Resolutions for May 3, 2012

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Resolution GA May 3-01

Assumption

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Re:   Maternal & infant Mortality Rates

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Austria

Date:   May 3, 2012

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

Whereas Article 22, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.”, 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

Understanding that Austria is both politically and financially stable, so to help provide the needs of fellow Nations, and

Recognizing that over half the Nations in the world have problems which they are not financially and logistically able to tackle, and

Noting with deep concern that Maternal Mortality is one of the world’s most neglected issues, and

Knowing that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1,000 women dies each day during complications with pregnancy and childbirth. Also, WHO research shows 99 percent of these cases occur in developing countries where a quarter die from severe post-delivery bleeding, and

Aware that the creation of misoprostol, a drug created to lessen the amount of blood given off during childbirth, has been tested in Senegal, and has shown to be 80-85% effective,   

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will establish a program called Reducing Maternal Mortality (RMM), instigated by Austria, in which a drug will be provided to the 5countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest maternal mortality rates (MMR).

2. This drug, misoprostol, also named Cytotec in the USA, is designed to lessen bleeding during and after the process of giving birth, and will significantly decrease the number women who die from hemorrhaging after childbirth.

3. The countries impacted will be Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau.

4. The UN representatives of the said countries will assume the responsibility of translating for doctors, in order for them to train specially selected individuals from the said countries to administer the drug to women in need of it. These individuals will have extensive training in this field of work and will have a great knowledge of what is to be done.

5. The said drug will be administered after the woman has given birth and will lessen bleeding and will only be given to the women at risk of hemorrhaging which is about 25% of all maternal deaths.  

6. The goal of this resolution is to decrease the amount of women dying per day by 20%.

7. The estimated costs of this resolution are as follows: $2,700,000 for 85 medicals trucks which will be distributed between the said countries and $50,500 for the misoprostol: 577 per 1000 women per day for 12 days for around 1200 women. Also, $11,000,000 for salaries for the 255 doctors, 3 per truck with $10 an hour. The overall costs are estimated at $14,000,000.

8. The resolution will be funded by raising United Nation’s dues by .1% as well as a $2,700,000 contribution from WHO for funding the medical trucks and its supplies. Also, we are asking for worldwide contribution of an estimated 10 million dollars.

9. The RMM will continue for 3 years, at the end of which, if deemed successful by the U.N. will be continued for another 3 years.

10. This will be evaluated by Austrian United Nations representatives, members of WHO, and representatives of the affected countries if the following is accomplished: the maternal mortality rates in the countries stated above have decreased by at least 15%.

Resolution GA May 3-02

Truman Middle

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Re:   Video Game Addiction

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: South Korea

Date:   May 3, 2012

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

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 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 17, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”, 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 an estimated 2.4% of the South Korean population from ages 9-39 suffer from video game addiction, and

Dismayed that it is estimated that 10% of South Korean school children show signs of video game addiction, and

Realizing that the people of South Korea have no warning of the effects of video game addiction, and

Observing that South Korea already has more than 100 clinics to treat video game addictions, and

Concerned that video game addiction has played a role in over twelve deaths over the past seven years in South Korea, and over forty deaths in other countries, such as the United States, China, and Vietnam, have been caused or influenced by video games

Aware that a survey was conducted in the United States in 2007 of 1,178 boys and girls ages 8-18 that showed that one-fourth of the surveyed gamers reported turning to video games in an attempt to escape problems, such as troubles with friends and family, and nearly as many said they played instead of doing homework, and twenty percent of the young video game enthusiasts said that their schoolwork had suffered because of the time they spent playing the games.

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will help fund the start of a non-profit organization called Video Game Awareness (VGA), which will raise awareness of the dangers of playing video games for too long.

2. They will pressure video game companies into putting 'timeouts' into video games. The 'timeouts' will pop up on the screen every 2 hours in a row that a person plays, and will tell the player to take a break.

3. In addition, the VGA will open treatment centers where severe cases of video game addiction can be treated.

4. The treatment centers will also work with parents and schools to teach them how to prevent video game addiction.

5. The treatment centers will show victims of video game addictions alternatives to video games, such as sports and exercise.

6. The VGA will pressure the companies that produce the video game consoles and games to show a warning when the console is turned on that say, "Excessive video game playing will result in video game addiction which can lead to preoccupation, health problems, diminishing relationships, increased aggression, poor performance at school and work, and even death."

