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Index of Middle School Resolutions for March 14, 2007
Resolution |
Sponsors |
Topic |
Status |
GA March 14-01 |
France |
HIV/AIDs | Amended & Passed |
GA March 14-02 |
Thailand |
Air Pollution | Amended & Passed |
GA March 14-03 |
(City |
Trafficking in Children | Amended & Passed |
GA March 14-04 |
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Global Warming | Amended & Passed |
GA March 14-05 |
Haiti (St. Margaret of |
Education | Amended & Passed |
GA March 14-06 |
India (Hoech Middle) |
Child Abuse | Not Debated |
Amended & Passed; 17-5-3
Hoech Middle
Heading:
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: France
Date: March 14, 2007
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
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
Alarmed there are 440,000 women living with HIV/Aids, and
Appalled
that Africa is home to 70%
of people with HIV, and
Concerned that 1.6 million people in Eastern Europe have HIV and AIDS,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. Establish a program called Recovery from Disease Around the World (RFDATW) to treat people who have HIV/AIDS.
2. Recruit doctors to volunteer for 2 months to work in the RFDATW Program.
3. The WHO and UNICEF will sponsor the program.
7. Most [BC1] of the money will fund medicine. A percentage will also go to paying doctors involved in the program.
8. The[BC2] program will last for 5 years and will then be re-evaluated by the General Assembly. After 3 years the program will expand to three more countries.
Amended & Passed; 20-5-1
St. Margaret of Scotland
Heading:
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Thailand
Date: March 14, 2007
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
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
[BC1]More funding was added.
[BC2]Friendly amendment.
[BC3]Was lowered from 5 years.
[BC4]The number of countries was doubled from 5 to 10.
Amended & Passed; 16-5-5
City Academy
Heading:
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Algeria
Date: March 14, 2007
Establishing in
the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in the resolution:
Fully aware that Algeria took no steps to assess the amount of trafficking in the country and reported no investigations or prosecutions for trafficking offenses,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly:
1. A U. N. police force would seize the assets of anyone caught trafficking and use the money to support the victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
3. The U.N. police force would conduct workshops for law enforcement officials to help them become more aware of the trafficking issue.
4. Create a hotline # to report suspected trafficking cases to be maintained by HOC.
5. Use the seized assets to provide for the education of the children trafficked.
6. The children who are victims of trafficking will either be returned to their families or if no family is available they will be provided a home in an orphanage and provided with an education through the HOC fund.
[BC1]The duration was increased from 3 to 5.
Amended & Passed; 20-0-2
Hoech Middle
Heading:
Re: Global Warming
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Australia
Date: March 14, 2007
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
Keeping in mind that carbon emissions have quadrupled during the past half century, and
1. The UN will contribute 10 million dollars to place water mills for making electricity in Australia and Madagascar.
2. The name of this program will be XGW (XOut Global Warming).
3. Famous musicians from around the world will participate in a music festival called Ozfest to raise the $10,000,000. Ozfest [BC1] will be increased to a global concert series.
4. The money will be distributed to Australia and Madagascar. If XGW is successful, the XGW program will be expanded to other countries.
5. The UN Environment Program will supervise XGW.
6. The program will last for six years and then be evaluated by the General Assembly.
[BC1]Expanding Ozfest was a friendly amendment.
Amended & Passed; 20-2-2
St. Margaret of Scotland
Heading:
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Haiti
Date: March 14, 2007
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
1.
Request
that 0.5% of yearly income of the United Nations goes to families of Haiti,
Niger, and Burkina Faso who cannot afford to send their children in need of
education to school.
Also[BC1]
requests that willing member nations donate additional funds.
2.
Ask for donations from
3. The money for this program will go to schools to pay for scholarships for children who can’t afford an education.
4.
The name of this program is United Nations for Child
Education also known as U.N.F.C.E
5.
If U.N.F.C.E. program works successfully in
6. This program will be authorized for twelve[BC2] years. At the end of the fifth year, the General Assembly will discuss the renewal of the program.
Not Debated
Heading:
Re: Child Trafficking and Poverty
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: India
Date: March 14, 2007
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
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
Deeply concerned that over 9 billion dollars are made annually through the buying and selling of human beings, and
Alarmed that over 2,000,000 people are trafficked annually throughout the world, and
Aware that half a billion children are struggling to survive on less than $1.00 a day,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General
Assembly: