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Civitas United Nations Resolutions for Fall 2007
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November 10, 2007 Fall Civitas United Nations Session Economic & Social Committee :
Human Rights Committee :
Political & Security Committee :
Security Council:
Rosati-Kain Mandi Roper Re.: Micro-credits for Ghana Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee Submitted by: Ghana Date: November 3, 2007
Realizing
that Ghana is a very poor
country, it would be very beneficial to have a microloan from Norway,
and
Appalled
that, 85% of the people
in Ghana, are employed as small landholders, which makes up 50% of the
GDP, and
Concerned
that people are dying from the little food they receive because of the
little money they have to buy the food, and
Worried
that over time, Ghana’s economy will fall because of the little money
they will have to buy goods and manufacture goods, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
2.
Norway shall help with their problem and intervene to help them become
more stable in all aspects of their economy and government.
3.
They shall stay involved with Ghana until they both agree that Ghana is
stable.
4.
Norway will help bring in more jobs for the people of Ghana.
5.
This program will be authorized for ten years.
At the end of the tenth year the Economic and Social Council will
discuss the renewal of the program if there is a need for it still. Crossroads College Prep. Jordan Carter, Lindsay Schein, Colin
Witherspoon Re.: Economic Distress & Eco Tourism Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee Submitted by: Guyana Date:
November 10, 2007
Whereas Article 27,
section 1 of the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states, “Every has the right freely to participate in the
cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in
scientific advancement and its benefits.”,
and
Whereas Article 27,
section 2 of the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states, “Every has the right to the protection of the moral and
material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic
production of which he is the author.”,
and Realizing, that Guyana contains some of the most diverse life zones and the largest amount of endemic species in all of South America, and Appalled that in Guyana more than 9.1% of the population is unemployed, and that subsequently, health services and necessary procedures are scarce resulting in an unusually high infant mortality rate of 24.2% and maternal mortality rate of 12.5%, and Worried about the incessant fluctuation of tourism rates throughout the past decade, bottoming out at 57,467 and peaking at 121,989, and Concerned that the nomination of the Kaiteur National Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 was denied due to a claim of “insignificant grandeur,” Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Request
that the member nations of the General Assembly support the collation of
Kaietur National Park, the Iwokrama Forest, and the Kanuku Mountains and
the nomination of this region to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in order
to facilitate its approval.
2.
The
biological diversity in this area is paramount with over four hundred
species of birds and other wildlife. Additionally, this region contains
two of the World Wildlife Fund’s Global 200 “eco-regions most crucial to
the conservation of global diversity”, the Guianan moist forests and the
Guyana Highlands.
3.
By
honoring this region with UNESCO World Heritage status, Guyana will
receive an exponential increase in tourist rates that will no doubt
subsequently begin to alleviate economic pressures and raise employment
rates, as more money will be pumped into the economic infrastructure. SLUH Kris Holmes, Michael Mulligan Re.: Clarification of UDHR Article 13 Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee Submitted by: North Korea Date:
November 10, 2007 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 Whereas Article 13 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”, and Recognizing that Article 2 Section 1 of the CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS states that the United Nations is “is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members,” and Observing that recognition of the sovereign equality of all member states includes recognition of their laws, and Emphasizing that over 400,000 citizens wanted for crimes in the DPRK have found asylum in other nations regardless of DPRK laws, and Keeping in Mind that at least 2 million Mexican Citizens cross the United States Border in defiance of that country’s laws, and Taking into Consideration that Mikhail Gutseriyev and other Russian citizens have fled abroad and found immunity from their country’s laws, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Proclaims
that Article 13 Section 2 of the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS does not override the respect of national sovereignty
outlined in Article 2 Section 1 of the UNITED NATIONS CHARTER,
and that it
2.
Reaffirms that member
nations have the right to punish citizens in accordance with their laws,
and that it
3. Declares
accordingly that no member state
has the right to impair other member state’s prosecution of their own
citizens for crimes, and it
4. Endorses
the right of members states to
enforce the integrity of their national borders with regards to
criminals and non-citizens. St. Joseph’s Academy Mary Kate Hopkins Re.: Universal Healthcare Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: Cuba Date:
November 10, 2007 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 of 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 healthcare cost more money that most families in Latin America will ever have, and Appalled by the fact that most people have never been to a doctor and had a proper medical checkup, and Worried that a huge percent of children die every day from sicknesses that can be prevented by regular visits to the doctor, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Requests that the U.N. sends medical providers
to the larger countries to be distributed to the smaller countries
2.
These medical providers are sent every 6 months
with vaccinations for the disease.
3.
The medical providers will set up temporary
treatment centers for patients.
4.
Recommends healthcare providers to keep health
records of each patient and to check in on them periodical.
St. John Vianney Re.: Aid to Zimbabwe & Haiti Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: France Date: November 10, 2007
Whereas Article 23
section 1 of the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of
employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection
against unemployment.”,
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 Deeply concerned that many third-world or developing countries, for instance those of North and Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Latin America, are suffering various social and economic crises, and Shocked at the fact that 30% of the world’s population is unemployed, natural disasters are ever-looming threats, mortality rates are increasing due to the HIV epidemic, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. The General Assembly operates an international service corps called ____________________ whose goal is to reduce the social and economic hardships in countries like Haiti and Zimbabwe. 2. In the wake of recent natural disasters, this organization would strive to reverse the devastation caused, by empowering the impoverished people of these nations with the tools and training necessary to rebuild a stable and functioning social and economic base. 3. This organization will educate to reduce illiteracy and to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. 4. This experimental program will be judged and evaluated after 5 years of service. The progress will be assessed every 5 years to determine the effectiveness of the programs implemented.
5.
Over time
if this program, if renewed by the General Assembly, will expand its
base of operations to include aid for other countries in need of
assistance. Collinsville Re.: Education Crisis in Eastern Europe Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: Slovakia Date: November 10, 2007
Noting
with deep concern that most state-run educational institutions in
post-Soviet Eastern Europe have suffered since the early 1990s;
Fully alarmed
by the decrease in number of motivated, qualified teachers because these
nations are unable to provide sufficient pay to employ them;
Regretting
the unreformed and outdated teaching materials left from the communist
era;
Recognizing
that the lack of quality education will decrease achievement of citizens
and prevent the eradication of poverty in Eastern Europe; Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Calls upon able nations to provide temporary aid, in the form of money
or supplies, to nations of Eastern Europe;
2.
Suggests that Eastern European nations increase educational budgets if
at all possible;
3.
Urges Eastern European nations to borrow from other nations to provide
sufficient educational systems to their citizens
4.
Requests that able nations loan to Eastern European nations asking for
investment in order to reform their educational system. St. John Vianney Re.: Overwhelming Unemployment Rates Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: Haiti Date: November 10, 2007 Whereas Article 23 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, and Whereas Article 23 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.”, and
Deeply concerned
that over half of
Aware of the fact that due
to this high incidence of unemployment the standards of living have been
drastically decreased, and Emphasizing that continual increases in the unemployment rate will certainly lead to further decline in the economic and social stability of our country, and Encouraged that with the creation of a stable workforce comprised of committed, able-bodied, and well-trained individuals from across the Haitian population, we will ease the economic devastation through this experimental solution, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. The General Assembly start a program aimed at training locals of underprivileged nations to access their country’s resources in order to improve that country’s future. 2. This program will not only allow Haitians to tap into their resources, but it will give them the necessary training and knowledge to improve other necessary components of everyday life, such as the transportation system, the production of viable exports, adequate medical care, and the ability to independently rebuild other necessary infrastructures after a natural disaster.
3.
The expected success of this experimental
program will inevitably become useful to other nations that face many of
the same socio-economic impediments as CBC Re.: Water Crisis Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: Qatar Date: November 10, 2007 CONCERNED about the growing scarcity of water in today’s modern world, and the fact that more than a billion people lack a sufficient amount of water to sustain a healthy life, and RECOGNIZES that water is essential for socio-economic development and for maintaining healthy ecosystems, and DISTURBED by the number of deaths, most notably children, that annually occur due to water-borne illnesses, most of which are the product of drinking unsanitary water and/or improper water treatment, and APPRECIATES The measures that the U.N. has already taken in helping to treat this important issue, and
REITERATING The definition
of water scarcity as defined by the UN-Water Thematic Initiatives as
“the point at which the aggregate
impact of all users impinges on the supply or quality of water under
prevailing institutional arrangements to the extent that the demand by
all sectors, including the environment, cannot be satisfied fully.”,
and
RECOGNIZES water
use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase
in the last century; Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
RECOMMENDS
an enhancing of the productivity of water use in all sectors, which
would be paramount to successful water scarcity alleviation programs
2.
WELCOMES
the UN to research more efficient methods of water transportation
3.
INVITES
the protecting and restoring of
the ecosystems that naturally capture, filter, store and release water,
such as rivers, wetlands, forests and soils in order to increase the
availability of water of good quality
4.
REQUESTS
the collaboration between nations on shared management of water
resources, such as rivers and lakes, to increase the benefits, and joint
action in assisting countries to address the issue. Rosati-Kain Re.: Micro-loans for Ghana Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: Norway Date: November 10, 2007
Whereas Article 23 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, 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
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 or religious groups,
and shall further the activities of the United nations for the
maintenance of peace.”,
an
Deeply concerned that the
unemployment rate in
Aware that 31.4% of
Fully aware that Ghana’s
illiteracy rate is 42.1%, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Norway sets up a micro loan program with Ghana, giving the citizens of Ghana a chance to start a business. 2. Micro loans will give more families a steady income to help raise families. 3. More schools can also be established to raise the literacy rate. CBC Re.: Extreme Poverty Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: Belgium Date:
November 10, 2007 Concerned that almost three billion people must survive on only two dollars a day, and Alarmed that due to poverty and the lack of education, one billion people could not read or sign their name as of the beginning of the 21st century, and Troubled that the gap between the rich and the poor is rising at a very extreme rate, even in the world’s poorest countries, and Disturbed that, according to UNICEF, 30,000 children per day, or 11 million per year, die worldwide because of extreme poverty, and Distressed that less than one percent of what was spent on weapons could have been used to put every child in school, but was not; Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Urges that countries help contribute to the UN Millennium Development Goals, including halving the amount of people that live on less than one dollar a day, and 2. Suggests that countries work to gain and maintain a government system that can succeed in feeding its citizens, and 3. Recommends that many countries follow Belgium with the Global Forum on Migration and Development so that citizens no longer have to migrate just because they no longer have the money necessary to continue living there. Maplewood Richmond Heights Tony Sanchez Re.: Regulations on International Trade Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee Submitted by: China Date: November 10, 2007 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 of 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
Shocked
that countries permit exportation
of goods which while having been inspected and approved
arrive at their destination at a significantly lower quality than
the importers were led to believe, and
Appalled
that countries allow exportation of goods containing harmful materials
and substances without the knowledge or consent of the importers, such
as the millions of toys that were recalled by the U.S. Government due to
high levels of toxic lead in them, and
Deeply Concerned that
460 tons of soybeans approved by the US Quality Inspectors Seal of
Approval arrived in Beijing
with live Khapra beetles, and
Encourage
that China, being the world’s top toy exporters selling 22 billion toys
as well as a large commercial exporter, proposed to enact a law
to not only protect children but also global citizens from hazardous
materials from products exported from any country, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
There be a WTO Advised Board to oversee the creation of International
Standards on quality control for exports and to give a to be determined
tax break to countries who accept and uphold the standards.
2.
Institute a 2% tariff on countries who agreed to, but have been found to
have violated the agreements and laws proposed by the International
Standards.
3.
Create this as a five year plan with a check in at the three year mark
to insure the policies are working up to date and to discuss the renewal
of this resolution.
Crossroads College Prep. Jordan & Rebecca Re.: Child Poverty and Malnutrition Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted
by:
Date: November 10, 2007
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 of 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
Appalled
that 80% of Haitians are underneath the poverty level, and
Concerned
that
129 of every 1,000 Haitian children will die before their fifth
birthday, and
Aware
that the life expectancy of males is 51 years and females is 51 years,
Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Acknowledge that poverty begins at birth, and with the alarming rate of 12.9% of children dying before their fifth birthdays, and 80% of the public being underneath the poverty level, extreme measures need to be taken to stop newborns from being placed into a cycle of poverty.2. Requesting that member nations with a GNP per capita more then $25,000 add a 20.0% increase to their U.N. member dues.3. This money would be used to do research and purchase nutritional products that would benefit children from birth, through toddlers and pre-teens.4. The United Nations Committee for Haitian Children (U.N.C.H.C) would request the help of St. Louis-based organizations, such as Meds and Food For Kids to help focus both money and research.5. This program would be authorized for 6 years. At the six year mark, the General Assembly will discuss the improvements and renewal of this program.St. Joseph’s Academy Re.: Increasing the Standard of Living Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Cuba Date: November 10, 2007 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 of 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
Concerned that the
average Cuban's standard of living remains at a lower level than it has
ever been, and
Worried that since the
