4. The name of this program is the Israeli Palestine Peace Agreement, (I.P.P.A.)

5. The program will last for two years with a bi-annually check of this program, plans to extend or retract will be made at this point.