Here are the resolutions for the April 23, 2024 General Assembly session. The schools attending are DuBray Middle, Fort Zumwalt North, Fort Zumwalt South, and Fort Zumwalt West. The General Assembly will be at the Fort Zumwalt South High School Auditorium from 10:00 am until 1:00 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 | Bangladesh Fort Zumwalt South Middle | Reducing Malnutrition in Bangladesh |
| GA-02 | Greece Fort Zumwalt North Middle | Lack of Education in Niger |
| GA-03 | Netherlands Fort Zumwalt West Middle | Increasing Availability of Electricity in South Sudan |
| GA-04 | Sweden, Indonesia DuBray Middle | Humanitarian Aid for Gaza, Palestine |
Resolution GA-01 April 23
Re.: Reducing Malnutrition in Bangladesh
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Bangladesh
Date: April 23, 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
Alarmed that 36% of people in Bangladesh are malnourished, and
Worried that 48% of children in Bangladesh are malnourished, and
Aware that children who are malnourished struggle focusing and concentrating, making it difficult to learn, and
Concerned that 1.5 million children die in Bangladesh due to malnourishment. Because the country is poor, they are unable to provide enough money to their citizens to pay for food,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will begin a program called Bangladeshi Hunger Relief (BHR). BHR will partner with the Action Against Hunger and Heifer International programs to provide meals and food sources for those in need. Action Against Hunger will be helping the residents learn to grow food themselves, and Heifer International will provide cattle to families and our kitchens to produce food. These services will be provided for free.
- BHR will begin in Bangladesh’s Dhaka, Chattogram, and Narayanganj. The program will remain here for 3 years, with the goal of reducing the percentage of malnourished people in the country by 15%. If the goal is reached, the team of 1,500 volunteers in Bangladesh will split up and support other nearby countries in need of food, with a smaller team still remaining in the country.
- The cost of this 3-year program is $10 million dollars, which we will get from raising the dues of the 10 highest paying countries by 1%. We will donate the funds to Action Against Hunger and Heifer International to assist in feeding and providing cattle to underprivileged families and people.
- Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran, and Nepal could benefit from the program, as they have shown data that points to hunger and malnourishment being an issue within their countries.
Resolution GA-02 April 23
Re.: Lack of Education in Niger
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Greece
Date: April 23, 2024
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #4 is Quality Education, 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
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
Amazed that only 38% of Niger is literate, and
Noting that there are over 60 different languages spoken in Niger, and
Saddened that the average education level in Niger is only 2.1 years, and
Alarmed less than half of Niger’s children do not go to school and over 70% of Nigerians aged 15-24 are not in school and unemployed, and
Concerned that pre-school enrollment rate marks only 7% while secondary education enrollment is below 60%,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will begin a program The PEG plan or PEGP (public education growth plan) in Dosso Niger. PEGP will partner with JSI under the World education department to prioritize adequate resources.
- PEGP will start in Dosso, Niger. 150 educators will be sent to Dosso to start the education. This will be about 10-15 educators per grade spread out through the cities public school system. Their job will be to teach the 4 core subjects (Math, Reading/writing, social studies, science)
- The budget needed is $62 million. This will cover the teachers’ salaries $30,000 x 150 employees x 12 years of teaching. With the other $30 million we will be funding $75,000 for transportation to Niger, 400,000 for cars and transportation in Dosso, and 7,500,000 for equipment (computers, cell phones, training, fuel, meals, etc.) The remaining $25,000 will be used for any miscellaneous expenses.
- We are asking that the 5 nations that prioritize education help fund this. These countries are as follows: The US, The UK, Germany, Canada, and France. To begin, we are proposing each nation contribute $15 million to this cause. This will fund transportation, salary of teachers, and teaching supplies.
- Timeline- At least 12 years, a whole age group going through the system.
- The project will be considered successful when at least 80% of the population of Dosso are literate with a standard public education (graduate high school).
