Agenda for 8th Grade Model United Nations
General Assembly – April 11, 2001
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Kurdish Assembly of Turkey |
Establishing a Kurdish Homeland |
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Fiji |
Female Genital Mutilation |
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Greece |
U.N. Involvement in the Olympics |
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Brazil |
AIDS Treatment |
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Germany |
Vaccines |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
Educational Needs of Third World Countries and Publicity for Trinidad & Tobago |
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Croatia, Rwanda |
Landmines |
Spring 2001
Wydown Middle School
Re: Establishment of a Kurdish Homeland
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: The Kurdish General Assembly of Turkey
Date: February 26 2001
Whereas Article 15, Section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to a nationality…” and
Acknowledging that Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth by this Declarations 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 the Kurds originally had a homeland that included areas of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria, and
Noting that in these areas the Kurds have been victims of genocide, torture, unfair laws, and rights, and
Acknowledging that Saddam Hussein first tried to get rid of the Kurds in Iraq in 1991, with flagrant acts of genocide and force in Iraq, and
Remembering that the Kurds then were pushed into Turkey, and
Realizing that Kurds are now being denied basic rights in Turkey, which is not allowed in the European Union because of these human rights issues, and
Realizing that wherever the Kurds go, the are persecuted,
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1. The Kurdish population would regain modest pieces of the countries that they now inhabit in order to reestablish a Kurdish homeland.
2. The regained Kurdish homeland would be a safe haven in which tolerance is practiced by all.
3. This safe haven be called “Kurdish homeland.”
4. This Kurdish homeland will be paid for by reallocating 0.5% of the yearly oil product of OPEC nations and distributing it to the four countries {Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey} until appropriate compensation for the land has been rewarded.
5. The amount of money to compensate for reestablishing land from Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey into “Kurdish Homeland” be negotiated by those four countries along with the UN Security Council.
6. A UN peacekeeping force will be established in "Kurdish Land", the size of which will be determined by the amount of land, and it will bein place for five years while a stable government and free elections are instated.
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Cathedral School
Passed 20-10-2
Re: FGM (Female Circumcision) in some African and Middle Eastern and South American Countries
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Fiji
Date: 4/11/01
Observing that some African and Middle Eastern countries practice FGM, and that in many cases this procedure is forced upon women against their will, and
Noting that immigrants with this cultural practice are moving into Fiji and other world nations, and
Convinced that whenever women are forced to submit to such degradation, women’s dignity cannot be advanced, and
Deeply concerned that using FGM as a means to curtail female promiscuity is a flagrant assault on womanhood, and
Realizing that the use of unsanitary conditions and tools in this procedure can cause serious health problems, and can result in death, and
Bearing in mind that this practice is usually performed before the age of twelve, and is, therefore, a form of child abuse, and
Whereas
Article III of The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right
to life, liberty, and security of person,” and
Whereas Article V of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “No one shall be subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment,” and
Whereas Principle 9 of The Declaration of Rights of the Child states, “The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation,” and
Whereas Principle 10 of The Declaration of the Rights of the Child states, “The child shall be protected from practice which may foster racial, religious, and any other form of discrimination.”
Be It Hereby Be
Resolved That:
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Spring 2001
John Burroughs School
Passed 22-7-1
Re: Necessity for United Nations Involvement in the Olympics.
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Greece
Date: April 11, 2000
Stating that the Olympics, once a symbol of athletic purity and a showcase of supreme physical prowess, has been corrupted by the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and
Elaborating
by saying that substances developed for the purpose of
performance enhancement, such as varieties of steroids and amphetamines,
are abused by male and female athletes alike in all sports. Also, substances
developed for reasons other than
performance enhancement, like fish tenderizer, are illegally utilized for their
speed-increasing capabilities, and
Very aware that even though drug tests are implemented to prevent use of said drugs, there are many kinds of loopholes that allow athletes to sidestep these tests. Aside from that, the tests are not always accurate, turning up traces of drugs in the athletes' systems from long ago or finding drugs that do not enhance performance at all. For example, the Romanian female gymnast that won the all-around floor exercise in Sydney was stripped of her gold medal because a drug test found her traces of an unspecified illegal substance. However, what the drug-testers failed to realize was that the mystery drug that this girl abused is found in cough medicine and, coincidentally, she had a cold a few days before the Olympics, and
Noting that the Olympics is also used seen as an opportunity to make political statements in ways that are both 1) absurd and 2) violent, and
Feeling that the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany can be described by both of the aforementioned adjectives. During the Games, Palestinian terrorists captured 11 Israeli wrestlers in their sleeping quarters and held them captive there for several days. During the course of several days, the wrestlers were subjected to simple forms of torture. In the end, the 11 wrestlers were all dead, as well as their captors. This was a premeditated act of terror with, quite probably, the intended purpose of killing several Jewish people on a national stage. We highly doubt that it was sheer coincidence the Palestinian terrorists chose Jewish hostages, and
Continuing to say that retaliatory measures towards incidents like the one in Munich also bear consequence (for the sake of consistency we will use Munich as another example). The Israeli secret service, or Mossad, organized "one of the most ambitious covert counter terrorist campaigns in history." The campaign's goal was to follow through on what was considered an appropriate response to the Munich massacre. The plan, among other things, authorized the assassination of any terrorists involved in the Munich massacre. These actions add bodies to an already unnecessarily high death count, and
Noting further that acts like that in Munich in 1972 continue to tear at the already weak bonds which hold together many of the world's nations. This constant crippling of relationships between countries not only affects those countries involved in the relationship: it affects the countries neighbors, allies, and so forth, and
Crediting the1980 Olympics as a situation which represents a situation where countries make statements at the Olympics in for a justified cause. Due to Russia's invasion of neighboring Afghanistan one year before, almost half the countries, including Japan, West Germany, and The United States, chose to boycott the Olympics rather than participate, and
Realizing that the world is making efforts at the Olympics to improve the quality of man. Recently, the International Olympic Truce Foundation (IOTF) was created with the intent to promote world peace, and
Further realizing that these efforts are not completely in vain. There are few small instances of symbolism that represent success for the IOTF, including the march of North and South Korea as one nation at opening ceremonies in Sydney, Australia.
Be it Hereby Resolved That:
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The United Nations develop a committee devoted to gradually obtaining
control over the Olympics, as well as all entities contained therein.
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After control is obtained, the United Nations develops a sub-committee
with the sole intent of protecting the security and integrity of the Olympics.
3. The United Nations Fund provides money to help pay for the necessary items that will be used for security and other necessities to help keep the Olympics successful for many years to come.
4. Address the need for poorer and smaller countries to host the Olympic Games.
5. There will be more in-depth research and testing for illicit substances in Olympic athletes (i.e. cough syrup vs. steroids).
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Spring
2001
St. Pius V School
Passed 24-7-0
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Brazil
Date: April 11, 2001
Whereas Article 25 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,” and
Whereas Article 16 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
Alarmed by the AIDS epidemic and its effect on many of the poor countries of the world, and
Aware that sickness and death from AIDS limits the productive workforce in these countries, and
Concerned about the large number of AIDS orphans, some of whom are infected with HIV, and
Realizing that drugs are available to extend the life of AIDS victims, and
Ashamed that these drugs are too expensive for patients in poor countries to afford,
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1. Allow countries whose rate of HIV/AIDS infection is higher than 10% and whose per capita GNP is $5,000 or lower to declare an AIDS Health Emergency.