fall of the Soviet Union, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Form a group to evaluate the distribution of food to the people of poverty in Cuba. 2. The group mentioned above will monitor the distribution and make sure that the food is distributed equally according to the need of a family. 3. After 5 years, the program will be evaluated by the General Assembly and improved or changed to better the current situation of the country. 4. The food being distributed will come from the donations of people and a 5.0% increase in the U.N. member dues with a GNP per capita greater than $13,000. Lindbergh High School Tricia Heitmann, Katherine Joiner Re.: Breast Cancer in the Middle East Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: United Kingdom Date: November 10, 2007 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 9 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”, 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 of 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 Alarmed that in Saudi Arabia, about seventy percent of breast cancer cases are not reported until they are at a late stage, and Shocked that thirty percent of Saudi patients are under age forty, and Deeply concerned the breast cancer is the number one killer of women in the United Arab Emirates, and Full Aware that the kingdom has some of the world’s best medical equipment and doctors, and even the poor have access to free medical care, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Emphasizes that breast cancer is caused by genetics and nothing else. 2. Urges a scientific study to prove that breast cancer affects women of all ethnicities. 3. Supports voluntary contributions to aid a campaign to raise awareness. St. Joseph’s Academy Re.: Genocide in Darfur Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Peru Date: November 10, 2007 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
Realizing that in 2007
alone, over 240,000 additional people have been displaced as they
continue to flee from the violence, and Concerned that temperatures can reach up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit a day and with the only water source for the camps coming from shallow, dug wells, and Appalled that genocidal militias attack the camps regularly, and as recently as October 19, 2007, the Sudanese government attacked the Kalma refugee camp, the largest in Darfur, and Alarmed by the fact that up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1, 2004, due to various causes including diseases and malnutrition, and Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Request the deployment of a strong U.N. peacekeeping force to protect the refugee camps from outside attacks. 2. Request that aid be sent to the camps in the form of food, money, and medical supplies. 3. Be brought before the General Assembly for review every six months. St. Joseph’s Academy Colleen Madden Re.: U.N. Funded Refugee Camps for Iraqi Refugees Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Peru Date: November 10, 2007 Whereas Article 14 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”, 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 of 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 according to the United Nations, over 4 million Iraqis have been displaced by violence in Iraq, since 2003, and Appalled: that over 2.5 million Iraqis have vacated their homes for safer areas within Iraq, 1.5 million are now living in Syria, and over 1 million refugees inhabit Jordan, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, and Turkey, and
Concerned: that Syria and
Jordan are rapidly becoming overwhelmed by the numbers of Iraqis seeking
refuge in their countries. Neither of these countries allows Iraqis to
work. Although Recognizing: that over 60,000 Iraqis are fleeing Iraqi monthly. There are no established refugee camps for the Iraqis to live in. There are not adequate supplies to take care of the basics needs of the Iraqis, and Worried: that UN High Commissioner for Refugees cannot provide adequate protection and assistance to Iraqis, so the Iraqis might have to resettle in Europe, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Request aid for Iraqi refugee camps to be established. 2. Request aid to protect these camps and to supply the camps with adequate supplies. 3. Funding for these proposals: Each country’s U.N. dues will be increased 3% and those countries who cannot afford the 3% increase will be obliged to send help. Such as people to help protect the camps. 4. Ask that this plan be set for four years and will be checked and renewed after every third month. Collinsville Darren Conway, Jenelle Kypta Re.: Roma Violence Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Slovakia Date: November 10, 2007 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 Given the recent racism-based violence towards the Roma people, and In recognition of the lack of laws concerning punishments for crimes with racial motivations, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. A committee be formed in recognition of equal
rights towards all citizens of 2. The goal of this committee is to enforce the creation of laws to protect against racial discrimination. Re.: International Children’s Conference on Children’s Rights Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Secretariat Date:
November 10, 2007
Whereas Article 16
section 3 of the
UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states, “The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of
society and is entitled to protection by society and the state.”,
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
Noting
that children are the innocent victims of virtually all world issues
created by the adults who run governments, declare wars, incite
violence, harm the environment and create economic disparities in the
world; and Affirming the creative thinking of children unfettered by adult prejudices and political ideologies; and Hopeful that children might devise more creative solutions to world problems than adults have to date, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Convene
an International Conference on Children’s Rights [ICCR], with all
delegates being 18 years old or younger.
2.
Within
this conference, create task forces on the following critical issues
facing children today:
a.
Child
labor
b.
Child
soldiers
c.
Sexual
abuse of children
d.
Refugee
children
e.
Children
of immigrants
f.
Children
of divorced families g. Effect of poverty on children 3. Set aside time in each task force to hear testimony from children who have suffered the effects of each of these problems. 4. Encourage delegates to create resolutions to address the problems that face them, and pass these resolutions on for consideration by the “adult” General Assembly.
5.
