Resolutions for March 30, 2012

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Resolution GA March 30-01

St. Mary Magdalen

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Re:   Using Hydroelectric Dams for Electricity

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Uruguay

Date:   March 27, 2012

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

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

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

Observing that the basic indicators for Uruguay suggest a high quality of life for its citizens, and

Observing that the life expectancy in Zimbabwe is 45 years which suggests a poor quality of life for its citizens that can be helped by hydroelectric power, and

Observing that 75% of Uruguay's power and electricity comes from hydroelectric dams, and

Fully aware that this has not been a popular method of electricity for other countries, and

 

Recognizing the United Nations can help other countries using the same methods of Uruguay,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called the Long-term Hydroelectric Dam Operation, in which a large hydroelectric dam will be built on a large river and provide jobs.

2. The Long-term Hydroelectric Dam Operation will take place on the River Zambezi in Zimbabwe, Africa. We have chosen Zimbabwe to benefit from our resolution because it will allow Zimbabwe to be in the 21st century. Once completed, the hydroelectric dam will fill with precipitation, the water will turn the turbine, the turbine will activate the electric generator, and electricity will be produced.

3. The United Nations will employ about 15,000 people in Zimbabwe or from other African countries where the employment rate is much lower for a period of four years while the dam is being built. They will be paid fairly and equally.    

4. After the dam is completed, the second half of the program will begin and will last five years. In this five year period, the United Nations will employ Zimbabweans to build power lines and expand the hydroelectric power across a broad spectrum to help as many people as possible through expanding the infrastructure. After the five year period is over, two United Nations representatives, the president and vice-president of Uruguay, and the president and vice-president(s) of Zimbabwe will meet and vote to continue the program further (for another five years) or stop it all together. The program is deemed successful if the dam is providing more than 60% of the country’s electricity.   

5. To pay for Long-term Hydroelectric Dam Operation, The United Nations would raise dues of the ten wealthiest countries by 10% raising $102.5 million dollars a year for a total of $410 million dollars to fund the building of the dam (including materials and salaries of the workers).    

6. If The Long -term Hydroelectric Dam Operation is successful in Zimbabwe the United Nations will take it elsewhere. We would five rivers to extend the program in Burundi on the Kagera River, Chad on the Chari River, Liberia on the Cavalla River, Sierra Leone on the Rokel River, and Madowi on the Dwanga River. Each of these rivers has been selected because in the areas around them, only three to nine percent of people are able to get electricity.

 

Resolution GA March 30-02

Ladue Middle School

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Re:   Women’s Education Rights

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Afghanistan

Date:   March 30, 2012

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

Emphasizing that 87% of Afghan women are illiterate, and

Recognizing that only 6% of all Afghan women have graduated high school, and

Deeply concerned that 90 students in an all-girls school in the province of Kapisa were hospitalized due to the spraying of toxic chemicals into the school by anti-female education activist last year,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Freedom for All, in which non-religious makeshift schools will be set up in rural areas.

2. Freedom for All will try to help give free education to women without the worry of being discriminated by the opposite gender and by eyeing peers. They will help young girls who need the education by giving them standard teaching of math and language that will start in the first grade and continue through the twelfth grade.

3. The schools will be taught by a UN employee who speaks the local language (if not, there will be a translator). The staff will teach math and history (of their specific county) to students, which is required. Students will also have the option to learn English, but will not be mandatory.

4. This program will take place in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger. This is because of the dangerously high amount of undereducated females in those countries. There will be 150 schools in each country.

5. This program will last for 5 years and if is seen to aid the literacy rate–making steady progress–then we will continue the program for another 5 years.

6. The funding will be provided by raising the dues of the ten wealthiest nations by 1.5% which will provide the $5,000,000. It will pay for the building of the schools, the school supplies, and all living and salary costs of the staff teaching at the schools.

