Here are the resolutions for the April 17, 2024 General Assembly session. The schools attending are John Burroughs and St. Raphael the Archangel. The General Assembly will be at the Creve Coeur Drury Inn from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. We will be posting resolutions as we receive them. Some of these might be rough drafts and will have changes before the session. Click here to see country rosters and information about the other Middle School General Assemblies.
| Status: | Submitted By: | Topic: |
| GA-01 | Turkey St. Raphael the Archangel | Homelessness |
| GA-02 | New Zealand John Burroughs | Building Windmills in Five Different Countries… |
| GA-03 | Namibia & Norway St. Raphael the Archangel | SOD (Sending Over Doctors) |
| GA-04 | Nigeria & Canada John Burroughs | Solar Farms in Nigeria |
| GA-05 | Lithuania John Burroughs | Genocide & Updating the Geneva Convention |
Resolution GA-01 April 17
Re.: Homelessness
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Turkey
Date: April 17, 2024
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 Sustainable Development Goal #1 is No Poverty, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #3 is Good Health and Well-Being, and
Horrified that 5.3 million people are homeless whereas in 2022 the average was just 1.5 million homeless people, and
Surprised that it is not considered a social issue by much of the population, and
Noting that a recent earthquake has caused many people to lose their homes,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The Government of Turkey will run a non-profit called Eliminate Homelessness which will provide jobs for unemployed people in Turkey. Eliminate Homelessness will build 250 shelters on the streets of Gaziantep, a city affected by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last year. It will take 200 people to build these shelters over 50 days. These 200 shelters will each consist of bunk beds housing a total of 36 people each. Each shelter will also consist of six bathrooms. This will take 9000 people off the streets at night. The shelters will be open and staffed from 5pm to 9am.
- The cost of building the shelters is $1,730,000. The cost of the bunk-beds that go inside the shelters is $302,400. The cost of the workers that will build these shelters is $125,600. The cost of workers that will staff the shelters for the first six months is $427,500. Adding six bathrooms to each shelter will add $600,000. This adds up to a total of $3,185,500.
- After six months these shelters will be evaluated. Hopefully most of the people that the shelters serve will be able to get jobs and houses in those six months. If the homeless population has gone down by 7% or more we plan to expand to northern Syria who was also affected by the earthquake. We will also plan to aid other countries with very severe homeless problems.
- We will take 5% of the United Nations dues for the 15 richest countries to pay for the project. We will also ask Amazon to donate $0.50 for every pair of shoes that they sell.
Resolution GA-02 April 17
Re.: Building Windmills in Five Different Countries to Reduce Global Fossil Fuel Energy Usage
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: New Zealand
Date: April 17, 2024
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #7 is Affordable and Clean Energy, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #13 is Climate Action, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #14 is Life Below Water, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #3 is Good Health and Well-Being, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #9 is Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #15 is Life on Land, and
Whereas if the United Nations commits to building 49,134 wind turbines, the energy generated will not only reduce fossil fuel energy usage by 2.81% but supply the United Nations with consistent annual funding that will be used to build renewable energy sources in countries that cannot afford to build them themselves, and
Acknowledging the International Fund for Animal Welfare warns that if global temperature rises to 2°C by 2100, 18% of species risk extinction, while the US Environmental Protection Agency explains that fossil fuel usage threatens the ocean’s ecosystem and marine life, and
Knowing that the United Nations is committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 45% by 2030 to reach this goal, and
Alarmed that 85% of the global human population is already majorly affected by climate change and if we don’t reach net zero emissions soon humanity could be at risk.
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- This goal shall commit to reducing global fossil fuel usage by 2.81%. To achieve this, the UN must replace 40,745,000,000 kWh of fossil fuel energy with energy generated by wind turbines. Each wind turbine will produce an estimated 843,000 kWh per month. Therefore, the UN shall commit to building 49,134 wind turbines.
- The wind turbines would be built in China, the United States, Canada, India, and the European Union. Each country and the EU will receive 9,826 wind turbines.
- The average cost of each wind turbine is $2,337,500 (including installation and labor). Therefore, the total cost would be $114,850,809,487. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will supply the countries on the list above and the European Union with a zero-interest loan of $114,850,809,487, covering all costs. The UN is responsible for distributing this loan, ensuring the money is used for the building of the wind turbines, and ensuring the loan will be paid back.
- The financing plan for the wind turbines involves no increase in United Nations dues or collections. The wind turbines will generate $64,744,312,500 of revenue annually. In the first two years after implementation, the UN will collect 100% of the profits from the windmills which will pay off the total loan. A full financing plan can be found on this spreadsheet.
- The construction of the wind turbines shall begin on January 1, 2025. All wind turbines will be constructed by January 1, 2026. Throughout 2026, a team of climate scientists from the University of Auckland will assess the effectiveness of the wind turbines. By April 1, 2027, they will have assembled a report on their findings and if they believe that this plan of action was successful.
- Once the loan has been paid in full, the UN will receive 10% of the profits from the wind turbines each year. This money will be used to construct wind turbines in developing countries that don’t currently have adequate infrastructure to construct them independently of this initiative. If the University of Auckland report reveals major negative impacts of this resolution, the UN will use the money for other funding.
