Resolutions for May 1, 2009
| Resolution | Sponsors | Topic | Status |
| GA-01 | Turkey Hixson |
Reduction of Nuclear Bombs/threats/warfare | New! |
| GA-02 | China Orchard Farm |
Cataracts in Asia | New! |
| GA-03 | Germany Brittany Woods |
Illiteracy in Africa | New! |
| GA-04 | New Zealand Hixson |
Malaria in Africa | New! |
| GA-05 | U.K., Ireland Orchard farm |
Renewable Energy | New! |
| GA-06 | Tanzania Brittany Woods |
Malaria in Tanzania | New! |
Hixson Middle
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Re: Reduction of Nuclear bombs, threats, and warfare
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Turkey
Date: May 1, 2009
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
Alarmed that there are over 21,834 known nuclear weapons world-wide in nuclear arsenals, an average of 2,730 nukes per arsenal, enough to obliterate all life on Earth many times over, and
Shocked
that
Russia, the United States, France,
China, Great Britain, Israel, Pakistan, India, and possibly Iran, all have
nuclear weapons, and forty countries want nukes, and
Encouraged that most or all of the countries that currently own nuclear warheads, are members of the United Nations,
2.
The UN will create an organization Nations United to
Keep Everyone Radioactive Safe (NUKERS).
NUKERS will work together with the International Atomic Energy Agency to
monitor the progress of the program.
3.
NUKERS will draft a new non proliferation treaty that
will state that by the year 2045 each country will voluntarily dismantle and
destroy their nuclear weapons and that the 21st century will be a new
nuclear free planet. The goal is to
have every country sign the new treaty.
4.
By 2020, have the total global nuclear stockpile reduced
by twenty percent, by 2028, have the total nuclear stockpile reduced by forty
percent total, by 2035 have the total nuclear stockpile reduced by sixty percent
total, by 2040, have the total nuclear stockpile reduced by eighty percent
total, and by 2045, the total nuclear stockpile at a 100 percent reduction.
5.
NUKERS and the IAEA will meet at each goal interval to
examine the progress of the member nations. They will report to the General
Assembly on the progress and to reexamine the original goals and to make
recommendations.
6.
We will send groups of peaceful negotiators to discuss
the topic of Nuclear Weapons to all countries that currently possess nuclear
weapons or are striving to gain the technology.
7.
We will sponsor organizations who promote peace and a
nuclear free global society to educate the public conferences that will promote
discussion and understanding of the global threat every five years in each
populated continent.
8. If a country gives up Nuclear Weapons, we will reward them with support and a small amount of help to their problem most needed to be solved.
Orchard Farm
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Re: Cataracts in Asia
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: China
Date: May 1, 2009
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
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
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 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
Shocked that seven out of every ten blind people
live in Asia, and
Realizing that there are 4 billion people that live
in the 48 countries in Asia, and
Observing
from a study in 2007 that in 2020 that over 40 million people will be blinded or
severely impaired by cataracts, and
Alarmed that over 18 million people have been
blinded by age related cataracts,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
The General Assembly start a program called
Solving Cataracts in Asia (SCIA), to achieve
the goal of reducing the amount of people with cataracts by 35% (6.3
million people) in the next 7 years.
2.
SCIA will set up 2 clinics in each in the
countries China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and send out 20 “healmobiles” which
will both be staffed with Red Cross members and Doctors Without Borders and will
be provided with surgical materials, computers, and information updates on what
happening in the world to keep our personnel safe.
3.
This program will cost about 160 million
U.S. dollars to fund.
4.
The program will be funded by an increase of
0.8% of United Nation’s member’s dues.
Brittany Woods
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Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Germany
Date: May 1, 2009
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 35% percent of countries in Africa have
a literacy rate of 60% or lower, and
Understanding children in Africa have no source for a
quality education, and
Shocked
that Africans are not provided with the same opportunities to help improve their
countries and their lives, and
Encouraged
that children who receive a quality education
can be equipped with the tools and skills necessary to improve their countries
and the world,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. The General Assembly start a program called Educating Children (EC), the goal of which is to increase the literacy rate of African countries by 10%.
2.
EC will dispatch 15 vehicles to
3.
After each month, all vehicles will send reports on
the success of their classrooms.
4. After the first five years of EC the UN will meet and discuss the progress made by the program and determine whether it should be continued. If so, ten more vehicles shall be dispatched to other areas in Niger.
5. If EC continues to succeed, the General Assembly may decide to expand the program to other countries in Africa, starting with Burkina Faso (28.5%) and Angola (41.7%).
6.
The U.N. will
ask suppliers to donate or discount items such as curriculum books, writing
materials, paper, chalkboards, and desks.
All costs still unpaid shall be provided by raising the dues of the ten
wealthiest countries by 5%. In doing
so, more than 50 million U.S. dollars shall be accumulated for the purchasing of
the necessary school items listed above.