Resolution GA March 30-03

Hixson Middle School

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Re:   Child Labor in the Ivory Coast

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Brazil, China, France, Indonesia, Liberia

Date:   March 30, 2012

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 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 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

Aware that over 600,000 cocoa farms exist in The Ivory Coast, producing nearly half of the world’s chocolate, and

Alarmed that nearly 150,000 children, mostly boys between the ages of 12-16, are currently involved in the production of cocoa in The Ivory Coast, and

Disturbed that 60% of the child laborers in The Ivory Coast are victims of human trafficking or slavery, and

Knowing most of these child laborers are illiterate and not attending school, and

Concerned many of these children work in dangerous conditions because of pesticides, a lack of protective clothing, the use of machetes, and

Realizing 40% of people in The Ivory Coast live below the poverty line, and

Knowing cocoa farmers cannot afford to run their farms without child labor, and

Understanding that Hershey’s has pledged 10 million dollars to the cause, but that’s not enough to eliminate the problem, and

Realizing global awareness is minimal and less than 5% of the world’s cocoa is currently purchased according to Fair Trade standards,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin the International Cocoa Farms Initiative (ICFI).

2. The first step will be to help farmers continue production demand without the child labor they rely on:

o Find volunteers throughout the world who will work on Cocoa Farms with at least 50 child laborers for 2-4 week intervals until full-time workers can be paid by farmers

o Help purchase equipment that will make cultivation faster

o Supply farmers with cell phones for immediate help with growing/farming concerns and equipment maintenance. This is a part of Hershey’s plan.  They used the example of farmers being able to take a picture of a sick tree and send it to an expert for fast advice. Farmers would be provided phone numbers for texting/calling experts who will be a part of the program.

3. While Step 2 is being implemented, children will continue to work half day shifts with close monitoring for safety and humane treatment by volunteers and spend time in school the other half of the day.

4. Temporary schools will be set up on large cocoa farms.

5. Larger boarding schools will be built in various parts of The Ivory Coast for the orphaned/trafficked students to attend, once free of any labor responsibilities.

6. Families who gave up their children to work in cocoa farms will be given financial help to take back the children, as long as proof of education is provided.

7. A world-wide campaign to increase awareness and recruit volunteers will be created through print and media advertising and cooperation of major chocolate companies.

8. Eventually only certified chocolate will be purchased by companies involved in the ICFI (Hershey, Nestle, Cadbury, Mars, Ghiradelli…).

9. Farmers producing certified cocoa beans will be paid 20% more than farmers producing non-certified cocoa beans, hopefully inspiring smaller farmers to no longer use child labor.

10. Funding for ICFI will include:

 increased prices on certified chocolate by participating companies which will go to the initiative.  All participating companies will benefit from ICFI advertising and be able to display the ICFI emblem on their products.

 donations from individuals, corporations, etc. from advertising

 a computer game app for android/Apple devices involving breaking pods from cocoa trees, possibly an alternative to Fruit Ninja by Half Brick Studios, which would increase awareness and get another corporation involved in ICFI

 benefit concerts with famous bands/singers/celebrities

 songs from the concerts available on iTunes, with all proceeds going to ICFI

11. After 5 years, if at least 50% of cocoa beans in The Ivory Coast are from certified farmers and sold separately, the program will expand to Ghana.

12. In the meantime, any cocoa farmer in any country can benefit from ICFI by eliminating child labor on their own and earning the increased profits for certified cocoa beans.  

Resolution GA March 30-04

Christ Prince of Peace

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Re:   Nuclear Power Plant Safety

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Ukraine

Date:   March 30, 2012

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 8 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.”, 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 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion being 400 times worse than the dropping of atomic bomb in Hiroshima, releasing major amounts of radioactive material causing significant health and environmental damage, and

 

Aware that  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Nuclear Regulators Association (INRA) were created to prevent nuclear problems around the world, but due to increasing and aging nuclear power plants worldwide needs to increase regulation, and 

 

Deeply Concerned  that nuclear power plants like the one in Turkey Point, Florida is unsafe because it’s old, employees are to afraid to report problems, and in a meltdown in a natural disaster like Japan, Miami or any nearby major area would be doomed, and

Noting with Universal Concern that radioactive materials leaked into the ocean and air from a nuclear reactor meltdown travels thousands of miles, poisoning the water, air, and organisms, and

 

Alarmed By the recent nuclear concerns in Japan due to natural disasters,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The UN will begin a program, run by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) that gets the best nuclear power plant specialists to visit and inspect nuclear power plants yearly to prevent nuclear power plant accidents.

2. P.A.N.P.I.P.E. (People Against Nuclear Problems In Places Everywhere) will work with the IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency and the INRA  (International Nuclear Regulatory Association) to increase the safety inspections of existing power plants and those under construction in the areas of structural safety, nuclear reactor functioning and radiation containment, safety procedures followed by workers, and emergency procedures.

3. Once a year the U.N will send a team of Power Plant Specialists to the cities of the power plants in each country, where they will spend at least one week at a power plant checking the safety and creating a safety plan for the plant if problems are found.  Plants will be required to make necessary repairs and changes or set a timeline to close the plant.

4. P.A,N.P.I.P.E  will be conducted in 3 Phases, beginning in the countries of Japan, France, the United States and Russia, as these countries have some of the greatest number of nuclear power plants: (approximately 33 in Russia, 10 more under construction; 58 in France, 1 more under construction; 55 in Japan, 2 more under construction;  and 104 in the US, 1 more under construction); as well as some of the oldest; and in Japan due to their recent natural disaster and damage to nuclear power plants there.

5. Total cost of Phase I of the program will be approximately $2,677,000 the first year, for about 265 visits in the above countries (this approximate cost per plant inspection of $10,100, includes airfare, lodging, personal expenses and $2000/ inspector pay per week for a team of 2 inspectors for one week at each plant).  

6. Funding for P.A.N.P.I.P.E. will be provided by raising the dues of the 10 wealthiest countries by two-thirds of one percent (0.67%), raising approximately $5,500,000 to cover expenses for the first 3 years (all 3 Phases).  

7.  After Phase I is complete in these countries, the program will be evaluated for success of identifying problems and if successful, expanded to Phase 2 in at least six more countries operating and developing nuclear power plants: United Kingdom (19 plants), Canada (20 plants), India (20 plants now and 20 under construction), S. Korea (21 plants and 7 under construction), China (13 plants and 27 under construction), and Ukraine (15 plants).  Each year with a reduction in visits due to fewer nuclear power plants in remaining countries, the cost will also be reduced.  Phase II will cost approximately $1,500,000.

8. Phase III will cost approximately $1,000,000 to inspect the remaining nuclear power plants worldwide.

9.  After these 3 years, the program will be evaluated for effectiveness and renewed for three more years if successful.

Resolution GA March 30-05

Academy of the Sacred Heart

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Re:   African Unemployment

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Greece

Date:   March 27, 2012

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 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

Deeply concerned that much of sub-Saharan Africa lacks well-made roads, access to clean water and sturdy government buildings, and

Alarmed by the fact that 20% of the African continent is unemployed, and

Keeping in mind that 72% of African youth live on less than two dollars a day, and

Shocked that 60% of the African unemployment are youth even though they comprise only 20% of the overall population, and

Recognizing that the revolutions of the Arab Spring were begun in similar conditions where many youths were unemployed, and

Seeking to prevent further bloody revolutions, and

Remembering that even a temporary job will build confidence and will provide financial stability, and

Realizing that every year nations should be increasing their economic growth to create a more stable society,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a public jobs program named African Job Core (AJC) the purpose of which is to provide temporary jobs to people aged 15-24 in sub-Saharan Africa.  

2. The AJC will build infrastructure in poor African nations in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, three nations who are desperately poor and will benefit greatly from the program.  

3. Infrastructure will include building roads, sturdy government buildings, and accessible wells.  

4. The AJC will be originally staffed by United Nations trainers, translators, and job recruiters.  The construction workers will be African men and women aged 15-24, who will be employed paving roads, digging wells, and constructing government buildings.  

5. The program will initially last four years.  At that time, the United Nations will assess and decide on the success of the program and if more time is needed.  

6. The program cost will be approximately two billion dollars.  This money will be paid for initially through an interest-free or low-interest loan with the World Bank.  The loan itself will be paid for over a thirty year period by a yearly raising of the dues by 0.5% of the ten nations who pay the highest amount.  Each year the list of payers will be recalculated using current financial information.