- After our project is deemed successful, we will expand this education program to the rest of Niger and eventually to the surrounding countries.
Resolution GA-03 April 23
Re.: Increasing Availability of Electricity in South Sudan
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: the Netherlands
Date: April 23, 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 #7 is Affordable and Clean Energy, and
Alarmed that South Sudan has a constant rate of 0% for clean water, and
Knowing that filtering and sanitary businesses cannot be opened in South Sudan due to lack of resources which is caused by the lack of energy, and
Saddened that South Sudan is ranked #1 for the poorest country with a GDP of only 476, and
Concerned that South Sudan was ranked #1 for least electrified country with electricity access ranges to about 7.7% percent of the population as per 2021,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The Netherlands will start a 3 year program called NICEP (Netherlands International Clean Energy Program). We will partner with the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), to hire and train 100 workers to install and maintain windmills in South Sudan.
- We will start by purchasing and installing 9 windmills in the capital of South Sudan, Juda, which has a population of 525,953.
- The program will cost $25 million dollars to install the windmills and maintain them for one year. The subsequent 2 years of the program will cost an additional 4.4 million dollars, for paying maintenance workers’ salaries.
- We will fund this program by asking The Foundation for Renewable Energy and Resources (FREE), The Global Wind Energy Council, and the Clean Energy Solution Center (CESE) to give us 6 million dollars each to help fund all 3 years.
- For the remaining funding, we will raise the UN dues of the 30 highest paying countries by 0.05%, creating $12, 570, 183.83 for the program.
- The UNFCCC will come in twice a year to look over the programme, funding, and maintenance.
- If the program shows improvement and success by producing 669.6 KWH per day or 244,404 KWH per year over the 3 years, some countries who could benefit from this energy program are other countries such as Chad, Lebanon, and more.
Resolution GA-04 April 23
Re.: Humanitarian Aid for Gaza, Palestine
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Sweden, Indonesia
Date: April 23, 2024
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
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #3 is Good Health and Well-Being, and
Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #11 is, and Sustainable Cities and Communities, and
Alarmed that the current war/ongoing genocide 2023-2024: The IDF (Israeli Defense Force) has been dropping airstrikes, missiles, & bombs in civilian-populated areas of Gaza, Palestine. There have been over 30,000 known civilian casualties and around 2 million Palestinians are displaced, and
Shocked that over 47% of Gaza is made up of children. Hospitals, schools, ambulances, journalists, doctors, & neighborhoods have been and are still being targeted, and
Saddened that places of worship, mosques and churches, have also been targeted, and
Noting that 95% of the population doesn’t even have access to clean water as Israel controls the water supply and has been blocking humanitarian aid such as food, medical supplies, and water from entering, and
Concerned that the IDF has used illegal & banned bullets and substances such as white phosphorus, a chemical that can burn through bone, on civilians. They also ordered 1.5 million Palestinians to Rafah (southern Gaza) for their own “safety” only to bomb and shoot at them,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
Action Plan:
- The U.N. will instruct Israel to permanently ceasefire immediately. A program called P.A.G.E. (People Against Genocide Everywhere) will provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
- P.A.G.E. will partner with UNRWA and FAO. This program will start in Gaza and organize imports of necessities such as water, food (give food packages and set up stations), medicine, and temporary shelters while homes, hospitals, and other buildings are being reconstructed. This program will also provide medical assistance to the injured.
- The timeline for this program will be within a few months due to the urgent humanitarian crisis.
- Our total budget needed is $22.7 million USD with the U.S.A., Israel, China, Ireland, Japan, Egypt, Jordan, U.K., and Russia, each contributing around $2.5 million USD. If 70% of Palestinians have housing after 10 years, P.A.G.E. will expand to civilians in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, and Yemen.
- Final Power Statement: This is not a war, it is an ongoing genocide. We will not turn a blind eye. Turn the page and be on the right side of history.
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