Resolutions for May 5, 2010
Resolution | Sponsors | Topic | Status |
GA-01 | Egypt St. Dominic Savio |
Child Labor | New! |
GA-02 | Paraguay, USA Academy for the Sacred Heart |
Deforestation | New! |
GA-03 | Orchard Farm | Womens' Rights | |
GA-04 | Kazakhstan St. Dominic Savio |
Water Pollution | New! |
GA-05 | Jamaica, Germany Orchard Farm |
Genocide | New! |
GA-06 | Ireland Hoech MIddle |
Education | New! |
St. Dominic Savio
Heading:
Re: Child Labor
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Egypt
Date: May 5, 2010
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
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
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
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
Realizing that one in six children age 5 to 14 labor in developing countries, and
Shocked that in the least developed countries, 30 percent of all children are involved in child labor, and
Alarmed that 126 million children worldwide labor in hazardous conditions, many times going through beatings, humiliation, and sexual assault by their employers, and
Fully aware that some children work over 18 hours a day,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. The United Nations will start a program called Child Labor Abolishment Program (CLAP), the goal of which is to reduce the number of children working in hazardous conditions by a fourth in 5 years.
2. CLAP will take place throughout Africa, the continent with the highest child labor rate.
3. CLAP will provide families that have child laborers with financial aid, in order to allow the children to attend school. The families will receive aid based on the size of their family and the extent of their needs. They will only receive aid only as long as the child attends school.
4. In addition, for the families that CLAP cannot give financial aid to, CLAP will try to get the children jobs in less hazardous conditions.
5. Finally, CLAP will disperse volunteer educators to teach people about the hazards of child labor and how education can make someone’s life much easier in the long run.
6. To pay for CLAP, the United Nations will raise the dues of the 15 wealthiest countries 2%, raising 24.8 million dollars a year.
7.
CLAP
will take place for 5 years and, if proven to be successful, will be extended
for 10 more years, and offered in other countries outside of Africa.
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Heading:
Re: Deforestation
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Paraguay, USA
Date: May 5, 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 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 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
Noting
with deep regret that the goal in 1991 was to plant 16 billion trees over the
next 15 years and we currently lose between 3 and 6 billion trees a year, and
Fully aware that forests are one of man's most
widespread and most useful natural resources, and
Believing
fully that this is no longer a local affair; it is a world problem and a job of
each and every nation to preserve Earth, and
Deeply
concerned with the fact that deforestation is the main cause of global warming,
this is then a major cause of endangering polar bears, penguins, and other
animals that rely on cold climates and almost every part of the world's food
chain, and
Realizing
that there is a possible cure for cancer and many other life-threatening
illnesses in the rain forest and if it is destroyed, we will lose our chances to
save innocent victims of these previously "untreatable" ailments
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
The United Nations will begin a program
called Plant a Tree: Save a Life (PT:SL),
the goal of which is to plant five trees for every one tree cut down for
the trial length of five years in countries with forests.
2.
All medical cures found in these forests
will be shared in moderation with the rest of the world, thus the second part of
the name (Save a Life).
3.
PT:SL will take place in all countries
containing tropical forests beginning in four phases: South America and Mexico,
Asia, Africa, and beyond. If these four phase are successful, PT:SL will expand
to other types of forests.
4.
A penalty will be put in place in all the
countries containing forests if they do not abide by all of the rules above.
This will be a tax on non-recycled and unsustainable paper;
the tax will be in stores and consist of five cents for packets of paper
sold for household uses and seven cents for uses by major companies. If the
countries' governments do not accept the tax, we will try to propose a tariff.
All of the money from the tariff will go to the United Nation's money reserves
for use in other issues. Primarily, all countries will also be taxed on
unsustainable wood and a tax for lumber companies. The reason for a penalty of a
tax or tariff is that if we don't enforce this resolution, the countries
involved would have no reason to follow it.
5.
A reward system will be put in place for all
countries who abide by the rules above. For every five trees that are planted by
the government, the country that plants them will receive $0.50. For the first
five years of the program, volunteers will primarily plant the trees. When we
raise enough money from the top ten wealthiest countries' dues for this project,
we may switch to paid workers.
6.
