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Resolutions for April 13,2002

Updated: April 6, 2002; 11:10 AM

Resolution GA-01                                                                                                                      Passed 6/0/0

  Angie Bingaman; St .Joseph’s Academy, 2004

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Re:                              Refugee Assistance to Ensure the Ban on Children in the Military

Submitted to:              General Assembly

Submitted by:              Pakistan

Date:                           November 17, 2001

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

Whereas, Article 1, Section 1 of the Charter of the United Nations states that the purposes of the United Nations are:

1. To maintain international peace and security, and... to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression... and to bring about settlement.... of international disputes... which might lead to breach of the peace;  and

2. To achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character....

 Stating in the PREAMBLE the problems that exist:

Whereas, attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon were acts of aggression which caused a breach of the peace, and

Whereas, attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon have resulted in acts of reprisal in Afghanistan against the persons/organizations believed to have been responsible of attacks, and

Whereas, the reprisals are causing refugees to flee across the border form Afghanistan to Pakistan, and

Whereas, the presence of the refugees in Pakistan creates a hardship on Pakistan and the danger to the refugees unless Pakistan is provided assistance in containing the refugees in a camp(s) and unless the refugees are provided with humanitarian assistance in the camps in the form of temporary  housing, schools, and medical care, and

Whereas, without the support of a refugee program in Pakistan, the act of using individuals under the age of 14 to serve in the military will be subsequently on the increase.  Without reasonable means to support a household, many Afghan families are faced with the decision to send their children into war, for exchange for the wealth it takes to maintain and support their own lives.  Without the support of these refugee camp, children in Afghanistan will be forced into great acts of offending their rights as humans by serving in the military.  Without these programs providing a safe harbor for the Afghan peoples, individuals will not have the opportunity to receive human needs benefits without the struggle of sending the children into the military,

Operative Clauses calling for action:

Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:

1.      Request that every country under the United Nations provides 1% of its per capita spending money per child.

2.      Request that all member nations provide peacekeeping assistance. 

3.      Creation of Commission under the supervision of the Secretary General to provide for the allocation of Funds and the supervision of the peacekeeping force. 

4.      The Name of this Commission shall be the Pakistani Refugee Assistance Ban of Children in the Military Commission. 

5.      The program shall be authorized for a term of 5 years, or for a term ending one year after the cessation of hostilities (in Afghanistan). 

6.      The Pakistani Refugee Assistance Ban on Children in the Military Commission shall make an annual public report of progress to the Secretary General. 

7.      The number of Afghan individuals under the age of 14 in the militant forces after the program begins, shall be monitored by the peacekeeping force to perceive the actual results of trying to diminish the children in the military by enabling the refugee program to exist.

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Dave Neu, DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Aid to Chechen Refugees

Submitted to:               General Assembly

Submitted by:             Germany

Date:                           November 1, 2001

Acknowledging that Article 4 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude,” and

Fully aware that every person has the right to freedom, and

Deeply disturbed by the slaying of countless Chechen lives, and

Fully believing that people of one country should be allowed to live without fear of attack from anther country,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      Declares that the Russian Army must leave Chechnya and allow all refugees to safe passage home. 

2.      Send aid to the Chechen refugees and set up facilities to care for the homeless.

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Resolution GA-03                                                                    Defeated 4-5-2

Re:                              Lifting of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba

Submitted by:             Republic of Cuba

Submitted to:              General Assembly

Date:                           November 7, 2001

Recognizing the U.S. Embargo has made it impossible for Cuba to acquire products, equipment, services and technology, and it has severely damaged its foreign trade and ability to get funding and credits, thus preventing Cuba from future economic progress, which in turn prevents Cuba from improving the standard of living of their people, and

 Affirming living standards for the average Cuban, without access to dollars, remain at a depressed level compared with 1990, especially after the former Soviet with draw its annual subsidies to Cuba, worth $4 billion to $6 billion, and

 Respecting Article 2 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belonged, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”  Thus, it is of every right of the Cubans to have the freedom to govern and improve the lives of their people without the restrictions from foreign countries, and

 Confident if Cuba were given the chance of developing without foreign restrictions, that Cuba would be capable of improving the standard of living of their people.

 Be It Hereby Resolved That The Cultural Diversity and Human Rights Committee:

1.   Call upon the U.S. to lift its embargo on Cuba, which provides Cuba with its first step towards the improving the economic condition.

2.   Declaring by doing so, Cuba has the ground to improve the standard of living of their people. 

3.   Asking for the respect and trust of U.N. and members of Cuba, that its government can and will establish this goal.

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Resolution GA-04    Defeated 4-5-2

 Re:                              To prevent the threatening behavior of the Israelis to the Palestinian Authority.

Submitted to:               General Assembly

Submitted by:             Palestinian Authority

Date:                           November 7,2001

Having received undeserving treatment of the Palestinian Authority and its people by the Israelis, and

Seeking a mediation to prevent there offensive and dangerous behavior, and

Hoping for an immediate resolution to the dangerous Israelis and there overeager aggressiveness,

Be It Hereby Resolved By The General Assembly:

1.      Condemns the use of violent mediation between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. 

2.      Calls upon the United Nations General Assembly to enforce the use of peaceful and un-warlike debate on the issue of land between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. 

3.      Deplores the General Assembly to call upon an impartial nation to enforce these peaceful debates and to discourage violence as the answer.

2. Place Israel on the rotation of non-permanent Security Council countries and allow Israel to be one of the next non-permanent Security Council countries.
   

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Resolution GA-05                                                               Passed 6-0-0

Re:                              End exclusion of Israel from United Nations’ regional grouping system.

Submitted to:              General Assembly

Submitted by:             Secretariat

Date:                           November 15, 2001 

Recognizing that Article II of the United Nations charter states that “the organization is based on the principle of sovereign equality of its members,” and 

Acknowledging that Israel—alone among U.N. members—has continually been denied membership in the United Nations’ system of regional groupings, and 

Understanding that this exclusion means that Israel—alone among U.N. members—is prevented from being able to be elected to the main organs of the U.N., including the Security Council, and to the presidency of the General Assembly, and 

Asserting that this situation discriminates against Israel, and prevents it from enjoying the full benefits of membership available to all other U.N. members, and 

Concluding that this exclusion is illegal under the U.N. Charter, and 

Concerned that as long as equal participation is denied to one Member State, the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter remain unfulfilled;

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 

1.      Assign Israel membership in one of the regional groupings (African States, Asian States, Eastern Europe States, Latin American and Caribbean States, Western Europe States), so that it can become eligible for non-permanent membership on the Security Council. 

2.       Immediately place Israel under consideration for non-permanent membership on the Security Council. 

3.      Give Israel special, priority consideration for the next non-permanent membership position on the Security Council.

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Resolution GA-06

Bill Scalise; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Governing Afghanistan
Submitted to:              General Assembly
Submitted by:             Australia
Date:                           December 2001

Aware that the Northern Alliance is rapidly destroying the Taliban militia and conquering Afghanistan, and 

Noting that the Taliban militia and Afghan civilians are ready to surrender, and 

Believing that a post-Taliban government needs to be ready upon the Taliban surrender, 

Be it Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly 

1.        The interim government should include an executive branch of 42 delegates. 

2.        Twenty-one delegates will represent the ex-king, Mohammad Zaher Shah’s, government and the Northern Alliance will also have 21 delegates. 

3.        The interim government should remain in power until peace is restored and the country regains economic stability. 

4.        The government that will rule after this interim government should be similar to that of England with a parliament and a solely symbolic king.

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Resolution SC-01                                               Passed as amended: 6/0/3

Re:                              Reduction of Terrorist Action

Submitted to:              Security Council

Submitted by:              Russian Federation

Date:                           November 9, 2001

Aware of the rising tensions in Southwest Asia, and

Concerned by the threat of possible terrorist actions, and

Having considered the possibility of an attack within Russia’s borders:

Be it hereby resolved that the Security Council:

1.   Emphasizes that immediate action be taken by the UN to assist the coalition against terrorism.   

2.    Encourages the UN to impose economic sanctions on nations harboring terrorists or allowing terrorist activities.  Sanctions shall be imposed   by a majority vote of the Security Council.  However, any humanitarian efforts will not be halted.  These sanctions will be subject to review on a yearly basis by the Security Council.

3.      Calls upon all UN nations to pledge support to eradicate terrorism permanently and to form a committee to control and regulate all actions.

4.   Form a global counter-terrorism organization with members drawn from UN members with existing counter-terrorism and intelligence services.  Funding would come from the national counter-terrorism organization whose presence indicates an ability to fund such ventures.  As countries from counter-terrorism groups, they would be expected to contribute.

5.   Organize mandatory searches within countries sponsoring terrorism.  Also allow free reign on satellite and air reconnaissance over suspect countries.

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Resolution SC-02

Re.:                             Peacekeeping Efforts in Palestine and Israel

Submitted to:              Security Council

Submitted by:             Russian Federation

Date:                           November 9, 2001

Aware of the present situation in the Middle East,

Alarmed about the escalating conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians,

Appalled that innocent lives have been unjustly taken,

Concerned that the situation will only get worse,

Be It Hereby Resolved that the Security Council:

1.      Recommends that the United Nations take a more active role in the conflict in Israel and Palestine.

2.      Urges the use of Peacekeeping forces to be deployed as soon as possible. 

3.      Reiterates its goal to remain neutral and open to peace talks in the region.

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Resolution SC-03                                            Passed as amended: 8/0/1

Re:                         International Regulation of Biological and Chemical Weapons

Submitted to:         Security Council

Submitted by:        Secretariat

Date:                      November 16, 2001 

Whereas the use of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and of all analogous liquids, materials or devices in war or terrorism has been justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world, and    

Noting the Geneva Protocol of 1925, which 145[i] nations have ratified since its publication, called for a prohibition of such chemical and biological weapons that “shall be universally accepted as a part of International Law, binding alike the conscience and the practice of nations,” and 

Concerned by the threat chemical and biological weapons pose if acquiesced by malevolent parties, and 

 Citing the recent instances of anthrax in the US and the terrorist attack in the subways of Japan in 1995 as examples for the need for a stricter regulation of chemical and biological weapons. 

Be it hereby resolved that the Security Council:  

1. Levy a 0.5% tax on all electronic good shipped internationally.
   
2. Allocate all monies collected from said tax to the Committee for Disarmament (an NGO) under the condition that the following acts be completed:
   
1. Compile a list of nations and/or groups that own or have access to biological and chemical weapons.
   
2. Compile a list of the amount of said weapons in possession of each nation/group.
   
3. Dedicate a small committee to monitor nations with the potential to develop biological or chemical weapons and report any that do.
   
4. Dedicate a small committee to monitor those nations with known access to said weapons and to report any suspicious activity first to the Security Council, which will then decide if that information need be divulged to the media or other nations.
   
3. Recommend any nation (those responsible for the nations actions) or group proven to have used biological or chemical weapons be charged with having committed a crime against humanity and subject to prosecution by the International Court of Justice.  Punishment shall be at the discretion of the Court.
   
4. This Resolution shall come into effect on January 1, 2002.

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Resolution SC-04                                 Passed as Amended: 8/0/1

Steven Griffard; Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, 2002.

Re:                     Tuberculosis in Russian Prisoners

Submitted to:     Security Council

Submitted by:     France

Date:                   November 16, 2001

Whereas tuberculosis is an extremely deadly and contagious disease, and

Alarmed that 5,000 Russian prisoners die from TB every year, and

Deeply disturbed that 90% of the 100,000 prisoners released from Russian prisons are infected with TB, and

Concerned that this particular strain of TB coming out of Russian prisons is resistant to many of the drugs normally used to treat it, and

Aware that after only completing a minimal about of the treatments need to be fully cured, most prisoners go back into their country, still    
            infected with the disease, and

Noting that cases of this strain found in the U.S., France, and Germany have been traced back to Russian prisoners, and

Recognizing that this problem could soon become a world wide epidemic.

Be It Hereby Resolved That the Security Council:

1. Monitor released Russian prisoners that are known to be infected with TB, with a smart card that has a complete record of their treatments on it.  Proof of having completed all treatments necessary to be cured of TB will be mandatory for international travel.  Any non Russian residents released from prisons known to be infected with TB will be quarantined until treatments are completed.

2.  Create a program to increase worldwide awareness of TB.  It will be done in cooperation with the World Health Organization, DOTS, the Red Cross, the PHRI, and UNAIDS.  It will be called the Worldwide TB Awareness Program (WTBAP).

3.  Part of the funding and personnel necessary for the tracking program and WTBAP will be provided by the organizations mentioned in the previous clause.  Any other supplies, staffing, and financial aid can be given on a volunteer basis.  Those countries that can spare any of those things are greatly encouraged to contribute.

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Resolution SC-05                                                                          Failed 2-14-1

Jeff Guempel; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Updating the Security Council

Submitted to:             Security Council

Submitted by:             Tunisia and Germany

Date:                           December, 2001 

Recognizing the five current permanent members of the Security Council: France, U.K., U.S.A., China, and Russia, and 

Concerned that two of the worlds great military and economic powers are absent from the list of permanent members, and 

Aware that these same two countries are the second and third largest contributors to the United Nations (17.98%, and 9.63%), and 

Keeping in mind the world has become a very different place in the 56 years since the signing of the U.N. charter, 

Aware that in order to make the U.N. a truly global and legitimate organization, power must be shared with countries whom have emerged as world powers. 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 

1.                  Elevate Germany and Japan to the status of permanent membership to the Security Council, decreasing the number of rotating members by two, retaining the present number of countries on the Security Council.

2.         As nations achieve a to b e specified level of stability, they shall have the opportunity to be reviewed for possible membership with preference given to South American and African Nations.

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Resolution CPCJ-01                                                                       Passed 8-1-1

Jim Gallen; DeSmet Jesuit High School 2002

Re:                              Formation of International Terrorist Apprehension Task Force

Submitted to:              Committee on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Submitted by:             Germany

Date:                           November 5, 2001

Deeply conscious as a result of the events on September 11, 2001 in the United States that terrorists are now a threat to every country on the globe, and

Aware of the existence of various terrorist cells predominantly in the Middle East, and

Believing that the formation of a task force designed to search for and apprehend terrorists would be a step towards the minimizing of terrorism throughout the world, and

Guided by the belief that terrorism serves absolutely no benefit to the overall good of humanity:

Be it hereby resolved that the Committee on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice:

1.      Forms a task force designed to search for and apprehend terrorists* consisting of the countries represented in this committee as well as any other countries outside of this committee that would like to join. 

2.      Recommends that terrorism in the Middle East be the prime subject to this task force’s attention. 

3.      Calls upon the participating countries in this task force to supply the needed man- power, funds, and other supplies toward the formation of this task force. 

4.      Forms a governing body over this task force with one member representing each delegation in the task force.

* Terrorism is defined as an act of destruction or death of a person/persons/country committed by individuals or groups working independently of a recognized nation and without formal declaration of war on the basis of hatred, religious beliefs, cultural differences, ethnicity and/or economic status.

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Resolution CPCJ-02                                                                Defeated 4-2-2

Re:                              Outlawing Underground Banking

Submitted to:              Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Submitted by:             Secretariat

Date:                           November 16, 2001 

Defining “underground banking”—known in India as “hawala,” in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East as “hundi,” and in China as “chop,”—as alternative systems of money transfer that are designed to hide transactions, leave no traceable paper trail, and launder money, and 

Recognizing that drug traffickers, arms smugglers and terrorists frequently use these alternative banking systems to hide illegal transactions and to fund international terrorism, and 

Noting that “underground banking” networks have operated freely in many nations for many years, despite some governments’ awareness of their existence, and that the funds they handle regularly cross international boundaries, and 

Deeply concerned that funds moved through these “underground banking” networks have recently been linked to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, as well as to previous terrorist incidents in other countries, and 

Further noting that two organizations which have had their cash frozen, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, are understood to be hawala networks, and 

Aware of the difficulty, for any single nation, either to track international transactions through this underground system or to shut it down; 

Be It Hereby Resolved that The General Assembly: 

1.      Declare its strong disapproval of underground banking systems that facilitate crime, hide transactions and—even when used for personal transactions—deprive government of revenue from legitimate taxes. 

2.      Urge all nations to enact laws that require all banks to open their records, ending  anonymous transactions and secret accounts. 

3.      Urge all nations to enact laws that require banks to report suspicious banking transactions. 

4.      Initiate a public-relations campaign to raise awareness—particularly among populations where “underground banking” is a cultural tradition—of the international threat posed by supporting such systems.

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Resolution CPCJ-03

Tim Klobe; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002 

Re.:                             Request for UN countries to Dissolve Capital Punishment

Submitted to:             Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Committee

Submitted by:             Australia

Date:                           November 26, 2001 

Aware of the enormous number of criminals throughout the world that commit murder or other crimes punishable by death, and 

Keeping in mind the UDHR that says that everyone is given rights to life, and 

Recognizing that the number of prisoners in jails around the world are exponentially increasing, 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 

1.                  Urges the United Nations to set up a committee to investigate alternative ways to punish those who commit murder and other crimes punishable by death. 

2.                  Urges the member nations in the UN to eliminate the death penalty from their justice systems once an alternative punishment has been decided upon. 

3.                  Expresses hope that one day there will be no need for a death penalty or other form of punishment due to the citizens of the world respecting the life of their fellow citizens.

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Resolution CPCJ-04                                           Passed as amended: 12-0-4

Greta Schuler and Theresa Saucier; Cor Jesu, 2003

Re:                              Banning capital punishment in the UN Charter

Submitted to:              Criminal Justice Committee

Submitted by:             Norway

Date:                           December 4, 2001 

Knowing human dignity should be upheld under all circumstances, and 

Recognizing that 109 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice, but 

Concerned that 89 countries still use the death penalty, and 

Alarmed that during 2000 Amnesty International reported at least 1,457 prisoners were executed and 3,058 were sentenced to death, and 

Noting that Article 1, Chapter 1 in the United Nations Charter states that one of the principals and purposes of the United Nations is “the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace,” 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:  

1.      Urge the 89countries that still use capital punishment to abolish it.  

2.      Amend the United Nations Charter to act as a mediator for citizens of a country that does not support the death penalty when they are charged with a crime and facing the death penalty in another country.

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Resolution CPCJ-05                                                        Passed as amended: 14-0-2

Billy Johnson, Scott Bluemner; Collinsville, 2002 

Re:                              Illegal Drug Trade

Submitted to:              Crime Prevention Committee

Submitted by:             Russian Federation

Date:                           December 13, 2001 

Alarmed at the growing number of young adults in Russia that are addicted to illegal substances; and 

Concerned with the deterioration of Russian resistance to the drug trade; and 

Aware that there is a direct correlation between the drug trade and crime, 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1.     Recommends the U.N. should assist Russia more aggressively in fighting drug trafficking. 

2.     Urges surrounding nations to more actively disable drug production. 

3.     Welcomes sovereign nations to assist in preventing worldwide drug trafficking.

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Resolution CPCJ-06 

Re:                              Banning Land Mines

Submitted to:              Committee on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Submitted by:             Sudan

Date:                           December 13, 2001 

Alarmed at the fact that there are at least 100 million land mines scattered across 64 different countries; and 

Bearing in mind that during each of the past two decades, nearly 15,000 people have been maimed or killed each year by land mines; and 

Terrified that of this 15,000, nearly 12,000 are civilians which include women and children; but 

Encouraged that in the past few years more than 400 humanitarian organizations, from 30 different countries, have launched campaigns to raise community awareness of the devastating effects of anti-personnel mines; and 

Applauding the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty which calls for the destruction of stockpiled mines within four years and for the demolition or removal of mines already in the ground within ten years.  This treaty has been signed by 130 nations and has thus far been ratified by 40 of the original signers; while 

Mindful that anti-personnel mines have been referred to as “Weapons of mass destruction I slow motion,” 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1.     Recommends that all nations form and sign some sort of anti-land mine treaty immediately in order to avoid sending any signals of lack of communication. 

2.     Urges all countries to not only ban the manufacture, use, trade, and stockpiling of land mines, but also to commit adequate resources to land mine clearance efforts and to develop land mine victim assistance programs. 

3.     Calls upon every country to sign and ratify the land mine ban treaty they have made, but also implement the necessary land mine bans, land mine clearance efforts and land mine victim assistance programs within one year from today.

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Resolution CPD-01                                                                       Passed: 7/0/0

Re.:                             Extension of Agricultural Productions

Submitted to:              Commission on Population and Development

Submitted by:             Mauritius

Date:                           November 9, 2001      

Noting with grave concern that ninety percent of cultured land is used for sugar cane, and

Alarmed that this causes the country to largely depend on other nations for the majority of their goods, and

Stressing in belief that it would be beneficial for the country to reduce the amount of sugar cane grown,

Be It Hereby Resolved that the Commission on Population and Development:

1.      Expresses that it would be beneficial for the country to reduce the amount of sugar cane grown. 

2.     New clause was written, but unable to find post-it note on which it was written.  

3.   The U.N. will fund the task force, but Mauritius will be asked to apply for a World Bank loan to implement the recommendations of the task force.

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Resolution CPD-02                                              Tabled as amended: 7/0

Re.:                             Population Control

Submitted to:              Commission on Population and Development

Submitted by:             Secretariat

Date:                           November 16, 2001 

Whereas Article 25, Section (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.” and 

Whereas a true balance of nature requires that the world’s population not exceed the capacity of the earth to supply resources for the people who inhabit it, and 

Whereas the population of the world has been increasing by approximately 3% each year, and 

Whereas the world’s population doubles approximately every forty-five years, and 

Whereas the portion of the Earth’s resources from which each individual can benefit are proportionally diminished with each additional person added to the world’s population, and 

Whereas population has traditionally been checked by war and disease, and neither of these means are consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and 

Whereas population growth is much higher in countries with the lowest GDP per capita and lowest levels of literacy, and the fewest human rights, 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the Commission on Population and Development: 

1.      Recommend that the United Nations establish a goal of Zero Population Growth (ZPG) by the year 2015.

2.      Countries can apply to participate in the UN population control program and will be accepted based on their desire as needed.

3.     The UN will make available birth control devices, abortion services, and information regarding abstinence and general family planning.  Countries will then decide which of these they would like introduced as part of their country's programs.

4.      The United Nations accelerate its programs to economically and socially advance developing countries and also work to further extend the guarantees of Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the peoples of these countries.

