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Index of Middle School Resolutions for April 25, 2007
Resolution |
Sponsors |
Topic |
Status |
GA April 25-01 |
Sudan (St. Dominic Savio) |
Sweatshops | New |
GA April 25-02 |
Japan (North Kirkwood Middle) |
Genocide | New |
GA April 25-03 |
Mexico (MRH) |
Human Trafficking | New |
GA April 25-04 |
Canada & Chad (St. Dominic Savio) |
Clean Drinking Water | New |
GA April 25-05 |
Djibouti (North Kirkwood Middle) |
AIDs | New |
St. Dominic Savio
Heading:
Re: Sweatshops
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Sudan
Date: April 25, 2007
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 4 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 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 7 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All are equal before the law and are entitled without discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.”, 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 or in out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.”,
and
Realizing
that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs estimated that 23.8% of children
between ages 10 and 14 years old in Afghanistan were working in sweatshops in
2002, and
Concerned
that the BILA says that 50% of U.S. garment industries are using sweatshop
labor, and
Worried
that the BILA states that children as young as 5 years old work in Belize, and
Draws
the attention
to the 80 Thai immigrants that were forced to work at a sweatshop in the Los
Angeles suburb of El Monte,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
We ask the General
Assembly to approve the dispersion of 10% of Peace Keeper Troops and to be
reformed into a new branch, which will investigate slavery in the world.
2.
To finance this
operation we ask that the General Assembly that 10% percent of the Peacekeeper,
or Liberators, budget be given to this new operation. And we also ask that
Nations with a G.D.P. per capita with more than 25,000$ that we add 3% to there
U.N. dues.
3.
This organization will
be under the direct control of the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
4.
This organization will
remain in effect for 15 years. After the tenth year, the General assembly will
discuss the renewal of this program.
5.
Besides investigating
child labor, the Liberator Division will also consist of civil rights
prosecutors who will convict those responsible.
6.
The children that are
saved will be temporarily held in orphanages and eventually will find homes by
U.N. resources.
North Kirkwood Middle
Heading:
Re: Genocide
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Japan
Date: April 25, 2007
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 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
Worried
about how many more people will be among the more than 200,000 civilians that
have been killed and the about 2 million people that have been displaced in
Darfur, and
Concerned
about how many families will suffer from be injustice of rape, and
Appalled
that at least 20,000 Chadians have been driven from their own homes and became
refugees in their own country,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. Countries with GDP at or over $15,000 pay an extra 5% to their U.N. dues.
2.
The money is to be forwarded to pay for a military to keep the
Janjaweed away (the military’s
services) and supplies for the military. In the US peacekeeping force countries
included in the force are as follows: Darfur, African countries, and others with
a rate average over 20%. We will distribute clothing, food, and medical
treatment from donations from countries with a GDP of 10,000 dollars or over.
3.
The money will be distributed to the areas in Chad, Darfur, and the
Sudan with the highest amount of genocide.
4.
The name of the program will be Saving Lives From Genocide (S. L.
F. G.).
5.
If S. L. F. G. is successful in Chad, Darfur, and Sudan; after 5
years the program will be started in 5 more countries with the highest rates of
genocide.
6. This program will be authorized for 10 years. At the end of the fifth year, the General Assembly will discuss the renewal of the program.
Maplewood Richmond Heights
Heading:
Re: Human Trafficking
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Mexico
Date: April 25, 2007
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 4 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 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
Realizing That
600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across
international borders each
year, a majority for
commercial sexual exploitation, and
Appalled that women trafficked for the sex industry are lured to the countries like the United States by promises of lucrative jobs as models or hostesses, only to be sold to brothels, strip clubs and outcall services and extorted into working off thousands of dollars in surprise travel debts to their new "owners.", and
Concerned that
it is a global health issue and fuels the growth of organized crime, and
Worried that it is a key contributor to the spread of HIV and AIDs, and
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. Start an international organization whose sole purpose is to bring an end to human trafficking. This organization will hire, train, and deploy agents around the world in an effort to end this global issue. Along with field agents, we will also hire and train counselors to help those rescued and freed from the human trafficking ring. They will work on returning these victims to their home countries and help them function in society again.
2.
The program will be called The World Against Human
Trafficking (W.A.H.T), with the headquarters located in Mexico City.
3. Request a raise of the 25 richest country’s U.N. member dues by 2% over the next 5 years for funding.
4. Set aside part of the fund to reward citizens who assist in the capture of human traffickers through useful tips and information. These monetary rewards can vary from $1,000-$50,000 depending on helpfulness of the information.
5. W.A.H.T. will divide 1,000 agents between the 5 countries with the highest human trafficking rate for the duration of the 5 year period.
6. The program is continued for 5 years and on the 4th year is reviewed for renewal after the program runs out. If the project is renewed, funding will be continued from that point on will continue every year but be raised to 2.5% or higher if the need arise.
7. If the program is continued, the agents will then be reassigned to the 5 countries with the highest human trafficking rate at that time.
St. Dominic Savio
Heading:
Re: Shortage of Availability of Clean Drinking Water
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Canada & Chad
Date: April 25, 2007
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 21, section
1 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 representatives.”,
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 only 26 percent of the population in Yemen have access the clean drinking water, and
Appalled that 55,000 children die annually from diseases related to polluted water, and
Concerned that 50
percent of the childhood deaths in Yemen are from water pollution, and
Worried
that in the future, the problem may not be having enough
clean water, but having any access to
water at all because of rapid ground water resource depletion,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. A .1% tax will be put on airline tickets for international flights into the region, and the money will go to the problem of dirty water.
2. Wells will be rebuilt in the three of the worst areas to find clean water. The CWAO (Clean Water Aid Organization) will help make sure the wells are reliable, well sufficient, and sanitary.
3. We can make the subject a wide spread and well known problem throughout the entire United Nations assembly. Doing that may lead to generous donations.
4. If this project is successful, the General Assembly may discuss if more wells are to be put in Yemen.
5. CWAO will continue for over ten years, and if successful, we’ll evaluate the progress that was made and possibly expand to other countries.
North Kirkwood Middle
Heading:
Re: AIDs
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Djibouti
Date: April 25, 2007
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 Zambia more than 1 million live with HIV/AIDS, and
Appalled
that, the life expectancy of people living in Zambia is a limited 37 years, and
Scared
that 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS.
Of these, 37 million are adults and 2.5 million are children under the
age of 15, and
Concerned
that AIDS drugs extend lives but they don’t cure HIV/AIDS,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
Request that every
country that is paying more than $1,000,000 in the UN shall donate $5,000 and if
that amount of money is not enough, the rest of the cost will come from the
other countries in proportion to their dues for our project every year the
program is in effect.
2.
This money will be
forwarded to the scientists to help discover a vaccination for all people with
HIV/AIDS.
3.
The name of the program
will be F.A.U.V. and will run for two years and if we find breakthroughs, we
will extend the program another four years.
4.
Success will be
measured by the fact that we can produce dead HIV/AIDS viruses for vaccines to
be distributed. We will also use the
money to try to set up prevention programs and find drug therapies for a
temporary or hopefully permanent cure for HIV/AIDS.
5. Places in Africa that have the worst HIV/AIDS problem will benefit.