Main funding after the first five years of
the program will come from the major penalties of not abiding by the rules above
as stated in number four.
7.
PT:SL will raise funds for buying new trees
by increasing the dues of the 10 wealthiest countries by 1%, raising 10.2
million dollars a year for the first five years until it makes enough money from
penalties and taxes.
8.
If PT:SL is successful, the United Nations
will prolong the program's time by five years and check the progress of the
program when five years is up.
Countries and Phases
Phase 1: South America and Mexico
Brazil
Colombia
Argentina
Paraguay Venezuela
Bolivia
Peru Mexico
Phase 2: Asia
India
China Indonesia
Burma
Thailand Papua New
Guinea
Phase 3: Africa
Zambia
The Congo
Angola
Nigeria
Niger
Phase 4
Anyone else who was not included
St. Dominic Savio
Heading:
Re: Water Pollution
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Kazakhstan
Date: May 5, 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
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
Whereas some of the countries with the worst water pollution are in Asia, and
Whereas the environment of Kazakhstan and other has been badly damaged by human activity, and
Whereas most have been affected by industry, pesticide fertilizer residue and radio activity, and
Whereas the biggest water area
affected by this is the Aral Sea . It began to shrink rapidly when sharply
increased irrigation,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
Orchard Farm
Heading:
Re: Genocide
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Jamaica, Germany
Date: May 5, 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 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 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and
Noting with deep concern thousands upon millions of people have been slaughtered through various genocides around the world since the formation of the United Nations primarily caused by political and/or religious differences such as:
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
The UN will organize an organization called SGT (Stop Genocide Together) that
will be the “first responders” under the direction of the UN Security Council,
which oversees all military action.
2.
The organization will plant bases in areas were genocide rates are highest. For
example, Darfur, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda. It will not be a prevention based action.
It will be an instant responding military force that will set up a
semi-permanent base until the need has subsided. By subdividing all imposing
forces.
3.
We move to amend the current policy that states that 9 out of the 15 Security
Council members which includes all 5 permanent members to stating that only 3
out of the 5 permanent Security Council members and 2 other countries in the UN
need to vote in the affirmative to intervene militarily on the behalf of those
involved in the genocide.
4.
Funding would come from the U.N. Security Council budget.
5.
The timeframe for our program will last for until forces are no longer needed or
up to 15 years.
Hoech Middle
Heading:
Re: Education
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Ireland
Date: May 5, 2010
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
Whereas Article 26, section
3 of the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Parents
have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their
children.”,
and
Convinced that literacy has been used as a way to sort populations and control who has access to power, and
Keeping in mind that
Burkina Faso has a literacy rate of 25.3%, and
Fully aware that Afghanistan has a literacy rate of 28.1%, and
Observing
that
the average class size in Burkina Faso for secondary education is 54 students,
and
Aware that the net ratio enrollment for secondary education in Burkina Faso is 14.67%, and
Realizing
that
only 37% of students enroll for first grade in Afghanistan,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1.
The General Assembly will start a program called Education Builders (EB).
The goal of this program is to build schools in areas of need around the
world in an effort to improve countries with a low literacy rate by 15 to 20
percent of over the first five years.
2.
The (EB) will build five schools in Burkina Faso and five schools in
Afghanistan.
3.
The (EB) get as many teachers from those areas that are qualified.
The rest will come from enlisting teachers from around the world to teach
in each of the ten schools for a one to two year period. During this time, they
will also train locals who will eventually take over in the classroom as the
teacher.
4.
The (EB) will ask for donations for school supplies from companies around the
world.
5.
After a five year period, the (EB) will send a report to the General Assembly to
check on the improvements that have been made in the literacy rates of Burkina
Faso and Afghanistan.
6.
If the program proves to be successful, it will continue in Burkina Faso and
Afghanistan for another five year period.
With continued success, the program could be continued in those
countries, and expanded to other countries with a low literacy rate like Niger
and Guinea.
7.
The predicted cost of this program over a ten year period will be approximately
500 million dollars. We would ask
that the top 20 wealthiest counties pay 25 million into an (EB) fund that will
cover the initial cost. The next 10
wealthiest countries will equally divide the remaining cost of supplies that is
not met from donations.