Resolutions for April 2, 2019

Here are the resolutions for the April 2, 2019 General Assembly session. The schools attending are Hixson (7th Grade) and St. James the Greater. 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.

Resolution Number/Status	Submitted by:	Topic:
GA-01 Submitted	Oman Hixson Middle	Providing Aid To Yemen
GA-02 Submitted	Dibouti St. James the Greater	Desertification in Sahel due to Climatic Variations and Human Activities
GA-03 Submitted	Denmark Hixson Middle	Homelessness in Haiti
GA-04 Submitted	Luxembourg St. James the Greater	Child Soldiers
GA-05 Submitted	Germany Hixson Middle	Climate Change Causing Rising Sea Levels and Increasing Global Temperatures
GA-06 Submitted	Qatar St. James the Greater	Forced Migrant Labor in Qatar

Resolution GA-01 April 2

Re.:                             Providing Aid to Yemen
Submitted to:            General Assembly
Submitted by:            Oman
Date:                           April 2, 2019

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 12 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to protection of the law against such interference and attacks.”, and

Concerned that the conflict in Yemen has lasted 4 years, causing many children to lose the safety and privilege of having food and water, according to CNN, and

Keeping in mind that over 400,000 children under than five could lose their lives to malnutrition, as well as that over 75% of the population, both adults and children, needs food, clean water, or medical vaccinations, and

Outraged that over 85,000 people, mostly civilians, have died as a result of famine, cholera (a disease from unclean water) and civil warfare, according to New York Times,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

Supply 1000 packets of therapeutic milk to malnourished children under the age of six months to provide vitamins and relive starvation, costing $900.
Provide lentils, lamb, onions, carrots, potatoes, rice, bread, and honey to starving people in Yemen by sending in 500 shipments of this food on semi trucks over the course of five months, 100 a month. These trucks will be driven by 100 volunteers along with 1,000 doctors from Doctors Without Borders, who will also provide vaccinations for cholera. The food and trucks will cost $2,050,000 and the vaccinations will cost $22,448 for 10,000 people.
Send in 10,000 LifeStraw Community Water Purifiers, which will provide clean water for 10 million people for over three years, costing 3.75 million dollars, rounded up to 4 for for distribution. All of these steps together will be named the Yemen Recovery Program (YRP).
Evaluation: The YRP will continue until the conflict ends or it creates significant decline in statistics regarding famine, malnourishment, and cholera outbreaks (under 30% of the population suffering from these challenges). It will be evaluated for this decline every two years. If the Yemen conflict ends while the YRP continues, it will continue for another six months before ending. If needed, in other countries going through a civil war, famine, or malnourishment, the YRP can be moved to those countries under a new name (such as the Syrian Recovery Program or the Haiti Recovery Program). Continuing the YRP in other countries will only happen if the General Assembly deems it necessary.
Budget: We will raise the top 15 countries dues by % 0.85 to get a goal of a little over $7 million dollars.
Timeline: August, 2019 – 6 months after end of conflict

Resolution GA-02 April 2

Re.: Desertification in Sahel due to Climatic Variations and Human Activities
Submitted to: General Assembly

Submitted by: Djibouti

Date: April 2, 2019

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

Keeping in mind that the arid climate, overgrazing, and farming methods are the cause of fertile land becoming desert, formerly known as desertification, in Sahel, and

Worried that 70 percent of Africa has become desert and inhabitable, and

Deeply concerned that desertification is taking away family’s water and food source, and

Aware that 100 percent of migrants from Africa come from dryland,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

The United Nations will start a program called Save Sahel, a region in the middle of Africa, that will provide education from TWB (Teachers Without Borders), to farmers about how they can farm without harming the environment, and collect donations to help bring food and water to those affected by desertification. Schools in wealthier UN countries can set up fundraisers in schools for this purpose.

UNV (United Nation Volunteer) workers will be sent to Sahel and spread NanoClay, a substance used to make desert sand fertile and to build farms and create fresh water wells.

This resolution will cost about $5,000,000 a year and will go on for 4 years. Our goal will be to build at least 100 wells and 150 farms in a year.

The source of money will come from UN members. Wealthier countries will pay 0.04% extra.

We will check the progress of Save Sahel by making sure we reach our goal of 100 wells and 150 farms a year. The program will provide education to all existing farmers and the farmers of the newly built farms.

