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Updated as of April 19, 2001; 5:02 PM
Gateway
Model United Nations Resolutions for April 18, 2001
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Political
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Call for
UN to dissolve current and future peace-keeping missions |
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United States |
People's Republic of China |
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Mexico |
Recommendation to settle the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians in Palestine |
Defeated 11-10-6 | |
| South Korea |
Nuclear Arms Proliferation |
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Kuwait |
Request for Israel and Palestine to End Fighting in Israel |
Deferred to PS-03 | |
| Georgia | Locating and Destroying aging land mines | ||
| Libya | Peacekeeping in the Middle East | ||
| Slovak Republic | Biological Weapons Inspection Committee | ||
| Italy | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | ||
| PS-10 | Croatia | The Area of Prevlaka | |
| PS-11 | Croatia | The Area of Prevlaka (2) | |
| PS-12 | Norway | Aid to Kosovo | |
| PS-13 | Chad | Arms Use | |
| PS-14 | France | Regulation of Biological and Chemical Weapons | |
| PS-15 | Yemen | Need for ban on Nuclear Weapons | |
| PS-16 | Belgium | Request for Israel and Palestine to end fighting in Israel | |
| PS-17 | Cambodia | Land Mine Situation in Cambodia | |
| PS-18 | Afghanistan | Nuclear Test Ban Treaty | |
| PS-19 | Namibia | The Middle East Crisis | |
| PS-20 | Eritrea | Peacekeeping | |
| PS-21 | Italy | Maintaining Legal Standards for Peacekeeping Operations | New |
| PS-22 | Russia | The Missile Defense Systems in the United States | New |
| PS-23 | India | Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty | New |
| PS-24 | South Korea | Elimination of Biological and Chemical Weapons | Defeated 5-7-0 |
| PS-25 | Kuwait | People's Republic of China | New |
| PS-26 | United States | Return of U.S. EP-3E ARIES II Aircraft & Monetary Damages | Deferred to SC |
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Economic
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Afghanistan |
Possibilities
for Economic Development in Afghanistan |
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Uganda's "Ebola Outbreak" |
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Colombia |
Drug and Drug Cartels |
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| United Kingdom | Practical Leadership Solutions to European Oil Crisis | ||
| Peru | Economic and Social Aid to be Given to Farmers who previously have grown Illicit Drugs | ||
| Slovak Republic | Increased Rights to Bear Arms | Defeated 3-14-1 | |
| United States | Abortion | Defeated 14-1-0 | |
| Bangladesh | Compensation of U.N. Dues to the Nation of Bangladesh | ||
| ES-09 | Croatia | Aid for Croatian Economy | |
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Croatia |
Unjust
Labor |
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| ES-11 | Yemen | Aid for Health Care Reform | |
| ES-12 | Libya | IMF, World Bank, and WTO Economic Reserve | |
| ES-13 | Kenya | Food Shortage | |
| ES-14 | Djibouti | Economic Aid to Djibouti | |
| ES-15 | Ethiopia | Aid for Ethiopia | |
| ES-16 | Chad | Education | |
| ES-17 | Yugoslavia | Economic Aid to Yugoslavia | |
| ES-18 | Pakistan | Illiteracy in Pakistan | |
| ES-19 | Madagascar | Lifting the American Trade Embargo on Cuba | Defeated 8-11-1 |
| ES-20 | Mali | Literacy Rate in Mali | |
| ES-21 | Monaco | Plan to Improve Education throughout the World | |
| ES-22 | Argentina | Alternative Energy Sources | Passed, 10-3-1 |
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Human Rights |
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Kuwait |
Illiteracy |
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Poland |
Death Penalty |
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Mexico |
Child Labor |
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Swaziland |
Freedom of Expression |
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| United Kingdom | Reasons for Human Rights | ||
| Peru | A Place for Enforcing Laws Against Brutality | ||
| China | Improving & Increasing Housing in China | ||
| Libya | Middle East Peace Crisis | Amended and Tabled, 13-11-0 | |
| Bangladesh | Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh | Passed 20-0-0 | |
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Cuba |
Health of Cuban Children |
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Aid for fair investigation |
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| HR-12 | Croatia | Child Labor | |
| HR-13 | Yemen | Future Usage of Landmines | |
| HR-14 | Norway | Free Health Care | |
| HR-15 | Kenya | Child Labor | |
| HR-16 | Thailand | Improving Housing & Lowering Urban Growth in Thailand | |
| HR-17 | Afghanistan | Removal of Landmines | |
| HR-18 | Cambodia | Unlawful Arrests & Detention Condemned | |
| HR-19 | Slovak Republic | College Education in Third World Nations | |
| HR-20 | Chad | AIDS in Africa | |
| HR-21 | Yugoslavia | Countries' Jurisdiction in Human Rights Violators | |
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Security Council |
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Namibia |
AIDS |
Passed 7-0-1 | |
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Morocco |
Nuclear Weapons in Small, Poor Countries |
Defeated 0-7-1 | |
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Iraq |
End Economic Sanctions on Iraq |
Tabled | |
| China | The Development of Missile Defense Systems | Defeated | |
| Ukraine | Withholding Dues | Passed 5-1-1 | |
| SC-07 | China | Development of Hydroelectric Power | |
| SC-08 | Italy | Maintaining Legal Standards for Peacekeeping Operations | New |
| SC-09 | United States | U.S. - China Relations | Passed 7-0-0 |
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Re: Call for UN to dissolve current and future peace keeping missions
Submitted to: Political & Security Council
Submitted by: India
Date: November 7, 2000
Aware of the global turbulence resulting from the imbalance of power, and
Convinced that the human need to compete cannot cease, and
Noting with deep concern that many nations cannot care for its people, and
Noting further that peacekeeping missions do not necessarily help a region’s stability, and
Declaring peacekeeping missions as a violation of a people’s sovereignty.
Be it
hereby resolved that the United Nations Security Council:
1.
Deny any call for peacekeeping missions.
2.
Abolish any current peacekeeping missions.
3. Ban international use of force or power by means of nuclear, hydrogen, or any advanced technology that is not shared universally.
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Kevin Haskell; De Smet Jesuit High School, 2001
Re.:
People’s Republic of China
Resolution submitted to:
Political And Security Council
Resolution submitted by:
United States of America
Date:
November 7, 2000
Alarmed by the unfair trade balance favoring the PRC,
Concerned with the possession of at least a dozen Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles by the PRC,
Enraged by the human rights abuses in the PRC, especially those against religious figures,
Recalling that the United States Congress recently granted China Most Favored Nation trading status in an effort to export democratic ideals,
Ashamed that the United Nations allows the PRC to continue its offenses against no less than a dozen articles in the Universal Declaration of Human rights,
Acknowledging that the PRC stands in opposition to the ideals of the United Nations,
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
1. The People’s Republic of China immediately lose their seat on the UN Security Council.
2. The People’s Republic of China immediately lose all voting status within the UN.
3. Worldwide political and economic sanctions are placed against the PRC.
4. In order to regain their UN voting status, the PRC must:
a. Open their nation to UN nuclear inspection and sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
b. Immediately hold free and open elections supervised by the UN.
c. Release all prisoners currently being held for political reasons and all Human Rights abuses.
d. Grant its citizens the rights given to all men and women worldwide.
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Fall, 2000
Jeffrey Guempel; De Smet Jesuit High School, 2002
Defeated 11-10-6
Re: Recommendation to settle the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians in Palestine
Submitted to: Political and Security Council
Submitted by: Mexico
Date: November 9, 2000
Deeply Disturbed by the continuing violence resulting from the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and,
Aware of the claims and rights of both the Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and the rest of Palestine, and,
Recognizing the growing hatred between these two groups of people, and
Convinced the United Nations must make a statement concerning this conflict in order to aid in the ending the deadlock in the peace process.
Be It
Hereby Resolved By The General Assembly:
1.
Recommend the State of Israel return 5260 square kilometers
(approximately 90%) of the West Bank and the entire Gaza Strip to Palestinian
control over a period of 5 years.
2.
Recommend the State of Israel maintain control of the city of Jerusalem
and 600 square kilometers (approximately 10%) of the West Bank in order to
maintain the security of the city of Jerusalem and to provide a home to the
present Israeli settlers of the West Bank (approximately 115,000).
3.
Recommend Israeli settlers in the West Bank abandon settlements in the
Palestinian partition.
4.
Recommend the creation of a 2 kilometer wide demilitarized buffer zone
between the West Bank and Israel as well as the Gaza Strip and Israel for 10
years; subject to renewal.
5.
Recommend the State of Israel pay 5 million American dollars per year for
5 years to aid in the creation of a Palestinian state and to compensate
displaced Palestinians.
6.
Recommend the Palestinians recognize the existence of the State of Israel
and its right to exist.
7.
Recommend the Israelis pledge to allow Jerusalem to become open to the
citizens of the world because of its universal religious importance.
8.
Recommend the Palestinians accept these boundaries as permanent borders.
9.
Recommend UN supervised referendums in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
for the citizens to approve unification in a new Palestinian state, or possible
reunification of the Gaza Strip to Egypt and the possible reunification of the
West Bank and Jordan.
10. Recommend the formation of a UN sponsored Peace Summit where these recommendations will become the basis for a UN sponsored peace agreement.
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Fall, 2000
Stephen Kelley, De Smet Jesuit High School, 2002
Re: Nuclear Arm Proliferation
Submitted to: Political and Security Council
Submitted by: South Korea
Date: November 9, 2000
Fully aware of the current emphasis placed on nuclear deterrence by countries possessing nuclear arms, and
Alarmed by the threat that a rogue spear would pose to all countries.
