Resolutions for March 31, 2010

Resolution GA March 31-01

Hixson Middle

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Re:                              Malaria in Zambia

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Brazil, China, France, Germany, Israel, Kenya, Latvia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom

Date:                           March 31, 2010

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 by the fact that every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria, and

Realizing that malaria is the #1 cause of death of children in Africa, and

Knowing that Zambia is ranked 4^th among countries in malaria cases, but has the largest population by far of the top four countries at nearly 12 million people, an

Aware that about 35% of people in Zambia have malaria and the world average is 5%, and

Realizing that 90% of the world’s malaria cases are in Africa, and 

Observing that scientists have recently stated that King Tut may have died of malaria, and

Deeply concerned that the modern world has not eliminated the disease, and

Convinced that a program to eliminate malaria from the world should be a goal, and 

Alarmed by how out of nearly 500 students and adults surveyed, only 13% are aware that malaria is a leading cause of death of children in Africa,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly: 

1.      The United Nations will begin a program called Bringing Up Zambia (BUZ), the goal of which is not only to continue reducing the number of illnesses and deaths from malaria in Zambia, but to get Zambia in the pre-elimination stage of malaria within 5 years and to an elimination phase in the next 10 years. 

2.      Doctors from across the world, possibly organized through Doctors Without Borders, will volunteer time to administer health care to people with malaria in Zambia.

3.      Additional funding, in partnership with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), for medical labs throughout the world will be provided to find a reliable, affordable vaccination against malaria.

4.      Mosquito nets will be distributed for every person in Zambia.

5.      Medicine will be purchased and given to all children under 18 in Zambia to both prevent and treat malaria.

6.      There will be an increase in the distribution of WHO-approved indoor residual sprays.

7.      A worldwide effort to improve the knowledge of malaria and its destruction will be put into effect through advertising, especially through the Internet (see our website:

http://sites.google.com/site/theprojectbuz/), getting celebrities to speak on TV and on-line, having talk show hosts like Oprah Winfrey have shows about malaria, finding a film team to make a dynamic documentary on Malaria in African, and through fundraising efforts.

8.      Funding for BUZ will include:

a.       --a big concert (i.e. “Hope for Haiti”), getting celebrities to advertise the program and ask for donations, and a special song created for the concert will be available on iTunes and all proceeds will go to BUZ.

b.      --having Wal-Mart donate one cent per dollar spent on all of their outdoor merchandise.

c.       --having a major cereal company like Post, Kellogg’s, General Mills, put a 10 cent fee on their cereals, with huge advertisements on the boxes promoting the campaign,

d.      --getting Apple computers to add an optional $1 fee to their iPods, iTouches, and iPads, that will include an engraved BUZ emblem on the device.

e.       --creating a $.99 Apple App game that promotes BUZ, with all proceeds going to the project.

9.      If BUZ is successful in getting Zambia into a pre-elimination stage of malaria after five years, the program will begin expanding to the 3 African countries with higher percentages of malaria cases (but lower population):  Guinea, Botswana, and Burundi.

Resolution GA March 31-02

Brittany Woods

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Re:                              Slaves in Sudan

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:           

Date:                           March 31, 2010

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 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 23 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.”, and

 Understanding that, in the last 10 years, several thousand people were enslaved in Sudan, and

 Understanding that over 250,000 Nubian people have been forced into government peace camps, where they work as internees barely above the level of slave, and

 Knowing that excessive money could be used to bribe the government into relinquishing its hold on slaves, and

 Encouraged that an advertisement campaign could raise money from the wealthy citizens of countries that do not owe large dues,

 Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 1.      The United Nations will begin a program called the Movement for the Liberation of Sudanese Slaves (MFLOSS), the goal of which is to raise the awareness of slavery in Sudan and raise enough money to free 50% of the Sudanese slave population in five years.

2.      MFLOSS will take place in the wealthy countries that owe the least dues, in order to raise as much money as possible. MFLOSS will plant advertisements (funded by numerous wealthy supporters) in multiple forms of media (newspapers, magazines, television, et cetera) to raise awareness of slavery in Sudan and raise money, one small donation at a time. MFLOSS will ask viewers to donate at least one standard dollar or more to the cause of freeing slaves in Sudan.

3.      When sufficient money has been collected, MFLOSS will use the funds to buy slaves out of enslavement. The concept of giving money to the corrupt government may seem immoral, but it is a more peaceful solution than sending armed forces into Sudan. Actions such as that would prompt Sudan to retaliate using its own armed forces, and an all-out war is the last thing we want. The country has enough problems even without those unnecessary complications.

4.      The Anti-Slavery International group will head and partially fund MFLOSS.

5.      MFLOSS will last five years. At that time the program will be evaluated by the General Assembly and, if satisfactory, will be allowed to continue another five years, with the goal of liberating 75% of the remaining slaves and possibly dispatching some armed forces to protect the Nubians from further capture and enslavement.