Resolution GA-03 April 2

Re.: Homelessness in Haiti
Submitted to: General Assembly

Submitted by: Denmark

Date: April 2, 2019

Whereas Article 17, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.”, and

Knowing that Haiti had big ambitions for the world that were destroyed when the 2010 Earthquake struck, and

Worried that around 2 of the 11 million citizens in Haiti were left homeless after the 2010 earthquake, and

Concerned that today, 6 of the 10.4 million people in Haiti live below the poverty line, if not homeless, and

Concerned that 90% of the population is at risk of natural hazards, and

Emphasizing that the earthquake was nine years ago, and still people are suffering,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

The United Nations will create a program called Haiti Homelessness Relief, or HHR.
HHR will start to set up packages of cinder blocks, roof materials, and mortar, the goal being 8330 packages full of building supplies delivered to Haiti and built in one year.
15 workers and 50 volunteers will be hired and trained how to help set up and teach other Haiti citizens to set up the housing.
This will help with finding jobs, meaning a lower poverty rate.
The housing will be set up in small villages, starting in Léogâne (one of the cities the earthquake hit the hardest) and then moving to others, since that is how locals are setting up makeshift housing, and we want to continue those villages.
This makeshift housing is not adequate housing according to homelessworldcup.org, and therefore we need to set up new ones.
Our budget is 5 million. To fund this, we will raise the dues by 3% for the top 25 richest countries that paid their dues last year, and we will use prior donations to Haiti to fund the remaining costs of workers, packages, and transportation.
Negotiators will then be sent to Haiti to speak to owners of vacant or already demolished land, to make sure we’re allowed to build on it.
The houses will be 11’ by 10’ by 9’ and cost roughly $590 per house. This means that with 5 million dollars, we can build roughly 8330 houses, with room for leeway if there are any problems.
Also, since the average number of people in a house in Haiti is 3-4, 8330 houses will help more than 8330 people (source; un.org).
By 2022, 2% of Haiti’s homeless population of 2 million should be decreased, and if it successful the HHR will continue and expand to other places in need of natural disaster relief, including many tropical islands that have been hit by disasters like the earthquake.
If unsuccessful, we will continue for another year and then find the issue, holding a meeting for HHR to solve it.

Sources:

Resolution GA-04 April 2

Re.: Child Soldiers
Submitted to: General Assembly

Submitted by: Luxembourg

Date: April 2, 2019

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 4 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.”, and

Whereas Article 23 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, and

Concerned in 2017, more than 240 million children around the world were affected by armed forces. Many faced hunger, poverty, displacement, and violence, and

Aware that there were 203 cases verified by Nigeria and Cameroon of children being used as suicide bombers, and

Worried that there have been children seen as young as eight and nine seen on the battlefield and/or being used for other purposes, and

Saddened that at least 19,000 children were believed to be involved in conflict in South Sudan and the number is spiking of recruitments in the Middle East, and

Alarmed that children recruited by these armed forces can be used for a number of things; suicide bombers, shields, cooks, fighters, spies, messengers, and/or sexual purposes,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

The United Nations will create a task force called Children for Play, Soldiers for War (CPSW).
This task force will help decrease and prevent children soldiers.
CPSW will first focus on helping Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Iraq.
CPSW will pair with Child Soldiers International and Children, Not Soldiers, and Humanium to help reduce child soldiers around the world.
They will be asked to assist with campaigns, speeches, and help with anything else.
These organizations will not be forced to assist CPSW, only asked.
There will be five tents placed in each country. These tents will have lectures, meetings, and speeches explaining child soldiers. These meetings will help families and children/teenagers understand what they sign up for when joining.
Those five tents will also have classrooms for children to learn in. A major reason of why children sign up is because they don’t have any education, so they decide to join an armed force.
Those five tents will also have food, water, and clothing for children and their families being affected by armed forces. These tents will also have security to ensure the safety of the doctors, children, families, and other staff.
It will become required to check I.D.s when accepting new soldiers and a doctor will need to exam the new recruits thoroughly to make sure they are in peak physical condition. These doctors can also help determine the age of the child. A person would also need their birth certificate.
The CPSW will help enforce and establish the minimum age for recruitment is eighteen.
There will an additional three tents in each country that will be used for past child soldiers that have run away, escaped, etc., from the armed forces. They will be provided food, water, clothes and shelter. A doctor will also be on staff to attend to any medical emergencies and examine the child physically.
CPSW will team up with Hollywood Studios, Paramount Studios, and 20th Century Fox. This team will pair together to create short films about child soldiers. The short films will hopefully help children and their families realize the risk of becoming a soldier at such a young age.
A total of 6 million dollars will be needed to fund this project. Luxembourg will pay one fourth of the costs. The other $4,500,000 will be donations from United Nations countries, but only willing countries. If needed, Luxembourg will be able to pay more than one fourth of the cost. The top six richest countries in the UN, will be asked to raise their UN dues by 5%. Except Luxembourg because they will already be paying for one fourth of the cost.
CPSW will continue for five years, then evaluate its progress. If child soldier cases and reports have gone down by at least 10%, they will continue to work. Or if each tent has helped 10,000 people or if child soldiers have gone down, by 10,000, CPSW will continue. If the goal is not met, they will have another two years to continue. If the goal is still not met, the United Nations will determine the program’s fate after that. If the goal is met, it will continue in the original four countries.
Then, it will move onto another four countries. Those countries will be Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan. The same funding will be needed and Luxembourg will still pay one fourth of the cost if needed.
If after another five years, child soldier cases and reports have gone down by at least 10%, the United Nations will decide what countries to help out next.
However, if the goal is not met, CPSW will continue to work in those four countries for another two years. If the goal is still not met, the United Nations will determine the task force’s fate.

