Below are the submitted resolutions for the PM session. The session will be from 8:30 -11:30 am at the Creve Coeur Drury Inn. Details/Sign Up about the session can be found by clicking here. To submit a resolution, please email it to [email protected]. The deadline for resolution submission is Wednesday, November 14th. More information on resolutions/how to submit them can be found here.
We are posting resolutions in the order submitted, not the order in which they will appear in the packets. Depending on the number of resolutions submitted, we may not have time to discuss them all.
Noah Rowan and Kenan Dogan
Re.: UNDOF Peacekeeping in Golan Heights
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Israel
Date: November 17, 2018
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
Reaffirming the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic which established the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights region, and
Reaffirming the recent opening of the Quneitra border crossing, and
Recognizing the history of rebel fighting in the Golan Heights area of separation, and
Underscoring the important contribution that the UNDOF’s presence continues makes to peace and security in the Middle East, and
Keeping in mind the need for a safe port of entry and exit between both sides of the Quneitra border crossing, and
Acknowledging the previous closing of the Quneitra crossing from 2013-August 2018, and
Acknowledging further the native land of the Druze people and their rights granted by the Israeli government to cross the border freely in pilgrimage or for sale of apples, and
Deeply concerned with the obstacles to freedom of movement during the time where the border was closed.
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Renew the mandate of UNDOF for a period of 13 months and 15 days, that is, until 31 December 2019, and ensure that UNDOF has the required capacity and resources to fulfil the mandate in a safe and secure way.
- Require that the Quneitra border crossing remain open despite any challenges or perceived challenges in guarding it.
Aleah Bingham and Iris Gillam
Re.: High School Dropouts
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Brazil
Date: November 17, 2018
Whereas Article 26, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “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 29 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order, and the general welfare in a democratic society.”, and
Keeping in mind most teens drop out due to socio economic reasons, drug or alcohol use, falling behind, and parent neglection, and
Aware that 51% of 15-17 year olds are enrolled in high school in Brazil, and
Emphasizing the need for teens to stay in school longer to be able to properly provide for their future selves and families while also being able to responsibly join the workforce, and
Approving that the need for an extension of the schooling years before being able to legally drop out, so that at the time it will be more effective for the teen, and
Noticing with deep concern that extra services may be necessary to help struggling teens to further their education, so that they may be able to make the most out of the prolonged year before the legal dropout age.
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly
- The United Nations will begin the act of processing a law known as Facilitation of Prolonged Education that will raise the school dropout age to 17 and decrease dropouts across the nation of Brazil.
- The bill will be written and sent to the legislative branch where it will be passed into a law after being approved by the Congress, Chamber, and later to be signed into effect by the President of the Republic.
- Facilitation of Prolonged Education will cost approximately $30,000 to pass from a bill into a law after being voted on by the legislative process. Funding will be provided by raising the dues of the 10 wealthiest nations by 0.025%.
- Optimistically, this bill should pass within 3 years of it’s initiation and the dropout age should be raised to further aid the educational developments of Brazil. Once enacted, it’s effects will forever continue to better the minds of students across the nation.
Madeleine Batin & Lily Bartin
Re.: Quality and Availability of Education
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Pakistan
Date: November 17, 2018
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
Alarmed that there are 22.6 million boys and girls out of school—that’s nearly half (44%) of all children in the country, and
Noting with deep concern that 43% of government schools are in a dangerous or dilapidated condition and lack basic facilities such as furniture, bathrooms, boundary walls, electricity and running water, and
Worried that 21% government primary schools are operating with single teacher and 14% with single classroom, and
Guided by Article 25-A under the Constitution of Pakistan, which states that it is the responsibility of the state to provide free and compulsory education to every child between the ages of 5 and 16,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will initiate a program called Education for Pakistan that will provide support for education and help fund schools.
- More funds will be allocated to schools especially in the interest of improving the amount and quality of, including more teachers, better technology, better resources, more accessible and well suited locations.
- Utilize the organization, Teachers Without Borders to influence and develop the education system of Pakistan, as well as School in a Box for supplies.
- Education for Pakistan will cost about 8 million a year for school supplies and staffing. The money will be provided by raising the dues of the 10 wealthiest nations (Australia, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxemborg, Monaco, Norway, Qatar, San Marino, Sweden, and Switzerland) by 5%.
