Model UN General Assembly: April 6, 2016

Here are the resolutions for the April 6, 2016 Middle School Model United Nations General Assembly. Student delegates from Holman Middle, Pattonville Heights Middle, and Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community Day School will be discussing these resolutions.

Resolution Number/Status	Submitted by:	Topic:
GA-01 SUBMITTED	Argentina, Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia Holman Middle	World Hunger
GA-02 SUBMITTED	Djibouti, Liberia, South Africa, North Korea Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community Day School	Lion Population Devastation
GA-03 SUBMITTED	Singapore Pattonville Heights Middle	Pollution from India
GA-04 SUBMITTED	Brazil, Cube, Mongolia, New Zealand Holman Middle	Trafficking
GA-05 SUBMITTED	Turkey Pattonville Heights Middle	PKK Fighting
GA-06 SUBMITTED	Afghanistan, Canada, Denmark, Haiti, Norway Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community Day School	Hospital Units in 3rd World Countries

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Resolution GA-01 April 6

Re.:                             World Hunger

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Argentina, Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia

Date:                           April 6, 2016

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 27, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Every has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”, and

Concerned that in Africa, 20% of the people are hungry and are barely surviving, and

Noting that hungry children have an increased risk of homelessness, chronic health problems, psychiatric distress, and stress, behavioral problems, and low self-esteem, and

Acknowledging that drought is one of the most common causes of food shortages in the world, and

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly

1. We are going to create a U. N. program called Less Hungry Kids (LHKK), we will be working in Abeche Chad, Addis Ababa Ethiopia and Lusaka Zambia. Our program will focus on feeding the people in these areas.
2. In our program we will feed 150-300 people in each city every day. We will build a community center in each city, with a dining facility, water pump, kitchen, garden, barn and agricultural education classrooms.
3. We will need $4 million dollars for transportation, building cost, furniture and kitchen appliances, salaries for employees, food, and medicine.

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Resolution GA-02 April 6

Re.:                             Lion Population Devastation

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Djibouti, Liberia, South Africa, North Korea

Date:                           April 6, 2016

Whereas Article 27, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Every has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”, and

Whereas Article 29 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.”, and

Concerned that lions will eventually go extinct in the wild, and

Recognizing that there are only fourteen countries in Africa where lions roam free in large numbers. In Africa there are only 450 lions. In the entire world there are on1y 5,000 lions left, and

Whereas by the year 2050, according to calculations from the Scientific American website, all lions should be extinct if there is no action made,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will lobby to make hunting and killing lions illegal in all African countries.
2. Keep lions away from farmers’ crops, which is estimated to save about 80% of lions, by fencing around farmland. There will be 1,000 employees on rotation and they will put up fence by fence over the span of the next year, and some of the employees will be at the breeding center.
3. The United Nations will work with African nations to make an education effort to make hunting and killing lions illegal in all African countries. Penalties may include fines or time in prison, will vary by each country’s laws.
4. Create the U.N.S.T.L (United Nations Save The Lions) organization to breed lions and reintroduce them into the wild. We will also build 3 breeding centers in each country to breed the lions and return them to the wild in other African countries. The countries with breeding centers would be Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
5. To pay for U.N.S.T.L we are asking the U.N. for $16,014,000. $14,000 for all the breeding centers $500 per fence, $1,000,000 for the workers’ pay, $10,000,00 for lion materials, food, and tranquilizers, and $4,000,000 for any setbacks.
6. After the first year we will reevaluate this project and if we have a gain of at least 500 lions we will continue this project for the next 5 years. In the span of the next five years, we will reintroduce lions into Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea, Djibouti, Niger, Algeria, and Tunisia.
7. We will raise the dues of Norway, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Austria, Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, Belgium, United States, Japan, Germany, France, and United Kingdom by $1,000,000 for the first year and for every other year by $250,000.