Note: Nuclear deterrence is the fact that the threat of nuclear retaliation prevents other countries from firing nuclear weapons. A rogue spear is a nuclear weapon that has been stolen and could possibly be detonated.
Noting with deep concern the threat of a depressed trajectory shot poses to cities positioned near oceans, specifically Washington D.C. in America.
Note: A depressed trajectory shot refers to the war-game scenario in which an enemy nuclear submarine approaches the shore and fires a nuclear missile at a city.
Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Requests the proliferation of all nuclear weapons.
2. Further requests that the members of the United Nations place a ban on all future nuclear weapons.
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Fall, 2000
Tim Klobe; De Smet Jesuit High School, 2002
Re.: Request for Israel and Palestine to end fighting in Israel
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Submitted by: Kuwait
Date: November 9, 2000
Aware of the tumultuous history between the Israelites and Palestinians, and
Noting with regret the unchanging attitudes and relations between these two countries in the past decades, and
Convinced that many innocent people have been killed in the fighting due to fighting in populous areas of the country, and
Recognizing that the global community has criticized the actions of Israel and Palestine by trying to set up cease-fire agreements and treaties.
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1.
Request the governments of Israel and Palestine end fighting in Israel by
coming to some type of treaty or agreement.
2.
Urge the leaders of each country to meet with United Nations officials
and resolve the issues that have led to the bloodshed.
3. Urge the members of the international community and the United Nations to provide Israel and Palestine with help and guidance in resolving their conflicts.
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Tim
Piechowski; S.L.U.H., 2003
Re:
Locating and Destroying aging land mines
Submitted to:
Political and Security Council
Submitted by:
Georgia
Date:
November 29, 2000
Recognizing
the UN law already in effect, stating the creation of new land mines is illegal,
and
Disturbed that
there are over 122,300,000 land mines currently known to be in the ground, and
Alarmed
by the fact that more than 30 nations know
land mines are present in their countries, but do not
know how many, and
Convinced
that an effort to safely dispose of the land mines will cost the international
community less than paying for injuries and deaths caused by the land mines in
the future,
Be it hereby
resolved that:
1.
After a review by a committee in order to positively identify the true
cost of dismantling these arms; a portion of the global peacekeeping budget is
to be allocated to this dismantling effort.
2.
Bring together a peacekeeping force, to be called the United Nations
Dismantling Operation (UNDO) in order
to begin the immediate disposal of land mines on a global scale.
3.
In nations where the number of land mines has not been identified, do
studies to determine where, and how many land mines there are.
Then begin their immediate dismantling.
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Fall 2000
Lee Zarzecki, Ben Muzzey; Collinsville High School, 2001
Re: Peacekeeping in the Middle East
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Submitted by: Libya
Date: December 4, 2000
Noting with growing concern the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis; and
Hoping for a quick solution to come about with the help of the United Nations; and
Deeply concerned of the length of ongoing conflict in the Middle East; and
Deeply disturbed at the number of casualties recorded by both sides;
Be It Hereby
Resolved that the General Assembly:
Recommends that the peacekeeping force is made up of people from Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel; and
Calls upon the United Nation to fund and outfit the chosen peacekeepers; and
Urges Palestinians and Israelis to respect and listen to the peacekeepers.
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Fall 2000
Tommy Welch, Rick Niedringhaus; Collinsville High School, 2001
Re: Biological Weapons Inspection Committee
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Submitted by: Slovak Republic
Date: December 6, 2000
Alarmed that biological weapons pose an increasing danger to the safety of all people in the world, and
Concerned that proliferation of these weapons will spread unless an effective mechanism is created, and
Noting that effective inspections by a UN body will help keep the world’s community of nations free from heinous weapons,
Be It Hereby
Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Calls for an inspection committee be created consisting of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
2. Requests that this committee select people from the multinational body to compose an international police force.
3. Demands that this police force have free access to all countries to ensure no part of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is being violated.
4. Further requests that any infraction of the BWC be reported by this international police force to the Security Council for its immediate action.
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Fall, 2000
Matthew Vineyard and Greg Westrich; St. Louis University High School, 2002
Re: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Submitted to: Political and Security Council
Submitted by: Italy
Date: December 14, 2000
Disturbed by the continuing violence in the areas of the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, and
Aware of the claims of both the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, and
Knowing that the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and the West Bank has resulted in much blood shed and is in dire need of a resolution,
Aware of the history of conflict between the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel,
Convinced that the General Assembly must make a decision before any more is lost, whether it be a loss of life, prosperity, safety, or alliance,
Be It Hereby Resolved By The General Assembly:
1. Recommend the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel recognize their mutual rights of existence.
2. Recommend the Israelis and Palestinians pledge to allow these religiously significant regions to become open to the citizens of the world.
3. Urge world leaders to offer their support to the leaders of the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel.
4. Urge the leaders of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to meet with world leaders to discuss the issues devastating the lives of their people.
5. Request that the Security Council requires the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel to call for an immediate cease fire.
6. Request that the Security Council set plans to send a peacekeeping operations to the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and the West Bank in the event that the cease fire does not occur.
7. Request that, if, after a year of negotiations, no resolution is determined by and fully agreed upon by the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel, the Security Council takes control of the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, establishes a temporary committee to maintain the regions, opens the regions to the citizens of the world, and establishes peace and security in the regions until the resolution is agreed upon by the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel.
8. Urge the Palestinian Authority to work towards meeting the requirements of the United Nations and request a seat in the United Nations General Assembly.
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Joyce Wigand, Jessica Federer, Christina Miller; Cor Jesu Academy
Re.:
The Area of Prevlaka
Submitted to: Political & Security Committee
Submitted by: Croatia
Date: December 8, 2000
Considering the report from the Secretary-General of 8 July 1999 (s/1999/764) on the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNOP), and
Recognizing the importance of continuing demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula, and
Expressing increased independence and stability in governing and regulating internal affairs, and
Concerned about continued violations of the demilitarization regulations and general disruption of the United Nations civilian police officers amongst national sovereignty and morale,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Request a decreased presence of UN observers in Croatia.
2. Petition a withdrawal of UN civilian officers from Croatia.
3. Desire a continued presence of UN regulators in the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula.
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Fall, 2000
Joyce Wigand & Jessica Federer; Cor Jesu Academy
Re.:
The Area of Prevlaka (2)
Submitted to: Political & Security Committee
Submitted by: Croatia
Date: December 8, 2000
Having considered the report from the Secretary-General of 8 July 1999 (s/1999/764) on the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNOP), and
Recognizing the importance of continuing demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula, and
Expressing increased independence and stability in governing and regulating, and
Concerned about continued violations of the demilitarization regulations and general disruption of the United Nations civilian police officers amongst national sovereignty and morale,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Request a decreased presence of UN observers and UN officers in Croatia, and continued involvement in demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula.
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Fall, 2000
Re.: Aid for Kosovo
Submitted to: Political and Security
Submitted by: Norway
Date: December 14, 2000
Welcoming the decision of the Special Session of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) of 11 March 1998, and
Noting that there has been some progress in implementing the actions indicated in the Contact Group statement of 9 March 1998, but stressing that further progress is required, and
Affirming the commitment of all Member States to the self-government and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and
Be It Hereby
Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Calls upon the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia immediately to take further necessary steps to achieve a political solution to the issue in Kosovo through dialogue and to implement the actions indicated in the Contact Group statements of 9 and 25 March 1998.
2. Calls also upon the Kosovar Albanian leadership to condemn all terrorist action, and emphasizes that all elements in the Kosovar Albanian community should pursue their goals by peaceful means only.
3. Underlines that the way to defeat violence and terrorism in Kosovo is for the authorities in Belgrade to offer the Kosovar Albanian community a genuine political process.
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Fall 2000
Marcia Kottemann; Cor Jesu Academy
Re: Arms Use
Submitted by: Chad
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Date: December 8, 2000
Expressing deep concern that neighboring countries of Chad, including Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria have employed arms in the vicinity of Lake Chad for the purpose of securing territory, and
Considering that neither Cameroon, Niger, or Nigeria has ratified the proposal concerning delimitation of international boundaries, and
Taking into account that the indebted government of Chad has little means of protection for its borders,
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
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Fall, 2000
Erica Wheeler & Katie Messmer; Cor Jesu Academy
Re: Regulation of Biological and Chemical Weapons
Submitted by: France
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Date: December 10, 2000
Noting with grave concern that few countries have strict regulations on biological and chemical weaponry, and
Recognizing the need for a nonbiased control of these highly destructive weapons
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Establish a treaty in which all nations agree to surrender their biological and chemical weaponry
2. Request that the U.N. stockpile and regulate the use of the weapons
3. Permitting the distribution and use of the weapons to countries only in a time of need at the discretion of the Political and Security Council
4. Congratulating all countries that welcome this treaty and recognize its need.
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Fall, 2000
Re: Need for ban on Nuclear Arms
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Submitted by: Yemen
Date: December 14, 2000
Recognizing that many countries promote nuclear war through the continual build up of nuclear arms, and
Aware of the danger and mass destruction that could result from nuclear war, and
Mindful of the vulnerability of smaller, underdeveloped countries and their lack of protection from nuclear war, and
Emphasizing that action against nuclear weapons now will help prevent world disaster in the future,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
1. Request a global ban on all nuclear weapons.
2. Urge that superior countries respect the military difficulties of underdeveloped countries.
3. Reiterate that this action is vital to retaining peace between different countries.
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Fall,
2000
Siir Kilkis; Greenwood Lab. School (Springfield, MO), 2003
Re.: Request for Israel and Palestine to end fighting in Israel
Submitted to: Political and Security Committee
Submitted by: Belgium
Date: December, 9 2000
Encouraging collective action to bring lasting peace to the conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, and
Believing that the Israeli and Palestinian cultures are bridgeable, and
Reflecting the responsibility that the United Nations has to implement world peace,
Be It
Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Support a peacekeeping force to uphold the ideals of interest for peace and security.