Re.: Illiteracy In Sub-Saharan Africa
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Benin
Date: November 17, 2018
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
Alarmed that the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) provides the average literacy rate for Benin was a maximum of 34.66 percent in 2002, and
Noting that the gross enrollment rate has increased from a base of 49.7% in 1990 to 96% in 2004 and girls’ enrollment from 36% in 1990 to 84% in 2004 (UNESCO), and
Concerned that the issue is not a lack of schools or enrollment, but absenteeism. Working on the family farm and doing small-trade activities was found to significantly decrease attendance by 175%. (National Journal of Education and Information Technology),
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Speaking for most countries in this region, we must invest in well-educated teachers to encourage our children to enjoy learning, see their futures, and be more motivated to go to school. The UN will work alongside the American Peace Corps.
- The current budget of the peace corps is $410 million. In order to raise this to $1 billion we will increase the UN membership dues of the 25 wealthiest members by 0.25% to raise $5 million. We do not anticipate great pushback from these nations because this is an international program and
Re.: Relocate Myanmar Rohingya Muslim Minority Group to Surrounding Countries and Other Approved Locations
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Date: November 17, 2018
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 13 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.”, and
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
Seeing as the cultural disturbance surrounding the Rohingya minority group in Myanmar perpetuates the political instability of the government as well as the discrimination and cultural prejudice against the people, and
Following the initiative of other countries unable to support the refugee demand, we propose the migration of Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh and other surrounding and approved countries be officialized and overseen by the UN, and
Aware that controversial acts of the Myanmar military during the cultural migration have lead to the proposal of genocide investigations by the UN, Myanmar suggests that this more involved and transparent effort would result in a long term solution for the Rohingya people and stabilize Myanmar and
Knowing that the Rohingya people are not citizens of Myanmar and Myanmar has a right to defend its borders, and
Concerned that the history of government instability and recovery leaves Myanmar ill adept to address the cultural needs of the Rohingya people. And that a flow of migrants to Bangladesh and other countries has already been established, a facilitated migration poses as the best way to protect the Rohingya and establish a more structured environment,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- All genocide investigation efforts be dropped to allow for a concentration on a complete movement of the Rohingya people.
- Allow a facilitated transfer of Rohingya people to: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, other predominantly Muslim countries, and wealthier countries that can provide better support towards the Rohingya people.
- Appoint UN ambassadors in Myanmar and recipient companies to facilitate the transitional period and monitor the treatment of the Rohingya people to assure treatment within the guidelines of the Declaration of Human Rights.
Re.: State Immigration Reallocation
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Sweden
Date: November 17, 2018
Whereas Article 13 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.”, and
Whereas Article 14 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”, and
Having studied the Pew Research Center & Organisation, its states “More than 6 million Syrians are internally displaced within their own country, accounting for about half (49%) of all displaced Syrians worldwide. In the first half of 2017, for example, nearly 700,000 Syrians were newly displaced within the country due to the ongoing conflict.”, and
Emphasizing that each year, The Migrants’ Files and the BBC state that “Over 30,000 refugees and migrants died in their attempt to reach or stay in Europe.”, and
Acknowledging The Washington Post “While the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region currently hosts around 4.8 million Syrian refugees alone (not to mention Iraqi, Palestinian and many others), they are treated more as passive refugee-hosting vessels than as actors with their own interests.”
Fully aware that Philippe Lamberts, the Belgian floor leader of the Greens group in the European Parliament, who said “EU leaders had effectively buried the right to asylum in Europe. From now on, it will be virtually impossible to submit an asylum request on European soil. Far from blocking the road to the extreme right, as some still try to pretend, the heads of state and government have adopted its program.” and
Developing that according to USA Today, the Syria’s “economic problems and a lack of freedom caused resentment toward Assad’s authoritarian rule. His forces responded to protesters in 2011 by killing hundreds of them and imprisoning many more as other pro-democracy uprisings known as the Arab Spring were taking place across the Middle East.”,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations creates the State Immigration Reallocation (SIR), which will immediately work with immigrants and their families.
- Our work will ease the pressure of bordering European Countries to provide a safe asylum for those who seek it.
- A registration system will be enacted to appropriately place immigrants internationally to countries who are willing to accept these immigrants.
- The program will always run, as there are always immigrants, though we will work in accordance to international affairs (civil conflicts, war, health levels, etc.)