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Resolution GA-03 April 6

Re.:                             Pollution from India

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Singapore

Date:                           April 6, 2016

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 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 in 2015, illegal slash and burn practices in Indonesia resulted in an air pollution crisis in the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, and

Regrets that due to air pollution in Indonesia, more than 2,000 schools in Malaysia and Indonesia had to close, and

Concerned that by October 7, 2015, more than 140,000 Indonesians had reported respiratory illnesses in the haze affected areas, and

Notes that a Southeast Asian haze is an annual occurrence in the area, but the 2015 haze was especially severe, and

Ashamed that Indonesia’s 2015 fire outbreaks produced more daily emissions than the average daily emissions from all U.S. activity,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations create the Indonesian Anti-Air Pollution Taskforce, henceforth referred to as the UNAPT, to be placed under the jurisdiction of the World Health Organization.
2. UNAPT would be responsible for tracking down the perpetrators of illegal slash and burn techniques in Indonesia. UNAPT will have 80 task force members. By using local eyewitness reports, combined with a constant, on the ground watch on likely targets slash and burn techniques, teams can be sent out to catch people, either in or after the act.
3. Perpetrators will be turned over to the Indonesian government, to fine or imprison at their jurisdiction. Punishments will also vary depending on whether or not those at fault are corporations, or individuals. (Companies found guilty of clearing land can be fined over $700,000, and management can spend up to 10 years in )
4. In order to fund UNAPT, we are requesting $2,600,000. The $2.6 million dollars will be obtained by raising dues on the 10 wealthiest nations by 1.2%. The $2.6 million dollars will be spent as follows:
   • The salary of task force members will be $300 a month, for 5 years. (The highest minimum wage in Indonesia amounts to about $235 a month.) This will total to about $1,440,000.
   • The UNAPT will have 10 vehicles. $30,000 per van = $300,000.
   • It will cost $5,100 to equip each task force member with a uniform, phone, laptop, etc., along with repairing/replacing these items to last for 5 years. $5,100 • 100 =$510,000.
   • The remaining funds ($350,000) will be used to cover the costs of fuel, lodging, and other
5. UNAPT will last for 5 After that, if pollution from Indonesian slash and burn practices has been found to have reduced by 25%, compared to the pollution in 2015, the program can be renewed.
6. If the program is renewed, the program can be increased to employ a larger number of task force members, to be determined by the General Assembly at that

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Resolution GA-04 April 6

Re.:                             Trafficking

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Brazil, Cube, Mongolia, New Zealand

Date:                           April 6, 2016

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 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

Appalled that 800,000 people are trafficked each year worldwide, and

Deeply concerned that 1/3 of children that run away from home are lured into prostitution or porn within 48 hours, and

Shocked that 50% of trafficked victims are younger than 16, and

Enraged that every 30 seconds a person is trafficked,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. We are going create an organization called Find Her Together, to help China, Russia and Uzbekistan with their trafficking problem; they are the top 3 nations that have the highest levels of sex trafficking.
2. In each city we will provide a safe house; Basic necessities, home needs, educational programs, and security. People: Women volunteers, doctors, counselors, chefs, planners, guards, and technology staff.
3. We will need $10 million dollars to build each safe house, for a total of $30 million dollars.

 

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Resolution GA-05 April 6

Re.:                             PKK Fighting

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Turkey

Date:                           April 6, 2016

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

Whereas Article 2 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”, 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 7 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All are equal before the law and are entitled without discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.”, and

Deeply concerned that Turkey has committed thousands of human rights abuses against Kurdish people since the 1970s, including torture, arbitrary arrest, destroying of homes, and executions of Kurdish civilians, and

Fully aware that PKK fighters target Turkish establishments, including schools and businesses, and

Alarmed that thousands of civilians have been caught in crossfire and or specifically targeted and killed,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

 

1. The United Nations will hold peace talks between Turkish representatives and representatives from the PKK at the United Nation Office at
2. The peace talks will take place in multiple sessions agreed upon by both parties over the course of 6 months, from April 2017 to September 2017.
3. The UN will provide $450,000 to pay for 50 UN peacekeepers for security of the office and representatives, along with housing, food, and any miscellaneous costs.
4. The UN will gain this money by raising dues on the 10 wealthiest nations (by GNI per capita) by 0.21%.
5. After the 6 months are over, if significant progress has been made in coming to an agreement, the program will be renewed for an additional 6 months.