Schedule
follow-up conferences every 5 years. Re.: Revising the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Children of the world, Secretariat Date:
November 10, 2007 Whereas the Preamble to the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states that, “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world;” and Aware that child labor, child slavery and trafficking, sexual and physical abuse against children, the conscription of children as soldiers, and other violations of children’s rights are rampant throughout the world; and Concerned that the term “childhood” appears only once in the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [Article 25]; and Feeling strongly that children need more specifically stated protection against human rights violations; Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Add a new clause to Article 3 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. The clause would state: “Everyone has the
right to a childhood in which play, creativity and spontaneous learning
are the primary activities.” Webster Groves Molly Maguire Re.: Equal Rights to Immigrants Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Ireland Date: November 10, 2007 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 2 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without any distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.”, and Whereas Article 2 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”, and Observing that 80% of the public agree that it is good that Children in Ireland are growing up in a multicultural society, and Concerned that according to the Irish Refugee Council many {Irish} do not think that non-nationals should be entitled to the same welfare benefits as everyone else, and Aware that since 1999 Ireland has received almost 50,000 asylum applications, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Request help from the United Nations in adopting set of standardized rights that apply to everyone including immigrants. 2. Establish equal welfare benefits for those immigrants. 3. Encourage the rest of European Union to approve these immigration laws. CBC Re.: Haiti Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Qatar Date: November 10, 2007 ALARMED by the poverty level in Haiti, which about 80% of its citizens live in, and NOTING WITH GREAT CONCERN with the poverty level, which is adding to the rate of decline in per capita GNP of 5.2 percent, and MINDFUL that there are so few jobs in the country that it is causing the poverty, and the only job that would bring in money is from drugs, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. EXPRESSES THE BELIEF that Haiti should try to rid its government of the corruption; 2. EMPHASIZES that Haiti should be more rigid on enforcing their drug policy, monitor drug dealers, and watch where they are producing drugs; 3. DRAWS ATTENTION TO the necessity of educating their citizens to earn trade values and new skills in the business world. CBC
Re.: Human Rights Violations Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Iran Date: November 10, 2007 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
Be It Hereby Resolved That The
General Assembly:
2.
Demands for immediate expulsion of Israeli occupation in Palestinian
lands.
Webster Groves
Re.: Animal Abuse Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Spain Date: November 10, 2007 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 Shocked that more than 40,000 bulls are killed each year, and Appalled that chickens are hung upside down by wire then people riding horses cut their heads off, and Realizing that for every 570,000 people there is one case of animal abuse, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Request that the General Assembly put a ban on bull fights. 2. Request that the General Assembly put a ban on chicken slayings.
3.
Considering that if bull fighting does not cease than
action will be taken by the newly formed S.A.C. 4. S.A.C. is the newly formed Stop Animal Cruelty. Webster Groves Re.: Disposition of Remains of Illegal Immigrants Submitted to: Human Rights Committee Submitted by: Spain Date: November 10, 2007 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 13 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”, and
Whereas
Article 15, Section 1 of the
UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states “Everyone
has a right to a nationality,” and
Whereas
Article 15, Section 2 of the
UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states “No one
shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to
change is nationality,” and
Shocked
that there are numerous cases of illegal immigrants drowning while
trying to cross from their country to another to seek asylum, and
Taking into consideration
that all illegal immigrants are deported, but not always back to their
country of origin, and
Concerned
that many drowned immigrants are not buried, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Request that member nations with a GNP per capita more than $20,000 add a 1.5% increase to their U.N. member dues.
3. The money will be used for creation cost of the drowned immigrants, pay people to sprinkle ashes and to buy land to declare as a memorial park. 4. The name of the commission will be Once Again One with Nature (OAOWN). 5. If OAOWN is successful in Spain then the program will be started in other countries that deal with many drowned immigrants (like U.S., Italy, Canada, and Australia).
6.
The program will be authorized for 5 years.
At the end of the fifth year, the General Assembly will discuss
the renewal of the program. St. Joseph’s Academy Mary Kate Hopkins Re.: United States’ Occupation of Guantanamo Bay Submitted to: Political & Security Committee Submitted by: Cuba Date:
November 10, 200 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 9 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”, and Concerned that released prisoners complain of violence, severe interrogation tactics, physical torture, sexual and cultural humiliation, forced drugging, and sleep deprivation, and Shocked that United States’ courts continue to rule that prisoners can be held at Guantanamo Bay without charges or trials, and Realizing that in continuing to keep prisoners in horrible conditions at Guantanamo Bay, the United States is blatantly disregarding multiple articles of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, and Appalled that over the course of five years, more than 750 detainees have been deprived of rights and liberties guaranteed by the United Nations, and Concerned that no detainee at Guantanamo has ever been formally convicted by the United States of a criminal offence, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Requests the immediate closure of the United
State’s detention camp at Guantanamo Bay and the removal of all
detainees.
2.
Ensure that the facilities to which the
detainees are relocated are in full compliance with the United Nation’s
protection of human rights.
3.
Ensure that Guantanamo Bay never becomes a
detention facility again through inspections of the naval base.