Resolution GA March 31-03

Maplewood Richmond-Heights

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Re:                              Women Trafficking

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Australia, Cyprus, Thailand

Date:                           March 31, 2010

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 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 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

Understanding that 12.3 million people worldwide are enslaved in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, sexual servitude, and involuntary servitude at any given time, and

Shocked that there are websites on the world wide web that sell Cypress women for sex and slavery, and  

Recognizing that the sexual bondage of all women is a moral outrage and needs to be addressed and rejected by the member nations and 

Encouraged to participate in programs that end the trafficking and sexual bondage of women,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.        The United Nations starts Abolish Trafficking of Women (ATW), the goal of which is to end the kidnapping, enslavement, and trafficking of women.

2.        ATW will take place in Cypress and Thailand, which are the two countries that are among the highest rate of women trafficking.

3.        ATW will increase law enforcement for the purpose of interrupting the kidnapping, enslavement, and trafficking.

4.        In addition, ATW will create women’s shelters for safety and protection.

5.        Finally, ATW will maintain sex and drug abuse hotlines that will help women and publicize the work of the shelters and other benefits of being helped.

6.        ATW will last for two years. At that time the program will be evaluated by the general assembly and, if found to be successful, can renewed and expanded to other countries with women trafficking problems.

7.        To pay for ATW, The United Nations will raise dues for all countries by 1%, raising 19 million dollars a year, and also raise awareness of women trafficking by holding worldwide marches that will be collecting donations for the cause.

Resolution GA March 31-04

Queen of All Saints

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Re:                              Childhood Illiteracy

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Croatia

Date:                           March 31, 2010

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

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 2 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”, and

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

Deeply concerned that Burkina Faso’s illiteracy rate was 12.8% in 2005, and

Alarmed by the fact that 130 million children do not have access to basic education, and

Observing that the main causes for illiteracy are learning disabilities, lack of education facilities, government’s lack of resources, religious people’s beliefs that any education except religious education of children especially girls shouldn’t be allowed, people’s lack of awareness of the importance of education, geographical factors, a lack of literacy in the family, and poverty which causes the children to work to support their families,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      The United Nations will begin a program called Childhood Literacy Improvement Plan (CLIP), the goal of which will be to decrease the percentage of illiterate people from 16% to 8% in 4 years.

2.      CLIP will take place in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Chad, 4 of the countries with the lowest literacy rates.

3.      CLIP will work to get adequate educational facilities in these countries.

4.      In addition, CLIP will work to educate people on the importance of education by giving public speeches in towns and giving out handouts explaining how important education is.

5.      Finally, CLIP will help train teachers using workshops given by highly qualified teachers from other countries that have high literacy rates and donated textbooks and school supplies for each of the 4 countries to help educate children in each region.

6.      CLIP will last for 4 years. At that time, the program will be evaluated by the General Assembly and if found to be successful, can be renewed for another 4 years and expanded to other countries with low literacy rates.

7.      To pay for CLIP, the United Nations will take $0.05 from any school supply item sold around the world.

Resolution GA March 31-05

Brittany Woods

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Re:                              Refugees

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            United Arab Emirates

Date:                           March 31, 2010

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 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 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

Understanding that there are more than 60 million refugees worldwide, and

Realizing that 1,864,375 people sought shelter out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2009, and

Recognizing that the war in this area is injuring, killing, and forcing thousands of others out,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1.      Will begin a program called World Organization of Displaced People (WODP). The goal of which is to reduce the number of refugees in suffering countries, in three years time.

2.      WODP will work with local organizations in Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Haiti to reduce the number of refugees by building new homes, and try to start new lives.

3.      WODP will also help in the countries in which the U.N decides to address the issue of refugees.

4.      Finally, WODP will create a massive campaign to raise awareness of the refugee problem through businesses and schools of these and attempt to get other organizations to join this cause.

5.      WODP will function on a probationary period of three years. After that, the program will be assessed by the General Assembly who will decide whether or not to extend the time frame.

6.      To pay for WODP, the U.N. will raise the dues of the top twenty richest countries by 0.5 percent, raising 72.3 million dollars a year. With this money WOHP can build 3,615 houses a year at the approximate price of $20,000 per home. The placement of the buildings will be decided by the recipient countries.

7.      To make sure WOHP is on track, we will report back to the General Assembly annually and discuss our progress. 

Resolution GA March 31-06

St. Francis Cabrini

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Re:                              Impure Drinking Water

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Jamaica, Vietnam

Date:                         March 31, 2010

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 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

Understanding that there are hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti without clean drinking water, and that there municipal pipeline system has been destroyed, and

Also understanding that drinking unclean water can cause cholera, parasites, and e. coli poisoning as well as many other life threatening diseases, 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will start a program called United Nations Water for Haiti (UNWH).

2. UNWH will collect money to hire engineers, construction workers, and buy the materials necessary to repair Haiti’s municipal pipeline, and to provide the people of Haiti with clean drinking water until the pipeline is repaired.

3. UNWH will raise the dues of the ten wealthiest countries by 1% raising, 10.2 million dollars a year.

4. UNWH will last for three years.

5. After three years UNWH will be reviewed and if found successful will be renewed for another three years and expanded to include other countries.