2. Support the positive interaction, free flow of ideas, dialogue, and trade between the Israeli and Palestinian cultures to insure a positive developmental growth between the cultures promoting that there should be no borders or boundaries of hatred between them.
3. Create mutual awareness that both cultures are part of the land and that they can live together by celebrating their similarities and sharing their differences.
4. Urge their leaders to write an agreement to settle disputes reasonably reflecting fairness.
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Fall, 2000
Re.:
Land mine Situation in
Cambodia
Submitted
to:
Political and Security Committee
Submitted
by:
Cambodia
Date:
December 10, 2000
Deeply
concerned that the
presence of millions of landmines imposes a heavy economic and social toll, and
Regretting
the enormous number of
casualties due to antipersonnel and antitank landmines, and
Alarmed
by the vast number of
mines still remaining unfound in Cambodia's farmland, and
Noting
that the presence of millions of landmines denies Cambodians access to
many tracts of farmland, forest, and other natural resources, and
Keeping
in mind that the cost of
clearing one mine is estimated at $300 to $1000,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Encourages all nations to
support UN efforts to disarm and prohibit the use of landmines.
2.
Urges those nations who
possess and continue to use landmines to halt production and dismantle.
3.
Deplores the sale of
landmines to any nation.
4.
Welcomes any financial
support the UN or any of its members are willing to give those nations who are
plagued with landmines with civilian areas.
5. Requests additional aid to the humanitarian mine-clearing operations, in order to further promote peace and tranquility in the area.
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Fall, 2000
Re.:
Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty
Submitted
to:
Political and Security Committee
Submitted
by:
Afghanistan
Date:
December 10, 2000
Concerned
about the new nuclear
testing by Pakistan and India, and
Appalled
that Pakistan and India
so flagrantly broke the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and
Alarmed
at the destructive
potential of nuclear arms.
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Suggest that the UN
increase the enforcement of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
2.
Recommends that the
Security Council improve regulations on countries with nuclear capabilities.
3. Calls upon the UN to set sanctions against nations that violate the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Fall, 2000
Re.:
The Middle East Crisis
Submitted to:
Political and Security
Submitted by:
Namibia
Date:
December 10, 2000
Desiring
the fair treatment of all
people, and
Recognizing
the plight of the
Palestinian people occupying the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Proposes that if the
killing of the Palestinians and the curfews continue, that the UN enforces
sanctions against Israel.
2.
Ask that if the unjust
treatment continues, further action should be taken.
3. Recommends the Gaza Strip be a neutral territory occupied by neither Palestinian nor Israeli soldiers but by a UN peace keeping committee.
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Fall, 2000
Re: Peacekeeping
Submitted to: Political & Security Council
Submitted by: Eritrea
Date: January 23, 2001
Noting
that Article 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights states that, "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 the spirit of
brotherhood," and
Recalling
that Article 3 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to life,
liberty and security of person," and
Acknowledging
that 100,000 Eritreans are classified as displaced persons due to the war, and
Furthermore,
160,000 Eritreans are considered by the ERREC to have, "fragile livelihoods
worsened by the general state of war."
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1.
Attempt
to organize peace talks amongst feuding nations.
2.
Assign
observers to monitor the involved nations as to reassure the assembly that no
human rights violations be committed.
3. Mediate if the involved countries cannot generate a peaceful solution amongst themselves.
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Spring
2001
Resolution PS-21 / SC-08
Greg P. Westrich, St. Louis U. High; 2002
Re: Maintaining
Legal Standards for Peacekeeping Operations
Submitted by:
Italy
Submitted to:
Political & Security Committee
Date:
March 27, 2001
Fully
Aware that some UN
peacekeeping troops, funded by the UN, work outside of their bounds, violating
nation’s rights to popular sovereignty and citizens’ rights,
Realizing that UN peacekeeping troops are not directly responsible for the actions
they take while serving on official UN peacekeeping operations to an
international court or to a committee of the UN.
Noting Chapter VII Article 49 of the UN Charter that states that all
involved parties in a given conflict must agree to the terms of the peacekeeping
operations,
Noting further that the UN peacekeepers are under command to use violent force
only in the event of a threat to their own life or to the life of a fellow UN
soldier,
Recognizing
that UN peacekeepers are employed to maintain peace, not establish peace,
Be it hereby
resolved that the Generally Assembly:
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Spring, 2001
Re:
The Missile Defense Systems in the United States
Submitted
to:
Political & Security Committee
Submitted
by:
Russia
Date:
April 1, 2001
Deeply
concerned
that a missile defense system will interfere with the national security of
individual nations, and
Noting
that the nuclear defense system will threaten the global strategic balance, and
Alarmed
by the fact that the United States has gone back on its word not to install a
missile defense system, and
Deeply
disturbed
about the use of nuclear technology to threaten the international peace,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Call upon the
United States to cease any work on any nuclear missile defense systems.
2.
Urges the
United States to find an another wav to protect itself against missile attacks.
3.
Encourage the
United States to cooperate with other countries to provide mutual defense
against attack by unfriendly nations.
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Re:
Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Submitted
to: Political and Security Committee
Submitted
by: India
Date:
April 9, 2001
Recalling
the wide acceptance of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and
Realizing
the nation of India is in a constant power struggle with its neighbor Pakistan,
and
Noting
with deep concern
that the fragile economy and security of India may disintegrate without the
freedom to build and test nuclear weapons, and
Emphasizing
that India is totally against biological and chemical weapons that could be
harmful to many people, and
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Considers the plight of the Indian economy and exempts it from the influence of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
2.
Trusts
our country not to use our weapons for mass destruction.
3.
Encourages
the U.N. to send advisors and oversee nuclear testing.
4.
Strongly
condemns the building of nuclear weapons by Pakistan noting that their
intentions are merely for destructive purposes.
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Submitted to:
Political and Security Council
Submitted by:
South Korea
Date:
April 11, 2001
Alarmed
by the
terrible threat that biological agents, such as Ebola and Anthrax, pose to the
general public, and
Deeply
concerned
about the possibility of chemical weaponry, such as VX and Sarin, being used as
a terror weapon, and
Realizing
that treaties for further reductions in nuclear weapons will have little to no
impact on the strategies of current nuclear countries.
Be it Hereby
Resolved that the General Assembly:
Request the dismantling of all biological weaponry and production plants
used to create these weapons.
Request that all chemical weapons be dismantled.
Urge members of the United Nations to place a ban on further chemical and
biological weapons production.
Research will continue on
vaccines to prevent harm from these weapons.
All efforts will be made to provide people with these vaccines.
Funding will be provided
by a 5% tax on the GDP of all countries whose GDP per capita is over
$15,000.
An inspection team will carry out this mandate. No individual country may have more than 5% of the members on this committee.
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Spring
2001
Tim Klobe; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002
Re.: People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Resolution submitted to: Political and Security Council
Resolution submitted by: Kuwait
Date: April 11, 2001
Enraged by the human rights abuses in the PRC,
Concerned with the possession of at least a dozen Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) by the PRC,
Concerned that the UN allows the PRC to commit offenses against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
The PRC be suspended from the UN Security Council.
2.
As part of the suspension, the PRC will lose their voting privilege
during this time.
3. To regain their status in the UN, the PRC must do the following:
a.
Sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
b.
Open their nuclear facilities to UN inspections.
c.
Release any prisoner who is held for political reasons and all UDHR
abuses.
d.
Hold open and free elections which will be supervised by an uninvolved
foreign nation.
e. Give all citizens, male and female, the rights that are shared throughout the world.
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Spring
2001
Jim Gallen, DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002
Re: Return of United States EP-3E ARIES II Aircraft and monetary damages
Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee
Submitted by: United States of America
Date: April 16, 2001
Aware of the fact that the EP-3E ARIES II aircraft belongs to the United States no matter what condition it is in, and
Realizing that the Chinese are becoming increasingly aggressive in their interception tactics against American planes in international airspace, and
Confident that the damage to the American EP-3E ARIES II is the result of the reckless and aggressive flying tactics of the Chinese F-8 pilot, and
Taking into account that all monetary expenses which resulted from the crash would not have been necessary had the crash not occurred, (such as cost of plane sent to recover the 24 Americans, and cost to repair the American aircraft).
Be It Hereby Resolved That The
General Assembly:
1.
Request the return of the American EP-3E ARIES II to the United States by
China.
2.
Warns all member nations of the consequences of aggressive flying
practices using this recent episode as an example.
3. Designates that China must pay monetary damages for expenses that resulted from the crash.
4. Recommends that the United States and China meet at a later date to agree on monetary damages.
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Julianne Kypta; Collinsville High School, 2001
Re:
Possibilities for Economic Development in Afghanistan
Submitted
to:
Economic and Social Committee
Submitted
by: Afghanistan
Date:
November 6, 2000
Whereas our country of Afghanistan is in dire need of economic development for
the betterment of our suffering peoples, and
Whereas one of the only resources our nation has available for economic
development is poppy plants, and
Whereas the government of Afghanistan is trying to eradicate the poppy crop,
but
Whereas it is only undesirable elements within the Afghani population engaged
in the drug trade, and
Whereas the community of nations has consistently discriminated against the
suffering people of Afghanistan by imposing economic sanctions on our
government, not on the elements engaged in the illegal drug trade in poppy
plants as our chief economic resource,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Acknowledges that the economic sanctions imposed on Afghanistan were done so unfairly, improperly and without punishing the proper parties, and
2.
Calls
upon all other member nations to end all economic sanctions against the country
of Afghanistan.
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Fall, 2000
Ryan Olliges; De Smet High School, 2002
Re: Uganda Ebola Outbreak
Submitted by: South Korea
Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee
Date: November 18, 2000
Concerned that this Ebola outbreak, previously said to have been contained by health officials, is actually spreading, and now has caused at least 1 confirmed death in the southern region of the country, and
Noting Article twenty-five of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has a right to a standard of living that is adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family. Including food, clothing, housing and medical care, and
Realizing the large amounts of money Uganda is losing to due a sharp decrease in tourism and other related industries due to the scare over this outbreak, and
Expecting this outbreak to only get worse without more effort at containment, and
Noting with deep concern that Uganda does not have the proper facilities to contain this outbreak,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Requests that the U.N. provide a core volunteer team a doctors, nurses, and advisors to go to Uganda to help train and assist local health professionals in combating and containing this deadly outbreak.
2. Urges member countries to donate skilled personnel, medicine, and medical equipment should they be able to afford it.
3. Considers setting up a research station in Uganda to better combat the virus, now, and in future outbreaks, wherever they may occur.
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Fall 2000
Briton Allen; De Smet Jesuit High School, 2004
Re: Drugs and Drug Cartels
Submitted by: Colombia
Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee
Date: November 1, 2000
Reminds officials that Colombia is one of Latin America’s oldest democracies, and has been wrecked by drug violence and corruption caused by drugs.
Alarmed by the fact that all sides of Colombia’s armed conflicts are paid for by the profits of the illicit economy including: drug traffickers, paramilitary groups, and guerilla groups.
Deeply concerned about the fact of the power and violence of the drug industry has penetrated all facts of Colombian society.
Fully alarmed by the fact that drug lords have achieved an unprecedented political influence through threats, bribes, and political contributions. This has undermined Colombia’s longstanding democracy.
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1. Request that the United Nations help provide an adequate force to catch drug cartels.
2. Increase the amount of security so we can stop the drug flow out of the country.
3. Establish a fund to provide more information about drugs and their affects on their body to stop younger citizens from starting.
4. Recommend that the penalty for being caught using, selling, and transporting drugs should be increased in Colombia.
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Jason Hite; McCluer North High School, 2002
Re.: Practical Leadership Solutions to European Oil Crisis
Resolution submitted to: Economic and Social Committee
Resolution submitted by: United Kingdom
Date: November 3, 2000
Whereas the Economic and Social committee believes that economic stability and equilibrium are essential factors in the preservation of peace,
Whereas the Economic and Social committee believes that OPEC’s current quota system is unnecessarily inflating oil prices and thereby causing socio-political disruption within member countries of the European Union (EU),
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Justin Keay; McCluer North High School, 2001
Re.: Economic and Social Aid to be Given to Farmers Who
Previously Have Grown Illicit Drugs
Resolution submitted to: Economic and Social Council
Resolution submitted by: Peru
Date: November 18, 2000
Whereas the United Nations is committed to the goal of improving conditions for those who are suffering throughout the world,
Whereas the United Nations believes that economic and social assistance for the impoverished is most effective when it is provided collaboratively by the United Nations and the nations in which those people live,
Whereas the United Nations believes that everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work an to protection against unemployment
Whereas the United Nations believes that everyone who works has the right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection
Whereas the United Nations believes that everyone has the right to a standard f 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.
Be It
Hereby Resolved That:
2. All sections of Operative Clause 1 will become effective as of January 1, 2001
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Fall, 2000
Defeated: 11-4-1
Ryan Buetner and Josh Reeder; Collinsville High School, 2001
Re.:
Increased Rights to Bear Arms
Submitted to:
Economic & Social Committee
Submitted by:
Slovak Republic
Date:
November18, 2000
Concerned
with the grave economic state of the former Communist Block republics, and
Having
considered the possible solutions to the collapsing economy and growing
despair among the citizens, and
Mindful
of the harsh arms controls of several developed nations,
Be It Hereby Resolved
That the General Assembly:
1.
Ask that the United Nations take a strong
stance encouraging the lessening of the abrasive gun controls of several of
these nations, and
2. Countries should be able to market firearms where tyrannous conditions[1] prevail and the people should be able to defend themselves.
[1] Dictators (including communists- absolute monarchies, totalitarianism, oligarchies, military juntas, and aristocracies
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Fall 2000
Jim Gallen; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002
Defeated 14-1-0 on 11/18/2000
Re: Abortion
Submitted by: United States of America
Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee
Date: November 8, 2000
Acknowledging that Article Three of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person." , and
Keeping in mind that abortion ignores the rights of the youngest humans, and
Realizing that women who have had abortions are subject to suffer the consequences of abortion, such as sterility, infection and higher risk of cancer
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1. Designates that the use of UN funds towards health care be kept from aiding the practice of abortion and infanticide.
2. Takes steps to promote the ideas that could lead to the worldwide elimination of abortion and infanticide.
>>>> View comment on this resolution by Jamie Jacobsmeyer of representing the Republic of Georgia
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Fall, 2000
Nerinx Hall
Re.: Compensation of U.N. Dues to the Nation of Bangladesh
Submitted to:
Economic & Social Committee
Submitted by: Bangladesh
Date: November 14, 2000
Realizing the generous offering of nearly three thousand troops to the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African nation of Sierra Leone by the government of Bangladesh to fill a pressing vacancy,
Bearing in mind the reluctance of numerous more economically sound nations to entrust their troops to the UN peacekeeping effort in Sierra Leone in its time of great need, and
Fully aware of Bangladesh’s UN designated economic status as one of the world’s 48 least developed countries, and
Noting further the UN pledge of more than $19 million to Bangladesh for troops and equipment it provided for previous peacekeeping missions as it would endow all other contributing nations, and
Further Recalling the excessive need of the nation and people of Bangladesh to receive reparation for its contributions to the world community and for its struggle as a poor nation to maintain social and economic stability.
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Restores the monetary commitment of the United Nations to Bangladesh,
2. Emphasizes the need of the nation and people of Bangladesh to receive necessary reparation for their contributions above the need of other contributing nations,
3. Expresses its appreciation to the people and nation of Bangladesh for their continued willingness to support the United Nations and its ideals despite internal economic concerns,
4. Supports the acceleration of the United Nation’s financial compensation to Bangladesh.
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Fall, 2000
Re: Aid for Croatian Economy
Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee
Submitted by: Croatia
Date: December 14, 2000
Aware of the longtime communist mismanagement of the economy, and
Taking into account the damage done to bridges, factories, power lines, buildings and houses, and
Having considered the large refuge and displaced population of Croatia, and
Emphasizing the disruption of economic ties.
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The GENERAL
ASSEMBLY:
1. Request additional financial aid from the UN to be given to a social program that recovers the recent damage done.
2. Urge that member nations offer aid as soon as possible in the form of money, food, and construction materials.
3. Recommends that the UN provides substantial funds in order to build up the oil industry.
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Fall, 2000
Re.: Unjust labor
Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee
Submitted by: Croatia
Date: December 5, 2000
Aware that some countries still rely on forced labor and child labor to support their economies, and
Realizing that economic prosperity is given too much priority in some countries, and
Alarmed that these countries are not taking into account the workers welfare and rights that are being abused in order to achieve this prosperity, and
Expressing deep concern that many laborers have fell victim to limitless expansion of unpaid, excessive, overtime work, and the increase of casual labor for the goal of a successful economy. When in reality, it is only a temporary relief of debt, and
Noting with regret that forced labor and child labor only exist because people are willing to use others for economic profit,
Be It
Hereby Resolved That The GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
1. Requests stricter labor legislation.
2. Demands strict labor laws and their strict enforcement.
3. Suggests monitoring and data collection in countries with a past record of labor law exploitation, and
4. Recognizes the benefits of placing economic sanctions on countries that do not respect the welfare and rights of exploited laborers.
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Fall, 2000
Re: Aid for Health Care Reform
Submitted to: Economic and Social Committee
Submitted by: Yemen
Date: December 14, 2000
Alarmed
of the lack of equal health care opportunities for the nations of the
world, and
Mindful
of the cost of adequate care for all,
and
Concerned for the people of the world dying of minor illnesses, and
Determined to increase education and opportunities of diseases for the entire world,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1. Request aid in the form of financial aid and volunteer health care workers from the U.N. to a program dedicated to adequate health care around the world.
2. Reiterate the fact that the aid is necessary for the betterment of the lives for billions of people.
3. Welcome the aid of wealthy nations in support of this program.
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Fall, 2000
Re.: IMF, World Bank, and WTO Economic Reserve
Submitted To: Economic and Social Committee
Submitted By: Libya
Date:
December 9, 2000
Fully aware that all of the economics of every nation in the world can collapse at any time, and
Mindful of the scares that happened just years ago, and
Realizing that the reserves of the World Bank saved many countries from doomed economies,
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General
Assembly:
1. Calls upon the nations of the world to invest in safer ways.
2. Emphasizes that more money be given to the World Bank and the IMF to support a faltering or failing country in need.
3. Recommends countries choose safer, wiser, and more efficient methods of investing in the free market, if going to do so.
4. Stresses that if countries are going to trade with each other that they practice it safely as to not disrupt the global economy.
5. Suggests that a committee, working with or in the WTO, be made to make more regulation on, and to watch over, current trading, so countries do not make serious mistakes that could hurt other countries by using contrite and unsound methods to raise capital.
