Here are the resolutions for the April 28, 2021 General Assembly session. The schools attending are Assumption, Holman Middle, and Pattonville Heights Middle.
| Status: | Sponsor: | Topic: |
| GA-01 | Haiti Assumption | Destruction From Natural Disasters |
| GA-02 | Germany Pattonville Heights | Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia |
| GA-03 | Nigeria Holman Middle | Police Brutality |
| GA-04 | Singapore Assumption | Child Labor in Indonesia |
| GA-05 | Panama Pattonville Heights | Use of Incendiary Weapons in Darayya, Damascus |
| GA-06 | Saudi Arabia Holman Middle | Religious Freedom |
Resolution GA-01 April 28
Re.: Destruction From Natural Disasters
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Haiti
Date: April 28, 2021
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 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
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
Horrified that out of the more than 2 million affected survivors, more than 1.5 million were left homeless, and
Concerned that as of today, hundreds of thousands of residents are living in tents, and
Deeply Concerned that 1.5 million residents were displaced after an earthquake in 2010, and
Alarmed that 80% of Haiti’s population is below the poverty line, and
Astonished that most Haitans survive on less than $2 a day, and
Recalling that in 2010, Haiti lost an estimated $8.5 billion and $13.9 billion over time due to natural disasters,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- To reconstruct the nation of Haiti and protect the evolution for future years, we will begin a 3-step program called Relief, Rebuild, Regrow.
- The first step of relief is to provide food and water to help support the people while we begin construction. To do this, we will partner with Charity Water and Free Rice to provide them with water and food for the coming months. This will cost approximately 2 million in total.
- Furthermore, during the first step the UN will supply eight construction specialists for half a year, to educate local men and women on construction and other basic knowledge.
- The second step of this program will require the rebuilding of the top 8 most populated cities in Haiti. During this step we will hire the trained haitians and provide them with materials to begin construction on disaster proof apartment buildings. In each city to build three apartment buildings that contain 16 rooms each it will cost roughly $19.2M. This will take approximately one year to complete. Along with buildings, we send over clothes, blankets, and beds. In total, this will cost around $2.2M. For the final step, we will send 16 advisors, two for each city, to meet with different families to help them secure a job and advise them in their financial life. In addition, we will contact the top 40 wealthiest companies in Haiti to find as many job opportunities as possible.
- Through this program, we hope to lower the death rate in Haiti by 2.5% over the course of five years. This program will provide hundreds of families in Haiti with jobs, shelter, and food. We will have an advisor tracking the number of people in each apartment building and the amount of jobs that are taken across Haiti. If the death rate decreases by 2.5% and the unemployment rate goes down by 3% in the first five years, we will continue the program for another 5 years and begin to expand across the nation. In conclusion, to pay for the entire organization we would have to raise the dues for the 10 nations that pay the highest amount by 1.2%.
Resolution GA-02 April 28
Re.: Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Germany
Date: April 28, 2021
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 16 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage, and at its dissolution.”, and
Whereas Article 16 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.”, 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 that male guardians can still charge their female charges with “disobedience”, and
Concerned that though women are allowed to obtain their own passports, they can be brought back to Saudi Arabia if their male guardian says to bring them back, and
Worried that women have to get permission from their male guardians to do basic things such as get married, leave prison, and obtain certain healthcare,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The U.N. will start a program called S.A.W.F.A. (Saudi Arabian Women’s Freedom Act). This program will set up centers across Saudi Arabia where women and children could safely stay away from their male guardians.
- SAWFA’s goal will be to build centers all over Saudi Arabia where women and children could go to escape their male guardians, especially if they are in immediate danger.
- The centers would provide the women and children with clean food, water, clothes, first aid, and beds, as well as items for children (diapers, baby bottles, baby formula, blankets, toys). We would bring in Doctors without Borders, Teachers without Borders, and Counselors beyond Borders. (No cost) SAWFA would set up drives and fundraisers in the United States to care for supplies for the women and children.