4.
Terminate future US human rights offences
through inspections of other detention facilities and sanctions if
necessary. Collinsville Re.: Defining National Borders Submitted to: Political & Security Committee Submitted by: Republic of the Congo Date: November 10, 2007 Whereas Article 13 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.”, 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
Understanding
that clear borders are not defined in many nations, and
Fearing
that without clear borders many citizens in countries around the world
could become disenfranchised, and
Taking into consideration
the fact that
most nations do not have the resources necessary to establish and map
new borders, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
The UN form a program known as United Nations Border Definition Program
(UNBDP), the goal of which is to clearly define and map borders of all
nations within the next 20 years.
2.
The UNBDP will utilize advances in satellite imagery and computer
technologies to help map out the undefined borders of the world.
3.
Experts in cartography and related fields would be recruited on a
volunteer basis and any current national organizations with the
resources to help would be asked to consider donating those resources
4.
The UNBDP will report after the first 5 years to the Political and
Security Committee on its progress in mapping borders.
5.
All member nations would be asked to raise a .01% tax on international
trade, especially with nations that lack clearly defined borders. 6. If the program has not successfully mapped all unclear national borders by the aforementioned 20 year period then the program will be assessed and renewal will be considered by the committee. Collinsville Sarah Brown, Kelly Martin Re.: Pakistan Submitted to: Political & Security Committee Submitted by: United States of America Date: November 10, 2007
Aware of the need for
Deeply concerned about Emphasizing Musharraf’s actions towards liberal political activists, and
Seeking democratic
reformations in Guided by the need for democracy in countries in the Middle-east, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. Designates the U.N. to take action. 2. Supports supervision of Pakistani government until Parliamentary elections are held. 3. Further recommends the release of activists imprisoned by Musharraf’s call for emergency. 4. Expresses its hope that Pakistan will become democratic to improve conditions in the middle-east. Re.: Martial Law in Pakistan Submitted to: Political & Security Committee Submitted by: Secretariat Date: November 10, 2007 Whereas Article 9 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”, and Whereas Article 13 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.”, and 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 Noting that the government of Alarmed that the government of Concerned that previously scheduled democratic
elections have been cancelled; and Aware that Pakistani media outlets have been shut down and journalists jailed, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Issue a statement of condemnation of the
government of
2.
Impose economic sanctions against the Musharraf
government until such time as it ends martial law and restores
democratic rule and civil rights in
a.
Suspension of all civilian trade between
b.
Suspension of all military sales between
3.
Suspend
Webster Groves Annie Crites Re.: Improving National Relations Submitted to: Political & Security Committee Submitted by: Ireland Date: November 10, 2007 Whereas Article 1 section 4 of the UNITED NATIONS CHARTER states, “The purpose of the United Nations is to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.” and Whereas the dealings between France & the United States, though developing into a better circumstance than the current relationship, must be improved for the betterment of both nations, and Aware of the similarities between the history of Northern Ireland and Scotland and the history between France and the United States, and Recognizing recent disputes between France & the United States, and Encouraged by positive communication between the U.S. and France, similar to recent agreements between Northern Ireland and Scotland for the betterment of both countries, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 1. France and the United States recognize how they may benefit from each other in ways politically, economically, and all other ways. 2. These two countries write an agreement that specifically states what areas they will work together on. 3. Educational opportunities be opened to help their citizens better be linked.
4.
These countries take from the example of Scotland and Northern Ireland the
agreement on which they settled.
Webster Groves Re.: Global Warming Submitted to: Political & Security Committee Submitted by: Tuvalu Date: November 10, 2007 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 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
Alarmed
by the fact that salination of
soil from higher than normal waves threatens farming, and
Taking
into consideration Tuvalu’s
residents rely upon subsistence farming for sustenance, and
Worried that scientists predict an 88cm
rise in sea levels in the next century and scientists predict that
Tuvalu will be underwater in less than 50 years, and
Realizing that Tuvalu’s problem will soon
be problems in other countries,
Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Request that member nations with a GNP per capita more than $15,000 add a
3.0% increase to their U.N. member dues as well as countries with the
highest greenhouse gas emissions to pay an annual fee of $500,000 to a
fund.
2.
This money will go to island countries that face problems from global
warming.
3.
This money will also fund an educational program called Love the Earth,
which will create programs educating people on threats of global warming
and provide ways to reduce those threats in the United States and other
high-polluting nations.
4. The name of this program will be People for the Betterment of Earth (P.B.E.)5. This program will be authorized for ten years. At the end of the fifth year, the General Assembly will discuss renewal of the program.Amended & Vetoed St. Joseph’s Academy Mary Kate Hopkins Re.: United States’ Occupation of Guantanamo Bay Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: Peru Date: November 10, 2007 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 9
of the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states, “No
one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”,
and Concerned that released prisoners complain of violence, severe interrogation tactics, physical torture, sexual and cultural humiliation, forced drugging, and sleep deprivation, and Shocked that United States’ courts continue to rule that prisoners can be held at Guantanamo Bay without charges or trials, and Realizing that in continuing to keep prisoners in horrible conditions at Guantanamo Bay, the United States is blatantly disregarding multiple articles of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, and
Appalled that over the
course of five years, more than 750 detainees have been deprived of
rights and liberties guaranteed by the United Nations, and
Concerned that no detainee at Guantanamo has ever been formally convicted by the United States of a criminal offence, Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Requests[BC1]
the immediate INVESTIGATION BY U.N. INVESTIGATORS OF DETAINEES AT
GUANTANAMO BAY INTO THE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ARTICLE NINE BEING
HELD WITHOUT CHARGES AND THE GENEVA CONVENTION.
2.
Ensure that
the facilities to which the detainees are relocated are in full
compliance with the United Nation’s protection of human rights. 3. Terminate future US human rights offences through inspections of other detention facilities and sanctions if necessary 4. REQUESTS[BC2] THAT THE U.S. CHARGE DETAINEES AND MOVE TOWARD A SPEEDY TRIAL OF DETAINEES.
Amended & Passed Collinsville Re.: African Arms & Conflict Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: United States of America Date: November 10, 2007
Affirming the violent
conflicts in Recognizing that these conflicts are fueled by the sales of arms, and Acknowledging the large number of casualties in the conflicts, and Noting that this number grows daily, and In recognition of the lack of control of arms trafficking, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. A committee be formed to
develop tougher sanctions over the sales of arms, new trade embargoes,
and harsher penalties for violators of said restrictions.
·
The U.N.
committee would in turn classify nations with suspicious activity,
defined as countries with a high number of illegal arms sales, as “High
Risk” nations. Nations with very little suspicious activity would be
classified as “No Risk” nations. ‘High Risk” nations must be inspected
numerous times until they can be reclassified as “No Risk” nations. This
committee must be advised by representatives of the observed African
nations.
·
Invested with said authority, the ten members of the committee would be
chosen in the same way security council members are chosen, with no
permanent members or veto power. The committee’s membership would change
every two years.
2. A separate committee be formed to examine the stability of conflicted
African nations. Stability is vital for control over arms trafficking.
This committee would report to the Security Council and design solutions
for unstable governments.
·
The goals
of this committee would be the limitation of arms sales and the
encouragement of political stability, thus reduced the conflicts in
Africa.
3.Members of both committees will contribute .05 percent of their
current U.N. membership fees to fund the committees’ activities. Not Debated Collinsville Amanda Gelso, Jed Robbins Re.: Blood Diamonds Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: United States of America Date: November 10, 2007 Given the recent controversy over “blood” diamonds in various parts of the world, and Recognizing that humans are dying for the production of these diamonds, and Noting that many governments haven’t done anything to stop the production of these diamonds, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:1. All countries in the UN contribute 0.25% of their GPD to fund an international effort by the UN to inform the general public about the diamond crisis. 2. A committee be formed, consisting of representatives from each country on the Security Council, to work towards finding and putting an end to all the “underground” diamond camps. This committee will also make sure that all victims of these conditions are properly cared for both mentally and physically. Not Debated St. John Vianney Re.: Social & Economic Crisis Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: France Date:
November 10, 2007 Whereas Article 23 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, 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 Deeply concerned that many third-world or developing countries, for instance those of North and Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Latin America, are suffering various social and economic crises, and Shocked at the fact that 30% of the world’s population is unemployed, natural disasters are ever-looming threats, mortality rates are increasing due to the HIV epidemic, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:1. The General Assembly operates an international assistance corps called the United Nations Emergency Service Corps whose goal is to reduce the social and economic hardships in countries with the 20 lowest gross national products per capita in the world, like Haiti and Zimbabwe. 2. In the wake of recent natural disasters, this organization would strive to reverse the devastation caused, by empowering the impoverished people of these nations with the tools and training necessary to rebuild a stable and functioning social and economic base. 3. This organization will educate to reduce illiteracy and to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. 4. This experimental program will be judged and evaluated after 5 years of service. The progress will be assessed every 5 years to determine the effectiveness of the programs implemented.
5.