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Fall, 2000
Sara Purdom; Gateway Institute of Technology
Re.:
Food Shortage
Submitted
To:
Economic & Social Committee
Submitted
By:
Kenya
Date: December 7, 2000
Noting that Article Twenty-five of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “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
Acknowledging that the Kenyan government has stated that the amount of land for food and major population growth is a major problem, and
Concerned about the food shortage because of the rapid rate of population growth rate in Kenya, and
Alarmed by Kenya only having 5% of land usage with a population of 32,5777,000 and a population growth rate of 4.2% per year and continuing, also
Recalling that without land Kenya will not be able to survive. Without surviving, Kenya cannot export food to the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Uganda, or Germany, and
Recognizing that Kenya exports 9% of its products to Uganda, which is a border state to Kenya. Without land, Kenya will not be able to produce goods for Uganda,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. Seek help from wealthy countries to help produce food or supply food, such as these exporting countries: United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Germany.
2. Ask the United Nations to lend some money from their funds in order for Kenya to buy healthy land for farming.
3. The government of Kenya suggest that Uganda loan or sell land to raise food for Kenya to survive and export to them.
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Fall 2000
Mary Cyr; Cor Jesu Academy
Re: Economic Aid for Djibouti
Submitted by: Djibouti
Submitted to: Economic & Social
Date: December 8, 2000
Recognizing the economy of Djibouti is not as strong as it could be, and therefore, depends heavily on the economic aid from more economically stable countries, the Republic of Djibouti is heavily indebted to the countries from which it receives aid, and
Affirming that the unemployment rate lies between 40-50%, the tie of the franc to the U.S. dollar per capita consumption has dropped an estimated 35% over the last seven years due to recession, civil war, and high population growth, and
Respecting the Djibouti has been given much aid by stronger countries, and
Confident that there is much hope that the Republic of Djibouti’s economic problems can be solved,
Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Calls upon more economic aid from more powerful countries to initiate unemployment programs which would allow the citizens of Djibouti to acquire the skills necessary to maintain a stable job.
2. Declaring that by doing so, Djibouti’s in-country spending would rise.
3. Affirming that eventually the economy in turn would become more stable, allowing the citizens to not only be able to net an income, but also spend.
4. Assuring full repayment for any aid given.
5. Requests foreign aid.
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Fall 2000
Mary Browning, Lisa Neudecker, Katy Perry; Cor Jesu Academy
Re: Aid for Ethiopia
Submitted by: Ethiopia
Submitted to: Economic & Social
Date: December 10, 2000
Recognizing the support offered by United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) pertaining to the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict, and
Referring to UNMEE’s past aid towards Ethiopia and Eritrea’s dispute, and
Considering the issues of conflict, a request for help from Germany to better everlasting peace is inevitable, and
Bearing in mind the past famine and drought, the availability of food, and medical supplies have been declining, thus aid from Germany is needed, and
Noting that Article 25, Section (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states “Everyone has the right to the 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
Believing that the action of aid from Germany is required to strengthen the political security and environment,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Requests aid and security from Germany.
2. Support Ethiopia’s economical society to maintain the welfare of the nation.
3. Suggest the United Nations support the well-being of Ethiopian’s by supplying trained physicians and other medical doctors.
4. Recognizes the need of facilities and equipment to accommodate medical and business needs of the nation.
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Fall 2000
Tara Moore and Erin Sinclair; Cor Jesu Academy
Re: Education
Submitted by:
Chad
Submitted to:
Economic and Social
Date:
December 10, 2000
Knowing that only 48.1% of the population of Chad can read or write, and
Realizing that everyone has the right to an education. This education should be free on the elementary level as stated in Article 26, clause 1, and
Noting that Chad is the fifth poorest country in the world, and
Concerned that due to the country’s economic problems, Chad will not be able to produce the money necessary to build schools and pay teachers to educate their people,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Requests financial aid from the United Nations to build schools and pay teachers so that people of Chad may receive a proper education.
2. Asks that a funding program be started to help with the costs by putting a small tax into affect causing the wealthiest members of the U.N. to aid the education of the people of Chad.
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Fall 2000
Re: Economic Aid to Yugoslavia
Submitted by: Yugoslavia
Submitted to:
Economic and Social
Date:
December 10, 2000
Noting
with regret the atrocious events
that led to the ultimate collapse of the economy in Yugoslavia and created the
current deplorable state of the country, and
Believing that in order for the nation to fully develop with a newly born
democratic form of government under President Vojislav Kostunica, it must first
recognize and heal the devastations caused by war, and
Expressing
deep concern that the
country’s banking system is nearly ineffective, heating and electricity is
rare among its inhabitants (while winter has already begun in Yugoslavia), many
civilians are without an adequate amount of basic foods and damage from the 1999
air bombing campaign has left homes, buildings, and major roads and bridges
destroyed, and
Stressing that as the country emerges from internal isolation and war, it has lost
around 400,000 of its well-educated citizens, leaving the country in a dangerous
stupor, and
Encouraged
by efforts from the EU to rebuild the country, and looking to other world
organizations for the same generosity and concern.
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Considers the monumental
task to assist in rebuilding a nation’s economy and helping it to survive the
upcoming months by offering an emergency aid package.
2.
Requests that this aid
package contain $150 million worth of heating
fuel and diesel, food, and machinery that will ensure the basic survival of the inhabitants of
Yugoslavia for months ahead.
3.
Directs this aid package
to be sent immediately after
approval, due to the winter weather that has already begun in Yugoslavia and
will challenge the survival of the inhabitants of Yugoslavia for months ahead.
4.
Instructs that a sum of $1
billion be delivered to Yugoslavia over the next four years, to help secure the
infant government and aid in the reconstruction of the feeble country.
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Fall 2000
Jessica Hallermann; Cor Jesu Academy, 2004
Re: Illiteracy in Pakistan
Submitted by: Pakistan
Submitted to:
Economic and Social
Date:
December 10, 2000
Realizing that our primary and middle schools need certain resources to teach the
necessary curriculum, and
Noting that the funding would only go to ensuring adequate skills of reading and
writing, and
Alarmed
and concerned by the fact that
only 36% of our population is literate. 36%
of the 129 million people living in our country, and
Acknowledging
the fact that our country is dependent on foreign aid,
Be It Hereby
Resolved That The General Assembly:
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Fall,
2000
Laura Casey; Rosati-Kain High School, 2004
Re: Lifting the American Trade Embargo on Cuba
Submitted To: Economic & Social Committee
Submitted By: Republic of Madagascar
Date: December 15, 2000
Acknowledging that Cuba has a foreign debt of over nine billion dollars, and
Realizing that the trade deficit in Cuba will only increase unless something is done, and that the people are suffering in the meantime, and
Recalling that the US embargo was put in place forty (40) years ago and is based upon outdated, now hypocritical principles, and
Alarmed by the lack of action in both the United States and the United Nations, and
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has again recommended an end to the embargo (October, 1998, 53 d GA session), with a vote of 157-2-12, but not taken any action, even though the embargo violates eight (8) UN resolutions, and
Reflecting that, should the embargo be lifted, both countries would greatly benefit,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The
General Assembly:
1. Recommend the United States exclude the embargo on food and medicine.
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Fall, 2000
John Kramlich, Mary Hoang, Sarah Schoenlaub, Molly Hankamer; M-RH High School
Re.: Literacy Rate in Mali
Submitted to: Economic & Social Committee
Submitted by: Mali
Date: January 18, 2000
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
Aware of the unacceptably low literacy rate amongst the people of Mali, and
Alarmed by the fact that the literacy rate is 3 1 %, and
Convinced that student teachers would be willing to go over to Mali and teach for less than the teachers who are currently employed. These teachers would be willing to travel overseas, whereas they have no permanent job in their home country, and
Recognizing that these actions may be the base of a program to increase the literacy rate in the country of Mali.
Be It Hereby
Resolved That the General Assembly:
1. Establish a program that would create an incentive for student teachers to travel to Mali.
2. Urge the student teachers of each country to volunteer to travel to Mali.
3. Request that countries donate funds to help further the program and urge airlines to provide free or reduced fares for student teachers.
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Fall, 2000
Joyce Davis, Bobbi Clemons, Sherman Lewis; Maplewood Richmond Heights H.S.
Re: Plan to improve Education throughout the world
Submitted by: Monaco
Submitted to: Economic & Social Council
Date: January 19,2001
Concerned that third world countries aren't providing sufficient education due to lack of resources, and
Recognizing the literacy rate of Monaco is at 99%, and
Knowing our financial resources and qualified teachers could assist numerous countries and unprivileged children in educational needs, and
Willing to contribute our assets to endeavor others' learning,
Be it Hereby
Resolved by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
1. The country of Monaco wishes to establish a financial account and train scholars exclusively for the purpose of sending them to countries who request educational support.
2. The financial account will consist of 1 % of the moneys collected from Monaco's tourist industry. Supplies and teaching costs will be funded by the designated account.
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Fall, 2000
Amended and Passed, 10-3-1, April 7, 2001
Re: Alternative Energy Sources
Submitted to: Economic & Social
Submitted by: Argentina
Date: March 25, 2001
Noting the mass consumption of fossil fuel,
Also noting the inefficiency of fossil fuels (much of the electrical energy needed is given off as heat energy), and
Concerned about the rising level of greenhouse gases and the development of acid rain, and
Aware that oil reserves are quickly being depleted, and that it is a nonrenewable resource, and
Wanting to see a more efficient, more reliable long‑term energy source found,
Be it hereby resolved that:
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Fall 2000
Joe Cutrona; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002
Re: Illiteracy
Submitted To: Human Rights Committee
Submitted By: Kuwait
Date: November 6, 2000
Acknowledging that the Illiteracy rate in Kuwait as of 1995 is 20.7%
Realizing that the more literate people there are in Kuwait, the more sophisticated Kuwait will be, resulting from a higher average income and more people occupying jobs that help the country’s economy
Noting that Kuwaiti adults can make a bigger difference in the world with the power to read and write,
Be It Hereby
Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Request that the U.N. strongly urge Kuwait to put a heavier emphasis on
education by sending a team of member teachers to better inform Kuwait’s
schooling administration on how to teach more effectively
2.