Resolution GA-03 April 17
Re.: SOD (Sending Over Doctors)
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Namibia and Norway
Date: April 17, 2024
Whereas Article 13 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to 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
Concerned that 2 of the top 5 causes of death in Namibia have vaccines available, and
Alarmed that during the year 2022 the infant mortality rate is 28.475 out of 1,000 live births, and
Knowing that there is only 1 doctor per 1,000 patients in Namibia, and
Aware that the country of Norway has many qualified medical professionals and also has high quality teaching and training,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will begin a program called SOD (Sending Over Doctors) to see if the rate of medical related deaths will go down.
- This program will be started in Namibia Capital City (Windhoek) and if successful moved on to other cities and countries with similar issues. This program will take place over the span of three years. Every six months a group of 80 doctors will be living in Namibia on the grounds we have set four them. The doctors will be paid N$246,283.50 or about $13,000 USD.
- The doctors will be provided by Doctors Without Borders, Project Hope, Peace Corps, and Partners in Health.
- In the Capital of Namibia there are 20 hospitals and in this program each hospital will have four well trained doctors on their staff.
- Also in each hospital there will be 2 cardioverter defibrillators which cost about $2,000,000 in all. Rapid HIV testing, three types of medicines, which will help the symptoms of HIV, which will cost about $2,000,000. In every hospital there will be one MRI Machine, which will cost $4,000,000 for all of them.
- This program will last for three years. Every six months a new set of 80 doctors will go to Namibia’s capital. The doctors will have tents to live in, In each tent there will be 6 people.
- After a year and a half there will be a check in to see how much the death rate has gone down.
- This program will be funded by raising dues. This program will cost $7,11,160 in total. We will be rounding to 9,000,000 in case something goes wrong in the program. This program will be founded by raising the dues form the top ten wealthiest countries by 9%.
- If this program is successful we will be expanding the program to Somalia, South Sudan, and Niger.
Resolution GA-04 April 17
Re.: Solar Farms in Nigeria
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Nigeria & Canada
Date: April 17, 2024
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #3 is Good Health and Well-Being, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #7 is Affordable and Clean Energy, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #13 is Climate Action, and
Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and
Knowing that 78.1% of Nigeria’s electricity is generated by fossil fuels,
Aware that 40.4% of Nigeria’s population does not have access to electricity, and
Realizing that a lack of electricity could affect other issues including not being able to store medication properly, not being able to run life support machines, and schools may not be able to stay clean and running, and
Keeping in mind that quality of healthcare drastically lowers when there is no access to electricity, and
Emphasizing 20% of Nigeria’s energy source is oil based which has many issues including being a finite resource and being a health hazard,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will begin implementing solar farms in Nigeria, to help expand access to electricity and use of clean energy.
- These farms will be built by local workers who will be paid 12 Canadian dollars an hour and trained by Canadians solar panel experts.
- There will be 100,000 acres of solar farms built in Nigeria. This program will be funded with Canada giving 50 million dollars and the top 20 richest countries in the UN each giving 10 million. This budget includes paying and training local workers.
- This project will be a 4-year plan with 25,000 acres of solar farms going up each year. This project will be deemed a success once about 10% more of the population have access to 7 hours of electricity a day. This project will then be followed with maintenance every 5 years. This will ensure that the panels stay up to date and that the workers will have a consistent job. Any money necessary after the budget has been used will be from United Nations Dues.
- If this program succeeds we will expand this project to other countries, starting with Botswana.
Resolution GA-05 April 17
Re.: Genocide & Updating the Geneva Convention
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Lithuania
Date: April 17, 2024
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
Observing that even after the 1949 Geneva Conventions, genocide has still continued, especially in countries like Rwanda in 1994, Bosnia & Herzegovina in the late 80’s, and even in the last 5 years in places like Ukraine and Palestine/Israel, and
Aware that after the 1949 conventions were updated in 1977 that problems are still persisting today, and
Knowing that since the universal declaration of human rights was created, genocides and other issues in that category have persisted, and
Convinced that after this information is present that genocides against people are still happening, even since the updates to the Geneva conventions in 1977,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Holds another convention in Geneva, Switzerland, where countries can come together and assist in updating/rewriting the 1949 Geneva conventions.
- By rewriting and updating parts of the conventions, we can help limit and hopefully completely get rid of modern genocides.
- It would cost about $10 million dollars, and the money would come from the top 10 richest countries in the world, (United States, Norway, San Marino, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Macao SAR, Qatar, Singapore, Ireland, and Luxembourg) to cover security, transportation, and facilities.
- This would happen in the next 1-3 years and would happen before 2028 to try and prevent and stop ongoing genocides today.
- Hopefully by 2028, we would have held a convention and had some sort of treaty/document approved. Afterwards, we hope to continue and hold a meeting every 20-25 years to keep the documents up to date with current times.
SOURCES:
- https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
- https://genocideeducation.org/resources/modern-era-genocides/
- https://gfmag.com/data/richest-countries-in-the-world/