The centers themselves would include a lobby, a cafeteria, an urgent care facility, and many rooms, along with a learning wing where the children can continue their education, and a counseling wing where anyone can go to learn healthy coping mechanisms, get things off their chests, or ask for advice. The teachers could teach English in preparation for the families’ relocation to America. - The cost of computers for the learning wing would be about $100 each, and each student would get about $50 of supplies,and if we had 250 students that would be $25,000+$12,500=$37,500. Then, estimating the cost of the center itself ($22.5 mil), our total cost would be ~$22.6 mil. Adding in the estimated cost of basic amenities ($30,000 per month, so $360,000 total like electricity, water, and gas), the free volunteer staff, and $150,000 to fill rooms and classrooms would be a grand total of about $23.05 mil.
- Evaluate progress in 4 years (not including the time it takes to construct the centers). If SAWFA has relocated a total of 1,000 people (including children) after 1 year. Keeping up the goal after 4 years would make the program successful.
Resolution GA-03 April 28
Re.: Police Brutality
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Nigeria
Date: April 28, 2021
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 16 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage, and at its dissolution.”, and
Whereas Article 16 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.”, and
Alarmed that for 29 per cent of the cases, it wasn’t clear why the victims were picked up, in 16 per cent of the cases the victims were suspected armed robbers, 12 percent of the victims were unfortunately caught by a stray bullet and 10 percent of the victims died after having a confrontation with a police officer, and
Concerned that the most common reason for the arrest and killing of suspects by the Nigerian police was unknown. Young Nigerians were simply picked up by police officers, taken to an unknown police station and pronounced dead when enquiries were made by their relatives, usually informally, and
Worried that 98 percent of the victims that were killed did not have a weapon on them,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- We will create a program called Defunding and Holding Police Accountable (DHPA) that will work in Nigeria to lower the rates of police brutality attacks.
- Our program will focus on holding police accountable. We will need body cameras, civil payouts, increased honest leaders, and improved penalties (such as probation, no pay for a certain amount of time, not being able to work in that profession anymore, etc).
- We hope to help Nigeria, because their people are the top victims of police brutality in Africa.
- We will be successful if the number of police brutality attacks decrease by 20% in 2 years in Nigeria. We will then expand our program to DR Congo, Kenya, and Uganda.
- In order to fund our program every purchase made from Amazon will donate 0.50¢ to the program. We will also increase the UN dues on the top 20 wealthiest countries by 1.25% for 17 million dollars for a total of 30 million dollars.
Resolution GA-04 April 28
Re.: Child Labor in Indonesia
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Singapore
Date: April 28, 2021
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 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 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
Whereas Article 23 section 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.”, and
Whereas Article 25, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.”, and
Aware that Indonesia is the world’s 4th most populated country, and that about 44% of its population lives in rural areas, and
Alarmed that 2.7 million children in Indonesia, half of them under 13 years of age, are involved in some form of child labor, including domestic labor, seafood processing, mining, and the harvest of palm oil and tobacco, and
Aware of the hazardous conditions that workers in the agricultural sector may face, including, but not limited to, extreme temperatures, toxic chemicals, and heavy machinery, and
Recognizing the increased risk of cancer, respiratory issues, and nicotine poisoning that work on a tobacco plantation may bring, and
Deeply concerned about the vulnerability of children involved in child labor to trafficking and sexual abuse, and
Aware that the Indonesian government’s Ministry of Manpower lacks the human and financial resources necessary to enforce child labor laws, and
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The Indonesian government will pass laws prohibiting child labor for children under age 14. For children ages 14–17, the maximum number of working hours on a school day will be 3 hours. The maximum number of working hours on a non-school day will be 8 hours. Children 14–17 years old will be prohibited from working in manufacturing, mining, or other occupations that can be deemed “hazardous.”
- The United Nations will begin a program called the Indonesian Rural Education Program (IREP) to keep children from becoming involved in child labor. The IREP’s aim will be to (1) provide teaching assistance and instruction to those in Indonesia’s rural areas who wish to become teachers, and (2) to build, open, and maintain schools for the education of children living in rural areas.
- To incentivize individuals to pursue the profession of teaching, the IREP will provide an adequate salary, vacation days, sick leave, and maternity leave.