Over time
if this program, if renewed by the General Assembly, will expand its
base of operations to include aid for other countries in need of
assistance. Debated & Vetoed CBC Re.: Peaceful Nuclear Program Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: Islamic Republic of Iran Date: November 10, 2007 Affirming Iran’s genuine and unwavering desire to seek a peaceful, non-combative nuclear program to enrich the lives of the Iranian people, and Emphasizing the Republic of Iran’s rejection of development, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons from both an ideological and strategic bases, and Bearing in mind that Iran has placed its nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards, and Mindful that the IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has stated that there is no evidence to suggest that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons after a extended inspections of related and non-related facilities, and Referring to Iran’s two year suspension of lawful enrichment activities, which is verified by the IAEA, in order to show Iran’s willingness to cooperate, and Recalling Iran’s repeated calls for negotiations to find mutually acceptable solutions to any issues, and Expressing deep concern over the Israeli regimes repeated boasts of nuclear weaponry, which have gone widely unchallenged, while Iran is repeatedly censured for its peaceful research into nuclear power; Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Appeals to all the nations of the U.N. to defend
Iran’s right to develop an IAEA safeguarded nuclear program 2. Emphasizes the importance of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program to the people or Iran, noting that even in an oil rich nation such as Iran oil supplies may be depleted within as little as five decades; 3. Invites IAEA inspectors in order for continuous on-site inspections of nuclear enrichment facilities to take place; 4. Renews its appeal to the Security Council for a concerted effort to resist member nations’ attempts to crush any possibility of a peaceful nuclear Iran. Not Debated Collinsville
Jordan Wright, Doug Hsiao Re.: Pollution Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: Slovakia Date: November 10, 2007
Given
the increasing amount of pollution in Slovakia, and
Recognizing
the negative effect on Slovakia’s environment and life expectancy, and
Noting
Slovakia’s inability to respond due to outdated technology, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
The U.N. countries help Slovakia to build environmental-friendly
factories and power plants.
2.
The U.N. loan $200,000,000 to Slovakia in order to build these
facilities and maintain them
3.
The U.N. form a pollution
inspection force that will force Slovakian factory and power plant
owners to remain environmentally friendly.
Vetoed CBC
Re.: Small Arms Proliferation Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: Qatar Date:
November 10, 2007 Concerned with the continued increase in use of small arms in ethnic and internal conflicts worldwide, and Realizing that small arms are attractive tools of violence because they are widely available, cost efficient, simple to use, highly portable, and are used by a large majority of the population, and Noting With Great Concern of the 49 armed conflicts since 1990, all but three relied on small arms and light weapons as the only instrument of war, and Aware that the small arms left over from these conflicts have been used either to rekindle these conflicts or create new ones, and Commends the UN, regional organizations, and countless Non-governmental Organizations on their efforts to stop the global spread of small arms and to remove such weapons from areas of conflict, Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:1. Calls Upon the United Nations to increase its efforts to stop this growing threat by strictly enforcing the laws already set in place and to allocate more aggressive penalties for failure to comply with these laws, and
2.
Urges all nations to comply with these laws and
to work to the best of their ability to enforce these laws in a strict
manner, and
3.
Requests that a specific committee be created to
better monitor the trafficking of small arms and that this growing
threat be given a higher position of priority. Amended & Passed; 10-1 CBC Re.: Haiti Submitted to: Security Council Submitted by: Belgium Date: November 10, 2007
EXPRESSING THE BELIEF
that the current situation in Haiti continues to constitute a threat to
international peace and security in the region, and
EMPHASIZING
that international illicit trafficking of drugs and arms continues to
affect the stability of Haiti, and
APPRECIATING
how MINUSTAH is helping the country, is helping to control the gangs who
are creating trouble and to control the narco-traffic that goes through
the country to harm the Dominican Republic and other countries, and
CONSCIOUS
that the issue of criminality and putting an end to impunity are
essential to ensuring the rule of law and security in Haiti, and
STRESSING
the need for establishing a legislative framework for judicial reform,
and
ENDORSING
supports all processes geared towards promoting integration in the
region, aimed at placing its collective destiny back in its own hands
and intent on fulfilling aspirations to integrate all parts of Latin
America and especially peoples from different ethnic groups and the
least favored elements of society, and Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:1. DRAWS ATTENTION TO the need for the quick implementation of highly effective and visible labor intensive projects that help create jobs and deliver basic social services; regardless of socioeconomic or educational striations; These projects would be initially funded by NGOs and possible world bank assistance. 2. REQUESTS the Haitian government advance security sector reform, in particular by continuing the construction of the Haitian National Police;
3.
RECOGNIZES the importance of cooperation between Haiti and neighboring
countries in effectively managing and securing Haiti’s borders. [BC1]Added the second half of this operative clause.
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