- This program will become effective immediately upon approval from the UN.
- The program will give a structured process to an unstructured plan. Bordering European countries will not have to worry about surge immigrants as the registered immigrants will be distributed appropriately.
- We will need 25 million dollars to create a successful registration system, that is accessible for all. In addition we will need successful (1-100 wealthiest) countries to open their borders for the registered and accepted immigrants. This will give the immigrants the opportunity for success and a safe life away from the chaos of their origin state.
Zoe Castro and Sarah Kaul
Re.: Clean Drinking Water in Afghanistan and Ethiopia
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Netherlands
Date: November 17, 2018
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 a child dies every 21 seconds from a water-related disease, and
Whereas more than 750,000 children die every year due to severe dehydration, and
Whereas only 13% of Afghanistan has clean drinking water readily available, and
Whereas in Kabul, Afghanistan 80% of people lack access to clean drinking water, and 95% (5.7 million) lack access to improved sanitation facilities, and
Whereas 42 million people in Ethiopia lack access to clean water. That’s more than 8 times the population of Norway, and
Whereas water-related illnesses are the top causes of death in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Tanzania and numerous other countries,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will partner with Water is Life™ to provide LifeStraws and The Water Project™ to build wells for communities in need, in regions of Afghanistan and Ethiopia, and help these communities gain access to clean water.
- We will find the top 50 communities in need, in each country, consisting of those furthest away from water sources and those most highly affected by waterborne diseases.
- We will train 5-20 workers in each community, forming a committee (depending on need and population) providing jobs to socio-economically struggling families and then training these workers. We will also provide a minimum of 100 Lifestraws to each community and build 1 well in each area.
- Cost of building 100 wells is approximately $800,000. $8000 per well. 10,000+ lifestraws are approximately $100,000.
- 1-2 UN Representatives will go to each community to train and aid, depending on the population of the community for 6 months.
- Transportation, wages and housing for UN workers to train and aid the community members in building wells and distribution of LifeStraws will vary for each community. Wages will be approximately $10,000 for 6 months so for about 150 representatives, $1,500,000 total. However, partnering with pre-existing expert organizations will definitely lower the cost and ensure success. Training the community on sustainability and good hygiene practices is also an essential step to the success of the well, so that it will outlast a lifetime.
- Total cost comes to about 4.8 million not including transportation, housing which will vary depending on time of year and community. The entire project to aid 100 different communities will comes to about $5,000,000. The UN will not pay this entire sum, because our Nonprofit partners will cover some of these expenses as well.
- An ad campaign, on platforms like Youtube and other social medias (ex: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc) targeted towards North America, Europe, and Australia will raise funds for this project. Emma Watson will be our celebrity ambassador and we will raise all funds through this campaign.
- If this project greatly improves access to clean water in 2 years, then we will expand to 50 more communities in each country, or depending on need, aid a different country such as Tanzania, Somalia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Uganda…….
On the cost of a single well- “However, this figure includes more than drilling a hole and installing a pump. We form a village committee to oversee the well. We also provide the village with hygiene and sanitation training. The training is essential for the well to continue functioning, and without hygienic practices, clean water is much less effective at reducing health issues because people are still exposing themselves to disease. Each well serves 2,000 people. That means it costs $4.00 to give a person clean water and help them live long and live better.” The Water Project.
Re.: Education in Guinea-Bissau
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Guinea-Bissau
Date: November 17, 2018
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 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
Alarmed by the fact that nearly 40% of the population of Guinea Bissau cannot read or write, and
Aware that Guinea Bissau has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world, and
Guided by the fact that countries with a higher level of education have lower levels of crime, and a higher quality of life, and
Emphasizing that Guinea Bissau has an abundance of natural resources that are left unexploited,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Create a program to be known as Advance Guinea Bissau’s Education Program. (AGBEP) that will help establish and advance Guinea Bissau’s schools and programs.
- Sponsor curriculum in Elementary level schools to help raise the literacy rate to a goal of 80%, and knowledge of STEM.
- Sponsor High Schools and implement job skill based curriculum to help create higher paying jobs and industrialize Guinea Bissau.
- Build schools in rural areas and high density areas to make sure at least 95% of the population has access.
- Make teacher training programs (providing more jobs) to help kids at a personal level.