5.      These programs will be funded by contributions from individuals throughout the world who support the principles and programs of this resolution. Countries will also be asked to make voluntary contributions to these programs.  Countries can decide which components of this program to fund.

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Resolution CPD-03

Dan McEnaney; DeSmet Jesuit High School 

Re:                              Population Control

Submitted to:             Commission on Population and Development

Submitted by:             Germany

Date:                           December, 2001 

Realizing that the world's population is starting to get out of control, and 

Convinced that action needs to be taken to stop the rapid growth,                                                               

Be it Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1. Have birth control seminars at schools around the world.

2. Supply birth control to teenagers.

3. Impose strict punishments on people who are not married and have kids, including, strict fines for first offenses after warnings, and jail sentences for any more violations after that.

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Resolution CPD-04 

Brandon Henry, Matt Ruth; Collinsville High School, 2003 

Re:                              Russian Infrastructure

Submitted to:              Population and Development Committee

Submitted by:             Russian Federation

Date:                           December 13, 2001 

Noting with growing concern the steady recession of Russia’s infrastructure since the fall of the Soviet Union; and 

Aware of the changes world-wide from a manufacturing-based economy to a services-based economy; and 

Mindful of the need for educational and infrastructural improvements throughout Eastern Europe, 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1.     Recommends the U.N. subsidize educational programs throughout Eastern Europe.

2.     Urges all U.N. members to assist in updating the infrastructure of former Soviet republics.

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Resolution DA-01

Dave Neu, DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Chemical Weapons Ban

Submitted to:              Committee on Disarmament

Submitted by:              Germany

Date:                           November 1, 2001

Extremely relieved to hear that Russia, which holds the largest chemical arsenal in the world, has ratified a global ban on chemical weapons and will thus destroy its supply of more than 40,000 tons of Soviet-era weaponry, and

Deeply disturbed that Iraq has refused to sign the chemical weapons ban, and has been accused of creating and stockpiling such weapons as VX nerve gas which can kill millions of innocent civilians, and

Deeply concerned about the possibility that such chemical weapons could be accidentally released into the air and spread across our country’s borders.

Be It Hereby Resolved That The GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

1.      Calls upon Iraq to follow the lead of Russia in the destruction of their country’s chemical weapons.  

2.      Requests that, while waiting for Iraq’s agreement to destroy all of its chemical weapons, and to gain confidence that there will be not future manufacturing of weapons of mass destruction, the UN inspect all possible development and storage sites of chemical weapons throughout the world. 

3.      In addition, calls upon all countries who have not yet signed the global banning of chemical weapons treaty to step forward and sign the treaty, and proceed to destroy all chemical weapons stockpiles.

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Resolution DA-02                                                                Passed 8-3-1

Ryan Olliges, DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Removal of United States Nuclear and Biological Bans

on Developing Nations.

Submitted to:              Committee on Disarmament

Submitted by:             Tunisia

Date:                           November 6, 2001

Deeply conscious of the fact that the U.S. possesses an almost totalitarian control over who has access to weapons of mass destruction, and

Aware that the U.S. is often fairly arbitrary in who it allows to obtain weapons of mass destructions, such as in the recent instance of buying Pakistan’s support through allowing it atomic weapons, and

Believing the U.S. would be held more accountable in its often unilateral actions if more nations possessed weapons of mass destruction, and

Guided by the belief allowing developing nations weapons of mass destruction would enhance the Mutually Assured Destruction theory,

Be it hereby resolved that the Committee on Disarmament:

1.      Publicly censure the U.S. on its blatant unilateral actions regarding weapons of mass destruction. 

2.      Not allow  nations to develop nuclear or biological weapons.

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Resolution DA-03

Bunny Nguyen, St. Joseph’s Academy High School, 2005

 Re:                              Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Submitted to:              Committee on Disarmament

Submitted by:             Pakistan

Date:                           November 8, 2001

Concerned that nuclear weapons continue to increase worldwide, and

Recognizing the dangers involved in the possession of warheads, and

Realizing that despite efforts made to dismantle warheads, nuclear technologies and “suitcases” are continuing sell on the black-market, and

Noting that dismantling such weapons will leave hundreds of pounds of unidentified nuclear material with a potential to leak and no way of disposing, and

Also realizing that our country’s technology is not up to par to safely dismantle warheads and properly store the nuclear material.

Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:

1.      Request that all nations participate in the appeal in the elimination of nuclear warheads, thus maintaining the stability in possession of nuclear weapons. 

2.      Request that nations holding better knowledge in such fields share certain information regarding dismantling and storing of nuclear materials. 

3.      The name of this commission shall be UN Institute on Disarmament. 

4.      The Commission shall make an annual public report to the Secretary General.

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Resolution DA-04                                                                   Passed 12-0-0

Re:                              Landmines

Submitted to:             Committee on Disarmament

Submitted by:             Palestinian Authority

Date:                           17 November 2001

Whereas land mines are indiscriminate weapons capable of severe destruction, and

Alarmed that 110 million land mines are in place on every continent, and 100 million more are currently stockpiled, and

Saddened that over one million people have been killed by land mines since 1975, and currently one person dies every 15 minutes, and

Recalling that the United Nations has failed once before, in 1980, in an attempt to regulate the use of anti-personnel land mines, and

Noting with approval that 127 countries have signed the Ottawa Convention banning further use, production, or stockpiling of mines, but

Deeply disturbed that many major powers, including the United States and China, have refused to sign any such legislation and continue to remain major producers of anti­personnel land mines, and

Aware that the location and safe detonation of a single land mine can cost between US$ 100 and US$ 1,000, and

Realizing that current United Nations anti‑land mine operations are spread among a number of different agencies, including the Department for Humanitarian Affairs, Department of Peace‑keeping Operations, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Children’s Fund, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee, and the World Food Programme,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The United Nations:

1.      Create a single office in the United Nations to coordinate mine-clearing efforts undertaken by the other agencies, by local governments, or by non-governmental organizations. 