7. In 5 years, the goal for the VGA is to open at least 5 centers, visit 250 schools, and puts ads and 'timeouts' in video games.

8. If the VGA is successful, meaning the number of people in South Korea ages 9-39 that are addicted to video games decreases by twenty-five percent, the organization would appeal for donations to continue and expand to other countries that also suffer from video game addiction, such as China, the United States, the Netherlands, Vietnam, and Canada

9. To pay for the VGA, the United Nations will raise the dues of the 10 wealthiest countries 0.5%, raising 1 million dollars a year. This will pay for the treatment centers, staff, and commercials.

Resolution GA May 3-03

Orchard Farm

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Re:   Human Trafficking

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Azerbaijan, Turkey, Liechtenstein

Date:   May 3, 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 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

Shocked: that over 2.5 million people worldwide are forced into trafficking each year, and

Dismayed: that of those 2.5 million people, 1.2 million of them are children who are forced into it each year, and

Realizing: that even though some countries recognize this as a problem, they are doing nothing to stop it,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Stop the Traffic. There will be a base for this program in the most populated country of each inhabited continent (U.S.A., Brazil, China, Germany, Nigeria, and Australia).

2. The program will try to get citizens of that country to report any human trafficking in their area. To help stop it, various drop boxes will be placed around each country, where people can drop a notification with the address of where the abduction occurred. The boxes will be checked every 24 hours. Near each drop box will be sign that has the Stop the Traffic symbol, with information about human trafficking.

3. Certified psychologists will be asked to help volunteer to help in a program where we will talk to some victims to help them recover from the abuse. The therapy will be free for one year, and there will be people who will try to help the victims get back on their feet.

4. Stop the Traffic will last for 5 years. If the program is successful, the United Nations will add more bases in each continent.

5. To pay for Stop the Traffic, the United Nations will raise the dues of all of the countries involved by just 1%. This will pay for the buildings, the workers, food and clothes to be given to the victims, to pay for the drop boxes, and the vehicles to transport the victims to a safe place.

Resolution GA May 3-04

Wydown Middle

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Re:   Physician Density

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Zimbabwe

Date:   May 3, 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 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

Surprised that for every 6,250 people there is only one physician in Zimbabwe, and

Dismayed that there are only 3 hospital beds for every 1000 people, and

Acknowledging that physicians increase the quality of life because they provide health security for the citizens of Zimbabwe,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called PEPP (Physicians Educating Prospective Physicians) in which schools will be built with the purpose of educating more Zimbabweans in the field of medicine.

2. PEPP medical schools will increase the number of physicians in Zimbabwe by bringing professionals from counties around the world to teach qualified Zimbabweans to be doctors.

3. The Zimbabweans interested in attending the school will take a test and, depending on their score, will be admitted into the nursing school or the medical school.

4. PEPP schools will be established in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique, three countries that have very few physicians.

5. In the first year of our program we will build one school in each of the three countries. After they have been running for five years PEPP will be reviewed by the General Assembly and if found successful it will be continued for another five years.

6. In order to pay for PEPP we will raise the dues of the ten wealthiest nations in the UN by 10% to raise $21.7 million. This will pay for the professors, the buildings, the upkeep, and scholarships for disadvantaged Africans.

Resolution GA May 3-05

St. Roch’s

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Re:   Sri Lanka’s 2004 Tsunami

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Sri Lanka

Date:   May 3, 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 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 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

Realizing there was a tsunami off the coast of Sri Lanka in 2004, which was triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, and

Shocked that approximately 90,000 buildings were destroyed leaving the wooden debris that is causing issues of its own, and

Dismayed that 226,000 people died, 38,000 in Sri Lanka alone. Indonesia also suffered a high casualty rate of 166,000 people as well as India with a casualty rate of 16,000 people, and

Recognizing There were over 500,000 people injured and up to 5 million people lost homes and access to food and water, and a third of the casualties were children, and

Noting that permanent reconstruction is near completion in Aceh, Indonesia and other areas, but only temporary shelter reconstruction is complete in Sri Lanka.  Sri Lanka’s temporary shelters are not suitable for long term habitation and the process of permanent reconstruction has been delayed in some areas due to civil unrest,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called HAT (Housing and Tsunami) Relief, in which Sri Lankans of the city Batticaloa, the pilot program city, will be given supplies and direction to rebuild the homes they lost in the 2004 tsunami to replace the temporary structures they now live in. UN will partner with an existing program called Habitat for Humanity that also tries to help rebuild the houses.  They will help with the program.

