Resolutions for 1996-97 Gateway Model United Nations
Human Rights Committee
| Resolution | Sponsored by | Brief Description | Status |
| HR-01 | United Arab Emirates | Population Control | New |
| HR-02 | China | Afghanistan | New |
| HR-03 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Peace in Bosnia | New |
| HR-04 | Botswana | War in Zaire | New |
| HR-05 | Nicaragua | International Terrorism | New |
| HR-06 | Israel | Violent Acts Towards Jewish Community | New |
| HR-07 | Lebanon | Murder of Children in China | New |
| HR-08 | Jordan | Iraq / Kurds | New |
| HR-09 | Iran | Children's Rights | New |
| HR-10 | Israel | Human Body Parts Trade | New |
| HR-11 | P.L.O. | Human Rights of People of P.L.O. | New |
Security Council
| Resolution | Sponsored by | Brief Description | Status |
| SC-01 | China | Civil Strife in Afghanistan | New |
Re.: Population Control
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: United Arab Emirates
Date: November 6, 1996
Realizing that overpopulation and communicable diseases are rampant in the world today, and
Seeing that if this problem is not controlled, civilized society as we know it may fall,
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Re.: Afghanistan
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: China
Date: November 6, 1996
Realizing that each nation has an unalienable right to national sovereignty, and
Noting that each government has the right to declare its own policies without interference from other nations, and
Recognizing the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan,
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Re.: Peace in Bosnia
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: November 6, 1996
Noting with deep concern the practices of ethnic cleansing followed by the Bosnia Serbs including
a -- The incarcerating of Bosnian Muslims in concentration camps.
b -- The raping of thousands of Muslim women by Serbian soldiers.
c -- The killing of more than 100,000 civilians and students.
Taking into consideration that the UN's attempt to form a peace plan in January of 1993 by dividing territories in Bosnia-Herzegovina and distributing them evenly between the Muslims, Serbs, and Croats failed to have a substantial impact, and
Fully aware that the attempts by the UN to ban heavy-weapons created more hostility than already present and caused many UN peacekeeping troops to be taken hostage by angered Serbian troops.
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Re.: War in Zaire
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Botswana
Date: November 6, 1996
Remembering the genocide of one million Tutsi people in Rwanda in 1994 by the Hutus, and
Understanding that the fighting that is occurring currently with the Hutus and Tutsis of Zaire could cause such encroachments on the human rights of the residents of Zaire, and
Realizing that Tutsi rebels have already began war in Zaire by attacking Hutu towns,
Be It Hereby Resolved That:
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Re.: International Terrorism
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Nicaragua
Date: November 6, 1996
Realizing that international terrorism is an intricate crisis directly related to the welfare of millions of humans, and
Fully alarmed by the increasing activity of terrorist groups, and
Noting with deep concern that little international action to deter these terrorist groups has been taken, and
Having studied Benjamin Netenyahu's plans for deterring international terrorist activity and having found an effective international policy to deter terrorism,
Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly:
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Re.: Violent Acts Towards the Jewish Community
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Israel
Date: November 6, 1996
Recognizing the several bombings of Jewish buildings in Argentina, and
Concerned about the many cemeteries and other Jewish property that is vandalized, and
Expressing deep concern for the families that grieve for the loss of their loved ones in the many, and
Recognized anti-Semitic attitudes of the public and government, and
Realizing that Jews are not permitted to join officer corps in the military, and
Aware that Jews cannot become president unless they convert to the Christian faith,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
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Re.: Murder of Children in the People's Republic of China
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Lebanon
Date: November 6, 1996
Deploring that parents have children without government consent face punishments of heavy fines, property confiscation, and physical beatings, and
Grieved that "unauthorized" children are aborted, given a lethal injection of iodine or alcohol if they are born, or buried or thrown into trash bins while still alive, and
Conscious that Chinese orphanages are merely institutions designed to eliminate unwanted or surplus children by means of starvation and simply neglecting to care for them, and
Noting with grave concern that doctors in Chinese hospitals work under strict orders by authorities to kill all babies born without government permission, and
Expressing deep concern that Chinese women pregnant after having one or two children already are subjected to abortions against their will, and
Bearing in mind that the population of the People's Republic of China is the largest in the world with over 1.2 billion people, but
Alarmed that other means of population control are not being sought out and used, and
wishing that alternative methods of population control would be used,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
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Re.: Iraq / Kurds
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Jordan
Date: November 6, 1996
Recognizing the recent clashes between Iraqi troops and Kurdish forces in Iraq, and
Mindful of the Iraqi troops arresting and destroying property of numerous Kurds, and
Acknowledging these raids have caused hundreds of deaths in the last year, and
Emphasizing the spread of these clashes to several Iraqi cities, and
Noting with regret the bombing attacks in Irbil, and Iraqi village, against Kurdish leader Kusrat Rasul earlier this year, and
Concerned by the unsuccessful attempts at peace negotiations between the groups,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
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Re.: Children's Rights
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Iran
Date: November 6, 1996
Applauding the 187 of the 193 countries in the world who have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and
Strongly urging the remaining six nations to ratify the convention, and
Aware that 200 million children are malnourished, 30 percent of the world's children do not complete four years of schooling and about 20 percent do not have access to basic medical care, and
Surprised that several nations are taking steps to eradicate child labor, many countries have overhauled their juvenile justice system, and that Indonesia has changed the length of compulsory education from six to nine years, all of which are in compliance with the convention,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
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Re.: Human Body Parts Trade
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: Israel
Date: November 6, 1996
Saddened that in Third World countries, children are killed for their internal organs, and
Realizing that organs are needed for transplant in many countries, where people wait years for the organs they need, and
Expressing deep concern that a reported three to four thousand organs are being harvested from dead or ill Chinese prisoners, and
Concerned that in the past Chinese prisoners may have been executed for the sole reason of having their internal organs sold to the highest bidder, and
Taking into account that many pharmaceutical companies require various organs, such as the membrane around the brain and spinal column, for the use in manufacturing drugs
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
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Re.: Human Rights of People of Palestinian Liberation Organization
Submitted to: Human Rights Committee
Submitted by: PLO
Date: November 6, 1996
Aware of terrorism in the Palestine Liberation Organization, and
Conscious that the economy of the country is poor, and
Appreciating the effort to upgrade the economy of the country by the government,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the General Assembly:
Re.: Civil Strife in Afghanistan
Submitted to: Security Council
Submitted by: People's Republic of China
Date: November 6, 1996
Observing the armed conflict in Afghanistan between the Taliban army of religious students and the deposed national military, and
Cognizant of the fact that the Taliban army now controls two-thirds of that country, and
Reaffirming the principle of national sovereignty within the Charter of the United Nations, whereby a nation may make its own decisions regarding self-government without the interference of the United Nations,
Be It Hereby Resolved that the Security Council:
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