8th Resolutions for March 14, 2001

RESOLUTIONS for 8th Grade Model United Nations
General Assembly – March 14, 2001

Resolution Number	Sponsored by:	Issue

1.	Italy, Nigeria	Decreasing AIDS in Africa
2.	Madagascar, Canada, U.S.A.	World Bio-Diversity
3.	Sweden, Germany, Pakistan	Torture in Kashmir
4.	Burkina Faso, Haiti, Cote D’Ivoire, France	World Poverty
5.	Haiti, Australia	New Formula for Building Economy of Haiti & Australia
6.	China	Chinese Baby Girls

Resolution GA-01-01

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 of himself and his family. Including food, clothing, housing, medical care, necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood due to circumstances beyond their control,

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 in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same protection,”

Whereas according to the United Nations “AIDS Epidemic Update,” out of three million deaths caused by AIDS this year, 2.4 million deaths occurred in Africa,

Whereas Africa is home to 70% of HIV positive adults in the world, and 80% of HIV positive children in the world. This is over 25 million in total,

1. Request that all member nations and all international cruise lines agree to charge a 2% tax on all passenger cruise line tickets.

2. Request that all member nations and all international airlines agree to assess a .5% tax on all passenger airline tickets leaving their destination.

3. This money will be forwarded to the purchase of medical and economic supplies for AIDS victims of Africa.

4. The money and supplies will be distributed to various areas of Africa, depending on percentages of AIDS victims living in the areas.

5. The name of this commission will be United Nations Commission to Decrease AIDS in Africa (UNCDAA).

6. This program will be authorized for 5 years. At the end of the fourth year, the General Assembly will commence discussion on the renewal of the program as well as assess the effectiveness.

Resolution GA-01-02

Whereas the rapid decline of world biodiversity is a serious problem not currently addressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and

Realizing that plants provide oxygen to the Earth; also some which may provide cures to deadly diseases, will become extinct. (The rosy periwinkle is used to treat Hodgkin’s disease), and

Acknowledging that those who live in extreme poverty in countries with highly valuable, endangered natural resources such as rainforests are the ones who depend on their ecosystem directly for survival, and

Alarmed that the poor, and eventually the rest of the world, will soon feel the effects of the sharp decline in worldwide biodiversity is taking as the world’s food chains and ecosystems plunge into ruin,

1. 5% of the GNP of the 10 richest member countries goes to tropical/subtropical countries with a per-capita GNP of $5,000 or less in order to begin development of other industries, not dependent on environmental destruction.

~~2. 10% of annual income of citizens who earn over $1 billion a year be donated to tropical/subtropical countries with a per-capita GNP of $5,000 or less.~~

3. In addition to the UDHR be effected station that all future generation have the right to a planet free of gratuitous waste and pollution.

5. This resolution will be in effect for ten years and come up for reconsideration every two years.

Resolution GA-01-03

Whereas Article 5, Section 1 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 1, Section 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

Realizing the people, mainly young men, are being tortured in Kashmir every day, and

Concerned that people are whipped with flexible cables; irons are used on the backs of legs and backs; men are slashed with knives and razor blades and then rubbed with chili powder,

Resolution GA-01-04

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 to work, and to protection against unemployment,” and

Alarmed by the fact that more than 2.8 billion people, close to half the world’s population, live on less that the equivalent of $1/day, and

Ashamed by the estimated cost of providing universal access to basic social services and transfers to alleviate income poverty is $80 billion, which is less than 0.5% of the global income,

1. Form a committee of 15 members; 5 from the highest income countries of the world, 5 from middle income countries, and 5 from the lowest income countries, approved by the Secretary General. The committee will be called UNPC (United Nations Poverty Committee).

2. Each member country will select a poverty commissioner that will report the status of: hunger, health, job security, and homelessness. This will be reported at a meeting twice a year with the UNPC.

3. Each year, every member country will present to the UNPC 0.5% of their total income for the year in that country’s currency.

4. The money will be used for the expenses of the UNPC including distributing livestock and agricultural instructors who will train countries in agricultural development.

5. In countries not environmentally fit for agricultural development, environmentally safe mass production factories will be established. They will provide jobs and income for those over the age of 18.