2.      Appoint a committee to draft a strong statement similar to the Ottawa Convention banning future use, production or stockpiling of land mines. 

3.      Set aside additional funds to aid in the execution of these resolutions.

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Resolution DA-05                                                    Passed as amended: 7/0/0

Re:                      Elimination of Depleted Ammunition in Modern Conventional Warfare

Submitted to:     The Committee on Disarmament

Submitted by:     Kuwait

Date:                   November 17, 2001

Whereas Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in 
                this declaration," and

Whereas Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
              degrading treatment or punishment," and

Whereas Article 93, Chapter 14 of the United Nations Charter states "All member of the United Nations are ipso factor parties to the
               Statute of the International Court of Justice, and

Noting that chemical and radiological weapons are banned in modern conventional warfare by various international agreements, and

Alarmed by the facet that Depleted Uranium weapons violated the spirits of those various agreements.

Be It Hereby Resolved that the Committee on Disarmament:

1. Place bans of the use of DU ammunition in strictly international conflicts (so as not to impede national sovereignty).

2. Fund HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) policing agencies by the Security Council (which are the only countries who field DU weapons) that could be sent to conflicts around the world to identify DU warfare sties.

3.  Institution on personal "Battle Dosimeters" given to every soldier located in an environment that could be threatened by DU. ($10 per dosimeter) Countries could request aid instead of UN payment for all expenses.

4.  The restrictions on DU rounds would be placed on all radioactive/slightly radioactive impact munitions and sub-munitions.

5.  Leave it up to individual states to handle matters of storage and/or safe disposal of Uranium weapons.

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Resolution DA-06                                                Passed as amended: 6-1-0

Brett Geeser; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Controlling Al-Qaeda organizations

Submitted to:              Committee on Disarmament

Submitted by:             Australia

Date:                           November 26, 2001 

Concerned that the Al-Qaeda cells are calculating more attacks around the world, and 

Recognizing the Al-Qaeda network is not only dangerous to Americans, but to all people around the globe, and 

Deeply concerned that countries belonging to the United Nations harbors terrorists’ cells, and 

Believing more countries besides the United States and United Kingdom take an active roll in hunting down terrorists, 

Be it hereby resolved that the Committee on Disarmament: 

1. Create an anti-terrorist task force to be deployed to deal with acts of terrorist.

2. Banish all countries belonging to the United Nations who harbor known terrorist’s organizations

3. Create a world emergency relief association (W.E.R.A.) to help aid in the recovery of terrorist’s acts.

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Resolution DA-07

Tim Hanley; DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002 

Re:                              Removal of Chemical Compositions
Submitted to:              U.N. Institute on Disarmament

Submitted by:             Germany

Date:                           December, 2001 

Concerned about the existence of various chemical compositions stockpiles throughout Afghanistan, and 

Disturbed that the capability for the creation of a weapon of mass destruction could exist in Taliban and Northern Alliance held cities, and 

Deeply concerned about the safety of all nations due to the possible release of a weapon of mass destruction, 

Be it Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1. Calls upon the Northern Alliance to assist the UN in disposal of chemical agents located in cities under their control.

2. Requests that a UN task force be created to locate and neutralize any threat of a chemical weapon release.

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Resolution DA-08  Passed 10-2-0  (defeated in Security Council 0-8-0)

Erica Wheeler; Cor Jesu, 2004 and Katie Messmer; Cor Jesu, 2003 

Re:                        Inspection of Nuclear Weapons

Submitted to:              Disarmament Committee

Submitted by:           Yugoslavia

Date:                      November 23, 2001 

Cognizant of the fact that nuclear weapons are of grave danger to the security and safety of the world, and 

Having considered the potential usage and destruction of the above mentioned weaponry by all countries, and 

Fully alarmed by the consequences of any country using nuclear weapons, and 

Recognizing that Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States have acknowledge nuclear capabilities, and 

Aware of the fact that Israel may have unacknowledged nuclear power and Iran and Iraq are seeking nuclear capabilities, 

Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly: 

1.      Requests the Security Counsel develops a committee to inspect and regulate nuclear weapons. 

2.      Calls upon the UN to make inspection of all nuclear weapons mandatory for all UN members. 

3.      Further requests that United Nations monitors countries seeking nuclear capability, even if they do not belong to the United Nations. 

4.      Implores all countries to agree to this resolution. 

5.      Expresses its appreciation of all countries that recognize the need to regulate nuclear weapons and capabilities.

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Resolution DA-09                                                                                          Passed 9-1-0

Bobbi Clemons; Maplewood‑Richmond Heights High School, 2004 

Re.:                             Bomblet Disarmament in Afghanistan

Submitted to:             Disarmament Committee

Submitted by:             Kuwait

Date:                           December 7, 2001 

Alarmed that nearly 5,000 unexploded and highly volatile cluster bombs may be littered across areas of Afghanistan, and 

Concerned that civilians have mistook the bombs for food packets dropped by the U.S. planes resulting in numerous fatalities, and 

Acknowledging that the Afghani region is being flooded with the refugees who are encountering the aforementioned predicament, 

Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly: 

1.      Immediate funding be sent to the U.N. Mine Action Program for proper  global dispose of the bomblets. 

2.      Cluster munitions should cease to be used near populated areas containing non­military targets. 

3.      Money, supplies, and staffing shall be raised on a voluntary basis by member countries to assist the U.N.M.A.P.F.A. 

4.      Additional funds will be raised in the form of a one-cent (U.S. currency) tax on all videos and DVDs purchased globally.

