Resolutions for April 29, 2022 Session

Here are the resolutions for the April 29, 2022 General Assembly session. The schools attending are Crossroads College Prep and John Burroughs. The General Assembly will be at the Webster Groves Masonic Temple 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.

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Status		Submitted By:	Topic
GA01		Sweden Crossroads College Prep	Ukraine Refugees
GA02		The Netherlands John Burroughs	Rising Sea Levels in Southeast Asia, Particularly Indonesia
GA03		Austria Crossroads College Prep	Mali’s Malnutrition Crisis
GA04		Greece John Burroughs	Energy Crisis in Malawi
GA05		South Korea Crossroads College Prep	Education in South Sudan
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Resolution GA-01 April 29

Re.:                             Ukraine Refugees

Submitted to:            General Assembly
Submitted by:            Sweden
Date:                           April 29, 2022

Whereas Article 17, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”, 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

Saddened that more than 4 million refugees have left Ukraine, and

Aware that action is taking place to provide for some Ukrainian refugees, and

Concerned that many are still homeless and lacking rights across different countries they have fled to, and

Having considered the Russia-Ukraine conflict is still far from concluded and more refugees will flee as time goes on, and

Noting that many in other countries support Ukraine but are unaware how to help, and

Realizing that there is uncertainty among other countries about how best to help with aid for refugees,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Found the refugee aid assembly (UFA) tasked with being a hub for refugee charities.
   
   
2. This group is about encouraging people to give back to the community and help those in need, not straight up giving aid to every problem.
   
   
3. Hire a group of 20 researchers working to remotely find the best charities for issues surrounding Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Hungary, and Slovakia.
   
   
4. Establish representatives from each charity to decide each one’s priority in a committee that will meet through zoom meetings.
   
   
5. Build a website with a budget of 100k for a large number of people to donate to one cash pool that will be distributed to charities based on agreed priority. The newly established UFA will not take a cent of this money, they themselves will operate off of the UN.
   
   
6. There will be $1.5k USD per week per researcher working 40 hours per week. This project will last 6 months. There will be 27 researchers so 500k for the researchers over time total.
   
   
7. There will be $400k for zooms, organizational people, spreading awareness, anything else we need. Remaining cash will be dumped into the money pool and given to the charities.
   
   
8. This project will be validated by the increase in donations every 2 months. This will be measured in the total rise in donations and the donations that go through the site.
   
   
9. This will cost $1 million dollars total over everything for 6 months, cost will be split evenly between top 11-20 richest countries. (Top 10 get picked on too much, we should give them a break.) If validation is good and need is still strong will continue for 3 month increments and expand to more countries. When conflict is over program will go to help charities for other refugee crises.

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Resolution GA-02 April 29

Re.:                             Rising Sea Levels in Southeast Asia, Particularly Indonesia

Submitted to:            General Assembly
Submitted by:            the Netherlands
Date:                           April 29, 2022

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #13 is Climate Action, 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 17, section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”, 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

Dismayed that Southeast Asia’s GDP could be reduced by 11% by the end of the century due to climate change, and

Shocked that 20 of Indonesia’s 31 districts are facing severe drought, causing 17% of rice farms to be damaged, and that temperature is expected to increase by 0.8–2.0°C by 2050 due to climate change, and

Appalled that Indonesian sea levels will rise by 150–450 mm by 2056, severely increasing flooding, which already damages 15% of rice farmland, leading to a loss of $671.2 million, and

Recognizing 14% of Indonesian GDP is from agriculture, and 42% of the labor force works in agriculture,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations shall begin a program of drought and flood relief in Indonesia, known as Drought and Flood Relief in Southeast Asia (DFRSA).
   
   
2. DFRSA will give aid to provinces in Indonesia, helping rebuild farmlands and supply aid to affected communities.
   
   
3. The United Nations will oversee all monetary dispensation to ensure affected communities receive payment.
   
   
4. $20 million will be taken from the United Nations budget.
   
   
5. $5 million will be allocated for salaries of supervisors who oversee the allocations of the funds.
   
   
6. These funds will be apportioned according to the amount of people affected by climate change in each Indonesian province relative to the total number of people affected by droughts and floods nationwide.
   
   
7. If, in 5 years, DFRSA has raised Indonesia’s GDP by at least 4%, and/or the General Assembly deems DFRSA effective, the United Nations should expand the program to other nations in Southeast Asia and continue financial support in Indonesia at a reduced level. If the GDP has not been raised by at least 10%, or the General Assembly finds DFRSA ineffective for other enumerated reasons, it is recommended that the program be discontinued.

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Resolution GA-03 April 29

Re.:                             Mali’s Malnutrition Crisis

Submitted to:            General Assembly
Submitted by:            Austria
Date:                           April 29, 2022
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 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

Realizing that poverty is on the rise in Mali, affecting 78.1 percent of people, and

Emphasizing that this poverty leads to food insecurity among the masses- every year since the 2012 crisis, 3.6 million people (18 percent of the population) experience food insecurity, including 600,000 people severely affected, and

Noting with deep concern this food insecurity takes a large toll on youth, with 30.4% of children under 5 being stunted, and malnutrition being the single largest killer of children under five years of age,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Establish a food program, the “Mali Food Task Force” or “MFTP”. The objective of this program would be to distribute food & meals to areas of exceptional priority. Within the budget, we would be able to provide food for 100,000 people (¼ of those severely affected by food insecurity) every one of the five years. Each year, a census would be conducted and we could establish which areas still need food assistance and which others had improved to a level that no longer needed desperate food assistance so that other priority areas could receive support.
   