Recommend that member countries loan money to help fund schooling to make
it easier to get an education in Kuwait
3. Request that the U.N. monitors the use of any donated money and the illiteracy rate over the next 10 years to ensure progress
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Fall, 2000
Dave Neu; De Smet, 2002
Re: Death Penalty
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Poland
Date: November 7, 2000
Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights forbids the death penalty, and
Aware that many countries that have signed this declaration still have the death penalty, and
Deeply concerned with the amount of people put to death in these countries.
Be
It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
1. Condemn these nations publicly for not abiding by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
2. Abolish the U.N. General Assembly membership of those nations that fail to comply.
3. Enforce an embargo of all goods and services upon all countries that have not abolished the death penalty until they abolish the death penalty.
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Fall, 2000
Mitchell Stock; De Smet Jesuit High School, 2004
Re: Child Labor
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Mexico
Date: November 9, 2000
Taking note that Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that no one shall be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Keeping in mind that Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to test and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay, and 4.5 million children under the age of 14 work in Mexico (42% of the child population.)
Taking into account that the UNICEF’s Integral Development of the Family (DIF) study of child labor found 114,497 child workers under seventeen in one hundred cities. Most work five or more days a week, and receive an average wage of fifty pesos per day (less than U.S. $5.00 per day.)
Be It
Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Trusts that the United Nations will urge to limit the amount of child labor for all countries for all children under the age of 14.
2. Encourages that children will be taken from the work place and put into schools with requested funds from the UNICEF’s help.
3. Recommends that the UNICEF will set up a program to donate school supplies to developing countries.
4. Requests that the Security Council set up economic sanctions against countries that allow child labor for children under an agreed age by the Human Rights committee.
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Fall, 2000
Pat Dupre; De Smet, 2004
Re: Freedom of Expression
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Swaziland
Date: November 6, 2000
Acknowledging that Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to freedom of expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and information through any media and regardless of borders, and
Noting that Article 19 may include freedom of the press, and
Realizing that Swaziland has only one newspaper, the Times of Swaziland, and that is under heavy government control and practices self-censorship, and
Noting with regret that journalists have been arrested and prosecuted for writing and or publishing articles regarding politics, criticism (mainly of government), civil unrest in Swaziland, police activity, protest, etc.
Be It Hereby
Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Request that the U.N. urge all member nations to have a free press with no government restrictions.
2. Recommend that other member countries would send experienced journalists to aid in the creation of a free press.
3. Recommend that all member countries release journalists from persecution for reporting the news.
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Akeam Ashford; McCluer North High School, 2003
Re.: Reasons for Human Rights
Resolution submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Resolution submitted by: United Kingdom
Date: November 9, 2000
Whereas the United Nations is committed to the goal of improving conditions for those who are suffering throughout the world,
Whereas the United Nations believes that engagement in the violation of human rights should strongly be taken into consideration,
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Thomas Helfrich; McCluer North High School, 2002
Re.: A Place For Enforcing Laws Against Brutality
Resolution submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Resolution submitted by: Peru
Date: November 7, 2000
Whereas the United Nations is committed to the goal of improving conditions for those who are suffering throughout the world,
Whereas the United Nations believes that no person should be subject to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment,
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Fall, 2000
Katherine Wofsey; Thomas Jefferson School, 2004
Re: Improving and Increasing Housing in China
Submitted to: Human Rights Commission
Submitted by: The People’s Republic of China
Date: November 10, 2000
Disconcerted that China is in need of better housing for the poor, and accessible public utilities for all citizens, and
Cognizant of Article Twenty-five of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights claiming everyone has a right to a standard of living appropriate for personal well-being, including housing, and
Considering that much of China’s homes lack the ability to uphold proper hygienic standards, to defer crime, and to provide adequate facilities, and
Acknowledging the improvements being made by the Housing Concern Group and Architecture Students groups, and
Noting that the Central government is already trying to reduce fixed pricing on the price of housing, and public utilities,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Create the Chinese Housing Development Fund in order to help subsidize advancements in Chinese housing and utilities, such as lighting, heating, water, and sewage.
2. To contribute to this fund using money loaned by members of the UN.
3. To use this fund to finance top housing authorities from countries with successful housing plans to aid housing in China.
4. To build new low-income housing and improve existing homes.
5. To begin process within a year from this date and to have its progress for the next fifteen years to insure its results.
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Kristi Fran & Erin Draenkan; Collinsville High School
Re.:
Middle East Peace Crisis
Submitted to:
Human Rights Committee
Sponsored by:
Libya
Date:
November 11, 2000
Alarmed
by the current situation in Israel
Concerned
with the increased tension between the Palestinians and Israelis
Mindful
of the human casualties
1.
Suggest a more active intervention of the
United Nations
2.
Propose the placement of peacekeeping
troops in Jerusalem
3.
Call upon the countries in the Middle East
to provide troops.
Amendments on 11/18/2000
Strike all clauses; add:
1.
Peace summit be called by UN with
Palestinian Authority and Israel, plus neutral countries.
2.
Neutral countries will be decided by both
Israel and Palestine from a list.
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Passed 20-0-0
Rebekah Knefelkamp;
Nerinx Hall, 2001
Re.: Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh
Submitted to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Bangladesh
Date: November 15, 2000
Understanding that Bangladesh is the largest delta in the world, therefore prone to flooding every year, and
Realizing that flooding changes the nutrient and chemical content of the soil, and
Noting that Bangladeshis primarily drink from ground wells, and
Deeply concerned with the amount of arsenic found in these wells, and
Guided by the hope that the international community will take the health of all citizens of Bangladesh under their car because of the low economic prosperity of Bangladesh,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Establish a team of agricultural engineers and scientists primarily from Bangladesh and including other countries to investigate the source of the arsenic, the ways it is ingested by Bangladeshis, and to conclude the least expensive, most effective way to eradicate the problem of arsenic poisoning,
2. Pay for any program or solution, such as harvesting of rainwater into drinking water, in which the team noted above sponsors,
3. Send UN troop doctors to help treat patients currently suffering or dying of arsenic poisoning.
4. After stabilizing Bangladesh’s drinking water, use the team noted in clause 1 to help in other countries facing the same problems such India, Hungary, Chile, China, Argentina, Taiwan, Philippines, New Zealand, and Inner Mongolia.
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Fall,
2000
Re.: Health of Cuban Children
Submitted to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Cuba
Date: November 18, 2000
Understanding that Cuban children are in need of medical assistance and supplies, and
Knowing that the United States could supply these, and
Deeply concerned for the health and well being of the Cuban children, and
Alarmed by the amount of children who are sick and in need of vaccines, and
Noting that Cuban could supply petroleum in exchange for such medicines and vaccines, while
Guided by the hope that the Human Rights Committee and the United Sates will come to the assistance of the Cubans.
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1. Draws attention to poor health of children in Cuba,
2. Calls upon the United Nations to agree to help trade for such needed items as medicines and vaccines,
3. Authorizes the United Sates to assist Cubans receiving these items
4. Allowing for there to be a trade-off between the United Sates, who can supply these items, and Cuban, who could give petroleum,
5. Expresses compassion for children who suffer daily in Cuba.
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Fall,
2000
Re: Aid
for fair investigation
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Barbados
Date:
December 14, 2000
Acknowledging
the recent death of human rights defender T. Puroshotam, joint secretary of the
APCLC, and
Aware
of the human injustices caused by police torture and extra-judicial executions,
and
Mindful
that past human rights defenders have been killed in the 1980s and early 90s,
and
Recognizing
that the interference of outside countries may cause civil unrest or even more
police cover-ups,
Be
it hereby resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Request secret agent protection for other members of the Andhra Pradesh
Civil Liberties Committee.
2.
Urge the Indian government to investigate the workings of the police.
3.
Emphasize the need for peace to be kept while the investigation is
underway.
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Fall,
2000
Re:
Child Labor
Submitted
to:
Human
Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Croatia
Date:
29 November 2000
Alarmed
that the
latest United Nations calculations show that 250 million
five-to-fourteen-year-olds are employed, half of them full-time, and
Deploring
that child bondage is still practiced by some parts of Asia.
Children are sold for carpet weaving, glass manufacturing, or
prostitution, and
Concerned
that
certain industries are exposing their child workers to pesticide poisoning, lung
diseases, or even crippling their bodies by forcing them to carry heavy weights. They also die from malaria, tetanus, and even whooping
cough.,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Demand that pressure be placed on the consumer not to purchase goods from
these countries.
2.
Recommend to exporters that they pledge not to use child labor and follow
the examples of other exporters who have already conformed to this decision.
3.
Support the World Back, IMF, European Union, and other international
bodies who are giving large amounts of money for free and compulsory primary
education.
4.
Demand that the United Nations place economic sanction on countries that
enforce child labor.
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Fall,
2000
Re.:
Future Usage of Landmines
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Yemen
Date:
December 14, 2000
Aware
that there are thousands of landmines still in place throughout the world, and
Noting
with regret
the thousands
of people killed or maimed by landmines every year, and
Recognizing
that some
nations feel that landmines are necessary for their present safety,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Declares that future usage of landmines should be banned.
2.