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Resolution CDHR-01                                       Passed as amended: 9-0-0

Doug Curran, DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002 

Re:                              Water Resources

Submitted to:              Cultural Diversity & Human Rights

Submitted by:             Tunisia 

Date:                           November 9, 2001

Asserting that a sanitary water supply is a basic requirement for human survival and proper development,

Convinced that all people of the world deserve to have an acceptable water supply providing them with the resources needed for both professional and personal use,

Appalled that many people in this world do not have this basic need met because of the neglect of wealthier peoples,

Determined to improve the world's purified water situation so that all peoples’ right to sanitized water may be realized,

Be it Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:

1.      Emphasizes the need for the installation of additional sanitation facilities and pipelines in many countries, and create a committee to facilitate this help. 

2.      Declares that the need of these services will be determined by this committee of the United Nations, and the committee will allocate the funds necessary. 

3.      Affirms that a nation's ability to finance such a project will not in the least affect this committee's ability to recognize need. 

4.      Notes that this committee will rule on the extent and type of aid given to a country, keeping in mind: 

a.       The current resources of the country

b.      The population of the country

c.       The stability of the government of the country

d.   The country's own ability to mitigate their own plight, based on their economic ability

5.      Instructs that the resources and actions deemed necessary by this committee will then be presented to and directed towards the country in question. 

6.      Further Proclaims that this United Nations committee will monitor the progress of these projects and will provide any further financial or educational assistance needed to keep these purification centers operational.

7.  The dues of nation that voluntarily send equipment will be proportionally reduced up to  half the value of the equipment or money donated.

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Resolution CDHR-02                                                                                                 Tabled: 7/0

 Dave Neu, DeSmet Jesuit High School, 2002

Re:                              Religious Persecution

Submitted to:               Human Rights Committee

Submitted by:             Germany

Date:                           November 1, 2001

Believing that every person has a right to choose what religion they practice, and

Fully aware that many countries have laws that protect the right of religious freedom, and

Deeply disturbed by the slaying of countless lives because of their religious beliefs that has occurred for numerous years, and

Fully believing that these injustices against humanity should not go unpunished,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.  Declares that all countries must set up specific laws that protect people of all religions. 

2.  Proclaim that all religious cleansing shall result in severe economic sanctions.

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Resolution CDHR-03

 Tara Bopp; Kirkwood High School, 2005

Re:                              Protection of Afghan Refugees

Submitted to:              Committee on Cultural Diversity & Human Rights

Submitted by:             Turkey

Date:                           November 15, 2001

Acknowledging the alarming numbers of Afghan refugees, needing protection, and medical assistance due to their displacement, and  

Deeply concerned for the welfare of the refugees and noting the immediate need for a safe refuge, 

Be it here by resolved that the Committee on Cultural Diversity & Human Rights: 

1.      Calls upon all member nations to offer aid and assistance in their immediate need for housing and medical care. 

2.      Establish a task force to oversee their safe refuge and care, and follow up on their return to their homeland when calm and peace is restored in Afghanistan.

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Resolution CDHR-04  

Re.:                             The Treatment of Afghan Refugees

Submitted to:              Cultural Diversity & Human Rights

Submitted by              Mauritius

Date:                           November 9, 2001 

Alarmed at the appalling conditions of the displaced refugees from Afghanistan, and 

Concerned for the welfare of the aforementioned refugees, and 

Noting with grave concern the dangers the refugees are forced to endure, 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the Cultural Diversity & Human Rights Committee: 

1.      Demand the UN recognizes this crisis. 

2.      Call upon the UN to take action for the betterment of the refugees. 

3.      Urges those nations with provisions to assist the relief organizations.

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Resolution CDHR-05 

Re:                              Basic, affordable housing in impoverished nations

Submitted to:              Commission on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights

Submitted by:             Secretariat

Date:                           November 15, 2001 

Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “all persons have the right to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate housing,” and 

Whereas the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) estimates that 25 percent of the world’s population—about 1.5 billion people—live in substandard housing or have no home at all, and 

Whereas UNCHS predicts that approximately 21 million new housing units are required each year in developing countries; and 

Whereas natural disasters and recent wars involving members of the United Nations have destroyed hundreds of thousands of dwellings, thus exacerbating the global housing crisis; 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1.      Reiterates the need to promote the right of all persons to adequate housing; and encourages nations to place high priority on providing funding for adequate housing for their citizens. 

2.      Establishes, within UNCHS, a “Habitat for Humanity” program that empowers individuals to participate in building their own homes, while working alongside experienced home builders. 

3.      Establishes a multi-national forum to devise a basic, standardized form of housing that would provide adequate shelter and sanitation, and that would be applicable in a variety of settings. This forum would include input from architects, engineers, urban planners, builders, recyclers, financial consultants, local residents and officials. It would also seek consultation from Habitat for Humanity International, a well-established organization that has expertise in helping impoverished people take part in building their own homes. 

4.      Encourages the forum to make maximum use of recycled materials in its design. 

5.      Funds this program by means of a 1/10 of 1 percent annual assessment on nations’ gross domestic products. 

6.      Offers a discount from the annual assessment equal to the value of appropriate new and recycled building materials donated and transported to the program.