   
2. To pay for this relief program, we would need $75,110,000- $75,000,000 for food for 100,000 people for 5 years, $80,000 for two transport vans and $30,000 for salaries for four employees working on-site in Mali to assist the project. All of the food and ingredients would be sourced locally and from small vendors- this would make it so that not only could we provide food, we could also support the economy and provide stable income for vendors. The budget funds would be collected by raising dues for the 10 nations that pay the highest amount of dues by 3.8%.
   
   
3. The project will be carried out over five years. We will know it is working by collecting additional data and taking new surveys to see how food insecurity, economic productivity and education has changed in that time. If the program is successful, we can expand by either conducting a second stage in Mali- in which we would be able to offer additional support, or by expanding into other countries nearby that are also in need of food support, such as Algeria, Guinea and Senegal.

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Resolution GA-04 April 29

Re.:                             Energy Crisis in Malawi

Submitted to:            General Assembly
Submitted by:            Greece
Date:                           April 29, 2022

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #1 is No Poverty, and

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #7 is Affordable and Clean Energy, and

Appalled That an estimated 34-40% of people in Africa and 75.4% of Malawi’s population lives below the poverty line, and an additional 14.6% live just above the poverty line, and

Shocked That only 43% of people in Africa and 7-12% of Malawi’s population have access to electricity, and only 2% in rural areas, with 24 hour blackouts very common, and

Dismayed At the lack of assistance and continual state of disease and poverty Malawi is subject to, and

Understanding That Malawi has also suffered damage from the 2019 hurricane Idai to add to its troubles, and

Realizing Malawi’s vast potential for hydroelectric power due to its abundant rivers,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The Committee on Sustainable Energy will begin a program called Sustainable Energy for Africa (SEA), which will begin its program in Malawi and focus on impoverished areas of Africa.

2. SEA will work in conjunction with other NGOs focusing on sustainable energy including ACORE and Echoing Green.

3. SEA will purchase 200 hydroelectric power stations from the company Idénergie.

4. SEA will then hire a work crew of 800 who will travel to Malawi from Greece and install the power stations along four main rivers in Malawi, the Dwanga, Rukuru, Bud, and Lilongwe.

5. SEA will use $5 million in funding from Echoing Green and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for this operation. $2 million will purchase the hydroelectric power stations, $800,000 will be used for paying for the crew, and the additional $2.2 million will be used for transportation, feeding and lodging the crew who will remain in Malawi for the duration of the period, and for upkeep of the hydroelectric power stations.

6. SEA will last for 1 year, and if after that period of time the rate of people in Malawi with access to sustainable energy has increased to at least 30%, then the program shall be renewed and begin another operation in Malawi. If this process continues and an additional 15% have access to energy every year, then by the end of the third year, it is suggested that SEA branch out to other countries in Africa, beginning then with Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Resolution GA-05 April 29

Re.:                             Education in South Sudan

Submitted to:            General Assembly
Submitted by:            South Korea
Date:                           April 29, 2022

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 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

Whereas Article 26, section 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.”, and

Concerned that they attempted to “Arabize” the southern schools, and, failing that, closed them in 1962, and

Noting that Southern partitions operated schools in the areas they controlled, and

Alarmed that their resources were extremely limited.

Saddened that education in the south suffered during Sudan’s subsequent civil wars in the 1955-72 and 1983-2005, and

Shocked that the most recent group of children that are not in school are girls, and

Noting with deep concern that poverty, child marriage and cultural and religious views all hinder girls’ education, and

Whereas the out of school children are living in pastoral communities, moving with their cattle, not able to attend regular classes,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. I’m going to Build 4 schools in the area where less kids have an education in South Sudan. Two will be single gender schools so that I know that the girls are getting as good of an education as boys are. The other 2 will be for both.
2. I’m going to be providing the supplies for the teacher and students so they can get the education as needed. But the money is going to be a process to gain. And that’s why I’m asking the U.N. as a whole (United Nations_) if they could help donate for those in need.
3. A lot of the time kids aren’t in school because their family can’t afford how much it costs for them to go to school. So the first year of opening the schools will be free but the next year there will be a tuition but not so big that no one can afford it and can’t attend the school because everyone has the right to go to school and get an education.
4. Once I find open areas, I’m going to build 4 schools. It will take me at least 1 year to get the schools built. While the schools are built I will find educated teachers or non-educated teachers and train them as best as they can for the former students.
5. After I get the money, I will be figuring out the supplies for the teacher and students. There will be up to 120 students enrolled into each school.
6. An estimated total for the things I would need to make the schools $6,500,000.
7. That amount includes me providing first aid kits which is approximately $200 for all 4 schools, 4 transport vans, 1 for each school. The K.I.N.D. Program is a total of $26,400 for all of the schools. School in a box is a total of $78,000. The schools all together are going to be about $4M total.
8. The money that I receive will also go to the teachers. I will pay the teachers $1000 a month they will get paid monthly throughout the year each.
9. The program will go on for 4 years and we will see how many kids are in the schools and not working for their household or just sitting at home and are actually able to get an education.
10. If we realize the program has been able to get more children in schools and off the streets or helping their families over the 4 years, we will expand the program and build for more schools throughout Sudan as a whole.