6. This program will be authorized for 10 years. At he end of the fifth year, the General Assembly will commence discussion on the renewal of the program as well as assess the effectiveness.

Resolution GA-01-05

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 favourable conditions of work and to protection from 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 of his family, including food, housing, clothing, 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 more than 50% of Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince’s population is under the age of 20 and suffers with unemployment, delinquency, or isolation, and

Whereas the Gross National Product (GNP) per capita of Haiti is $390.00 and approximately two dollars are spent on children each year, and

Whereas the General Assembly is committed to the goal of raising Australia’s economy and have improved the living conditions for those who live in the country of Haiti. The living conditions tended to be improved are topics such as clean homes, sanitation of water, and education improvements, and

Whereas the homes in Haiti measure 12 feet by 12 feet and about 40 Haitians live in these small “so-called homes.” They sleep on dirt floors lined up like a pack of slaves, and during the night rats the size of kittens and cockroaches 6 inches long scurry across them as they sleep, and

Whereas children are severely malnourished and can be seen eating out of trash that lies everywhere. Haitian children have made their playground the dumps and can be found playing among dead animals, human body parts, biohazard waste, and much more, and

Whereas much of the reason that Haitian people are living this way is because they can’t find work or they are unable to reach for work that pays well enough to support their families,

1. A new formula for the social aid of Haiti’s people will be presented by the country of Australia. Both members of the United Nations are planning to rebuild their economic status, in order to fulfill and replenish the great needs of the Haitian and Australian economies.

2. Australia has offered to build textile factories in Haiti, beneficially, the unemployment rate will lower, and the living conditions will improve for the Haitian citizens. These factories will also benefit Australia, by building industry internationally.

3. Haitian that are trained and employed to work in the factories will earn a reasonable amount of wages, which is equivalent to the Australian minimum wage. It then will be converted into Haitian currency, gourde, with allowances for inflation and any other factors pertaining to Haitian law or economic status.

4. Of the products of the factories, 5% of all goods produced will be sold on the Haitian market to boost the Haitian economy. A further 10% will be sold to Haiti, by Australia, for Australian profit. All remaining goods are property of the Australian government to be sold or transferred at its discretion.

5. The delegates of Haiti and Australia will go to private corporations and donors, starting with Ted Turner, for funds to start this program. Starting funds should include $200,000. After the program gets started and factories are coming in progress, they will go to the United Nations for more funds. With the money given by the United Nations, we will construct and operate as many factories as this amount will allow. All the allotted funds will be used for the activities stated in this document, activities pertaining to them, and not for unrelated uses. When the progress is complete and factories are up and going, a 0.5% tax will be put out for repaying the United Nations with the money given. This plan will continue until all the amount is repaid. Once all this is complete, then the factories will go on as usual making 100% of their profit.

6. In exchange for building these factories, the Australian plan with Haiti is to become exporting partners with Australia. This means Haiti will ship its exports like bananas, bauxite, mangoes, and sporting goods to Australia. As Haiti is exporting goods, Australia will keep Haitians occupied with hard work and employment.

7. If this program goes through, then it will provide an influential example for non-developed countries to join with developed countries, in effort to raise their economies.

Resolution GA-01-06

Whereas Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and human rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood,” and

Whereas Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without 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 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person,” and

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 the national effort and international cooperation 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

Whereas the number of Chinese baby girls being killed and abandoned simply because of their gender is frightening and large, and

Whereas the conditions for the girls in Chinese adoption homes are terrible and unsanitary, not to mention over-crowded, and

Whereas the literacy rate goes considerably down in any country that oppresses girls, for girls consistently score higher on literary tests, and

Whereas is the Chinese government continues to oppress girls in this way, the Chinese culture and ethnicity will be lost forever.

1. Requests that better living space qualities in other countries be obtained for the girls.

2. Wishes that all giving countries would adopt the already orphaned Chinese girls.

3. Request that Chinese authorities confiscate babies that parents do not want and take them to orphanages.

4. Requests that donation centers be set up in all willing countries for money to go to the orphanages in China.

5. The name of this commission with be United Nations Commission to help Chinese Girls (U.N.C.C.G.)

6. The Program will be initially authorized for 5 (five) years. In the third year of the program, the General Assembly will commence discussion on renewal of the program.