Resolutions for May 6, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Resolution GA May 6-01

 

Pattonville Heights

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Re:   Water Purification in Ethiopia and the Surrounding Countries

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Ethiopia

Date:   May 4, 2011

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

 

Knowing that 884 million people in the world lack access to safe water supplies, which is approximately one in eight people, and

 

Understanding that 3.575 million people worldwide die each year from water-related disease, and

 

Noting with deep concern that only 62% of the world’s population has access to improved sanitation – defined as a sanitation facility that ensures hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact, and

 

Being fully aware that every 20 seconds a child dies somewhere in the world from a water related illness, and

 

Recognizing that about 4 billion cases of diarrhea globally per year cause 1.8 million deaths, over 90 percent of them (1.6 million) among children under five, and

 

Knowing that there are many water borne illnesses that people are being exposed to because they do not have access to safe drinking water or do not know about the dangers, and

 

Realizing that In Ethiopia it is estimated that only 42% of the population has access to a safe water supply and only 11% of the population has access to proper sanitation facilities, and

 

Fully aware that only 29% of people in Somalia have access to safe, clean water,

 

 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 

1. The United Nations will begin a program called African Water Association (AWA), the goal of which is to provide safe drinking water and bath houses for people in places where there is a lack of these necessities.

2. AWA will start in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Djibouti and hopefully spread to other countries if it is effective, the above countries have some of the highest water related death numbers.

3. AWA will build shower houses and water pumps for as many communities as possible, in addition to providing water purification tablets to help purify the water already located there.

4. Also through AWA, people will be educated about the dangers of drinking diseased waters. Volunteers from the program may travel and talk about the dangers of unsafe drinking water. Also AWA will distribute brochures explaining the dangers of unsafe drinking water and how to avoid them.

5. AWA will last for three years. At that time the program will be evaluated by the general assembly and, if found to be successful, can be renewed for another three years and expanded to more places with a lack of safe drinking water and shower houses.

6. To pay for AWA, the United Nations will raise the dues of the ten wealthiest countries 3%, raising about 2.3 million dollars a year.

 

 

Resolution GA May 6-02

 

Hoech Middle

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Re:   Education/Literacy

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Nigeria

Date:   May 6, 2011

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

 

Whereas Article 26, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.”, and

 

Whereas Article 26, section 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.”, and

 

Keeping in mind   that literacy is the ability to read and write, and

 

Recognizing that many people in the third world cannot see the point of learning to read as a means to being able to better function, and

 

Convinced that literacy has been used as a way to sort populations and control who has access      to power, and

 

Keeping in mind that Burkina Faso has a literacy rate of 25.3%, and

 

Fully aware that Afghanistan has a literacy rate of 28.1%,

 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 

1. The General Assembly will start a program called Increase Literacy (IL).  The goal of this program is to build schools in areas of need around the world in an effort to improve countries with a low literacy rate by 15 to 20 percent in the first five years.

2. The (IL) will build five schools in Burkina Faso and five schools in Afghanistan.

3. The (IL) will get as many teachers from those areas that are qualified.  The rest will come from enlisting teachers from around the world to teach in each of the ten schools for a one to two year period. During this time, they will also train locals who will eventually take over in the classroom as the teacher.

4. The (IL) will ask for donations for school supplies from companies around the world.  

5. After a five year period, the (IL) will send a report to the General Assembly to check on the improvements that have been made in the literacy rates of Burkina Faso and Afghanistan.  

6. If the program proves to be successful, it will continue in Burkina Faso and Afghanistan for another five year period.  With continued success, the program could be continued in those countries, and expanded to other countries with a low literacy rate like Niger and Guinea.

7. The predicted cost of this program over a ten year period will be approximately 500 million dollars.  We would ask that the top 20 wealthiest counties pay 25 million into an (IL) fund that will cover the initial cost.  The next 10 wealthiest countries will equally divide the remaining cost of supplies that is not met from donations.

 

Resolution GA May 6-03

 

Hixson Middle

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Re:   Banning the use of Antipersonnel Landmines

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Zambia

Date:   May 6, 2011

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 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

 

Understanding that, “civilians account for 70-85 percent of the total landmine deaths”, and

 

Recognizing that 30-40 percent of victims are children under the age of 15, and

 

That landmines can remain active in the ground for several decades and become more dangerous as time passes, and

 

Realizing that between 15,000 and 20,000 civilians are killed or maimed each year, and

 

In the top ten most landmine infested countries; there are over 96 million active landmines,

 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Banning of All Anti-personnel Landmines (BAAL), the goal of which is to remove active landmines and place a ban on all Anti-Personnel Landmines.

2. BAAL will take place in Egypt (with 23 million landmines), Iran (with 16 million landmines), Angola (with 10-20 million landmines), Afghanistan (with 10 million landmines), and Iraq (with 10 million landmines). Which are the top five landmine infested countries.

