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Index of Middle School Resolutions for May 3, 2007
Resolution |
Sponsors |
Topic |
Status |
GA May 3-01 |
Italy (Northwest Valley) |
Illicit Drugs | Amended & Defeated |
GA May 3-02 |
Russian Federation (Loyola Academy) |
Abuse of Women | Amended & Passed |
GA May 3-03 |
Latvia (North Kirkwood Middle) |
Juvenile Justice System in the U.S. | Debated & Defeated |
GA May 3-04 |
Australia (Northwest Valley) |
Water Pollution | Amended & Defeated |
GA May 3-05 |
China (Loyola Academy) |
Human Trafficking | Amended & Passed |
GA May 3-06 |
Sudan (North Kirkwood Middle) |
Ethnic Discrimination | Debated & Passed |
Amended & Defeated; 11-9-3
Northwest Valley
Heading:
Re: Illicit Drugs
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Italy
Date: May 3, 2007
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 torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment., and
Whereas Article 12 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to protection of the law against such interference and attacks., and
Whereas transshipment point for cocaine, and
Whereas drugs are entering Europe market and U.S.,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. The United Nations assist in stopping drug smuggling by having an international water patrol. The United Nations patrol officer will first work with European countries in detaining and checking boats in European waters for illegal drugs. Another [BC1] police force will also e created to serve in drug riddle areas. They will use drug sniffing dogs to find contraband.
2. Countries will have a check-point for police to search cars before entering the country for illegal drugs.
3. Funding will be provided by a .05% import tax on merchandise imported into Europe. The United Nations will oversee funding and administration.
[BC1]In committee, it was decided that boats werent enough, so a land crew was created.
Amended & Passed; 18-1-3
Loyola Academy
Heading:
Re: Domestic Abuse & Murder of Women
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Russian Federation
Date: May 3, 2007
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 torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment., 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
Fully aware of domestic murder of women by their husbands or boyfriends, and
Alarmed of the estimated 12,000 to 16,000 Russian women murdered each year, and
Aware that Russian police officers are taking bribes from the murderers,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. Request an estimated $886,000 over 3 years to build 15[BC1] shelters for abused women. We request countries with a GDP over $15,000 increase their U. N. dues by 5%.
2. We will assist [BC2] 1,200 women yearly with temporary housing and employment.
3. For this program, counseling will be provided for the women. We will give assistance for divorce proceedings and/or a restraining order against their husbands. The [BC3] shelters will also have guards posted around them.
4. The name of the program is United Nations Home for Abused Women (U.N.H.A.W.).
5. We will seek a renewal of funds for UNHAW from the United Nations General Assembly at the end of the 3 year grant. Other [BC4] countries with high domestic violence will be added to the program if renewed.
6. Create [BC5] a program to rehabilitate domestic abusers. If they resist or continue domestic violence, place them in jail.
7. Anyone [BC6] found guilty of domestic violence will get 5 years in prison for the first offense. Any additional offenses will result in more prison time.
[BC1]Increased the number from 2 to 15.
[BC2]Increased the number from 120 to 1,200.
[BC3]Adding security was amened.
[BC4]Other countries lobbied to be added.
[BC5]New operative clause.
[BC6]New operative clause.
Debated & Defeated; 7-16-2
North Kirkwood Middle
Heading:
Re:
Juvenile Criminal Justice System in the U.S.
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Latvia
Date: May 3, 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 6 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law., and
Appalled
that about 9,700 Americans are given life sentences for crimes committed before
they were 18, and
Recalling
that more than a fifth have no chance for parole, an
Observing
that of the teens arrested and given life sentences, more than 350 are under 15,
and
Alarmed by the fact that Florida is among the states with most juveniles, 600 serving life, about 270 of those are without parole,
Be It Hereby Resolved
That The General Assembly:
1. The name of the program will be "Blue."
2. Funding will come from 40% of "Blue" products created.
3. The "Blue" product will be arm bands, ribbons, bumper stickers, and hats.
4. We will buy advertising to promote the "Blue" project and to help start a letter writing campaign to Congress to end juvenile life sentences in the USA.