Hixson Middle
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Re: Malaria in Africa
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: New Zealand
Date: May 1, 2009
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
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 every day about one million people in Africa die of malaria, and
Understanding
many sick adults lose their jobs and cannot support their families because they
are sick from malaria, and
Shocked
that there are at least 350 million new cases of malaria in Africa each year,
and
Encouraged
a treatment to kill the malaria cost less than 1 dollar for adults, and 50 cents
for children, and only a few treatments are needed,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
The General assembly starts a program, partnering with Non
Governmental Organizations Malaria No
More and Nothing but Nets,
called United Nations Fighting Africa’s Malaria (UNFAM), and the goal in twenty
years is to lower the top five at risk countries for malaria by 50%.
2.
FAM will send out 30 FAM health trucks to Kenya, Madagascar,
Ghana, Senegal, and Liberia. These are the top five at risk countries for
malaria. FAM will provide trained nurses and doctors equipped with mosquito
nets, a pill created by Sanofi-Aventis, and bug spray. The pill eliminates
malaria in the infected person.
3.
In addition, FAM will create a program called Adopt-A-Village.
This program will have churches and schools adopt a remote village in one of the
five countries. They will donate nets, money, and insecticide.
4.
Volunteers from Malaria No More will educate the Africans on how
to stay away from malaria, and how to keep them at the lowest risk possible for
caching Malaria.
5.
The program will last twenty years, with an annual report of
progress to the general assembly.
6.
Once the Infection rate has lowered by 50% in a country, we will
work with their government to continue the progress of fighting Malaria in their
country. It will then be their responsibly to keep their citizens save. These
countries will provide a yearly check on the infection rate in their country to
ensure FAM’s progress is maintained.
7. The United Nations will assign one of the five countries to each continent with the Adopt-A-Village program. The remaining cost for the program will be provided by the top twenty richest UN countries will have their dues raised by 5%, adding up to 95.67 million dollars, which will pay for training, education, preventative measures, and medicine.
Orchard Farm
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Re: Renewable Energy
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by:
United Kingdom, Ireland
Date: May 1, 2009
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
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
by the fact that the Ozone Layer is quickly diminishing. Scientist is witnessing
an unprecedented destruction of the Ozone layer over the northern hemisphere,
which could result in public health warnings being issued about the risks of
skin cancer. The hole is causing more dangerous UV Rays to reach us. Last year,
in 2007 the hole in the ozone layer shrunk 30%. The ozone layer loses 0.3
percent of its mass annually, yet fluctuates in its thinness through the year,
and
Shocked
that if global warming continues, diseases will spread more easily due to the
climate. Malaria is expected to reach the U.K in the coming years, and
Encouraged
that ozone depletion could be slowed down with the use of renewable energy and
less use of fossil fuel. Through the use many different types of renewable
energy resources such as solar energy panels, expanding wind farms and the use
of water energy to produce hydroelectric energy,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
The “Go green team” plan is to be started in the top 10 cities of China, India,
Brazil, Mexico, United States, and United Kingdom
2.
The top 10 cities from these countries will receive the alternative renewable
sources that best fits the needs of that city not to exceed the amount of four
billion dollars.
3.
The program will last 15 years with a progress report every 3 years.
4.
If the program is successful the program will be expanded to 10 other heavily
populated countries and their 10 most populated cities.
5.
The program will be funded by 15% increase of dues.
Brittany Woods
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Re: Malaria Health Care Accessibility in Tanzania
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Tanzania
Date: May 1, 2009
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Whereas Article 21, section
2 of the
UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
states, “Everyone
has the right of equal access to public service in his country.”,
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 malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and
mortality in Tanzania, mainly killing children under the age of five, and
Fully Aware
that malaria can destroy family life and prevent citizens from getting an
adequate education, and
Observing
that many cases of malaria can be easily
prevented by the installation of mosquito nets
in rural areas of Tanzania, and
Fully Confident
that by installing health centers in rural areas we can help cure and prevent
malaria epidemics and educate the people about the disease,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. The General Assembly start an organization called Malaria Prevention Organization (MPO), the goal of which is to reduce, not completely eradicate, the number of malaria outbreaks per year in the next 5 years.
2.
MPO will partner with
churches and other organizations (i.e., World Servants) to send volunteer
workers to Tanzania to build health centers in rural areas and areas near
rivers, equipped with malarial treatment drugs, glucose supplements (to prevent
hypoglycemia), insecticide retreatment solutions (for nets) and
insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to distribute to the local people.
3. These health centers can and will be staffed by medical professionals from nearby universities and volunteers from Doctors without Borders.
4. This program will last for 5 years. After the 5 year time period, TMPO will send a report to the General Assembly to evaluate the success or failure of the program.
5.
If MPO succeeds, after
the 5 year time period, the General Assembly may choose to expand the program to
other countries suffering from malaria, i.e. Kenya, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda,
etc.
6.
The U.N will ask for
donations/deep discounts from companies for building materials and medical
drugs, and ask churches, temples, world organizations, etc., to make donations
that can be used to purchase relatively low-costing mosquito nets, which need
only a donation of US$5 a piece. Remaining costs will be covered by raising the
U.N. dues of the 5 wealthiest countries by 5%. This extra 5% will raise an extra
$20,000 per year, sufficient to pay for any other costs that might come up.