- AGBEP will need about 10 million dollars to build schools, train and pay teachers, and for school supplies. Money will be supplied with tax increases to the top 20 best educated nations. Nations can decrease their fees by sending people to train or teach in our schools.
- If approved, AGBEP will have a one year period of going to Guinea Bissau and training teachers and adopting new curriculum. The next three year will be focused on building more schools and making the education system sustainable. The next year will be establishing local funding for the schools.
- In 5 years, we will reflect on the success of the AGBEP program, if it is successful, we will expand into neighboring countries such as Guinea or Senegal, who have similar problems in education. If notable increases in standard of living are realized, the program can expand throughout western Africa.
Re.: Overpopulation in Luxembourg Due to Welcoming of Immigrants
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Luxembourg
Date: November 17, 2018
Whereas Article 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”, and
Whereas Article 14 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”, and
Knowing that there are 576,000 citizens in Luxembourg, and around 45% of them are non- Luxembourg nationals, and
Worried that since 1960, the population has increased by 300,000 people, and with the large fluctuation of the people, housing has become an issue throughout Luxembourg, and
Concerned that the sense of culture will become lost within Luxembourg because of the push out of many natives, the Grand Duchy is housing many immigrant civilians, but eventually extreme conditions will need to be arranged with more and more coming into the country, and
Aware that neighboring countries in the EU have made strides in the housing for immigration but there are still many people who flee to Luxembourg because of the flourishing economy. Later forced to move to a different location, because of lack of resources,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will begin an integration program called Cozy in Luxembourg that will provide equality and more opportunities for immigrants in the society to work a sustainable high class job, and live in a native neighborhood to maintain the old culture and integrate new civilians into the independent state under the Netherlands.
- More Fundamental Education schools will be set up in Luxembourg City in order to ensure that all non-natives are literate to sustain an occupation with the rest of the country. With the creation of more educational facilities more people will be given jobs to run the facilities, thus helping them provide for their family.
- More living facilities will be created to prevent overcrowding in one particular area, and to ensure protection and satisfaction with the Luxembourg natives and non-natives.
- Cozy in Luxembourg will cost about $4 million dollars per year for funding of housing, schools, and jobs for those being integrated within the country. The money for this program will come from the a 5% collection coming from taxes of the countries that close off their societies to immigrants and refugees, that contain a small portion of non-natives within their population.
- While in the process of implementing this program, there will be special monitors within the Luxembourg, France, Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands government that will meet in a committee once a month for 3 years, tracking the status of the integration, the process of the spreading of population throughout Luxembourg, and ensuring that all immigrants are taken care of. After 3 years, a decision will be made as to whether the other countries shall implement the program. The committee will assist each other throughout the program, and members from other countries will monitor the monetary spending of the budget and funding given, in order to prevent evasion and keep honest spending in place.
Re.: Civil War in Yemen
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Yemen
Date: November 17, 2018
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 28, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.”, and
Knowing that the Yemeni Civil War has persisted since March of 2015, with very few ceasefires, with none lasting more than one week, and
Concerned that the United Nations children’s agency found evidence of recruitment of child soldiers in this conflict, as well as human trafficking, and
Aware that the government of Saudi Arabia, with weapons supplied by the United States, has launched airstrikes on non-military targets, such as medical centers and other civilian locations, and
Worried that over 10 million people in Yemen do not have access to food, water, or electricity, which has contributed to a cholera epidemic which has afflicted 200,000 people,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Request that all nations involved in the war in Yemen, including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Senegal, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Iran withdraw forces and resources from Yemen for a period of at least 30 days, and that both Houthi and Yemeni government forces cease fighting.
- Deploy upward of 2,000 peacekeeping forces into Yemen to ensure that international aid will reach those who need it most.
- The money to fund such a force will come from a 1% tax on all domestic international flights within the Middle East during those 30 days, as this is keeping peace within the specified area.
- That the members of the General Assembly vote to condemn the actions of Iran in supporting the Houthi rebels, and withdraw support immediately to help bring the war to the end, and continue aid for all displaced Yemenis.
Re.: Poor Working Conditions
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Nicaragua
Date: November 17, 2018
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 23 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.”, and
Keeping in mind around ⅓ of textile workers in India have respiratory diseases gotten from their work, and
Concerned that some factories employ 14-year olds working more than 10 hours a day, and
Worried that factories in Samoa have numerous reports of incidents of violence,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will create a team called UNWR (United Nations Workplace Response). This team will work to change the poor working conditions in factories.