5. The program will last 1 year. If the "Blue" project is a success the funding will continue until sentences are abolished in every state in the U.S.A. or until funding is used up.
Amended & Defeated; 10-11-3
Northwest Valley
Heading:
Re:
Water Pollution
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Australia
Date: May 3, 2007
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
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 co-operation 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
Realizing that divers are harming the reefs, and
Concerned
that boats and ships may also ruin the reefs
beauty,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. Put buoys above the reefs to prevent ships from going over them.
2. Divers will have to stay 40ft from any reefs by Australia. There will be poles posted periodically around them. There [BC1] will also be 2-4 separate swimming areas and a dock for tourists to minimize reef damage.
3. Request [BC2] donations from U.N. member nations.
4. Fine persons who pollute/damage the reefs. Money raised will go to funding a police force to monitor pollution[BC3] .
5.
Funds
[BC4] raised
will also go to the creation of mandatory tour guides that will be supplied by
native tourism boards.
[BC1]Swimming areas and special docks were added to the list of ways to cut back on reef damage.
[BC2]New funding mechanism.
[BC3]New operative clause.
[BC4]New operative clause.
Amended & Passed; 19-1-2
Loyola Academy
Heading:
Re:
Human Trafficking
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: China
Date: May 3, 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 20 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, No one may be compelled to belong to any association., and
Alarmed an estimated 2.5 million people are being trafficked and enslaved in China and more in Southeast Asia, and
Realizing 1,000 to 9,000 children per year from are being abducted and exploited within China and even a greater number of men being sent to foreign nations and exploited for labor, and
Concerned about the bribery and threats used to coerce poor rural families into selling their children to urban couples who cannot have children, and
Having considered the imbalance of
male/female birth ration in China and the connection to trafficking rings
abducting young girls and women for sexual exploitation, and
Concerned that the trafficking market, globally, generates an estimated $30 to $40 billion dollars annually and the growth of trafficking rings in China,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. We request that member nations exceeding $20,000 in GDP increase their dues by 5% for training, security and services to victims of human trafficking.
2. Discuss a joint program to combat human trafficking with our neighboring countries Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar to provide additional border security and assistance for those abducted.
3.
Create uniform laws and penalties against human
traffickers in China and throughout Southeast Asia
4. We [BC1] will create three relocation shelters in the cities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. There will also be special children only shelters, and more shelters placed in surrounding countries.
5. We will train and deploy a police task force to patrol Chinese ports and borders for illegal trafficking rings and their agents.
6. The name of our program is {ITPSS} Illegal Trafficking Prevention and Security System.
7. If ITPSS is successful, we will provide border security in the rural western regions of China.
8. This program will be authorized for five years and then we will discuss a five year renewal of funds by the general assembly.
9. Trafficking [BC2] will result in a jail sentence. 5 years for the first offense, 15 years for the 2nd and house arrest for later violations.
Debated & Passed; 14-7-2
North Kirkwood Middle
Heading:
Re:
Racial Discrimination of a Huge Scale
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Sudan
Date: May 3, 2007
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 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
Appalled
by the fact that, Sudan has killed 2 hundred thousand civilians and created 2
million refugees, and
Taking
into consideration the Sudanese government has ignored the rights of citizens by
not providing protection, and
Observing
this conflict is moving into Chad, driving 20 thousand Chadians from their
homes, and
Noting
with deep concern the United Nations does not recognize the situation as
genocide, and
Convinced nobody is in control of Darfur's countryside,
Be It Hereby Resolved
That The General Assembly:
1. Call for a raise in dues by 1 percent by the 25 richest countries in the world.
2. This money will go to increase UN Peacekeeping Troops in Sudan.
3. This money will help support troops to make sure Sudan's violence is not allowed to continue.
4. This program will be called United Nation Moral Protection Program (U.N.M.P.P)
5.
U.N.M.P.P will be in effect for 2 years, at the end of the second year, the
General Assembly will discuss the renewal of the program.