Resolutions

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 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 24 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.”, and

Astonished that there are about 158 million children between the ages of 5 – 14 that are involved in child labor, and

Recognizing there are 34 million orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eight of ten of these orphans’ parents died of HIV/AIDS, and

Overwhelmed that one sixth of the children in the world are part of child labor, and

Realizing that many children are working to support themselves and their families, and

Encouraged that UNICEF is already working hard to protect and aid working children,

1. Start a program called LCL (Liberating Child Labor) dedicated to reducing and regulating child labor throughout the world.

2. In the first five years LCL will lower child labor in the East Africa by building orphanages for vulnerable children.

3. These orphanages will work with through the UNICEF programs in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. They will provide the children education, healthcare, and proper nutrition. These orphanages will be places where parentless children are both comforted and disciplined.

4. The Ambassadors of the United Nations will work to make and enforce laws aimed at reducing and regulating child labor in their own home countries.

5. The General Assembly, through LCL, will hire investigators and regulators to provide supervision, safety and fair treatment to any child laborer.

6. The General Assembly will fine countries and companies who use child labor in the production of exported goods. These funds will be used to support the orphanages and set up the regulatory agencies.

Whereas Article 2 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without any distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.”, and

Whereas 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 7 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All are equal before the law and are entitled without discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.”, and

Disturbed those 40 million street children live and work in Latin America, and

Sympathetic that most have to turn to cobbler’s glue to help them escape from horrific reality such as abuse, prostitution, authorities, and mental issues, and

Stunned that they show physical features of being very ill because of the left over glue in their body which leads to malnutrition and venereal diseases, and

Appalled that so-called “sex tourists”, mostly male travel to Latin America to sexually abuse kids and this is the effect major of HIV/AIDS, and

Positive that before 2020 Four Boys and a Shelter will reduce street children population by 26%,

1. The General Assembly is to start a program called Four Boys and a Shelter, the goal of which to reduce the population of street children by 26% by 2020.

3. These shelters will also provide further information about street children to make these countries more alert about this major issue, they will provide medicine, schooling three times a week by volunteer teachers, therapy, and volunteer professional doctors to provide medical attention and to help with their diseases and addictions.

4. This organization will last for 11 years. If it is not successful by the year 2020 we agree that the General Assembly will decrease the amount of shelters by 50%, and if by the year 2025 it is still decreasing, we will pull everyone out of Latin America.

5. If the organization is successful after the 11 years we may ask the General Assembly to renew and continue our work in Latin America and may possibly spread to certain other countries that need just as much assistance. After [BC1] 5 years, this program will expand to Sub-Saharan Africa.

6. The U.N. will negotiate with Coca-Cola Company to have them donate 3 cents for every Coca-Cola product that is purchased throughout the world for the remainder of 2009 and the whole year of 2010. If this is successful we will start to send out our shelters and volunteers to Latin America. 257,000,000 Coca-Cola Products are sold yearly. If that rate continues for the next year and a half we will have raised approximately $15,420,000 for our organization.

[BC1]The African expansion was a friendly amendment.

[BC2]New operative clause.

Whereas the introduction of UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Member States have pledged themselves to achieve in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedom.”, 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

Whereas Article 25, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born or in out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.”, and

Startled that the average infant mortality rate in Africa is ten times higher than the rate for the developed world, and

Recognizing that babies die from diarrhea they contract from disease associated with drinking unclean water and malaria, and

Encouraged that we have the proven ability to reduce infant mortality through medical interventions that include regular vaccinations, clean water and adequate delivery systems.

1. Form a UNITED program funded through one percent of the dues from countries that contribute in excess of $1.00 per capita. UNITED will provide United Nations support to Identified Topics that can be addressed through Education and Dissemination of information. The goal is to highlight the problems and expand the number of people and resources dedicated to the solutions.

2. The UNITED program is to target countries in sub-Sahara Africa with infant mortality rates above the rate of 60 per thousand.

3. New volunteerism based on a worldwide community will be the main agent of change. We [BC1] will also start a community project that creates a local foundation to educate the populace.

4. Through annual reviews, the new agency will be held accountable for an annual ten percent reduction in infant mortality rates in the targeted countries.

[BC1]The community project was added.

[BC2]New operative clause.

[BC3]New operative clause.

Shocked that 40% of the population still had no access to an improved water source and 57% had no improved sanitation in 2004, and

1. The General Assembly will start a program with Pepsi called Water for Life (WFL), the goal to which is to reduce the water death rate by 15% in the next five years.

2. WFL will send out teams of volunteer construction people to help build the well with protective covering and help put the pump and the purifier in. These teams will go to the Ugandan villages that have the highest water death rate.

3. These teams of people will also give out information about how important it is to keep their water clean, how to use the system and to make sure the well does not overflow.