- UNWR will make surprise visits to factories with rumours of poor working conditions. If the conditions are found to be inhumane, then they will take action.
- The company that use the factories with poor working conditions will be fined (the amount depending on the severity of the workplace violations) until the company fixes the issues in their factories.
- The UNWR will also publish lists (at least once a year) of the companies whose factories prove to have safe working conditions. They will also publish their reports of all the factories they survey in a way that is accessible by the public.
- The UNWR will start with factories in China, Bangladesh, and Nicaragua. If there is progress in reducing factories with poor working conditions in the first 3 years, the UNWR will continue to work with those countries until significant progress is made. Once these countries show little signs of poor working conditions, the UNWR will move onto the three countries deemed the most in need at that point in time.
Sources
Re.: Pollution of The Danube Caused by Industry
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Romania
Date: November 17, 2018
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
Recognizing that Romania’s factories, power plants, and chemical plants, rely on fossil fuels which omit both sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide that are dangerous for the environment and air, and chemical runoffs that are polluting the water, threatening the right of life, and
Keeping in Mind that of 359 notable pollutions of the Danube River, which accounts for the majority of Romania’s drinking water, 80% of pollutions were accounted for by industrial discharges and,
Alarmed by the pollution will reduce biodiversity in the river, that the demand for clean water will go unmet, and chemicals will affect the health of persons in the area, and
Aware that Romania has made progress with other environmental problems through spatial planning systems that ensure the rational utilization of land, but pollution of the Danube is a larger environmental problem that affects more than Romania, including other countries in the UN,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will establish a program called Save The Danube that will take action by developing strategies to remove industrially caused chemical pollutants from the river. These strategies will include hiring a staff to clean the river of waste, investing in filtering the river so it is clean to drink and support wildlife, and blocking unhealthy runoff from entering the river.
- This project would cost an average of 3.5 million dollars per year to pay for research and purification. It would be funded by the 10 UN countries directly affected by the problem, by raising their dues by 0.8%. The project will also provide jobs for persons of said affected countries.
- If decrease in pollution or increase in life expectancy is noted in the next 5 years, the program will continue for another 5 years. The program will also aid surrounding countries such as Serbia and Ukraine after 15 years of success.
Re.: Air Pollution
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: South Korea
Date: November 17, 2018
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
Knowing that air pollution and carbon dioxide in South Korea are contributing to global climate change, adding to air pollution in surrounding countries such as Japan and China and creating dangerous breathing conditions for citizens of South Korea, and
Deeply Concerned that South Korea is one of the most polluted countries in the world, with issues like water pollution from sewer discharge and soil erosion, heavy air pollution, deforestation, overfishing and acid rain, and
Worried that people living in areas with toxic air and no access to unpolluted water will leave the country due to the pollution and migrate to other countries, and
Aware that South Korea has become a very developed, wealthy country with many exports and has set up some programs, like the free public transit, to stop air pollution, but climate change could end all of these things,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will help South Korea to develop and push for more renewable energy sources.
- Coal and nuclear energy plants will gradually be completely replaced with renewable energy sources over the next twenty years.
- A tax on the plastic will be put into place for companies that use it as their primary source of packaging.
- The United Nations will begin a program called Cleaner Korea that will provide a team of people to plan and enforce ways to clean the water system, focusing on cities. Cleaner Korea will plant trees and restore wetlands. These will prevent soil erosion and save water from entering the sewage system and becoming polluted.
- Reforestation will become a priority and wildlife reserves as well as national parks will increase.
- An advertisement campaign will be put into place, advertising for the free public transit.
- When Cleaner Korea shows success, the program will be systematically implemented in other countries who suffer from heavy air pollution.