Resolution GA-05 April 2

Re.: Climate Change Causing Rising Sea Levels and Increasing Global Temperatures

Submitted to: General Assembly

Submitted by: Germany

Date: April 2, 2019

Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and

Worried That the EU represents 9.66% of all global emissions, and

Alarmed by the fact that the sea level has risen 23 centimeters since 1880. (according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency), and

Deeply Concerned by the fact that the average global temperature has risen 0.8 degrees Celsius (according to NASA),

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

The United Nations will begin a problem called Clean Europe which will focus on building wind turbines, solar panels, and ask Volkswagen to ban the internal combustion engine. Clean Europe will ask Volkswagen because Volkswagen is a large, European- based company.
Clean Europe will work with hired engineers and construction workers to build and construct the turbines and panels and will pay Volkswagen to build cars without internal combustion engines.
Clean Europe will take 10 years from March 2020 to March 2030. If that time is not enough, it will be extended another 5 years.
Clean Europe will take place mainly in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Poland, and Spain.
Every year 90 wind turbines and 66 5kW solar panels will be built.
$5 million per year will be needed for 90 wind turbines per year, $2 million per year will be needed for 66 5kW solar panels per year, and $1 million per year will be needed to pay Volkswagen per year- a total of $8 million a year.
This would be funded by raising the dues of the top ten wealthiest nations by GDP per capita by 5.6%.
If at the end of the 10 years Europe is meeting its climate change goals (cut 40% of greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 and a 32.5% increase in energy efficiency, and 32% of all energy powered by renewable energy), Clean Europe will be a success. It will later move on to Asia, specifically China.
If at the end of the 10 years and Europe is not meeting its climate change goals, the program will continue for another 5 years. At the end of those 5 years, we will re-evaluate.

Resolution GA-06 April 2

Re.: Forced Migrant Labor in Qatar

Submitted to: General Assembly

Submitted by: Qatar

Date: April 2, 2019

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

Concerned that migrant workers will continue to be treated unfairly and exploited if something is not done soon. Migrant workers are often underpaid or not payed, have their IDs and passports taken from them, and sometimes even worked to death,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

300 people trained to enforce the law will be sent to Qatar from different countries to stop people from mistreating migrant workers as well as look for mistreated workers.
Start a program called Migrant Workers Rights Association, or MWRA to give migrant workers in Qatar the opportunity to leave Qatar and go back to their families, get everything owed to them, and to give homes to migrant workers if they have nowhere to go to out of Qatar. The migrant workers in Qatar are human trafficked, and don’t have ID, passports, and often very little money.
$275 million US dollars will be used to fund training, MWRA, and law enforcers, paid for by the fifteen wealthiest countries in the UN.
After one year if fifteen percent of migrant workers begin to be treated fairly or leave the country, and less than eighty-five percent of funds have been used, the MWRA will continue for another ten years, and be given 350 million US dollars a year paid for by the fifteen wealthiest countries in the UN. 300 more law enforcers will be trained and sent to Qatar. New law enforcers will be hired periodically to replace those who leave. Migrant workers who are helped will be asked to be officers of MWRA.
After ten years if mistreatment of migrant workers has been stopped or nearly stopped, the MWRA will remain for five more years to ensure that migrant workers will not be mistreated, and will be paid seven hundred fifty thousand US dollars a year to make sure that money does not run low for the MWRA, paid for by the fifteen wealthiest countries in the UN.
After these five years if the MWRA has not run out of money, the money will be split equally among the countries who helped pay for the MWRA.
This plan will repeat for Nigeria, then Italy, assuming it can be afforded.
If at any point during the ten year period of stage two of MWRA, whether it be in Qatar, Nigeria, Italy, or in any country, MWRA will be paid 15 Million US dollars, paid for by the top 15 wealthiest countries, up to three times a year.

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