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Resolution CDHR-06 

Re:                              Religion-based Governments (Theocracies)

Submitted to:              Commission on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights

Submitted by:              Secretariat

Date:                           November 16, 2001 

Recognizing that Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that “everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom…to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance,” and 

Further noting that Article 23 of the UDHR states that “everyone has the right to work,” and that Article 26 of the UDHR states that “everyone has the right to education,” and that Article 21 of the UDHR states that “the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government,” and 

Defining “theocracy” as a form or government run by priests or clergy who claim to represent “God,” who assert that their power is legitimized by a “divine mandate,” and whose primary effort is to implement and enforce religious laws, and 

Deeply concerned that some theocratic governments, through certain rigidly enforced social, educational and religious policies, violate basic principles of the UDHR; 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1. Reiterates its unwavering commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

2. Issues a general condemnation of theocratic governmental policies and practices that prevent citizens from gaining an education, and/or working, and/or practicing a form of religion other than the official religion of the theocracy, and/or exercising the personal rights and liberties espoused by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

3. Refuses membership in the United Nations to new theocratic governments whose policies violate the tenets of the UDHR.

4. Enacts a policy of suspending the voting rights of current United Nations members whose theocratic form of government demonstrates violations of the tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Resolution CDHR-07

 Amy Koehler 2004, Stephanie Crane; Cor Jesu Academy, 2005

Re:                              The Interference of Armed Force on the United Nation's World Food Program

Submitted to:             Committee on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights

Submitted by:             Yugoslavia

Date:                           December 9, 2001 

Acknowledging the continuous attacks on humanitarian relief agencies resulting in a lack of supplementation for those who partake in the United Nation's World Food Program, and 

Concerning the looting of such equipment that is taken by suspected Taliban, foreign guest and other armed forces as well as the inhuman treatment of workers in particular cities, and 

Recognizing the acute aspects of law on the people's rights to relief in such a desperate country, and 

Be it hereby Resolved That: 

1.      There be a push to assign representatives to defend these agencies for the safety of personnel who are taken advantage of. 

2.      There be an action in accordance to appealing to the Islamic Emirates of Yugoslavia suggesting support of these terms and allowing protection upon those receiving such aid, ensuring the security in incidents concerning involuntary force among civilians. 

3.      To consider a sentence for any who participate in such an intervention. 

4.      To recognize the rights of those requesting such aid from clinics such as these in many different countries.  

5.      To ensure that action takes place in order to maintain certain levels of desired legal aid to those who possess the freedom to admit such assistance.

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Resolution CDHR-08                                                                           Defeated 3-26-0

Maggie Lillmars; Kirkwood High School, 2004 

Re.:                             War on Terrorism

Submitted by:             Bosnia

Submitted to:             Committee on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights

Date:                          December 10, 2001 

Whereas, Bosnia wants to be active in the participation in the war on terrorism.  To our dismay, we have seen actions taken by the Americans that make us not want to take part, and 

Whereas Americans claim that their war on terrorism is fair and meant for justice.  They also claim that everyone deserves an equal right in their system of law, and 

Noting the fact is that the U.S. government has taken unlawful actions against Arab-Americans in their own country.  They use the so-called 'terrorism' factor to imprison and humiliate these people, and 

Noting that there have been several cases where the U.S. has taken unnecessary measures to ensure their country's safety. One example: A man, an Arab-American, gets a parking ticket.  He is imprisoned for four months, without bail. He is then released when his profile comes back clean. That same day over 20 other Americans, not Arab, are pulled over; none of them is imprisoned. Or for that matter, none of them receive more than a ticket, and 

Be It Hereby Resolved That: 

1.      The U.S. should be stopped with this display of unlawful actions. They tell our people to be fair, then they go and do the opposite.  We hereby resolve that the U.S. should have restrictions on their imprisonment and hold of these so-called terrorists. 

2.      The United Nations would like to set up a committee, for all countries, that will oversee all countries actions relating to imprisonment of terrorists. This will ensure no country is acting unlawfully. 

3.      We would also like to see an assistance committee be formed. This committee will give money those who are being prosecuted unfairly, and need economic aid for their court uses. 

4.      Bosnia would like to see this resolution passed. This will not only help the people being targeted for terrorism, who are innocent. This will also make sure there is no chaotic situations, where a country takes many unnecessary prisoners. Remember, this could also happen in other countries easily.

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Resolution CDHR-09                                                Passed as amended: 20-3-1

Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School 

Re:                             Slavery in Sudan

Submitted by:             France

Submitted to:             Cultural Diversity & Human Rights Committee

Date:                           December 10, 2001 

Alarmed by the reports of the enslavement of Sudanese people, 

Outraged by the numerous human rights that are allegedly being violated, 

Concerned about the welfare of Sudan’s people, and 

Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 4 that “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms,” and in Article 5 that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” 

Be it Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly: 

1.     Prove that slave trafficking exists in Sudan.

2.     Set up an investigative body to examine these accusations.

3.     This body will consist of:

a --            Four teams that rotate every 3 months for a total of 1 year.

b --           Each team will report to the Security Council and to the U.N. Sudanese Ambassador every two weeks.

c --            Private (not media affiliated) photographers, investigators, recorders, and researchers from volunteer nations from the U.N. member countries making a total of 8 workers on each team and 2 security guards.

d --           The Security Council and the head/president of the nation(s) sending volunteers will only know the member’s identities.

e --            While in Sudan, team members will reside with missionary/charity organizations already established.

4.     Request the presence of an official from Sudan to go with each team. 

5.     Request aid from UNICEF, Amnesty International, the Human Rights Watch, the United States, United Kingdom, and Monaco.

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Resolution CDHR-10 

Susie Noeth, Krista Swip; Collinsville, 2004

Re:                              Sudanese Slavery

Submitted to:              Cultural Diversity and Human Rights Committee

Submitted by:             Sudan

Date:                           December 13, 2001 

Alarmed by the increasing number of enslaved citizens; and 

Bearing in mind that other surrounding countries endure the same conditions; and 

Congratulating the Coalition Against Slavery in Mauritania and Sudan (CASMAS) on their attempts to rid the country of slavery; and 

Taking into account that Sudan has had many years of war, 

Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly: 

1.     Commends the many organizations that are being formed to protest slavery.

 2.     Requests U.N. support for military sanctions in Sudan.

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