Request financial aid from the U.N. to be given to all nations wishing to
remove currently placed landmines.
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Fall,
2000
Re:
Free Health Care
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Norway
Date:
December 14, 2000
Noting
with concern the lack of free and accessible
healthcare for everyone, and
Recalling
that 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, medical care, and
necessary social services," and
Feeling
that action must be taken to ensure free health care for all people,
Be
it Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Request aid in the form of money, medicine, and medical supplies of the
United Nations to aid the countries not able to provide socialized healthcare.
2.
Support the establishment of free health clinics and hospitals provided
by the government and paid for by taxes.
3.
Emphasize the need for free and accessible healthcare, and the
implementation of government systems that support this endeavor.
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Fall,
2000
Tihana Bule; Gateway Institute of Technology, 2003
Re:
Child Labor
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Kenya
Date:
November 21, 2000
Noting
that the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights states that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and
Keeping
in mind that the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, Sec.5, Article 73-2,
states that no person shall be required to perform forced labor, but it does not
state any particular law for children labor, and
Acknowledging
that tile "Human Rights Report 1998", issued by the United Nations on the Republic of
Kenya, states that 70 % of the agricultural labor force in Kenya are children
under 16 years of age, and
Remembering
that Article 26 of Universal Declaration
of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to education Ed that
the elementary education shall be free and compulsory; also remembering that the
Republic of Kenya does not require children to attend school, and
Deeply
disturbed
by the fact reported in Human Rights Report 1998 on the Republic of
Kenya, that four million children between 6 and 14 years of age are out
of school,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Requests the Republic of Kenya to make specific laws forbidding child
labor for children under 16 years of age
and to make specific laws that require children under 16 to attend school.
2.
Trusts that the children will be taken from work place and put into
schools with UNICEF's help.
3.
Recommends that the U.N. taxes Kenya's exports .5% ,and with that fund to setup a program ,controlled by UNJCEF, that will donate school
supplies to Kenyan schools.
4.
Recommends that after a period of five years, the control of the fund
will pass to the Government of
Kenya.
5.
Encourages the United Nations to make a specific Universal Declaration
for Child Rights and agree on universal age suitable for children to
work.
6.
Recommends that the universal age suitable for children to work is 16
years of age.
7.
Asks the Security Council to set up economic sanctions against countries
that do not comply with the Universal Declaration for Child Rights.
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Fall,
2000
Trace’ Murphy; Gateway Institute of Technology,
2003
Re:
Improving housing and lowering growth in cities in the Thailand area
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Thailand.
Date:
November 30, 2000
Alarmed
by Thailand's need for housing for the poor and the farmers who live in the
rural areas (located by the rice fields), and
Noting
that Article Twenty-five of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights which clearly states, "Everyone has the
right to standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself
and or his family, including housing," and
Ashamed
by the compact cities which are having rapid population growth causing problems
such as a crowded living conditions, pollution, and the spread crime, and
Concerned
about the lack of phones, heating, cooling, and electricity in the rural areas
and
Considering
that the farmers who grow rice in their fields have homes that flood every year
because of the annual rain rail (60 inches), rain falls in the summer (June
through October). Thailand exports about 23% of its rice to the U.S. and 5% to
Germany, 7% to Singapore, 17% to Japan, and 48% to other countries. Without
homes these people cannot farm, and
Acknowledging
that the government of Thailand has provided limited housing for the urban poor,
to help the Tai City people.
Be it hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
Expand
the impacted city by building more housing in a close area to the city, which
includes all public utilities such as: lighting, cooling, heating, water, and
sewage.
2.
Building
new low-income housing for the rural areas or improve existing homes, which
includes all public utilities.
3.
Funds
coming from other countries with successful housing plans who don't use all the
plans (money) to fund to the improvement of housing in the Thailand area.
4.
Use
money loaned by the other top countries that are willing to fund the housing in
Thailand.
5.
Beginning
this process within one year from this date and to continue the plan for the
next twenty years, including monthly U.N check-ups to insure the progress and
results of this project.
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Fall,
2000
Re.:
Removal of Landmines
Submitted
to:
Human
Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Afghanistan
Date:
December 10, 2000
Noting
with grave concern the
alarmingly high number of underwater mines still remaining in national and
international waters, and
Stressing
the need to
remove these mines as soon as possible, and
Taking
into account the
costly procedure that must be followed to remove these mines, and
Believing
that a
group effort to remove these mines all at once would benefit the entire world,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Authorizes the UN to set up a regulatory commission to help fund the
removal of these mines.
2.
Calls upon this organization to give funds to private organizations
already devoted to removing underwater mines.
3.
Urges all nations to donate to this organization.
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Fall,
2000
Re.:
Unlawful Arrests & Detention Condemned
Submitted
to:
Human
Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Cambodia
Date:
December 10, 2000
Realizing
that an attack by armed men with automatic rifles, rocket launchers, and
grenades took place near the Ministry of National Defense on November 24 and,
Recognizing
the fact that the attack was aimed at the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, and
Noticing
that eight people were killed and fourteen people were wounded with the attempt
to gather suspects who have been going against the government, and
Aware
of the fact that sixty-five people were interrogated and were not given the
rights that should be followed either standard court proceedings, and
Knowing
that one report stated that a prisoner was tortured and eleven were
kicked
or beaten during arrest,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Requesting that the United Nations should go into Cambodia and attempt to
resolve the problems and help the eleven people who have already been arrested.
2.
Recommending that the people be given fair treatment and not have to face
the persecution they receive with trying to achieve a better life.
3.
This is an important issue in our world that must be resolved.
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Fall,
2000
Re.:
College Education in Third World Nations
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Submitted
by:
Slovak Republic
Date:
December 10, 2000
Alarmed
by the
decline of students receiving a college education in third world nations, and
Deeply
concerned that
this decline will lead to higher illiteracy rates in third world nations, and
Fully
aware that
money is a huge factor in the decline of students in third world nations
receiving a college education, and
Seeking
financial
aid to provide college education for third world nations,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Calls upon the UN to institute a scholarship program to help provide for
college education to individuals from the third world.
2.
Further requests a screening program to allow all applicable students who
meet certain criteria: maintaining a 3.0 on a 5.0 grade point average scale,
active involvement with school and community activities, and having three to
five recommendations by teachers and other social figures.
3.
Authorizes a future council to split the money proportionally between
third world nations based on populations.
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Fall,
2000
Greta Schuler and Maria Kramer; Nerinx Hall
Re:
AIDS in Africa
Submitted
by:
Chad
Submitted
to:
Human Rights Committee
Date:
December 10, 2000
Realizing
that 95% of the global total of people with HIV lives in the developing world,
and
Acknowledging
that across the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, a total of 23 million adults
and children are estimated to be living with HIV or AIDS, which is approximately
8% the total adult population, and
Acknowledging
that in countries of Sub-Saharan Africa a total of 2.2 million adults and
children are estimated to have died from AIDS in 1999 alone, and
Concerned
that the infection rate continues to rise in a poverty stricken countries, and
Noting
that many people are infected with HIV and AIDS without their own knowledge of
having it, and
Recalling
that the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights in Article 25 states “Everyone has the right to the 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…”.
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Request that more money from the United Nations fund go to help those
with AIDS in Africa.
2.
Establish places in sub-Saharan Africa where people can be tested for
AIDS.
3.
Take measures to encourage the development stations in the most affected
areas in which healthcare professionals can both educate and treat both AIDS
patients and those not infected.
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Fall, 2000
Amelia Schmidt; Nerinx Hall
Re:
Countries’ Jurisdiction in Human Rights Violators
Submitted
by:
Yugoslavia
Submitted
to: Human
Rights Committee
Date:
December 10, 2000
Conscious
of Slobodan Melosevic’s past egregious campaign of terror against Albanian
Kosovars,
Cognizant
of the fact that his repeated refusal to desist in
the aforementioned activity led to NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, which killed
thousands of Yugoslavs,
Aware
that though Milosevic lost the presidency this year, he and his cohorts still
maintain control of politics at both the local and national levels, in major
industries, in the medium in the army, and the secret police, and in the
academic world,
Realizing
that the U.N. has called for Milosevic to be tried as a war criminal at the
Hague, and
Acknowledging
the political right of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica to refuse to hand
Milosevic over to the U.N. for trial, on the grounds that victors’ justice
might influence the Hague tribunal against Milosevic, and that such a trial
would inflame already tense Kosovo-Serbia relations,
Be
It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
1.
Affirm Yugoslavia’s right not to extradite Milosevic.
2.
Urge President Kostunica to arrest Milosevic and have him tried in a
Belgrade court.
3.
Support Kostunica if he decides to arrest and try Milosevic in
Yugoslavia.
4.
Press other countries to support Kostunica if he decides to arrest and
try Milosevic in Yugoslavia.
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Fall 2000
Kyle Whiteside; Collinsville, 2001
Re:
AIDS
Submitted
to:
Security Council
Submitted
by: Namibia
Date:
November 7, 2000
Given the
recent AIDS epidemic in Africa, and
Recognizing the threat that AIDS presents to all countries, and
Acknowledging the large number of people who already have AIDS, and
Noting that this number grows daily, and
In recognition of the lack of a cure,
Be
It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
1.
Requests that funds be raised at the discretion of member countries in
order to form a committee, the goal of which will be a culturally sensitive
education of both children and parents on the transmission and effects of
HIV/AIDS.
2. Set up an education program in Burundi in which the UN can monitor its effectiveness. If the said program is effective in lowering the HIV infection rates over a 36-month period (3 years), then a broader program will be implemented. A bi-yearly review of the program will determine whether more funds should be put into the program and if an extended program will be utilized.
