Resolutions for May 1, 2008

Resolution GA May 1-01

Holman Middle

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Re:                              Global Warming

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Finland

Date:                           May 1, 2008

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

Whereas Article 17, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.”, and

Whereas Article 27, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Every has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”, and

Alarmed that the Arctic could be ice free by the year 2050, and

Observing that at least 280 species of plants and animals are already responding to global warming by moving closer to the poles, and

Fully Aware that if West Antarctica or Greenland melts into the oceans, sea levels worldwide would rise at least twenty feet leaving hundreds of millions of people homeless, and

Realizing that more than a million species worldwide could be driven to extinction by the year 2050, and

Shocked that deaths from global warming could double in twenty-five years to at least 300,000 people a year,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      Start a program called Cooling Our Overheated Planet Earth and Researching Alternate Tactics for Energy (COOPERATE) that spreads awareness about global warming to some major contributors to the problem.

2.      COOPERATE will send 700 trained personnel to 5 countries (United States, China, United Kingdom, India, and Russia) with the highest carbon emissions.

3.      By working in teams the trained personnel will give a presentation and slideshow to individual schools and school districts to spread awareness of global warming to multiple generations (students, parents, and grandparents).  They will explain ways they can help stop global warming, ways to share what they have learned, etc.

4.      Along with spreading awareness, the trained personnel will train other people to give presentations in areas outside of school, such as businesses, and other companies, even to local and federal governments.  Theses presentations will help find solutions to the problem in a much bigger way, through laws and business production.

5.      This program will last for ten years.  After the first five years, COOPERATE will send a progress report to the General Assembly reporting on the successes and shortcomings thus far in the program.

6.      After 5 years the General Assembly may choose to renew this program to five more countries (China, Japan, France, Australia, and Spain, keeping the program in the United States, since it has the highest emissions).

7.      Raising the U.N. dues of the ten wealthiest countries by 1% will fund the remaining costs of this program.  This will raise over $10 million dollars a year ($100 million dollars total), sufficient to pay for staffing the personnel, paying for supplies and other equipment needed including hall rentals, projectors, handouts, and computers.

Resolution GA May 1-02 

Hixson Middle

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Re:                              Torturing Prisoners of War

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Mexico

Date:                           May 1, 2008

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

Whereas Article 4 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.”, 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 9 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”, and

Alarmed that the UN Human Rights Committee express concern at the apparent leniency and impunity being enjoyed by the US personnel, and

Shocked that the United States has signed the third Geneva Conventions which in Article 13 states that “Prisoners of War (POW) must at all times be treated humanely”, also in Article “Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity”, and

Draws the attention that the United States has not followed the protocol of the III convention in article 17 states that “No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information if any kind whatever…”, and

Emphasizes that at Abu Ghraib prison Iraqi POW’s were tortured and humiliated in a variety of illegal techniques by U. S. military personal of various ranks with knowledge from highest officials in the military and government, and

Condemns the rendition of up to 14 prisoners to the Jordan General Intelligence Department to torture by the use of electricity, snakes, dogs, unlawful medical procedures and Falaqa, extended beatings on the bottom of their feet, and

Emphasizes that the U.S. held detainees without allowing prisoners access to legal protections guaranteed under international law, such as being held without charges, denying access to legal representation, and to officials of their home countries,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      The General Assembly will start a program called United Nations People Against Inhumane Detention (U.N.P.A.I.D.), the goal of which is for the United States to follow the Geneva Convention III, Article 13 and Article 17.

2.      U.N.P.A.I.D. will ask the United States to condemn the practice of rendition.

3.      U.N.P.A.I.D. will ask the United States to tell them the names of any POW’s that are in other countries due to rendition and will also ask to be moved back into the United States’ jurisdiction and out of the other country’s rule.

4.      Every three months for five years U.N. agents will go to sites where the United States of America has POWs in detention.

5.      At these sites the U.N.P.A.I.D. agents will observe and write a report to the General Assembly stating the conditions of the POWs and the living conditions.

6.      If the report given meets the standards of the Geneva Convention III, article 13 and article 17 then the regular inspections will be discontinued.

7.      If the standards do not meet Geneva Convention III, Article 13 and Article 17 then U.N.P.A.I.D. will recommend to the General Assembly to bring formal charges of war crimes against the United States at the World Court at The Hague.