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Resolution GA-06 April 6

Re.:                             Hospital Units in 3rd World Countries

Submitted to:             General Assembly

Submitted by:            Afghanistan, Canada, Denmark, Haiti, Norway

Date:                           April 6, 2016

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 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.”, and

Whereas in 2015, 91 out of 1,000 children under the age of five died in Afghanistan, and

Whereas 80 percent of people in developing countries rely on local health care, and people often have to walk for days to get to a decent clinic or hospital, and

Whereas 44% of W.H.O. members report to have less than one physician per 1000 persons, and

Whereas from such third world countries villages, it can take hours to walk to the nearest hospital, and

Whereas there are approximately 38,000 villages in Afghanistan alone, that it can take hours to walk to a nearest hospital, and

Noting that hospitals in third world countries are already overworked. These Hospitals will reduce the amount of patients a larger hospital get meaning they can give better care,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. We will create a new community known as the BNHDC (Building New Hospitals in Developing Countries).
2. The BNHDC will set up two hospital tents to make a large hospital in such villages. These hospitals will be local and easily accessible, and this will reduce the amount of time it takes some to get medical care. The UN will provide as many hospitals as needed, starting with Afghanistan, building 100 new hospitals with proper medical care and shorter distances to the hospitals. We will also provide ambulances, water, and for some, food. We will start with Afghanistan, and if it proves successful, we’ll move onto Sierra Leone and Myanmar.
3. To save money, BNHDC hospital tents will not be able to treat serious medical emergencies; but they will have an ambulance on hand to take people to larger hospitals. Hospitals in third world countries are already overworked. These Hospitals will reduce the amount of patients a larger hospital get meaning they can give better care. BNHDC hospitals will be set up like a field hospital, but will have much better medical care inside. In addition, one doctor will come from Doctors Without Borders, to save money.
4. Medical programs will be used at colleges for medical students to see doctors work up close and observe patient care. These patients will also be able to help out the doctors in the hospitals, this will give them the experience of working as a doctor in a third world country.

5. Each hospital will have two doctors, one from Doctors Without Borders, and one paid doctor from the hospital’s country. There will also be one professional nurse and many part-time volunteers from around the community.

6. The startup costs for the first year, for each individual hospital, will be:

• Medical equipment: $10,075
• Ambulance: $30,705
• Nurses: $40,000 (per year)
• Doctors: $50,000 (per year)
• Medical tent: $2,480

7. This project will operate for 5 years, and after 5 years we will evaluate the health/death rate of the countries, and if the health of the population of the country has increased, we will renew the project. If the project has been successful we will continue to improve a new country every two years.

Cost of one hospital for the first year: $133,260

Total startup cost for all 100 hospitals (first year only): $13,326,000

Cost of labor and maintaining each hospital per year: $90,000

Total cost of BNHDW for the first five years: $49,326,000

8. For the first 5 years the money for the program will be supplied by Denmark, Norway, and Canada.
9. After that Denmark, Norway, Canada, will be donating $23 million, each year. The rest of the money for this program will be raised by raising the dues of the top 10 countries by $200,000 and raising the dues of the next twenty countries by $100,000, and the next 80 countries, by $50,000. The total revenue over five years will be about $30,000,000. $9,326,000 dollars will come from private donors. People will also be able to donate $100,000 to name a hospital after someone. This will generate $10 million. The rest will come from private donors.
10. The timeline of the BNHDC will be five years. Over five years the BNHDC will build 100 hospitals in Afghanistan. If the program is a success and the hospitals are doing well, the program will expand to more countries, and there will be 100 more hospitals built per 5 year in third world countries.