Resolutions for April 16

Resolution GA April 16-01

Re.:   Terrorism

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Australia

Date:   April 16, 2013

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

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 9 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”, and

Whereas Article 18 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion of belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”, and

Appalled that there were 10,283 terrorist attacks worldwide in 2011, and

Outraged that there were 2,265 terrorist attacks in Iraq in 2011, and

Disgusted that there were 2,872 terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in 2011, and

Stunned that there were 43,990 people killed, injured, or kidnapped as a result of terrorism worldwide in 2011,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will start a program called TEN (Terrorism Ends Now). The United Nations will send UN Peacekeepers into countries in the Middle East including Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Pakistan along with Eastern India

2. The UN Peacekeepers will work with the U.S., British, Australian, and Indian Militaries, along with the militaries of the countries they will be helping.

3. The UN Peacekeepers will go to different towns and villages and search for sources of terrorism.

4. If any form of terrorism is discovered, the terrorists shall be arrested and face international law.

5. To fund the task, we request that the UN raise dues on the 25 wealthiest nations by 2%, and all other nations by 0.3%.

6. The Peacekeepers will stay in these regions for 5 years. If after these 5 years terrorism in these regions is down by 15%, the Peacekeepers can be sent to other countries, while leaving some Peacekeepers in these countries to keep the peace.

Resolution GA April 16-02

Re.:   Landmines

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Bosnia & Herzegovina

Date:   April 16, 2013

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 landmines kill and injure a civilian every 30 minutes, which is about 18,000 people a year, and

Noting that some effects towards the environmental impact are: Access Denial, loss of biodiversity, micro-relief disruption, and chemical contamination, and

Alarmed that landmines are found in over 70 countries, and

Concerned that there are about 110 million landmines that are still in the ground, and

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called United Nations Landmine Elimination (UNLE), and its purpose is to dispose of underground landmines.

2. The UNLE will start in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, and Iran, but will expand to other nations in the future.

3. The UN will hire bomb-explosive experts to help locate and remove the landmines.

4. We will raise the UN dues by 1% to the 25 richest nations, which will add up to $7,977,722.83.

5. Our program will last four years. When the four years are up we will vote for a renewal and expansion to other areas.

Resolution GA April 16-03

Re.:   Equal Rights for Women in India

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: India

Date:   April 16, 2013

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 16 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage, and at its dissolution.”, and

Appalled that women at the age of 20 are considered sinful or unfaithful until they get married, and

Shocked that once a woman gets married they are now "owned" by their in-laws not their biological parents, and

Dismayed that 90% of marriages are arranged in India, and

Realizing that 75% of women are forced into marriage before the age of 18, to men of all different ages,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will create a program called WERM (Women's Equal Rights in Marriage) which will be focused in India.

2. WERM will help young women who are forced into marriage.

3. WERM will have volunteers sent out to find women that are forced into marriage.

4. If a woman who needs help is found, she will be granted legal help.

5. To create WERM, we request that dues are increased through the 20 wealthiest countries by 0.25%.

6. Women's Equal Rights in Marriage will last for 6 years and if at this time a decrease in forced marriage is achieved, it will be renewed for another 6 years. When this happens WERM will go to other regions as well as still in India.

7. Our lawyers for WERM will cost $284.00 per hour.

8. WERM is considering pressurizing the government into passing a law banning marriages under the age of 21. And if possible, banning forced marriages all together.

9. By spreading the word of WERM by advertising on television and possibly billboards, we will find volunteers to help with the association.

10. If the law passes and we find to be confronted with forceful husbands or parents that won’t end the marriage or won’t allow access to the wife, they will be taken to court for not following the “forced marriage” law.

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Resolution GA April 16-04

Re.:   Deforestation

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Chile, Brazil

Date:   April 16, 2013

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 29 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order, and the general welfare in a democratic society.”, and

Appalled that half of the world’s tropical forests have been cleared or degraded, and

Recognizing that it takes 5-10 years for a tree to grow back, and

Alarmed by more than half of the world’s timber and 72% of paper is consumed by 22% of the world’s population, and

Deeply concerned that 12-15 million hectares are lost each year, the equivalent of 36 football fields per minute, and

Realizing that deforestation reduces soil quality and results in erosion and flooding,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program Stop Amazonian Deforestation (SAD) which will focus in South America.

2. SAD will work with other NGOs who focus on fighting for deforestation in South America including Greenpeace.

3. All South American member nations agree that a fine of 25% of profits will be issued for all companies that fail to replant at least 75% of the amount of trees they cut down.

4. SAD will train a group of inspectors (using volunteers from the aforementioned NGOs) to tour logging facilities and look for violation of replanting and over-cutting.

5. If a facility is found in violation of not replanting 75% of the trees they cut, they will be fined 25% of all profits.

6. All funds from fines will be used for training inspectors and funding SAD.

7. To create SAD, we request that the United Nations raises dues on the 10 highest-paying nations by 0.5%.

8. Stop Amazonian Deforestation will last for five years. If after this time, the program will be evaluated, if deforestation has been reduced by 18% it can be renewed for another three years. At this time, it is suggested that the program be adapted and spread to another region with high deforestation rates.

Resolution GA April 16-05

Re.:   Clean Water in Africa

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: China

Date:   April 16, 2013

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 in Ethiopia only 42% of the population has access to clean water, in Sudan only about 2% of water is available for domestic uses, and in Kenya only 62% of the population has access to clean water, and

Whereas we are extremely concerned with the lack of clean drinking water in Africa. We propose that we raise funding for water pumps which cost $500 each and for water purification tablets which purify 5 gallons of water for just $0.60.,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. This organization will be called P.P.O. (Pumping and Purification Organization)

2. Funds are raised by requesting a 1% tax on all dairy products in the 25 richest countries to buy pumps and purification tablets in the 3 countries previously mentioned; Ethiopia, Sudan, and Kenya.

3. We do not allow future generations to have this lack of water.

4. After a 2 year trial the general assembly will vote to extend this program. This organization will hire people to teach villagers to use pumps and water purification tablets.

5. We will buy 100 pumps per country and a 2 year supply of purification tablets for each pump.

6. After the two years if the program is successful it will further expand to other countries in need.

Resolution GA April 16-06

Re.:   Education in Madagascar

Submitted to:  General Assembly

Submitted by: Madagascar

Date:   April 16, 2013

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 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

Appalled that only 71% of adults in Madagascar can read and write. We fear that jobs in our country as well as other countries with low adult literacy rates are going to people who are not people of Madagascar, and

Shocked that only few children receive the opportunity to get education, and

Dismayed that money is going to other unimportant projects instead of schools, and

Realizing that Madagascar does not have funds to send children and young adults to school,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Madagascar Education Help (MEH) which will focus in Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, and other southeastern African countries.

2. MEH will focus on building more schools, providing well educated teachers and aids, and supplying schools with proper materials.

3. Along with Madagascar, MEH will help Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and other African countries with low literacy rates.

4. The MEH program will approximately need 8 million dollars to provide 7 schools in Madagascar, stocked with proper supplies for learning and education.

5. To fund MEH we request that the UN raise dues on the 20 wealthiest countries or nations by 0.7%.

6. Madagascar Education Help will last for seven years. If the adult literacy rate in the countries MEH plans to help increase by 15%, then the program can be renewed for another 7 years and can expand to other countries with low adult literacy rates.