Resolutions for May 3, 2019

Here are the resolutions for the May 3, 2019 General Assembly session. The schools attending are Chesterfield Montessori, Crossroads College Prep, and Wydown Middle. 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:	Sponsor:	Topic:
GA-01	Jamaica Crossroads College Prep	Slavery in Mauritania
GA-02
GA-03
GA-04	Pakistan Crossroads College Prep	Russian Aggression in Ukraine
GA-05
GA-06

Resolution GA-01 May 3

Re.:                             Slavery in Mauritania
Submitted to:             General Assembly
Submitted by:            Jamaica
Date:                           May 3, 2019

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 8 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.”, 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 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

Knowing that slavery still exists and is a problem to modern day Mauritania although the government denies so, and

Worried that enforced slavery will continue to grow without punishment, and

Concerned that there are approximately 360,000 slaves held in Mauritania and

Aware that local activists are frequently arrested and punished for fighting against slavery,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations should create more groups and organizations, with the help of MHSP to help bring slaves to freedom.
   
   
2. MHSP will set up the family, medical, and school tents as a small community by the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott. This will include doctors, nurses, teachers, and food. After the camp is set up than the United Nations will send in peace forces to get the slaves out of the situation and into the camps.
   
   
3. The United Nations will need an estimate of $35,000,000.
   
   
4. Check on the progress of the camp every year until slavery rates are almost zero to none.
5. If in 10 years, slavery rates are still up, then the camp shall go on for 5 more years, however, if rates are progressively going down, then the camp will close.

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Resolution GA-04 May 3

Re.:                             Russian Aggression in Ukraine
Submitted to:             General Assembly
Submitted by:            Pakistan
Date:                           May 3, 2019

Whereas Chapter 1 Article 2 Section 4 of the United Nations Charter states, “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations”, 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 9 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”, and

Knowing that Russia is violating Ukrainian sovereignty in annexing Crimea, and hacking Ukrainian power grids, and

Worried that Russian security forces tortured Ukrainian activist, Oleh Sentsov, in Russian custody, on charges widely considered fabricated, and

Concerned that Russia is deporting ethnic Tatars in the Crimea region, and

Worried that tens of thousands of kids are at risk from land mines in Donbass,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will begin a program called Defend Ukraine that will provide support to Ukraine.
   
   
2. Sanctions will be placed on Russian oil and gas exports and stop all Russian gas and oil exports.
   
   
3. The United Nations will help step up US and Canadian gas exports, for three years, to Russian oil and gas dependent countries.
   
   
4. Sanctions will be placed on Russian nationals such as Vladimir Putin, Sergey Shoygu, and Alexander Moiseev.
   
   
5. Peace talks will be held in Barcelona, Iceland, to de-escalate tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
   
   
6. Establish a United Nations, 5,000 person peacekeeping force, and establish a demilitarized zone along the fighting, and ensure the implementation of Minsk II agreement within 30 days.
   
   
7. This will cost $30 million per year for oil and gas exports, and the United Nations peacekeeping force will cost $100 million per year.
   
   
8. This program will go on for 3 years. If Russia has implemented the Minsk II agreement in the Donbass region and has returned Crimea, then this program will stop. If this does not happen it will be extended for another 3 years.
   
   
9. The top ten highest countries by GDP per capita will pay 5% more and the top 50 countries will pay $100,000 dollars per year.

 

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