- The IREP will distribute school supplies to teachers and students who cannot afford, or do not have easy access to, school supplies.
- We ask for a total of $22,000,000 USD from the 10 U.N. members with the highest average PISA scores. 17,500,000 USD, including expenses for transport and employment, will be used to construct and maintain 5 schools for children ages 11–18, and the remaining 2,500,000 USD will be used for teachers’ salaries, school supplies, and school food over the course of the program. 2,000,000 USD will be used to support the Indonesian government’s Ministry of Manpower.
- The program will last an estimated 5 years. In year 1, the 5 schools will be built in rural Java. During years 1–4, prospective teachers will be trained, while current teachers will begin teaching once the schools have been built. In year 5, the prospective teachers will complete training and begin teaching.
- The program will be evaluated at the end of year 5 by (1) taking a survey of the number of child workers in the areas where the schools are located, (2) assessing students on the basis of health, paying particular attention to the presence of any adverse health effects that are common in those who work hazardous jobs, and (3) assessing students on the basis of academic performance.
- If the IREP is effective, it will be expanded to other rural areas in Indonesia, including areas in Sumatra, Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara. It will also be expanded to other Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia.
Resolution GA-05 April 28
Re.: Use of Incendiary Weapons in Darayya, Damascus
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Panama
Date: April 28, 2021
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 burns caused by white phosphorus can be reignited after being bandaged and wrapped, just by being re-exposed to oxygen, and
Deeply concerned about the amount of damage white phosphorus can cause to the body physically and psychologically just from a touch or being breathed in, and
Aware of the fact that there are no more hospitals in Darayya, so victims have been being taken to field hospitals, and
Keeping in mind the fact that Syria is not part of the CCW, meaning they don’t have to abide by the rules instituted by the CCW against air-dropping incendiary weapons,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Create a program called Assistance In Damascus, Syria (AIDS), where our main focus will be transporting supplies to medical centers in Darayya and helping victims and patients find refuge.
- While transporting medical supplies to the field hospitals and trying to find a country(s) willing to become a refuge for citizens of Darayya, hold a peace summit with Jamal Maarouf and Bashar al-Assad, and get them both to agree to stop using incendiary weapons.
- When refugees are transported to their new country, they will be given jobs. Children and others who need an education, will receive one.
- Countries in consideration for hosting refugees:
- Turkey
- Colombia
- Pakistan
- Denmark
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- These countries have been chosen because they have or are hosting refugees, but do not have a large number of refugees
- Cost of:
- First aid kits—US$49,896,000
- Temporary housing—US$144,651,100
- Fuel for vehicles—US$5,325,790,500
- Total cost: US$5,520,337,600
- These countries have been chosen because they have or are hosting refugees, but do not have a large number of refugees
- We will pay by using donations and raising dues by 75% of the 10 richest countries
- AIDS will last up to 5 years, in hopes that a truce will be established between the two sides
- If the amount of property damage and human casualties is down by 3%, we will expand to other regions of Damascus. Once we have finished helping in Damascus, we will head south to Al-Suwayda, Quneitra, and Daraa. After that, we will move northward to help the larger states.
Resolution GA-06 April 28
Re.: Religious Freedom
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Saudi Arabia
Date: April 28, 2021
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 18 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion of belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”, and
Alarmed that Saudi Arabia has a score of 23 out of 198 countries that have “very high” religious restrictions,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Will create a program to promote religious freedom, the program is called Peaceful Promoting of Spiritual Rights (PPSR).
- We will work with the HIAS and various religious leaders for peace. We will build places of worship and give out religious texts as well as provide education on different religions.
- We will need the following supplies: religious texts and building supplies to use to build places of worship and safe spaces.
- With this program we will provide safe places for people to practice their own religion.
- We will start in Saudi Arabia and move onto other countries if we are successful.
- We will be successful if in 3 years the religious tolerance of Saudi Arabia has improved.
- This project will take 5 years and the cost will be $6 million dollars which we will fund by raising the UN dues of the 30 highest paying nations by 0.25%.
