Here are the resolution ideas and the UN priority plans that Honors Middle School Model UN students came up with at the 2018 session.
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Proposed Operative Clauses:
Group 1: Natural Disasters
- The UN maintains an emergency fund to help aid in the immediate consequences & prevent further damage to the country. Base it off of previous disasters, but also take into consideration current situation. Nations can spend funds as they see fit.
PASSED - A long-term recovery plan in restoring the country to it’s previous state. Countries decide which natural disaster be prioritized. PASSED
Group 2: Climate Change Causes
- The UN will create an education committee focused on climate change called the Climate Change Educators (CCE). They will create social media campaigns, curriculum, as well as print media to raise awareness of the issue of climate change and its effects. Ads will include ways to lower CO2 Use incentives & rewards. PASSED
- The UN will create a climate control committee that will focus on the USA and China. The committee will partner with Ford to manufacture alternative energy cars. Depending on the success of the program we will expand to other nations. Group will measure CO2 emissions to ensure progress. Check in after 5 years before expanding. Yes: 21 No: 20 PASSED (but just barely)
Group 3: Habitats
- We will help Pacific Islands & undeveloped countries like Maldives first and help by building floating homes and schools to help people not have to leave. We will then move on to more developed countries like Japan & Italy. Boats would include safety equipment.
Yes: 15 No:26 NOT INCLUDED - In order to reduce the quickly melting ice caps, we would like to implement a global awareness program. Partner with governments & widely respected people from different countries to raise awareness of current issues.
Yes: 28 No: 0 PASSED
Group 4: Refugees
- Urban farms/Building vertically. Apartments would have greenspace/plants included.
Yes: 23 No: 19 PASSED - Voluntarily moving refugees to less populated places. Nations can volunteer to take in refugees. Refugees & nations would receive some financial aid, goal is to be self-sustaining.
Yes: 30 PASSED
Group 5: Funding & Evaluation
- 100% of our funding is coming from the most CO2 producing countries.
Yes: 36 PASSED - Natural Disasters will receive $40 million. Causes will receive $10 million. Habitats & climate refugees will receive $25 million each.
Yes: 21 No: 22 NOT INCLUDED
VOTE ON HONORS GA-01
Yes: A lot
No: Not a lot
PASSED & DEBATED
UN 2018-2019 PRIORITY PLAN
- World water crisis (Zimbabwe) 14 #3
- Refugees (Finland) 4
- Human trafficking (Nigeria) 21 #1
- Peace between North & South Korea (Ireland) 3
- World peace (Panama) 2
- Slavery (Japan) 6
- Equality/equal rights (Norway) 17 #2
- Bees/Animal conservation (United Kingdom) 14 #3
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Proposed Operative Clauses:
Group 1: Natural Disasters
- In prep. for natural disasters, the UN will provide the top 25 nations with the smallest landmass area, lowest GDP, and highest vulnerability to natural disasters with alarm systems. In addition, the UN should provide a document to each country informing government officials and citizens alike of how to prepare for natural disasters and what to do once the alarm has sounded.
Vote: PASSED/INCLUDED
Yes: 39 No: 5
- The United Nations will send medical care supplies, food, and set up sanitary shelters for displaced citizens with doctors stationed in each establishment. We would like to request aid from organizations such as the Red Cross & existing UN programs. Support will be temporary not long-term.
Vote: PASSED/INCLUDED
Yes: 32 No: 12
Group 2: Climate Change Causes
- UN will create a committee called the ECC (Education on Climate Change). The committee will publish research, create a social media campaign, do an ad campaign, and promote sustainability. Focus is on industrial nations.
Vote: DEFEATED/NOT INCLUDED
Yes: 21 No: 23 - The UN will create a committee called the World Pollution Solution (WPS) that will incentivize countries by paying them a sum of money if they convert 5% of their energy sources to inexhaustible energy sources per year. Incentivize companies to use more alternative energy sources and advertise their transition.
Vote: PASSED/INCLUDED
Yes: 28 No: 16
Group 3: Habitats
- Restrict new construction within a half a mile of coastal areas on Pacific Islands to protect residents and sea turtles. Request governments tax builders who violate this. Raise dues if nations do not comply.
Vote: DEFEATED/NOT INCLUDED
Yes: 15 No: 29 - Restrict fishing in Artic communities to certain times of the year and to a minimum size of fish to provide more food for polar animals who are endangered. Help those communities with agricultural advancements for shorter growing seasons. Recruit volunteers from universities to help explain/assist. Monitor fishing with licenses/size limits. Use port guards to help enforce this.
Vote: DEFEATED/NOT INCLUDED
Yes: 17 No: 27
Group 4: Refugees
- All refugees have same rights as war refugees. Add this to UDHR. Provide financial compensation to help them in their new home.
Vote: PASSED & INCLUDED
Yes: 39 No: - Countries encouraged with financial compensation to take in refugees.
Vote: DEFEATED & NOT INCLUDED
Yes: 20 No: 24
Group 5: Funding & Evaluation
- We will raise dues on the top 15 CO2 producing countries by 50% & the other 40 most contributing nations by 10%. If nations do not comply, the businesses responsible for the pollution will make up the difference over time. If a nation decreases their emissions by 20%, 10% will be taken off their dues owed.
Vote: DEFEATED & NOT INCLUDED
Yes: 12 No: 32 - 35% of the $1 billion will go to stopping the causes of climate change, another 35% will go to helping climate refugees, 20% will go to helping victims/lands affected by natural disasters, 10% will go to helping preserve animal habitats.
Vote: PASSED & INCLUDED
Yes: 25 No: 19
VOTE ON HONORS GA-01
YES: 32
NO: 11
CREATED & PASSED
UNITED NATIONS PRIORITY LIST:
- Disarming nuclear weapons (India) 7
- Poverty (Singapore) 3
- Starvation/malnutrition (Ireland) 22 1!
- World peace/ending war (China) 6
- Refugees (Thailand) 5
- Human trafficking (Germany) 15 3!
- Education (Spain) 18 2!
- Overpopulation (Poland) 10