2. HAT Relief will provide supplies, directors, and materials for building the houses.

3. Houses will be built by the people of the city.  Construction will be overseen by a UN Representative as well as a local person who speaks the language. The UN Representative will also be paid for making sure the work gets done in enough time and without any problems. The UN will initiate the program in groups of 12. Example will sign up 12 Sri Lankans families to build 12 houses. After completing all of the houses, each family will be given one of the houses in lieu of payment for their labor.  In order to receive a home “for free”, all twelve houses for each of the 12 families must be completed.  If the group of twelve does not complete the program, then the completed houses will be sold, with those families who were completing the program first in line to bid on the houses. Each house will cost approximately $42,000 US dollars.

4. Every year, this program will be evaluated on its success. If the towns are rebuilt at this time, we will move to another town in Sri Lanka, India, or Indonesia.  If the homes are not yet rebuilt, we will determine the length of time needed to complete the homes and after that length of time, re-evaluate and decide again. After these countries have been significantly helped, the program will discuss helping other countries in need.

5. To pay for Housing and Tsunami Relief, the United Nations will raise the dues of the 10 nations that pay the highest amounts of dues (Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, and The United States of America) by .5%, raising 9 million dollars a year. This will pay for supplies and UN staff salaries. The UN will work closely with Habitat for Humanity to get the supplies for the lowest cost possible.

Resolution GA May 3-06

Truman Middle

Heading:

Re:   Clean Water

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Indonesia

Date:   May 3, 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 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

Whereas Article 29 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.”, and

Surprised that even though Indonesia water resources accounted has for almost 6% of the world, clean water is becoming serious problem in Indonesia, and

Shocked that 70% of people in Indonesia live in rural areas where clean water is scarce, and

Alarmed that every 20 seconds a child under the age of 5 dies from water related diseases, and

Dismayed that 84% of the people who don’t have access to improved water, live in rural areas, where they live principally through subsistence agriculture, and

Realizing that by investing in clean water alone, young children around the world can gain more than 413 million days of health, and

Deeply concerned that the availability of clean water in term of quantity tends to decrease due to environmental degradation and pollution at a rate of 15-35 % per capita annually, and

Having considered that six major rivers in West Java do not meet requirements for healthy drinking water due to pollution by domestic and industrial wastes,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The UN will begin a project called the Indonesian Clean Water Project (ICWP) in which clean water will be provided to rural areas.

2. The Indonesian Clean Water Project will try to provide pure, available water by building hand-pumped wells and distributing filtration solutions to rural areas.

3.  Each well will be built by an engineer and volunteer Indonesian workers. It will also be overseen by a trained UN volunteer, who will oversee ten wells for one year. Overall, fifty trained volunteers will oversee the projects. There will be ten engineers who will build ten wells a year and fifty wells over five years. These engineers will help the workers and instruct them on using the pump wells. Their annual salary will be $30,000, and the UN will need $1,500,000 to pay all of them for the whole project. The Indonesian workers will teach other locals about how to utilize the pump well. Filters will be distributed in areas with natural springs by trained UN volunteers working on the wells.

4. This program will take place in rural areas (outside of cities or towns). We will build 1 well per every 500 people. 100 wells will be built each year for five years to get a total of 500 wells.  The wells will serve 250000 people.

5. It will cost $5,000 for each well, making a total of $2,500,000 for the wells. The filters will cost $25 each ($2500 total.) We will give out 100 filters. With the salary of the engineers, the project will cost a grand total of $4,002, 500.  The filters will be replaced each year, and will be bought with donations to ICWP after the first year.

6. To pay for the Indonesian Clean Water Project the United Nation will raise the dues of the 10 wealthiest countries by 2% for 1 year.  

7. Each year UN representatives will be sent to evaluate the progress of ICWP.  If the percentage of people affected by water related diseases has gone down by 12% the project will be continued and expanded.  If not, the project will be further evaluated and possibly stopped.

8. If the project is successful, ICWP can be spread to African countries such as Kenya, Sudan, and Chad.