Resolution funding
Proposed Budget for Cleaner Korea
Estimated Cost: $70,000,000
| Staff | $16,000,000 |
| Planting trees | $20,000 |
| Restoring Wetlands | $30,000,000 |
| Total | $66,000,000 |
Pay for it with:
- The tax on plastic
- Donations from countries suffering from climate change (China, Japan)
Ellie Nash
Re.: Ending Threats to World Peace Created by Unilateral Action by the United States
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: North Korea
Date: November 17, 2018
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 21, section 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.”, and
Noting the United States’ self-motivated, often unilateral interventions in nations worldwide, including Korea, China, Greece, Egypt, Italy, Syria, Iran, Guatemala, Laos, Indonesia, Lebanon, Iraq, Cuba, Brazil, Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Chile, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Grenada, Panama, Kuwait, Haiti, the former nations of Yugoslavia, Palestine, Libya, and Yemen, and
Emphasizing the reprehensible loss of life both directly and indirectly due to the United States’ endeavors and the general inhumanity of their actions, including torture, and
Reaffirming the right of people worldwide to self-determine their countries’ destinies, regardless of whether their choices are in line with the United States’ interests, and
Noting with deep concern that the United States maintains, by far, the most powerful military force in the world, including nearly 1.5 million active personnel and 6,600 nuclear weapons, and
Recalling the actions that the United Nations and its member states have taken when nations are deemed dangerous to international interests, such as Iraq during the Gulf War, and
Seeking true peace for the world and freedom from the constant threat of United States intervention,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Will raise the dues of the United States by 99,900%, totaling 610,836,578,000 USD, leaving enough from their current military budget for a reasonable military.
- Will set up the United Nations Special Commission on the United States (UNSCUS) to enforce this resolution.
- Will require the United States reduce its military to 100,000 active duty members, 0 aircraft carriers, and 0 nuclear weapons. Solely enough to defend its borders.
- Will mandate that the United States removes its military presence from all countries its troops are currently deployed in.
- Will amend the United Nations Charter to revoke the United States’ status as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
- Will send inspectors from the UNSCUS to ensure the United States meets the expectations of this resolution.
- Will, if the United States fails to meet these requirements, assemble a peacekeeper force capable of aiding this military depletion.
- Will celebrate its newfound world peace.
Re.: Myanmar Refugee Crisis
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Germany
Date: November 17, 2018
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 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 14 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”, and
Concerned that the Myanmar military regime has been inhumanely persecuting and torturing the Rohingya minority, and
Aware that The United Nations described the military offensive in Rakhine (an area in Myanmar), which provoked the evacuation of immigrants, as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”, and
Knowing that the Rohingya are an ethnic Muslim minority who are Sunni Muslims, and
Realizing that risking death by sea or on foot, nearly 700,000 have fled the destruction of their homes and persecution in the northern Rakhine province of Myanmar for the neighbouring country of Bangladesh since August 2017, and
Understanding that an estimated 693,000 Rohingya have been driven into Bangladesh (as of April 2018); Over half of them are children, and
Keeping in mind that Bangladesh does not have the proper monetary resources or infrastructure to sustain the Rohingya refugees, or continue to accept them,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will begin a program called Relief for Rohingya where wealthy nations such as Monaco, Qatar, Spain, The United States, or any other willing member countries will donate financial resources in order to significantly improve existing infrastructure in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
- Due to the severity of the situation of this humanitarian crisis, the UN should suggest an increase in dues for member countries by 3% for the next two years on the top 25 wealthiest model UN countries, we would raise an estimated amount of $60 million USD. to start on this project. The amount necessary for this plan is around $238.8 million USD needed to respond to the refugees. The remaining deficits will be covered by donations.
- Our funds would be distributed and organized by allocating $78 million in food and nutrition, $23 million in protection of the refugees, $91 million for water access, sanitation, and hygiene, and $46.8 Shelter and non-food related items.
- Germany proposes the following, hopefully to be achieved at the end of five years.
- First, aid will be sent to refugee camps through humanitarian aid consisting of medicine/doctors, food, clean water, materials for improving shelter and humanitarian aid workers. This will be funded by and will be administered by UNHCR (The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Next, call on immediate Southeastern Asian countries including Vietnam, Bhutan, and Pakistan to accept refugees, that will be slowly integrated into these nations if not moved to other accepting countries.
- Calling on western European nations to be accepting. The first step is to improve the temporary situation of the camps, then to slowly integrate refugees into the Southeastern Asian countries nearby. Eventually, countries such as Japan, Australia, Canada, Germany, France and the United States or other member countries will offer more than financial support and allow acceptance to a sizable amount of refugees.
- Urges the government of Myanmar to reconsider the placement of the blame for the current situation and further invites the government of Myanmar to show respect generally towards the minority groups of their country, and specifically to the Rohingya ethnic group’s culture and religious beliefs in order to promote peace.