4. The program will last for five years. After the first two years, WFL will send an update to the General Assembly on the success of the program.

5. If the program is successful, we will expand WFL to other countries that need cleaner water.

6. We will use a two panel Robison Solar pump system with a quad pump. A [BC1] concrete area will also be added to the pumping station.

7. The approximate cost for this is $3,745 per village. We are hopeful that for every bottle or six- pack of soda purchased, that Pepsi Co. will donate [BC2] 5% of the proceeds to our cause, and the companies we are getting the supplies will donate some of the material and discount some of the products. The remaining balance would come from grass root fundraising efforts. If [BC3] this way of funding proves unsuccessful, we will request that the 20 wealthiest nations raise dues.

9. After 5 years, if the program is deemed successful, it will expand to other countries[BC5] .

[BC1]The concrete area was added.

[BC2]Originally the proceeds were to be half, then 20%, then it was agreed to be 5%.

[BC3]Added more funding.

[BC4]New operative clause.

[BC5]New operative clause.

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 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 23 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, and

Alarmed by the increasing rate of murders number of people killed in drug cartel violence more than doubled in the first 11 months of the year and 5,376 homicides were reported in 2008, and

Understanding that the increase in murders is related to narcotics trafficking, and

Shocked that 10 tons of cocaine were trafficked through Jamaica and 20 tons were trafficked through Haiti and Dominican Republic, and

Aware of dozens of kidnappings across Mexico and that many of the cases remain unsolved,

1. The General Assembly start a program called a Clean Our Streets (COS), the goal is to reduce the amount of drugs being smuggled throughout Central America therefore reducing the violence associated with these drugs.

2. The COS will send drug dogs and security cameras to airports and ports within the Caribbean and the borders of Mexico to help prevent the movement of drugs. Random [BC1] searches will also be performed. Additional funding will be available for cities to apply to increase their security.

3. The extra security will help protect the citizens of these countries from the violence associated with the drug cartels and force the drug traffickers out.

4. This program will last for 5 years. After the first 2 years COS will send a progress report to the General Assembly reporting on the successes and shortcomings thus far in the program.

5. If the program is successful the General Assembly may choose to renew the program after the 5 year term is up at this time the General Assembly will also extend the program to a new region of the world who has problems with drug trafficking.

6. The program will be paid for by a tax on international airline tickets. Each ticket will be assessed a $4[BC2] dollar additional tax.

[BC1]The random searches were a compromise added in during committee.

[BC2]Was lowered from 8 dollars to 4.

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

Alarmed that crime in Dominican Republic is high especially against tourists and that the police force response is generally poor. Also many officers are poor in communicating with tourists. Most crimes in the Dominican Republic are violent, and

Understanding that many thieves in the Dominican Republic carry dangerous weapons. Police officers are oblivious to much of the crime that occurs and many of the officers are unable to speak multiple languages so they can’t communicate with tourists. This is a big problem because most of the robberies that take place happen to tourists, and

Encouraged that having a diverse language speaking task force with highly trained security officers can help reduce crime,

1. The General Assembly starts a program called Security Association of the Dominican Republic (SADR), the goal of which is to reduce crime by 50% in the next 5 years.

2. SADR will set up training facilities in the major cities of Dominican Republic. These faculties will be equipped with teachers that will train the trainees how to speak multiple languages. The UN will come in and train the officers how to use security equipment and be highly alert so they can notice crime going on. We will have 25,000[BC1] officers.

3. If SADR is successful than crime in the Dominican Republic will be reduced by at least 50% over the next 5 years. If[BC2] successful this program will expand to other countries after 5 years. This expansion will be paid for by raising the dues of the top ten wealthiest member nations by 1%.

4. The UN will fund this program by: raising Dominicans Republic dues by 7%, charging an extra $5[BC3] on each flight in and out of the Dominican Republic. Within 5 years SADR will have made 20,000,000 which is an ample amount of funding for the security team.

[BC1]Was lowered from 50,000 officers

[BC2]The expansion and additional funding was added by the sponsoring nation.

[BC3]Was lowered from 10 dollars to 5.

Resolution	Sponsors	Topic	Status
GA-01	Germany, Tanzania St. Justin the Martyr	Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa	Defeated
GA-02	Brazil, Lebanon St. Dominic Savio	Street Children in Latin America	Amended & Passed
GA-03	Mexico, Kenya, and India Lift for Life	Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa	Amended & Defeated
GA-04	Uganda St. Roch	Water in Uganda	Amended & Passed
GA-05	Bahamas, Peru Maplewood-Richmond Heights	Illicit Drugs	Amended & Passed
GA-06	Dominican Republic St. Roch	Crime in Latin American Countries	Amended & Passed