Index of 8th Grade Resolutions for May 10, 2006

Resolution GA May 10-01

Amended & Passed; 23-8-9

Hixson Middle

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Re:                              Care & Adoption of World Orphans

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Ethiopia

Date:                           May 10, 2006

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 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

Realizing that in Ethiopia 450,000 children under the age of 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition, and 

Appalled at a malnutrition rate of 16.6 percent in Northern Ethiopia, and

Worried that this rate is alarmingly above the 15 percent “serious” and “critical” rate, and

Concerned that this will lead to children perishing before they can receive medical attention and/or be adopted,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Request that dues to the UN be increased by .03 percent for the countries earning a gross national income equivalent to $15,000 US dollars.  These dues along with private contributions will be placed in the World Orphan Relief Fund. When the program expands it will be raised to 0.05[BobDole1] %.
    
2. The name of this fund will be World Orphan Relief Fund.
    
3. This increase in dues will be used to send volunteer doctors and nurses to treat children (with medications also provide by the fund) who are orphaned from time of arrival at the orphanage.  As well to seek out children who have been abandoned and are in need of temporary housing until suitable homes are found for them.
    
4. Used to pay for medications.
    
5. Used to lower “donation” per child so more families will consider adopting children from third world nations.
    
6. This program will be authorized to exist for 10 years.
    
7. The General Assembly will review strengths and weakness yearly, to insure efficiency and success.
    
8. Renewal and expansion into other third world countries, meeting the critical condition criteria (over 15% of orphans are within death’s reach) will be discussed during the 5^th[BobDole2]  year.

Resolution GA May 10-02

Amended & Defeated; 19-15-7

Pattonville Heights

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Re:                              Juvenile Justice

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            New Zealand

Date:                           May 10, 2006

Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:

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

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

Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and

Deeply concerned that in the Abt (Abtstracts) survey it was found that in a 30-day period 2,000 youth and 650 staff had been injured and 970 youth had committed 1,400 suicidal acts in juvenile facilities nationwide in the Untied States.  This happens because less than a third of youth are in detention or correctional facilities that meet recommended suicide prevention measures, according to OJJDP, and

Realizing that 47 of the 50 U.S. States and DC have changed juvenile justice laws to include more transfers of youth to adult court, mandatory minimum sentences, and more incarceration, which increases the unlawful conditions.  10 percent of youth in custody are confined in adult facilities, and

Alarmed that in this decade the United States has executed 9 juvenile offenders, more than any other nation in the world, and

Worried that youth help in adult prisons and jails are five times more likely to be victims of attempted sexual attacks or rapes than those help in juvenile institutions, assaulted by staff twice as often, and assaulted with a weapon 50% more often. Youth in jails commit suicide 8 times more often than youth in juvenile detention facilities, and

Troubled that Youth suicides in juvenile detention and correctional facilities are more than four times greater than youth suicides in the general public, and

Disturbed that more than 75% of youth incarcerated nationwide are housed in detention and corrections facilities that violate standards relating to living space.  Crowding makes it difficult to provide adequate medical and mental health services, education, and recreation.  It also raises tension levels and leads to increased use of isolation and restraints,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      Request that member nations with a GNP per capita more than 13,000 add a 0.75% increase to their U.N. dues and that wealthy countries that are concerned about juvenile justice make a donation.

2.      20[BobDole1] % of this money will be used to create TV, radio, and Newspaper advertisements about Juvenile Justice.  This will raise public awareness, creating sympathy for the children and will encourage people to change laws.  80% of this money will provide countries with money to help pay for juvenile rehab homes, programs, and alternatives to jail.

3.      The advertisement money will be used in the United States of America and Somalia, which are the only two countries that have yet to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child (The Convention on the Rights of the Child states different things to protect child rights).  The other money will be used in 5 countries that have ratified the convention on the Rights of the Child, but have made the least amount of changes to their juvenile justice system.

4.      The name of the advertising program will be called United Nations Juvenile Justice Advertisement (U.N.J.J.A.).  The name of the other program will be called Juvenile Justice Assistance Program (J.J.A.P.)

5.      If U.N.J.J.A. is successful in United States of America and Somalia then they in turn will start the J.J.A.P.  If J.J.A.P. is successful then it will be used in other countries.

6.      U.N.J.J.A. will be authorized for 5 years.  If the peoples’ reception to the program has been good and they have at least protested or started to try to change their laws then the General Assembly will discuss the continuation of the program.  If U.S. and Somalia has changed their laws then the program will stop in those countries and they will proceed to have the J.J.A.P. ////// J.J.A.P.  will be authorized for 5 years also.  If changes have been made and the countries juvenile justice programs have gotten better then the General assembly will discuss the continuation of the program for 5 more years.  Once J.J.A.P. has been successful in one country then it will move to a different country.