3. BAAL will attempt to have each country sign all parts landmine banning treaty (Destruction of Stockpiles, Retention of landmines to make a land mine free country).

4. In addition, BAAL will remove most to all of the landmines in each country. This will cost $1,000 per landmine to be removed. BAAL will also come in with bomb disposal units from either local governments, governments willing to lend their units, or will hire private companies to remove the landmines.

5. BAAL will educate each country that did not sign the treaty by teaching them why the banning of landmines is necessary and, will inform them of the potential danger that they propose to their community in a variety of methods, including schools, commercials, and worldwide appeals.

6. BAAL will last five years. At that time, its performance will be evaluated by the General Assembly and, if found effective, can be renewed for another five years and expanded to other countries that have not signed a landmine ban treaty or, landmine infested countries.

7. First BAAL will create a start up to jump start landmine eradication.  Each of the top ten countries who manufacture landmines will give a onetime fee of 3 million dollars which will be subtracted from any dues owed the U.N.

8. Next the UN will raise the dues of the ten richest countries 3 percent (raising about 38 million dollars a year).

9. BAAL will also hold ten concerts in the top ten largest cities in the world. With a goal of raising 50 million dollars.

 

Resolution GA May 6-04

 

Pattonville Heights

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Re:   Acid Rain

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Greece

Date:   May 6, 2011

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

 

Whereas 80% of Norway’s lakes are now considered to be either ‘dead’ or in a critical state as a result of acid pollution, and

 

Whereas the United Kingdom was reported in 1987 to have the highest percentage of damaged trees in the whole of Europe. 67% of Britain’s conifers showed severe damage whilst 28.9% were described as having moderate to severe damage, and

 

Whereas diseased trees as a result of pollution were discovered in Germany in the 1960s and by 1984 half of the country’s woodland was showing tree damage, and

 

Whereas by the end of the 1980s Waldsterben (tree death) had spread across 15 European countries and has claimed more than 70,000 square kilometers of forest, and

 

Whereas in 1994, electricity generation was responsible for 70 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions, and

 

Whereas of the top 50 individual sources of sulfur dioxide emissions in the U.S., all are electric power plants, and

 

Athens where it has been concentrated the 40% of Greek population, the 35% of industrial and

 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Fueling A Better Tomorrow (FABT), the goal of which is to reduce the emissions of pollution from cars and factories by 10%.

2. This will take place in Greece, a country with one of the highest percentages of acid rain.

3. FABT encourages Greece to make a law saying that 10% of all energy used by factories must be geothermal energy.

4. Money will be given to each company to help to build geothermal power plants.

5. Company has 1 year to comply.

6. In addition, money will also be put into research for cleaner energy and eco fuels.

7. Finally FABT will make a public service announcement to inform citizens about the dangers of pollution and how to cut back on emissions.

8. Raising UN dues by 1% will fund this.

9. The program will be reviewed in 5 years and if successful, will be continued in Greece and expanded to other countries.

 

Resolution GA May 6-05

 

Hixson Middle

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Re:   Flooding in Bangladesh

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Brazil

Date:   May 6, 2011

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 17, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”, 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 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

 

Recognizing that a 1m rise in sea level would flood 20% of the country of Bangladesh, and

 

Understanding that 37 million people live in coastal districts that are affected by expanding sea levels, and

 

Shocked that in the process of a river erosion, a five-year-old girl was swept away by the current, and

 

Acknowledge that flooding may create 20 million Bangladeshi “climate refugees” by mid-century, and

 

Realize that over the period of last year 330 schools were flooded and are not functioning, and

 

Knowing that in 2005, flooding in Bangladesh killed over 700 people, damaged over 4 million homes, and wiped out over a million hectares of crops,

 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Rising Ocean in Bangladesh (ROB) the goal of which is to reduce the number of victims of rising water in Bangladesh by 50% in 5 years.

2. ROB will take place in Bangladesh where rising sea levels have damaged over a million hectares of crops.

3. ROB will build shelters in the northern part of Bangladesh.

4. In addition ROB will set up flood sirens in the costal districts to ring when a storm is coming.

5. ROB will last 10 years. At that time ROB will be evaluated by the General Assembly and if found successful can be renewed for another 10 years.

6. ROB will raise the dues of the countries with the top 10 CO2 emissions raising $17,266,166.14. The countries are China, United States, Russia, India, Japan, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea, and Iran.

7. ROB will broadcast a commercial in the countries with the top 10 CO2 emissions advertising conservation of energy and showing the effects in Bangladesh.

8. The Red Crescent of Bangladesh will provide food and care for Bangladeshis in the shelters as well as provide transportation to the shelters with their program CBDRR

9. ROB will start an organization that encourages the top 50 countries with the highest CO2 emissions to take in Bangladesh refugees and help with their immigration to these countries. Each country would be encouraged to accept a percentage of immigrants equal to their percent of CO2 emissions

10. ROB will encourage the top 50 countries with the highest CO2 emissions to lower their CO2 contributions 6% in 5 years.