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Fall, 2000
Defeated: 1-7-1 (vetoed by US, Russia, France, UK)
Matt O’Neil; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2001
Re: Nuclear Weapons in Small, Poor Countries
Submitted to: Security Council
Submitted by: Morocco
Date: November 2, 2000
Noting
that economically less significant countries like Pakistan and India now
have nuclear capabilities, and all of the third world African countries do not
have nuclear capabilities, and
Aware
of how all of the countries that do have nuclear capabilities have an advantage
over countries that don’t have nuclear weapons, and
Aware that many parts of many third world countries are without power, a basic necessity of life.
Be It Hereby Resolved That the United Nations
Security Council:
1.
Request that the leading nuclear countries share their nuclear secrets
with smaller, poorer nations that do not possess nuclear capabilities, so that
they can defend themselves in the event of a nuclear war, and so that they can
build nuclear power plants to provide much needed power in some areas of their
countries.
2. Condemn those large, powerful nations that do not want smaller countries to have nuclear capabilities, by putting a trade embargo on them.
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Fall, 2000
Nourah Abusharbain; Lindbergh High School, 2001
Re:
End Israeli Aggression Towards Palestine
Submitted to:
Security Council
Submitted by:
Iraq
Date:
November 9, 2000
Being
deeply disturbed by the truculent
sacrilegious terrorist act visited by Sharon upon Palestinian civilians praying
in the Dome of Rock Mosque, and
Knowing
that he engaged his actions with the
assistance of 300 Israeli soldiers and with the consent of Israeli Prime
Minister Barak to delay the peace process, also
Noting
that Israeli soldiers are invading and
bombing innocent Palestinian homes, shooting and killing children, teenagers,
and adults in an attempt to obliterate an entire sovereign people,
Be It Hereby Resolved
that the Security Council:
1.
Urges the United Nations to take actions
concerning this issue by offering military assistance if necessary to preserve
Palestinian rights.
2.
Demand that Israel must stop this genocide
and reoccurring Holocaust.
3.
Warns Israel of their violation to Article
1 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights which states that, "All humans are born free and equal in
dignity and rights..." Also their violation to Article 15, Section 1
of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights which states, "(1) Everyone has the right to a
nationality..." Therefore, Palestinians have the right to their land
and a Palestinian nation.
4.
Demand that the United Nations force
Israel to compromise with the Palestinians, in order to fulfill the United
Nation's purpose of preventing war and future chaos in that area.
5. Also demand that the United States should stop supporting Israeli aggression against the Palestinians.
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Fall, 2000
Tabled on 11/18/2000
Nourah Abusharbain; Lindbergh High School, 2001
Re:
End Economic Sanctions on Iraq
Submitted to:
Security Council
Submitted by:
Iraq
Date:
November 9, 2000
Noting
with grave concern that Iraqi children
and civilians are dying everyday.
Believing
that the rights of Iraqis should be
preserved regardless of all circumstances.
Taking
note that Article 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights states, "All humans are born free and
equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience
and should act toward one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
Wishing
that the United Nations should take
actions towards this issue with the assistance of our fellow neighboring
countries.
Be It Hereby Resolved
that the Security Council:
1.
Urges the United Nations to express more
caring affection towards innocent lives of Iraq.
2.
Take note of the economic benefits upon
other countries if the economic sanctions are over.
3. Learn from past mistakes that caused World War Two when we put all the war guilt on Germany.
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Fall, 2000
David German; Thomas Jefferson School, 2004
Re: The Development of Missile Defense Systems
Submitted to: Security Council
Submitted by: The People’s Republic of China
Date: November 10, 2000
Recognizing the potential of nuclear weapons to demolish humankind, and
Fearing that same immense power, and therefore
Wishing for all nations to reduce their capability of wreaking such destruction, yet
Cognizant that nuclear capability is an effective deterrent of conflict, and
Whereas the development of missile defense systems to protect a nation threatens to negate that deterrent, as nations with such systems could potentially deploy nuclear attacks with impunity, and therefore
Alarmed at the threat such development thus poses to world security,
Be it hereby resolved by the Security Council:
1. To insist that Member States of the United Nations cease all attempts to develop systems of national missile defense.
2. To call upon all Member States to refrain from such development in the future.
3. To enforce clauses 1 and 2 by forbidding all violators from participating in the workings of the Security Council in any way as long as they stand in violation.
4. To punish violators on whom clause 3 has no impact by calling upon all Member States to refrain from trade with them.
5. To reserve the ability to revoke or alter the punishments described in clauses 3 and 4, but only by unanimous vote of the Council.
6. To receive allegations of violation submitted by any Member State.
7. To establish the validity of such an allegation by debate and a simple majority vote in which no Council Members have veto power,
8. To put this resolution into effect on January 1, 2001.
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Fall, 2000
Amelia Flood; Notre Dame High School, 2003
Re:
Withholding Dues
Submitted
to:
Security Council
Submitted
by:
Ukraine
Date:
December 11, 2000
Acknowledging
that several members of the UN are delinquent in their dues, and
Noting
that the UN’s current budget of 1.3 billion annually is insufficient, and
Recognizing
the unjust nature in the continuance of voting rights for member states that are
delinquent,
Be
it Hereby Resolved That:
1.
A
committee be formed to report to this body delinquents and the extent of their
debt.
2.
Any
country at fault shall be given a probationary period effective at January 2001.
3.
If the
country is still delinquent at the end of the probationary period, that country
shall have the option of appealing for an extension of 1 year’s time.
4.
Upon
considering the report, the Security Council shall suspend voting rights in the
General Assembly
5.
The
Security Council shall decide if the appeal merits an extension.
6.
If the
country still remain in arrears after its appeal, the UN shall suspend all UN
sponsored activities in that country and issue an admonition.
7. In the event of mitigating circumstances, the countries continue to enjoy UN AID in all forms on the conditions that a form of payment is agreed upon.
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Fall, 2000
David German; Thomas Jefferson School, 2004
Re: Development of Hydroelectric Power
Submitted to: Security Council
Submitted by: The People’s Republic of China
Date: December 12, 2000
Conscious of the need for electricity to maintain a reasonable standard of living, and
Alarmed by the threat that the burning of fossil fuels poses to our environment, which all Earth’s people have a responsibility to tend, yet
Aware that exploitation of the numerous technologies available to supplant fossil fuels are beyond the economic or technological means of many nations, and also
Aware that means do exist to cleanse the polluting smoke that results from burning fossil fuels, particularly coal, but such “scrubbers” are far too expensive to be viable for most of the world’s states, and additionally
Concerned about the inevitable though distant time at which Earth’s reserves of fossil fuels will be depleted, and
Anxious to prevent acid rain and other negative environmental consequences of burning coal without disregarding the needs of all consumers of electricity, and
Believing that hydroelectric power offers a renewable, pollution-free means of doing so,
Be it Hereby
Resolved by the Security Council:
1. To inquire of all members of the General Assembly at the next plenary session if they would wish aid in developing hydroelectric power in their respective lands.
2. To establish a commission of five experts, one from each permanent member of the Security Council, to examine the viability of hydroelectric dam construction in the interested nations.
3. To, in nations where hydroelectric construction is deemed reasonable, offer the commission’s technological assistance in such construction.
4. To consider, on an individual basis, the merits and means of providing funding for such construction in nations approved by the commission, upon request of those nations.
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Spring 2001
Resolution
PS-21 / SC-08
Greg P. Westrich, St. Louis U. High; 2002
Re: Maintaining
Legal Standards for Peacekeeping Operations
Submitted by:
Italy
Submitted to:
Political & Security Committee
Date:
March 27, 2001
Fully
Aware that some UN
peacekeeping troops, funded by the UN, work outside of their bounds, violating
nation’s rights to popular sovereignty and citizens’ rights,
Realizing that UN peacekeeping troops are not directly responsible for the actions
they take while serving on official UN peacekeeping operations to an
international court or to a committee of the UN.
Noting Chapter VII Article 49 of the UN Charter that states that all
involved parties in a given conflict must agree to the terms of the peacekeeping
operations,
Noting further that the UN peacekeepers are under command to use violent force
only in the event of a threat to their own life or to the life of a fellow UN
soldier,
Recognizing
that UN peacekeepers are employed to maintain peace, not establish peace,
Be it hereby
resolved that the Generally Assembly:
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Jeffrey Guempel and Kevin Crimmins; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002
Re: US-China Relations
Submitted to: Security Council
Submitted by: United States of America
Date: April 11, 2001
Deeply Disturbed by the lack of cooperation between People’s Republic of China and the United States, and
Believing that the hostage and plane should have been returned immediately, and
Recognizing People’s Republic of China’s record of violating human rights and international law, and
Convinced that this is only another example of People’s Republic of China’s unwillingness to cooperate in a manner consistent with that of a member of the UN.
Be It Hereby Resolved By The General Assembly:
1.
Demand the return of the plane and crew immediately.
2.
Recommend that People’s Republic of China apologize to the United
States of America and to the families of the hostages for detaining American
citizens.
3.
Recommend that People’s Republic of China apologize and accept
responsibility for causing the crash, noting the American plane had the right of
way and was in international airspace.
4.
Recognize the twelve nautical mile limit to Chinese airspace as defined
under international law.
5.
Recommend strongly that People’s Republic of China recognize the
sovereign state of the Republic of China (a.k.a. Taiwan)
6.
Recommend strongly that People’s Republic of China withdraw and
recognize the sovereign state of Tibet.
7.
Demand that People’s Republic of China end all persecution of any and
all religious groups.
8. Demand that People’s Republic of China respect the rights of all people as stated under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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