Resolution GA May 1-03

St. Margaret of Scotland

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Re:                              HIV/AIDs in Africa

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Lesotho

Date:                           May 1, 2008

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

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 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

Alarmed that an average of 35% of people living in Lesotho, Swaziland, and Botswana are living with HIV/AIDs, and      

Noting with deep concern that an average of 4,700 Africans die per day as a cause of HIV/AIDs, and                       

Realizing that many women in Africa use prostitution as a means of feeding their family, and 

Encouraged that women who find good jobs will be far less likely to use prostitution & develop HIV/AIDs,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.  The General Assembly start a program called Jobs for Life (J.F.L.), the goal of which is to provide Africans with job skills to prevent prostitution and significantly reduce the amount of Africans who contract & die from Aids each day. 

2.  J.F.L. will build 900 schools in Botswana, Swaziland, & Lesotho. These schools will educate women & give them job skills they need such as dressmaking, nursing, reading, weaving, and many other basic skills.  J.F.L. will be staffed by Peace Core volunteers. These schools will also include a job placement program.  All the goods produced by students will be sold at Whole Foods Markets and Plowsharing Crafts.

3.  This program will be funded by raising the cell phone bills of all Americans by 50 cents. This will supply 125 million dollars.

4.  This program will last for 15 years. If the goal is met, African citizens will be able to make a living for themselves and therefore be able to pay for their children’s’ schooling. After this program is over, the schools will continue to teach citizens, but will come at a low cost.

Resolution GA May 1-04

Pattonville Heights

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Re:                              Poverty in Rwanda

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Rwanda

Date:                           May 1, 2008

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

Whereas Article 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”, and

Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and

Whereas Article 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, 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

Alarmed that 51.2% of all Rwandans are living in poverty, and

Discouraged that not more than 5% of the adult population has received secondary education, and

Upset that 13% of the population are living with HIV/AIDs, and

Hopeful that since 1994, there has been significant economic progress, with a 10% growth rate in 2002,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      The General Assembly start a program called “Rwandans Against Poverty”

2.      R.A.P. will be a multi-part program, covering many issues that affect poverty. There will be 3 trailers that will educate children on the importance of education, and safe sex. The trailer will go from school to school and will offer support throughout the school day, after and before class.

3.      The next part of R.A.P.  is to supplement income to the poor families so their kids can attend school instead of working.

4.      R.A.P.  will also include multiple community sheds with tools for better farming, where citizens can use tools with an educator there to help.

5.      Lastly, R.A.P.  will promote the sense of community and friendship in the children by setting up soccer and sports teams, and getting the children involved in extracurricular activities. Activities need to be set up, due to the Rwandan history of civil violence.

6.      The U.N. dues of the 10 wealthiest countries will be raised by.25% for funding, along with any donations from anybody who is willing to donate- co nations or corporations.

7.      R.A.P.  will be mostly in poverty stricken areas in Rwanda, mostly out of the city, but not limited to. R.A.P.  will help kids all ages, from 5-18. Adults will also be helped by being educated.

8.      The R.A.P.  program will start in Rwanda and bordering countries, and will last for 5 years at the least.

9.      After 5 years, the program will be reviewed, and if it’s successful, the program will be expanded for another 5 years. After 5 years, the program could be expanded to other countries.

Resolution GA May 1-05

Remington Traditional

Heading:

Re:                              Adult Literacy in Africa

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Morocco

Date:                           May 1, 2008

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

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

Whereas Article 26, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance, and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United nations for the maintenance of peace.”, and

Alarmed that the adult illiteracy rate in Morocco is very high, and

Understanding that not as many adults have a chance to get a good education, and

Shocked that about 48% of the adults in Morocco are illiterate, and

Encouraged that everyone will be able to have the same chance to get an education,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      The General Assembly is to start a program called Smart Adult Start (SAS), the goal is to reduce the adult illiteracy rate, by at least 10% in the next 6 to 7 years.

2.      SAS will send 12 vehicles with 2 teachers in each vehicle to Morocco. In these vehicles there will be textbooks, writing utensils, lined paper, colored paper, and anything else that you would need to get for school.

3.      These school mobiles will distribute information about people being about to stay after the school hours for extra help. In an area that they are doing poorly in.

4.      These school mobiles will last up to twelve years. There will be two different progress reports that will be sent to the General Assembly. The first one will be sent after six years, and the second one will be sent the end of the last year that the school mobiles will be there. This way we can compare everyone’s progress.

5.      If the General Assembly thinks this program worked well, then they can choose to keep it going and perhaps expand it to other places that have high illiteracy rates.

6.      The U.N. will ask people to donate school supplies, such as textbooks, lined paper, pencils, etc. The top 18 countries suffering from illiteracy -- with about 50% or higher – will pay the cost that isn’t covered from these donations. These countries include: Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.