Resolution GA May 10-03

Amended & Defeated; 14-25-1

Holman Middle

Heading:

Re:                              Terrorism

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Israel

Date:                           May 10, 2006

Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:

Whereas Article 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “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 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and

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

Whereas Article 18 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion of belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”, 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

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

Whereas Article 30 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Nothing in this Declaration may be interrupted as implying 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

Alarmed by the number of serious international terrorist incidents that have more than tripled last year, and

Noting that 2,990 terrorist attacks were perpetuated against Israeli targets in 2005, and

Realizing that motivation among all terror groups to attack Israel remains high with the number of monthly terror alerts averaging 57, and

Concerned that it has been stated that Israel should be “wiped off the map” by Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      This program shall be called United Nations Against Terrorism Program (UNAT).

2.      This program shall be in effect for 5 years starting January 1, 2007 and will be revisited in 2 ½ years for renewal and expansion.

3.      Every country’s dues shall be raised by .2% (Countries with a GNP less than $3000 will pay 0.05 [BobDole1] %) and each of the top 25[BobDole2]  richest countries shall hold an annual fund raising event for UNAT.

4.      Countries[BobDole3]  with a lot of terrorism shall have a police course sponsored by the UNAT program to train the police of that country.

5.      Every country must[BobDole4]  take other preventive measures to insure the safety of its citizens such as background checks, border patrols, and/or other means deemed appropriate by UNAT.

6.      If weapons for terrorism are purchased and sold to other countries, there would be an immediate action taken concerning imports/exports for a set period of time while being investigated.

7.      No country will give safe refuge to any known terrorists.

8.      No country shall have immunity from these established rules.

Resolution GA May 10-04

Amended & Passed; 37-3-1

Remington Middle

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Re:                              Contamination of Water

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            China

Date:                           May 10, 2006

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 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

Realizing that in China more than 28% of the population has no access to clean, safe drinking water, and

Appalled presently, one in three rural inhabitants lacks access to safe drinking water, and

Concerned that over half of China’s population, about 700 million people and 11 percent of the world’s, only have access to drinking water of a quality below World Health Organization standards and,

Worried that more than 70 percent of China’s lakes and five of China’s seven largest river systems are polluted enough to be unsuitable for human contact and,

Alarmed that of the 168 million tons of solid waste that China produces annually, only 20 percent is properly disposed of.,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      Request that the Chinese government take a census of annual family income.
 

2.      Request that families in China with an annual income of over 10,000 pay a $20 tax per year to raise funds for program. Create an awareness campaign in wealthy countries to ask for donations[BobDole1] . Families with less than $20,000 living in China will also be encouraged to donate[BobDole2] .
 

3. This money is to be used for building water treatment facilities in areas with the most contamination.
    
4. Request that a serious fines and penalties are enforced upon factories that dump pollutants into the water.
    
5. That name of this commission is to be W.A.C.W.(World Action for keeping Water Clean)
    
6. Suggesting that the government raise awareness about water conservation and proper disposal of waste.
    
7. This project will begin when sufficient funds are raised.
    
8. The U.N. will be the overseer of this program and after 5 years they will do a progress check[BobDole3] .
    
9. If the water treatment facilities reduce a sufficient amount of pollution this program will go before the assembly to be used in other countries with similar amounts of pollution.

Resolution GA May 10-05

Amended & Passed; 25-12-4

Hixson Middle

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Re:                              Chernobyl/ Radioactive Environments

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Ukraine

Date:                           May 10, 2006

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 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

Realizing Ukraine still deals with radioactive contamination in water and all the area around the plant, and

Concerned that this pollution causes cancer and lung dysfunction, and

Recognizing that 200 times more radiation was let out at Chernobyl than at Hiroshima, and

Alarmed that radioactive dumps for clean up and pollution, including building for a new sarcophagus for the plant is unaffordable by Ukraine, and

Observing in 1995 a study was created testing radioactivity in the air in about 83 cities, about 41 of those cities were radioactively contaminated,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      Increase UN dues of countries owing more than 100,000 a year by 0.2%[BobDole1] .

2.      Institute FARE-Financial Aid for Radioactive Environments.

3.      Countries may request to withdraw money from this fund by issuing a REP-Radioactive Environment Proposal, stating reasons, use, and amount of money

4.      If a REP is considered a viable issue by two thirds of the General Assembly, then the money will be distributed for treatment of radioactive areas

5.      After 10 years, if radioactivity is still found a threat by two thirds of the General Assembly, then FARE will continue.